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Oct 19, 2009 · Catherine de Medici, wife to one French king and mother to three more, died at Blois in 1589. She was the original evil stepmother, ultimate meddler in the affairs of her children and therefore ...
Apr 26, 2022 · Catherine de' Medici (Italian: Caterina de' Medici pronounced kateˈriːna de ˈmɛːditʃi; French Catherine de Médicis pronounced: katʁin də medisis, 13 April 1519 – 5 January 1589), daughter of Lorenzo II de' Medici and of Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne, was an Italian noblewoman who was Queen of France from 1547 until 1559, as the wife of King Henry II. As the mother of three sons ...
The future Catherine de Medici, queen of France, was born on April 13, 1519. Three days later, she was baptized Caterina Maria Romola; by early May, she was an orphan. Her mother Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne died of puerperal fever on April 28, and her father Lorenzo de Medici died within five days, more the victim of his life's dissipations ...
Catherine was borne into the nigh unbelievably wealthy and powerful de Medici family, de facto rulers of Florence, bankers to kings, and pope-makers (her great-uncle was at the time Pope Leo X). By all accounts, her father Lorenzo, made Duke of Urbino by Leo, was “as pleased as if it had been a boy” by her birth.
Caterina Maria Romola di Lorenzo de Medici was born in Florence on 13 April 1519. Her father was Lorenzo de Medici, Duke of Urbino and ruler of Florence and her mother was Madeleine de la Tour d ...
Dec 5, 2016 · Catherine de’ Medici was born on 13 April 1519 as the daughter of Lorenzo II de’ Medici and Madeleine de La Tour d’Auvergne. She was orphaned just a month later when her mother died of either puerperal fever or plague, and her father died from syphilis. Catherine was raised by her aunt, Clarice Strozzi. Her family was briefly overthrown ...
Catherine de' Medici is brought up and educated in Rome . 1533. Catherine de' Medici is married to Henry II of France. 1544 - 1555. Catherine de' Medici has ten children with Henry II of France. 1559. Henry II of France dies; is succeeded by his son Francis II. 1559 - c. 1576. Catherine de' Medici is the power behind the French throne through ...
