Portrait of Eleonora da Toledo 1560 by Alessandro Allori

Eleanor of Toledo (Italian: Eleonora di Toledo (1522 - 1562), born Dona Leonor Alvarez de Toledo y Osorio, was a Spanish noblewoman who was Duchess of Florence from 1539. She is credited with being the first modern first lady, or consort. She served as regent of Florence during the absence of her spouse.

Alessandro di Cristofano di Lorenzo del Bronzino Allori (1535 - 1607) was an Italian portrait painter of the late Mannerist Florentine school.

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