Giuseppe De' Medici, 2nd Prince Of Ottajano
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Giuseppe de' Medici (1635–1717) was an Italian patrician, belonging to Napolitan branch of
House of Medici The House of Medici ( , ; ) was an Italian banking family and political dynasty that first consolidated power in the Republic of Florence under Cosimo de' Medici and his grandson Lorenzo de' Medici, Lorenzo "the Magnificent" during the first h ...
. He was the first to hold the title of Duke of Sarno.


Early life

A member of a cadet branch of the
Medici family The House of Medici ( , ; ) was an Italian banking family and political dynasty that first consolidated power in the Republic of Florence under Cosimo de' Medici and his grandson Lorenzo "the Magnificent" during the first half of the 15th ...
, called the
Princes of Ottajano The Princes of Ottajano (or Ottaiano) are a cadet branch of the ducal dynasty of Tuscany. Along with the Veronese Medici Counts of Caprara, and Gavardo, they make up the closest relatives to the main line of the House of Medici, which ended in th ...
, he was the son of Ottaviano de' Medici, 1st Prince of Ottajano and his wife, Donna Diana Caracciolo.


Marriage and issue

In 1658 he married Andreana d' Avalos, daughter of Andrea d'Avalos, Prince di Montesarchio (1618-1709) and his wife, Andreana di
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. They had one son: * Ottaviano di Medici (1660-1710); married Teresa de Mari, daughter of Carlo I de Mari, Prince di Acquaviva (1661-1689) and his wife, Gironima Doria. They had issue.


References

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Giuseppe Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph, from Latin Josephus, Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף. The feminine form of the name is Giuseppa or Giuseppina (given name), Giuseppina. People wit ...
17th-century Italian nobility 1635 births 1717 deaths 17th-century Neapolitan people