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Eleanor of Toledo

A consort of the House of Álvarez de Toledo whose life was connected with Tuscany and Florence.

Historical portraitPortrait of Eleanor of ToledoBronzino · 1543Public domain · PDM 1.0 · Source

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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1522 Documented

Death: 1562 Documented

Role: Consort

Dynasty: Álvarez de Toledo · ES

Territories: Tuscany (ES) · Florence (ES)

Family network

Partners

Cosimo I de’ MediciPending review

Children

Francesco I de’ Medici · ESFerdinando I de’ Medici · ES

Documentation

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

3 recorded claims · 1 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (2/2 with a precise source)

BirthDocumented
1522
The authority record gives the birth as 1522.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Eleonora, Toskana, Großherzogin · Vital data: birth date
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·
DeathDocumented
1562
The authority record gives the death as 1562.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Eleonora, Toskana, Großherzogin · Vital data: death date
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·

Family and relationships (0/1 with a precise source)

Marriage or partnershipPending review
Cosimo I de’ Medici
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·

Biographical and contextual references (4)

Editorial history

2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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