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