Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Giulio de' Medici (ca. 1533 - 1600), the illegitimate son of Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence. Aged only four at the time of his father's assassination, he was passed over as a choice for the succession in favour of Cosimo I de' Medici, the first of the "junior" branch of the Medici to rule Florence. Together with his sister, Giulia, their descendants include most of the royal houses of Europe. External links Alessandro de Medici PBS online page discussing his father's ancestry, and his heirs; be careful, though, as it contains at least one known error This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.