Early in 1571 he went to Rome and in the spring of 1575 he went to Venice. In 1571 he married his first cousin Eleonora di Garzia di Toledo, whom he accused of adultery and strangled with a dog leash in July 1576 at the Villa Medici at Cafaggiolo. He also had her supposed lover Bernardino Antinori imprisoned and killed.
At the end of 1577, he went for the first of many stays at the Spanish court. He remained in Spain until the end of 1578. During this visit he gained a reputation as a spendthrift and a rake. He left Tuscany in October 1579 to bring Italian troops to Spain and lead them during the mission to Portugal. He stayed in Lisbon until the end of 1582 when he returned to Spain where his presence is documented in 1583 and 1584.
His correspondence proves that he had serious money problems. He came to Italy in July 1584 to ask his brothers to cover his debts, incurring their disapproval for living with a woman with a questionable reputation. The Medici court tried to arrange a marriage for Pietro. In July 1586 he went back to Spain, where he continued to accumulate debts. He came back to Italy in November 1587 after Francesco I de' Medici's death and stayed until September 1589, when he went back to Spain.
Don Pietro dei Medici, engraving by Adriaen Haelwegh, before 1691, from the collection of the National Gallery of Art
His marriage to Dona Beatriz de Lara, daughter of Manuel de Menezes, the PortugueseDuke of Vila Real, in 1593 did little to stabilize him economically and emotionally. Pietro continued to see his lover Antonia de Carvajal who gave him five children out of wedlock. He also had an illegitimate son with Maria della Ribera.
He kept writing to his brother Ferdinando I de' Medici, asking for a portion of the family fortune to cover his debts. In 1596 he came to Italy to appeal in vain to the Pope to side with him in the controversy. Pietro died, deeply in debt, before turning 50. After his death his illegitimate children were all brought to Florence to be cared for by the Medici. Pietro was buried in the Monasterio de la Santissima Trinidad in Madrid. His corpse was later brought to Florence by Cosimo II de' Medici.[1]
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15. Juana Osorio y Bazán, 1st Marquise of Villafranca del Bierzo
April 05, 2024
pietro, medici, june, 1554, april, 1604, youngest, cosimo, medici, grand, duke, tuscany, eleonora, toledo, born3, june, 1554died25, april, 1604noble, familymedicispouse, eleonora, garzia, toledodona, beatriz, larafathercosimo, medici, grand, duke, tuscanymothe. Don Pietro de Medici 3 June 1554 25 April 1604 was the youngest son of Cosimo I de Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany and Eleonora di Toledo Pietro de MediciBorn3 June 1554Died25 April 1604Noble familyMediciSpouse s Eleonora di Garzia di ToledoDona Beatriz de LaraFatherCosimo I de Medici Grand Duke of TuscanyMotherEleanor of ToledoEarly in 1571 he went to Rome and in the spring of 1575 he went to Venice In 1571 he married his first cousin Eleonora di Garzia di Toledo whom he accused of adultery and strangled with a dog leash in July 1576 at the Villa Medici at Cafaggiolo He also had her supposed lover Bernardino Antinori imprisoned and killed Eleonora di Garzia di Toledo 1571At the end of 1577 he went for the first of many stays at the Spanish court He remained in Spain until the end of 1578 During this visit he gained a reputation as a spendthrift and a rake He left Tuscany in October 1579 to bring Italian troops to Spain and lead them during the mission to Portugal He stayed in Lisbon until the end of 1582 when he returned to Spain where his presence is documented in 1583 and 1584 His correspondence proves that he had serious money problems He came to Italy in July 1584 to ask his brothers to cover his debts incurring their disapproval for living with a woman with a questionable reputation The Medici court tried to arrange a marriage for Pietro In July 1586 he went back to Spain where he continued to accumulate debts He came back to Italy in November 1587 after Francesco I de Medici s death and stayed until September 1589 when he went back to Spain Don Pietro dei Medici engraving by Adriaen Haelwegh before 1691 from the collection of the National Gallery of ArtHis marriage to Dona Beatriz de Lara daughter of Manuel de Menezes the Portuguese Duke of Vila Real in 1593 did little to stabilize him economically and emotionally Pietro continued to see his lover Antonia de Carvajal who gave him five children out of wedlock He also had an illegitimate son with Maria della Ribera He kept writing to his brother Ferdinando I de Medici asking for a portion of the family fortune to cover his debts In 1596 he came to Italy to appeal in vain to the Pope to side with him in the controversy Pietro died deeply in debt before turning 50 After his death his illegitimate children were all brought to Florence to be cared for by the Medici Pietro was buried in the Monasterio de la Santissima Trinidad in Madrid His corpse was later brought to Florence by Cosimo II de Medici 1 References edit Bia The Medici Archive Project Documents medici org Archived from the original on 9 September 2007 Retrieved 29 July 2013 Ancestry editAncestors of Pietro de Medici8 Giovanni il Popolano4 Giovanni delle Bande Nere9 Caterina Sforza2 Cosimo I de Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany10 Jacopo Salviati5 Maria Salviati11 Lucrezia de Medici1 Pietro de Medici12 Fadrique Alvarez de Toledo y Enriquez 2nd Duke of Alba6 Pedro de Toledo y Zuniga13 Isabel de Zuniga y Pimentel3 Eleanor of Toledo14 Luis Pimentel y Pacheco 1st Marquis of Villafranca del Bierzo7 Maria Osorio y Pimentel 2nd Marquise of Villafranca del Bierzo15 Juana Osorio y Bazan 1st Marquise of Villafranca del Bierzo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pietro de 27 Medici amp oldid 1168049315, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
