Timeline Tuesday 9 July 1737

Events on Tuesday 9 July 1737 3

• 1671 – 1737 Gian Gastone de' Medici (1671-1737) Died 9 July 1737, aged 66 Gian Gastone de' Medici was the seventh and last Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany, ruling from 1723 until his death. His death without a surviving heir ended the Medici dynasty's three-century rule over Tuscany, and the grand duchy passed to Francis Stephen of Lorraine under terms agreed by the European powers. He died in Florence.
• 1737 Francis Stephen of Lorraine becomes Grand Duke of Tuscany Habsburg-Lorraine rule replaces the Medici When Gian Gastone de' Medici died, Tuscany passed to Francis Stephen of Lorraine, as agreed in the peace that ended the War of the Polish Succession. Francis gave up Lorraine in exchange, and the Medici dynasty's nearly three centuries of rule in Florence came to an end.
• 1737 Francis Stephen of Lorraine becomes Grand Duke of Tuscany Habsburg-Lorraine rule replaces the Medici When Gian Gastone de' Medici died, Tuscany passed to Francis Stephen of Lorraine, as agreed in the peace that ended the War of the Polish Succession. Francis gave up Lorraine in exchange, and the Medici dynasty's nearly three centuries of rule in Florence came to an end.