Carlo de' Medici

Carlo di Cosimo de' Medici was an Italian Priest.Born at Florence, he was the illegitimate son of Cosimo de' Medici and a slave Circassian named Magdalene.His father forced him to take on a religious life...

Carlo de' Medici was the son of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Christina of Lorraine. Born in Florence, he had a successful career in the Church, rising to become Cardinal Bishop of Ostia and Dean of the College of Cardinals.De' Medici was raised to the cardinalate by Pope Paul...