Cardinal Ferdinand de' Medici succeeds as Grand Duke of Tuscany

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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Cardinal Ferdinand de' Medici succeeds as Grand Duke of Tuscany on the death of his elder brother Francis de' Medici. His style of rule was to be quite different from his despotic brother: he re-established the justice system and proclaimed tolerance towards Jews.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Cardinal Ferdinand de' Medici succeeds as Grand Duke of Tuscany". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=15361, accessed 23 November 2024.]

15361 Cardinal Ferdinand de' Medici succeeds as Grand Duke of Tuscany 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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