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Jan 12, 2020 · Also Known As : Caterina Maria Romola di Lorenzo de Medici. Born: April 13, 1519, in Florence, Italy. Died: January 5, 1589, in Blois, France. Spouse: King Henry II. Key Accomplishments: A powerful force during the reigns of three successive kings, Catherine played a major role in 16th-century politics. She was also an influential patron of the ...
Sep 13, 2022 · In a life lived across most of the 16th century, Catherine de’ Medici was Queen of France, the mother of three kings and two queens, and the mother-in-law of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Apr 9, 2019 · Catherine’s life is a remarkable story of female resilience in the face of adversity. Born and immediately orphaned in Florence, Catherine’s Medici name meant she was married off to the French ...
Sep 9, 2022 · Associate Editor, History. When Francis II, the 16-year-old king of France, was on his deathbed in 1560, his mother, Catherine de’ Medici, realized she was about to lose her tenuous grasp on ...
Aug 21, 2021 · Catherine de Medici, as her name would suggest, was born into the illustrious Medici family in Florence. She was the daughter of Lorenzo di Piero de Medici, the duke of Urbino, and Madeleine de la Tour d’Auvergne, from the French Bourbon dynasty.
May 31, 1999 · In the sixteenth century she came under attack from Protestant propagandists who accused her of a whole series of crimes, culminating in the Massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Day in August 1572. Probably the most vicious of these attacks was the Marvellous discourse on the life, deeds and conduct of Catherine de’ Medici, queen-mother, which ...
May 27, 2015 · Catherine De Medici. historylearningsite.co.uk. The History Learning Site, 27 May 2015. 18 Jun 2024. Catherine de Medici played an important part in the history of Sixteenth Century France. Catherine de Medici has been held partly responsible for starting the French Wars of Religion.
