Eleonora di Toledo

Eleonora di Toledo (1522-1562) is credited with being the first modern style first lady, or consort, as we understand the terms today. She achieved this through the high profile role she created for herself in her adopted country. Eleonora di Toledo was a member of the Spanish Aragón family, the daughter of the Viceroy of Naples, Don Pedro Alvarez de Toledo. She became the wife of Cosimo I de' Medici, the ruler of Tuscany, whom she married in 1539.

Related Topics:
1522 - 1562 - First lady - Consort - Aragón - Viceroy - Naples - Pedro Alvarez de Toledo - Cosimo I de' Medici - Tuscany - 1539

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