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Born May 6, 1769 • Florence • Italy
Died June 18, 1824 (aged 55) • Florence • Italy
House / Dynasty House of Habsburg
Cosimo I
Cosimo I
duke of Florence and Tuscany [1519–1574]
Ferdinand I
grand duke of Tuscany
Ferdinand II
grand duke of Tuscany
Francis
grand duke of Tuscany
Leopold II
Leopold II
grand duke of Tuscany
Cosimo III
Cosimo III
grand duke of Tuscany
Cosimo II
Cosimo II
grand duke of Tuscany
Gino, Marquess Capponi
Italian historian and statesman
Gian Gastone
duke of Tuscany
Sir John Francis Edward Acton, 6th Baronet
prime minister of the Kingdom of Naples
Leopold II, engraving
Leopold II
Holy Roman emperor
Elisa Bonaparte with her daughter Napoleona Baciocchi, 1810.
Élisa Bonaparte
sister of Napoleon
Attilio Bandiera
Italian revolutionary
Giovanni Maria Galli da Bibiena
Italian artist
Nicolò Amati
Italian violin maker
Cangrande I
Italian ruler
Antonio Contino
Italian architect
Guglielmo Boccanegra
Genoese ruler
Francesco Bassano
Italian painter
Giuliano Amato
Italian politician