Medici stories

Marguerite-Louise d’Orléans, a French noblewoman of the highest lineage, seemed the perfect match for the Medici family. In 1661, the marriage contract between the young Parisian and the future Grand Duke of Tuscany, Cosimo III, was signed — but the love story did not unfold as hoped.

In a world where marriages were arranged for political or economic reasons rather than love, genuine passions and unconditional love that defied all obstacles were rarely considered, especially for members of a noble house like the Medici.