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List of consorts of Tuscany

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The Grand Duchy of Tuscany was founded in 1569. It succeeded the Duchy of Florence. The grand duchy was initially ruled by the House of Medici, until their extinction in 1737. The grand duchy passed to the House of Lorraine, and then, to its cadet branch, the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. The House of Habsburg Lorraine ruled Tuscany from 1765–1801, and then 1814–1859. A reigning grand duchess was styled:

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  • (1569–1691) Her Highness The Grand Duchess of Tuscany
  • (1691–1737) Her Royal Highness The Most Serene Grand Duchess of Tuscany
  • (1737–1765) Her Imperial Majesty Holy Roman Empress, the Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, the Archduchess of Austria, the Most Serene Grand Duchess of Tuscany, etc.
  • (1765–1804) Her Royal Highness The Most Serene Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Archduchess of Austria, etc.
  • (1804–1859) Her Imperial and Royal Highness The Most Serene Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Archduchess of Austria, etc.

    • House of Bologna, 1004–1011

  • Interregnum 1011–1014

    • House of Canossa, 1027–1115

  • Interregnum 1115–1120

    • House of Scheiern, 1120–1127

  • Interregnum 1127–1135

    • House of Sponheim, 1135–1137

    None

    House of Welf, 1152–1173

  • Interregnum 1173–1195

    • House of Medici, 1569–1737

    The Medici became extinct in 1737. Francis Stpehen, Duke of Lorraine acceded the grand-ducal throne.

    House of Habsburg-Lorraine, 1765–1801

    The House of Habsburg-Lorraine was deposed by the Treaty of Aranjuez in 1801. The House of Bourbon-Parma ruled over Tuscany in the form of the Kingdom of Etruria until their own deposition by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1807.

    House of Habsburg-Lorraine, 1814–1859

    The Habsburgs were restored by the Congress of Vienna in 1814.

    Tuscany was annexed to the United Provinces of Central Italy in 1859, and then absorbed into the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1860.

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    List of consorts of Tuscany Wikipedia
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