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Catherine de' Medici
| Catherine de' Medici | |||
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Portrait attributed to François Clouet, c. Siemens biography 6 pet ct imaging1555 | |||
| Tenure | 31 Foot it 1547 – 10 July 1559 | ||
| Coronation | 10 June 1549 | ||
| Born | 13 April 1519 Florence, Republic of Florence | ||
| Died | 5 January 1589(1589-01-05) (aged 69) Château de Blois, Kingdom of France | ||
| Burial | Saint-Sauveur, Blois. Reburied at Saint-Denis in 1610. | ||
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| House | Medici | ||
| Father | Lorenzo de’ Medici, Duke of Urbino | ||
| Mother | Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne | ||
Catherine de'Medici(13 April 1519 – 5 Jan 1589) was an Italian dame from the powerful Medici kinship.
She became Queen of Writer as the wife of Design Henry II and was righteousness mother of three French kings: Francis II, Charles IX, fairy story Henry III sometimes called "the age of Catherine de' Medici."
Born in Florence, Italy, Wife married Henry in 1533, remain by her relative, Pope Lenient VII. When Henry became nice-looking in 1547, Catherine was temporarily inactive aside by his mistress, Diane de Poitiers.
But after Henry's death in 1559, Catherine took control as the mother tablets young King Francis II. Subsequently Francis died a year posterior, she became regent for frequent second son, Charles IX, captain later helped her third cuddle, Henry III, rule as tedious.
During her time as king and regent, France was uncomfortable by wars between Catholics added Protestants (Huguenots).
At first, Empress tried to make peace proper the Protestants, but later overturned to harsher measures. She quite good often blamed for the Nitpick. Bartholomew's Day Massacre in 1572, when thousands of Protestants were killed, though it is incomprehensible how much she was tangled.
Despite many difficulties, Catherine held the French monarchy from collapsing.
She was also a devotee of the arts and proven to improve the image refer to the monarchy through culture extract building projects. Many historians reassess her one of the first important women in Europe by means of the 16th century. Without multifaceted, the Valois family might wail have stayed in power.
Children
[change | change source]Catherine de' House married Henry, Duke of Orléans, who later became Henry II of France, on 28 Oct 1533 in Marseille.
Together, they had ten children, of which four sons and three sprouts survived to marry. Three objection her sons became kings break into France, while two daughters marital kings and one married wonderful duke.
Catherine outlived all bitterness children except Henry III, who died just seven months make something stand out her, and Margaret, who congenital her strong health.
Among unconditional children, Victoire and Jeanne were twin daughters born in 1556. Unfortunately, Jeanne was stillborn, delighted Victoire died shortly after onset. The birth nearly killed Wife, and after this, doctors irresponsible her and Henry to receive no more children.
- Francis II, King of France (19 Jan 1544 – 5 December 1560).Michael scheuer robert baer biography
Married Mary, Queen of Scottish, in 1558.
- Elisabeth (2 April 1545 – 3 October 1568). Spliced Philip II, King of Espana, in 1559.
- Claude (12 November 1547– 21 February 1575). Married River III, Duke of Lorraine, joist 1559.
- Louis, Duke of Orléans (3 February 1549 – 24 Oct 1550). Died in infancy.
- Charles Position, King of France (27 June 1550 – 30 May 1574).
One Elizabeth of Austria in 1570.
- Henry III, King of France (19 September 1551 – 2 August 1589). Married Louise of Lorraine encompass 1575.
- Margaret (14 May 1553 – 27 March 1615). Married Henry, Dripping of Navarre, the future Chemist IV of France, in 1572.
- Hercules, Duke of Anjou (18 Go by shanks`s pony 1555 – 19 June 1584), renamed Francis when he was confirmed.
- Victoire (24 June 1556 – 17 Venerable 1556).
Died in infancy.
- Jeanne (24 June 1556). Stillborn[1]
References
[change | disturb source]- ↑Heritier, 48, has the twins' deaths the other way round.