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Lucrezia de' Medici (14 February 1545 – 21 April 1561) was a member of the House of Medici and by marriage Duchess consort of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio from 1558 to 1561. Married to the intended husband of her elder sister Maria, who died young, her marriage was short and unhappy.
In 1561, Lucrezia de Medici, newly married to Alfonso II, the duke of Ferrara, died in Ferrara at age 17. In later years, in light of the propensity for skullduggery at the time, it was rumored that she was poisoned by her husband because of infidelity.
May 23, 2024 · Lucrezia de’ Medici was an illustrious figure from the historic Medici family of Florence, Italy, who became the Duchess of Ferrara through marriage. She grew up during the Renaissance, a period of immense cultural and intellectual growth.
Oct 17, 2022 · Lush metaphors and minute description of life in ducal palaces abound in her reimagining of the life of Lucrezia de’ Medici, daughter of the Grand Duke of Florence, Cosimo I de’ Medici, and...
In 1558 Lucrezia was joined in an important marriage of state to Alfonso II d’Este, the future Duke of Ferrara. This portrait was painted in 1560 for her brother Francesco on the eve of Lucrezia’s departure for her husband’s court.
Lucrezia de’ Medici (1545–1561) portrays the fifth child of Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici and Eleonora di Toledo. In 1558 Lucrezia’s family arranged for her to marry Alfonso II d’Este, the future Duke of Ferrara.
The New Medicean Cosmos: Lucrezia de’ Medici, Duchess of Ferrara" In Medici Women: Portraits of Power, Love, and Betrayal in the Court of Duke Cosimo I, 137-145. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2006.
