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(1588–>1630)
Biographical
Born out of wedlock, Cosimo put forward a legal case to be recognised as a son of Pietro de' Medici, and the court of Castile decided in his favour, ordering his father to pay him a pension. In 1605 the illegitimate children that Pietro had recognised were to be presented to the Grand Duke of Tuscany, but one of his son's, also named Cosimo, died suddenly. Cosimo took his place, and through the insistence of the King of Spain, the Grand Duke finally agreed to legitimise him and allow him to carry the Medici surname. Cosimo was sent to study at the Jesuit college at Ingolstadt, but he was a difficult student, and was returned to Florence. He was then made an Olivetan monk, but he lead a dissolute life. He was imprisoned for killing Count Bentivoglio during a brawl, but escaped and fled to Spain. There, he hoped that intervention from the Spanish court would lead to a pardon from the Grand Duke, but this was in vain. He eventually joined the army, and nothing more is known of him. He was not named in his father's will.
Place of death: Spain
Son of Pietro de' Medici and Maria de la Ribera.
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Sources
1. Kathleen M Comerford. Jesuit Foundations and Medici Power, 1532-1621. Leiden; Boston : Brill, 2017.
2. P. Litta, L. Passerini et al. Famiglie celebri di Italia. Milan: Presso P.E. Giusti, 1819–1852.
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