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Eleanor of Toledo (Spanish: Leonor Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel-Osorio, Italian: Eleonora di Toledo; 11 January 1522 – 17 December 1562) was a Spanish noblewoman who became a Duchess of Florence as the first wife of Cosimo I de' Medici.
Eleanor, born Eleonora, was born in Florence, Tuscany, Italy, on 28 February 1567, as the eldest child of Francesco I de' Medici and his first wife Archduchess Joanna. [1] [2] Her baptism took place the same year and was attended by Cardinal Innocenzo Ciocchi Del Monte an adoptive nephew of Pope Julius III . [3]
Wife of Cosimo de' Medici, who after her death became Grand Duke, duchess and head of state in Florence, a politically powerful woman, the founder of the Boboli Gardens, but also an iconic beauty, Eleonora was a fashion innovator and trendsetter in her day, a passionate patron of the arts, a dazzling (if rare) example of female authority and charisma in the Renaissance.
Eleonora andò in sposa a Cosimo I de' Medici nella primavera del 1539, all'età di diciassette anni. Cosimo era alla ricerca di una sposa che potesse aiutarlo a rafforzare la sua posizione politica. Inizialmente aveva chiesto la mano della vedova del duca Alessandro de' Medici, assassinato dal cugino Lorenzaccio.
11 feb 2019 · Eleonora dei Medici e quella prova scabrosa che la rese famosa in eterno. F iglia primogenita di Francesco I de’ Medici e della sua prima moglie, l’arciduchessa Giovanna d’Austria, nacque a Firenze il 28 febbraio 1567. Era la primogenita, a cui poi succedettero quattro sorelle e un fratello. L’infanzia di Eleonora dei Medici
Size. 115 x 96 cm. Inventory. 1890 no. 748. The magnificent portrait of Eleonora di Toledo together with her second son Giovanni is one of Bronzino's greatest masterpieces, and is the work that contributed to transmitting the splendour of Cosimo I de' Medici’s bride to the collective imaginary. With her luminous skin, rich jewels, and ...
31 ott 2022 · Eleonora de’ Medici also known as Eleonora of Toledo was the first wife of Cosimo I de’ Medici. She was the second daughter of the Viceroy of Naples, Don Pedro di Toledo, Marquis of Francavilla, the Emperor Charles V’s senior lieutenant. In 1539 Cosimo I married her as part of his policy to strengthen his connections with the Emperor.
