actively involved in court life and supported the dynastic rhetoric of the Medici family. Aside from producing intellectual spectacles, Galileo used the Medici court to advance his theoretical claims and discoveries. The four moons of Jupiter he had discovered were named Medicean Stars in reference to Cosimo and his three brothers. Tuscan ambassadors were used to advance scientific debate in Europe. Ambassadors in Prague, Paris, London and Madrid received copies of Galileo's Sidereus Nuncius and were sent telescopes constructed by Galileo, paid for by the court treasury. Art Notable artist Jacques Callot worked at the court of Grand Duke Cosimo II till the death of his patron in 1621. Callot visually documented feasts and carnivals in Florence. Issue Maria Cristina de' Medici (24 August 1609 – 9 August 1632), died unmarried Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (14 July 1610 – 23 May 1670), who married Vittoria della Rovere and had issue Gian Carlo de' Medici (24 July 1611 – 23 January 1663), died unmarried Margherita de' Medici (31 May 1612 – 6 February 1679) married Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma, and had issue Mattias de' Medici (9 May 1613 – 14 October 1667), died unmarried Francesco de' Medici (16 October 1614 – 25 July 1634), died unmarried Anna de' Medici (21 July 1616 – 11 September 1676), married Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria (1628–1662) and had issue Leopoldo de' Medici (6 November 1617 – 10 November 1675), died unmarried Ancestors Citations Bibliography Strathern, Paul. The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance. Vintage books, London 2003, Hale, J.R. Florence and the Medici. Orion books, London 1977, Further reading (see index, v.1, for information on Cosimo as a patron of the arts) External links 1590 births 1621 deaths Burials at San Lorenzo, Florence Cosimo 2 Nobility from Florence Cosimo 2 Cosimo 2 17th-century Italian nobility 17th-century deaths from tuberculosis Tuberculosis deaths in Italy Infectious disease deaths in Tuscany