Claudia Felicitas (fl. 17th c.)
Claudia Felicitas (fl. 17th c.)
Florentine noblewoman. Born in Florence; dau. of Anna de Medici (b. 1616) and Ferdinand, archduke of Austrian Tyrol; granddau. of Claudia de Medici (1604–1648); 2nd wife of Leopold I, Holy Roman emperor (r. 1658–1705). Leopold's 1st wife was Margaret Theresa of Spain (1651–1673); his 3rd was Eleanor of Pfalz-Neuburg (1655–1720).
In the Uffizi Gallery, there is a portrait of Claudia Felicitas dressed as Galla Placidia.
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