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Catherine de’ Medici
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- House / Dynasty:
- Medici family
- Notable Family Members:
- spouse Henry II father Lorenzo di Piero de’ Medici, duca di Urbino daughter Margaret of Valois son François, duc d’Anjou son Francis II son Henry III son Charles IX
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Catherine de’ Medici, also called Catherine de Médicis, Italian Caterina de’ Medici, (born April 13, 1519, Florence [Italy]—died January 5, 1589, Blois, France), queen consort of Henry II of France (reigned 1547–59) and subsequently regent of France (1560–74), who was one of the most influential personalities of the Catholic–Huguenot wars. Three of her sons were kings of France: Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III. Catherine was the daughter of Lorenzo di Piero de’ Medici, duca di Urbino, and Madeleine de La Tour d’Auvergne, a Bourbon princess related to many of the French nobility. Orphaned within days, Catherine was highly ...(100 of 1573 words)