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Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici

1667–1743 · 18th century · Also known as Electress Palatine

Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, Electress Palatine, was the last member of the ruling Medici family of Tuscany. Daughter of Grand Duke Cosimo III and widow of the Elector Palatine Johann Wilhelm, she returned to Florence in 1717. By the Family Pact of 1737 she left the Medici collections of art, books and treasures to the Tuscan state on condition that they never leave Florence.

Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici
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Grand Duchy of Tuscany

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