Stake attention in this memory
The image shows a rectangular marble or stone plaque with a Latin inscription, encased within a golden or brass-colored frame. The plaque is oriented horizontally and appears to be set into a floor of light-colored stone or marble tiles. The frame has a slightly raised border, and the inscription is etched into the light surface in a serif typeface. The visible text, in Latin, provides a memorial inscription for a noblewoman. It reads: **H.S.E.** (Hic Sepulta Est - "Here she is buried") **KATHARINE FERDINANDI** (Katharine, daughter of Ferdinand) **MAGNI DVCIS ETR. TERTII F.** (Grand Duke of Etruria, Ferdinand I) **FERDINANDI GONZAGAE DVCIS MANTVANOR.** (Wife of Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua) **VXSOR VIDVA** (Wife, Widow) **Θ SENIS QVADRVM PRAEFECTVRA** (She was administering the prefecture of Siena) **FVNGEBATVR** (She was performing/exercising) **XV KAL. MAI A. MDCXXVIII.** (On the 15th Kalends of May in the year 1628 - April 17, 1628) **QVVM ESSET ANNOR. XXXV.** (When she was 35 years old) **MENS. XI. DIED. XV.** (11 months, 15 days) The inscription commemorates Katharina (Catherine de' Medici), daughter of Ferdinand I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and widow of Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua. She died on April 17, 1628, at the age of 35 years, 11 months, and 15 days. The mention of "Siena" suggests she held an administrative role there. The setting, located in Florence, Italy, suggests this is a funerary or commemorative plaque within a historical building, likely a church or palace.
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