List of Tuscan consorts explained

The Grand Duchy of Tuscany was founded in 1569. It succeeded the Duchy of Florence. The grand duchy was initially ruled by the House of Medici, until their extinction in 1737. The grand duchy passed to the House of Lorraine, and then, to its cadet branch, the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. The House of Habsburg-Lorraine ruled Tuscany from 1765 to 1801, and then 1814 to 1859.

Margravine of Tuscany

House of Bonifacii, 812–931

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
The names of the wives of Boniface I is not known.
Bertha---828
husband's accession
834
husband's deposition
-Boniface I
The names of the wive of Aganus is not known.
Anonsuara---847
husband's accession
-Adalbert I
Rothilde of SpoletoGuy I of Spoleto
(Widonids)
-863886
husband's death
-
Bertha of LotharingiaLothair II of Lotharingia
(Carolingian)
863895/89810/15 September 915
husband's death
8 March 925Adalbert II
Marozia of TusculumTheophylact I, Count of Tusculum
(Tusculani)
863 – 8 March 925925929
husband's death
932/937Guy

House of Arles, 931–1001

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Willa of BurgundyRudolph I of Burgundy
(Elder Welf)
-912931
husband's accession
936
husband's deposition
after 936Boso
Willa of SpoletoBoniface I of Spoleto-around 936936
husband's accession
13 February 962
husband's deposition
-Hubert
Judith---961
husband's accession
21 December 1001
husband's death
-Hugh

House of Bologna, 1004–1011

House of Canossa, 1027–1115

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Richelida of BergamoGiselbert II, Count of Bergamolate 10th centurybefore 10151027
husband's accession
after 1034Boniface IV
Beatrice of BarFrederick II, Duke of Upper Lorraine
(Ardennes-Bar)
101710376 May 1052
husband's death
18 April 1076

House of Scheiern, 1120–1127

House of Sponheim, 1135–1137

None

House of Welf, 1152–1173

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Uta of CalwGodfrey of Calw, Count Palatine of the Rhine
(Calw)
1115/1120by January 1133October 1152
husband's accession
1160
their son became Margrave
1197Welf VI
(1st reign)
11/12 September 1167
husband's accession
1173
husband lost the March
Welf VI
(2nd reign)

House of Hohenstaufen, 1195–1197

Consorts of the Lords of Florence

House of Medici, 1434–1531

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortDeathSpouse
Contessina de' BardiAlessandro de' Bardi
(Bardi)
139014166 October 1434
husband's accession
October 1473Cosimo de' Medici
Lucrezia TornabuoniFrancesco Tornabuoni14253 June 14441 August 1464
husband's accession
25 March 1482Pietro de' Medici
Clarice OrsiniGiacomo Orsini
(Orsini)
14537 February 14692 December 1469
husband's accession
29 July 1487Lorenzo de' Medici
Alfonsina OrsiniRoberto Orsini
(Orsini)
1472March 14889 April 1492
husband's accession
7 February 1520
yet exiled in 1494
Pietro de' Medici
Republic restored 1494–1512
Madeleine de la Tour d'AuvergneJohn III, Count of Auvergne
(La Tour d'Auvergne)
15015 May 151828 April 1519Lorenzo II de' Medici
Republic restored 1527–1530

Duchess of Florence

House of Medici, 1531–1569

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Margaret of AustriaCharles V, Holy Roman Emperor
(Habsburg)
28 December 152218 January 15366 January 1537
husband's death
18 January 1586Alessandro de' Medici
Eleanor of ToledoPedro Álvarez de Toledo, Marquis of Villafranca11 January 152229 March 15396 January 1537
husband's accession
17 December 1562Cosimo I de' Medici

Grand Duchess of Tuscany

House of Medici, 1569–1737

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Joanna of AustriaFerdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
(Habsburg)
24 January 154725 December 156521 April 1574
husband's accession
11 April 1578Francesco I
Bianca CappelloBartolomeo Cappello
(Cappello)
154812 June 157917 October 1587
Christina of LorraineCharles III, Duke of Lorraine
(Lorraine)
16 August 15653 May 158917 February 1609
husband's death
9 December 1637Ferdinando I
Maria Magdalena of AustriaCharles II, Archduke of Austria
(Habsburg)
7 October 158919 October 160817 February 1609
husband's accession
28 February 1621
husband's death
1 November 1631Cosimo II
Vittoria della RovereFederico Ubaldo della Rovere
(Della Rovere)
7 February 162226 September 163323 May 1670
husband's death
5 March 1694Ferdinando II
Marguerite Louise d'OrléansGaston d'Orléans
(Orléans)
28 July 164520 June 166123 May 1670
husband's accession
17 September 1721Cosimo III
Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-LauenburgJulius Francis, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
(Ascania)
13 June 16722 September 169731 October 1723
husband's accession
9 July 1737
husband's death
15 October 1741Gian Gastone

The Medici became extinct in 1737. Francis Stephen, Duke of Lorraine acceded the grand-ducal throne.

House of Habsburg-Lorraine, 1765–1801

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Maria Luisa of SpainCharles III of Spain
(Bourbon)
24 November 17455 August 176518 August 1765
husband's accession
20 February 1790
husband's abdication, becomes Holy Roman Empress
15 May 1792Leopold I
Luise of Naples and SicilyFerdinand I of the Two Sicilies
(Bourbon-Two Sicilies)
27 July 177315 August 179021 March 1801
husband's deposition
19 December 1802Ferdinand III
The House of Habsburg-Lorraine was deposed by the Treaty of Aranjuez in 1801. The House of Bourbon-Parma ruled over Tuscany in the form of the Kingdom of Etruria until their own deposition by forces of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1807.

Elisa Bonaparte become Duchess of her ancestral homeland in 1809 by appointment from her own second older brother and King of Italy, Napoleon himself.

Queen of Etruria

House of Bourbon-Parma, 1801–1807

Grand Duchess of Tuscany

House of Habsburg-Lorraine, 1814–1859

The Habsburgs were restored by the Congress of Vienna in 1814.

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Princess Maria Ferdinanda of SaxonyMaximilian, Crown Prince of Saxony
(Wettin)
27 April 17966 May 182118 June 1824
husband's death
3 January 1865Ferdinand III
Princess Maria Anna of SaxonyMaximilian, Crown Prince of Saxony
(Wettin)
15 November 179916 November 181718 June 1824
husband's accession
24 March 1832Leopold II
Princess Maria Antonia of the Two SiciliesFrancis I of the Two Sicilies
(Bourbon-Two Sicilies)
19 December 18147 June 183321 July 1859
husband's abdication/deposition
7 November 1898
Tuscany was annexed to the United Provinces of Central Italy in 1859, and then absorbed into the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1860.

See also