Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici
Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici (1667 – 1743) was the last member of the Grand Ducal branch of the House of Medici. Although her elderly father and childless brother tried to secure her succession to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany upon their own deaths, she was barred due to her gender, and so Tuscany was inherited by the Habsburgs.
In October 2012, it was announced that she would appear on a postage stamp. In celebration of this, the city council of Monteriggioni, in collaboration with local artists and craftsmen, established the Medici Week. The Week consisted of a series of events dedicated to Renaissance and contemporary art.[1]
Behind the scenes
Like all the Grand Ducal Medici, Anna Maria Luisa herself was not a male-line descendant of Lorenzo de' Medici. She was, however, directly descended from Caterina Sforza, who remarried to one of Lorenzo's cousins after Girolamo Riario's death.
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Initiates (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – The Desmond Files