Maria Cristina de' Medici

Maria Cristina de 'Medici (24 August 1609 – 9 August 1632) was a Tuscan princess and the first born child of Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. Born physically disabled and possibly mentally disabled, she died unmarried in 1632.

Biography Born ten months after her parents' marriage, Maria Cristina de 'Medici was born on 24 August 1609 in Florence as the first child of Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria. She was born with a physical disability

In 1619 she was sent to live in the Convent of the Holy Conception run by the Order of St. Stephen, but never took monastic vows.

She died on 9 August 1632

In 1857, her tomb in the Medici Chapel was opened, and her remains examined. During the examination, several observations were made:[...] only the lace that formed the graniglia and some of the metal flowers that made up the crown remained. The hair removed from the skull was mixed with the bones [...]