July 9, 1737
Gian Gastone dies, ending the Medici as rulers of Florence
Gian Gastone, the seventh and last Medici grand duke, dies at the Palazzo Pitti on 9 July 1737, ending almost 300 years of Medici rule. Francis Stephen of Lorraine succeeds him.
July 9, 1737
Gian Gastone, the seventh and last Medici grand duke, dies at the Palazzo Pitti on 9 July 1737, ending almost 300 years of Medici rule. Francis Stephen of Lorraine succeeds him.