Carlo de' Medici
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Carlo de' Medici may refer to:
- Carlo de' Medici (1430-1492)Carlo de' Medici (1430-1492)Carlo di Cosimo de' Medici was an Italian Priest.Born at Florence, he was the illegitimate son of Cosimo de' Medici and a slave Circassian named Magdalene.His father forced him to take on a religious life...
, illegitimate child of Cosimo de' Medici - Carlo de' Medici (1595-1666)Carlo de' Medici (1595-1666)Carlo de' Medici was the son of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Christina of Lorraine. Born in Florence, he had a successful career in the Church, rising to become Cardinal Bishop of Ostia and Dean of the College of Cardinals.De' Medici was raised to the cardinalate by Pope Paul...
, Cardinal Bishop of Ostia, Dean of the College of Cardinals