1974 Event Brazilian president Garastazu Medici resigns 1905 Birthday Emilio Medici, president Brazil, 1969-74 1737 Death de' Medici, last Medici-grand duke of Toscane, dies 1723 Death Cosimo III de' Medici, monarch of Florence (1670-1723), dies at 81 1642 Birthday Cosimo III de' Medici, monarch of Florence, 1670-1723 1642 Death Maria de' Medici, French queen-mother, dies at about 69 1638 Event French queen-mother Maria de' Medici visits Amsterdam 1620 Event Battle at Ponts-the-Ce, Poitou: French king Louis XIII beats his mother Marie de Medici 1605 Death Leo XI, Alessandro O de' Medici, Italian Pope (1605), dies at 69 1589 Death Catherine de' Medici, Queen mother of France, dies at 69 1581 Event Commissioned by Catherine De Medici, the 1st ballet "Ballet Comique de la Reine," is staged in Paris 1574 Death Cosimo d' Medici, Italian duke of Toscane, dies at about 54 1573 Birthday Marie de'Medici, Queen of France 1569 Event Pope Pius names Cosimo I de' Medici, grand duke of Toscane 1565 Death Pius IV, Gianangelo de' Medici, Italian Pope (1559-65), dies at 66 1565 Event Catharina de Medici and Duke of Alva discuss Calvinism 1537 Death Alessandro de' Medici, Italian monarch of Florence, assassinated 1535 Birthday Leo XI, Alessandro O de' Medici, Italy, Pope, 1605 1534 Death Clement VII, Giulio de' Medici, Italian Pope (1523-34), dies at 56 1523 Event Giulio de' Medici chosen as Pope Clemens VII 1521 Death Leo X, Giovanni de' Medici, Italian Pope (1513-21), dies at 45 1519 Birthday Cosmos de Medici, art patron, Accademia del Disegno 1519 Birthday Catherine de' Medici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II 1516 Death Giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence, dies at 37 1513 Event Giovanni de' Medici chosen Pope Leo X 1512 Event Medici's discharge Niccolo Machiavelli from Florence 1499 Birthday Pius IV, Gianangelo de' Medici, Italian lawyer/pope, 1559-65 1494 Event Family de' Medici become rulers of Florence 1494 Event Uprising against Piero de' Medici in Florence Italy 1492 Death Lorenzo de' Medici, Florentine statesman, dies 1492 Death Lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies 1479 Birthday Giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence 1478 Birthday Clement VII, Giulio de' Medici, Italy, Pope, 1523-34 1478 Event Pazzi conspirators attack Lorenzo and kill Giuliano de'Medici 1478 Death Giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24 1475 Birthday Leo X, Giovanni de' Medici, Italy, Pope, 1513 - 1521 1469 Death Piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53 1449 Birthday Lorenzo de'Medici, The Magnificent of Florence
