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Marguerite Louise d'Orléans (28 July 1645 – 17 September 1721) was a French princess who became grand duchess of Tuscany as the wife of Grand Duke Cosimo III de' Medici. Libertine and unruly in conduct from an early age, her relations with her husband and his family were tempestuous and often bitter, with repeated appeals for mediation to ...
5 de out. de 2021 · Marguerite Louise d'Orléans (28 July 1645 – 17 September 1721) was a Princess of France who became Grand Duchess of Tuscany, as the wife of Grand Duke Cosimo III de' Medici.
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- September 17, 1721 (76)
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On the death of his father Ferdinand II in 1670, Cosimo took his position as grand duke of Tuscany, but he was strongly influenced by the church and his mother Vittoria de Medici. Concerned with this turn of events, the bright Marguerite Louise demanded a share in governing, but Cosimo refused.
Cosimo III de' Medici (14 August 1642 – 31 October 1723) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1670 until his death in 1723, the sixth and penultimate from the House of Medici. He reigned from 1670 to 1723, and was the elder son of Grand Duke Ferdinando II .
If the marriage of Ferdinando II and Vittoria dell Rovere had not been happy, Cosimo III’s marriage to Margherita Luisa was a complete disaster. Margherita Luisa, Maria de’Medici’s granddaughter, had been raised in the French court, one of the most open and innovative courts in Europe, and she was adored by her cousin, Charles of Lorraine.
Marguerite Louise d'Orléans (28 July 1645 – 17 September 1721) was Grand Duchess of Tuscany, as the wife of Grand Duke Cosimo III de' Medici. Deprived of her lover, Charles V of Lorraine, Marguerite Louise despised her husband and his family, whom she often quarrelled with and falsely suspected of attempting to poison her.
16 de nov. de 2023 · This essay examines the figure of the Grand Duchess Marguerite-Louise d’Orléans and her unhappy marriage. Inserted within the rationale of raison d’état, her biographical narrative reveals important aspects of this royal princess’s political education.
