# Claudia de' Medici

_Archduchess of Austria (1604-1648)_

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Last updated: 2026-11-10

> Claudia de' Medici was by birth a Tuscan princess and by her marriage to Leopold V an archduchess of Austria and from 1632 until 1646 regent of the Austrian County of Tyrol during the minority of her son Ferdinand Charles.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 4 June 1604 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q253814#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Palazzo Pitti ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q253814#P19))
- **Died:** 25 December 1648 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q253814#P570))
- **Place of death:** Innsbruck ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q253814#P20))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q253814#P106))
- **Spouse:** Leopold V, Archduke of Austria; Federico Ubaldo della Rovere, Duke of Urbino ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q253814#P26))
- **Positions held:** regent ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q253814#P39))

## Questions

**When was Claudia de' Medici born?**  
Claudia de' Medici was born on 4 June 1604 in Palazzo Pitti.

**What positions has Claudia de' Medici held?**  
Positions held by Claudia de' Medici include: regent.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Claudia de' Medici](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_de'_Medici) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q253814](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q253814) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Claudia de' Medici wearing the coronet of an Archduchess of Austria by Lorenzo Lippi.jpg by Lorenzo Lippi (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Claudia_de%27_Medici_wearing_the_coronet_of_an_Archduchess_of_Austria_by_Lorenzo_Lippi.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Claudia de' Medici". DigiNepal. Last updated 10 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/claudia-de-medici. Retrieved 15 November 2026.