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| 1537: Allessandro de'Medici murdered Cosimo de'Medici elected Duke of Florence 1538: Cosimo marries Eleonora da Toledo 1540: Vasari's renovation of Palazzo Vecchio begins The Jesuits are officially founded 1541: Last Judgement unveiled 1542: The Roman Inquisition is officially set up 1543: Michelangelo's David restored 1544: Council of Trent begins 1546: Martin Luther dies 1547: Catherine de'Medici crowned Queen of France 1549: Ferdinando de'Medici born 1550: Medici royal family move into Pitti Palace Vasari publishes the Lives of the Artists 1555: Cosimo I defeats Republic of Siena Michelangelo tries to destroy his Pieta John Calvin transforms Geneva into a protestant theocracy 1558: Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England 1559: Cosimo I reaches a compromise with the Inquisition Catherine de'Medici becomes Queen Regent The first Index of Forbidden Books is published 1560: Vasari begins work on the Uffizi 1562: Eleonora de'Medici, Duchess of Florence, dies Accademia del Disegno founded in Florence by Vasari French wars of religion begin 1563: Council of Trent concludes 1564: Cosimo I delegates most of his duties to his son, Francesco Michelangelo dies Galileo born 1569: Cosimo I crowned Grand Duke of Tuscany 1572: St Bartholomew's Day Massacre 1574: Cosimo I dies Vasari dies Go to: Giovanni | Cosimo | Lorenzo | Medici Popes | Ferdinando II | The Last of the Medici |
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Giovanni's Era: 1360-1400
Cosimo's Era: 1401 - 1450
Lorenzo's Era: 1452 - 1498
Medici Popes' Era: 1501 - 1534
Cosimo I's Era: 1537 - 1574
Ferdinando II's Era: 1581 - 1687
The Last of the Medici: 1723 - 1743