What is Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany?
{{Infobox royalty| | name =Ferdinando I | image =Ferdinando i de' medici 12.JPG | caption = | succession = [[Grand Duke of Tuscany]] |predecessor = [[Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany|Francesco I]] |successor = [[Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany|Cosimo II]] | spouse =Christina of Lorraine | issue =[[Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany|Cosimo II, Grand Duke of Tuscany]]<br>Princess Maria Maddalena<br>Caterina, Duchess of Mantua<br>Carlo, Bishop of Ostia<br>Claudia, Archduchess of Austria | full name =Ferdinando de' Medici | house =[[House of Medici]] | father =[[Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany|Grand Duke Cosimo I of Tuscany]] | mother =Eleonora di Toledo | birth_date ={{birth date|1549|7|30|df=y}} | birth_place =[[Palazzo Pitti]], [[Florence]] | death_date ={{death date and age|1609|2|3|1549|7|30|df=y}} | death_place =Palazzo Pitti, Florence |}} '''Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany''' (30 July 1549 – 3 February 1609) was [[Grand Duke of Tuscany]] from 1587 to 1609. He succeeded his older brother [[Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany|Francesco I]]. Ferdinando was the fifth son of [[Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany]] and [[Eleonora di Toledo]]. He was a Cardinal before he became Grand Duke, until he married [[Christine of Lorraine]] in 1589. He was succeeded by his eldest son, who reigned as Cosimo II. His wife and daughter-in-law [[Maria Maddalena of Austria]] acted as regents for [[Cosimo II]]. ==Issue== * [[Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany]] (1590–1621); married [[Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria|Maria Maddalena of Austria]] and had issue; * Eleonora de' Medici (1591–1617) died unmarried * [[Catherine de' Medici, Governor of Siena|Catherine de' Medici]] (1593–1629); married [[Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua]], later [[Governor of Siena]]; * Francesco de' Medici