List of governors of Siena explained

A list of the governors of Siena, a jurisdiction of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany (1569−1859) established after the dissolution of the Republic of Siena in 1555.^[1]

The republic was centered on the present day city of Siena, located in the Tuscany region of Italy.

Governors of Siena

• Alfonso Piccolomini (1528–1530), (1531–1541), native of Siena.^[2]
• Caterina de' Medici (1627–1629) daughter of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany.^[3]
• Leopoldo de' Medici (1636–1641), (1643–1644) son of Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany.^[4]
• Mattias de' Medici (1629–1636), (1641–1643), son of Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany.
• Francesco Maria de' Medici (1683-1711) son of Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany.
• Unknown (1711–1717)
• Violante Beatrice of Bavaria (1717–1731) daughter in law of Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Ascheri, Mario . Storia di Siena dalle origini ai giorni nostri (in Italian) . Biblioteca dell'Immagine . it.
2. Book: Novi Chavarria, Elisa . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani . Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana . 2015 . 978-8-81200032-6 . 83: Piacentini–Pio V. . Rome . it . Piccolomini, Alfonso.
3. Book: Young, G.F. . The Medici . John Murray . 1920 . II . London . 530.
4. Web site: Mirto . Alfonso . MEDICI, Leopoldo de . November 27, 2023 . Treccani . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani . it.
5. Book: Parsons, Gerald . Siena, civil religion and the Sienese . 2004 . Ashgate . 978-0-7546-1516-3 . Aldershot, Hants, England . 48.
6. Book: Acton, Harold Mario Mitchell . The last Medici . 1980 . Macmillan London . 978-0-333-29315-7 . London . 293–294.