The Resume

(August 31, 1542-July 16, 1576)
Born in Florence, Italy
Daughter of Cosimo I de' Medici
Cousin of Catherine de' Medici
Wife of Paolo Giordano Orsini

Why she might be annoying:

She was a self-absorbed daddy's girl who spent to excess.
She slept with her husband's handsome cousin, Troilo Orsini, who was entrusted to protect her while Paolo was on business.
Her ghost reportedly haunts a number of Florentine castles.

Why she might not be annoying:

She was an acclaimed beauty with a charming personality.
Her devoted father, Grand Duke Cosimo I, wrote stipulations in her marital contract that she should remain in Florence and not move with her husband to Rome.
She was well-educated, speaking various languages and displaying musical and vocal talent.
She endured numerous miscarriages.
Paolo, a violent man who worked as a mercenary, strangled her to death at the dinner table after discovering her adultery.

Credit: Black Chic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 11]
• Child Brides [16 and Under] (Ranked: 16)
• House of Medici
• I am an Adulterer
• I Died in My 30s (Ranked: 33)
• I Had a Miscarriage
• I was Murdered
• Italian Royalty
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Monarchs, Royalty and Nobles
• Profiles 29251-29500 (Ranked: 29394)
• Renaissance Men (and Women)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 49 Votes: 97.96% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 93 Votes: 60.22% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 49 Votes: 69.39% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying