Garzia de' Medici

Garzia de' Medici (July 5, 1547 December 6, 1562) was the son of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Eleanor of Toledo. He was the subject of a famous painting by Bronzino when he was an infant. He was born in Florence and died of malaria along with his mother while traveling to Pisa, a few days after his brother, Cardinal Giovanni, also died of the disease.

Garzia de' Medici
Garzia by Bronzino
Born5 July 1547
Florence
Died(1562-12-06)6 December 1562 (aged 15)
Burial
Medici Chapel
HouseHouse of Medici
FatherCosimo I
MotherEleanor of Toledo
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