Bardo Corsi
Bardo Corsi (Florence, May 27 of 1566 – Florence, Mar 1 of 1624) was a noble Italian merchant, marquis and one of Florence's patrons of the arts, belonging to the Corsi dynasty. His best-known work is L'Argonautica (1608), work created to commemorate the wedding of Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Maria Maddalena of Austria.
| Bardo Corsi | |
|---|---|
| First Marquis of Caiazzo | |
Bardo Corsi by Giovanni Caccini | |
| Born | 27 May 1566 Firenze, Italy. |
| Died | 1 March 1624 (aged 57) Firenze, Italy. |
| Adopted the brother's Jacopo Corsi children | Giulia Corsi (b. 1591) Settimia Corsi (b. 1597) Maria Corsi (b. 1599) Marquis Giovanni Corsi of Caiazzo (b. 1600) Lorenzo Corsi (b. 1601) Nun Alessandra Corsi (b. 1602) |
| House | Corsi |
| Father | Giovanni Corsi |
| Mother | Alessandra Della Gherardesca |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Occupation | Patron, Marquis, Merchant, Dramatist, Composer, Philanthropist |
In 1617 he bought for 11,700 ducats the fief of Caiazzo of the Kingdom of Naples, being elevated and decorated by the King Philip III of Spain, who granted the title of Marquis to the Family. As he died without heirs in 1624, the title was automatically transferred to the children of Jacopo Corsi, his brother, whom he raised as his own.
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