May 2026 - Mirjana Moffat - O Ye of Great Wealth & Poor Health: Medici Family Pt3, end of the line.

“O Ye of Great Wealth and Poor Health” Pathology and Health Care of the Powerful and Notable People in the Renaissance Florence - (Part 3/3) The Medici Family – the Last Grand Dukes and the End of the Family Line (XVI-XVIII century) Presented by Mirjana Moffat The final part in the series about the Medici family covers lives, health and diseases of the last five Grand Dukes of Tuscany: Ferdinando I (1549 – 1609), Cosimo II (1590 – 1621), Ferdinando II (1610 – 1670) Cosimo III (1642 – 1723) and Gian Gastone (1671 – 1737). The family line died with Gian Gastone, but it was his sister, Anna Maria Luisa who will be forever remembered by the Florentines. What was the relationship between brother and sister? Did the family line end due to STD? What was the most common disease in the 17th century? The talk will provide many interesting facts about the emergence of modern diseases, the “novel” treatment methods, and the legacy of Anna Maria Luisa.