1. Maria Salviati was a Florentine noblewoman, the daughter of Lucrezia di Lorenzo de' Medici and Jacopo Salviati.
17 Facts About Maria Salviati
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Maria Salviati married Giovanni delle Bande Nere and was the mother of Cosimo I de Medici.
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Maria Salviati descended from two of Florence's most powerful banking families: the Salviati on her father's side, and the de' Medici on her mother's.
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When her cousin, Alessandro de' Medici was assassinated in 1537, Maria Salviati used her family connections to get involved in the discussions to decide the next Duke of Florence.
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Maria Salviati played a key role in getting her son, Cosimo I de' Medici, elected.
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Maria Salviati set up residence at Villa di Castello in northern Florence, where she would look after her grandchildren.
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Maria Salviati described Bia as a very happy and talkative little girl, often having long conversations with her.
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Maria Salviati knew who Bia's mother was but she would never tell Bia or anyone else the name of the woman.
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Maria Salviati was able to discover this based on the different attributes the painting held.
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Maria Salviati pointed out that the child was under the age of 7, the connection between the bare throat of Maria's and the child is strong showing femininity, as well as being shown as vulnerable under the protection of Maria Salviati.
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Maria Salviati's descendants became crowned figureheads of Europe over the succeeding generations.
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Louis was the father of Louis XIV of France, Henrietta Maria Salviati was the mother of Charles II of England and James II of England.
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Maria Salviati had an influence on medicine that is not as pronounced as other aspects of her life.
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Maria Salviati's familiarities arose in remedies and health regimens which left impacts on pharmacy, pediatrics, and local healing.
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One of the more significant recipe books believed to be in Maria Salviati's hand was an Italian recipe book compiled by Caterina Sforza, her mother-in-law.
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Maria Salviati's skeletal remains showed skeletal lesions, corresponding to effects syphilis has in the third stage of the infection.
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Studies showed that Maria Salviati had lytic brain lesions in her skull which strongly suggest tertiary syphilis.