Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France.
Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France
by Leonie Frieda
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Catherine de Medici Biography Reign Accomplishments Catherine de Medici born Caterina Maria Romola di Lorenzo de Medici April 13 1519 – January 5 1589 was a member of the powerful Italian Medici family who became queen consort of France through her marriage to King Henry II Catherine de Medici Renaissance Queen of France Poisoner despot necromancer the dark legend of Catherine de Medici is centuries old In this critically hailed biography Leonie Frieda reclaims the story of this unjustly maligned queen to reveal a skilled ruler battling extraordinary political and personal odds from a troubled childhood in Florence to her marriage to Henry son of King Catherine de’ Medici Biography Accomplishments Reign 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 de Medici Renaissance Queen of France Goodreads In the 16th century Catherine de Medici came to France from Italy to marry the future king of France Henri II She loved him but had to share him with a mistress the woman he loved Diane de Poitiers Over the years Catherine and Henri had ten children and Catherine outlived all except two of them Three of her sons became kings of France and Catherine was always there to help them rule There were a number of religious wars in France over the years she ruled 42 Scandalous Facts About Catherine de Medici The Deadly She is most remembered as the Queen Mother and sometimes Regent to her three sons who successively became Kings of France and relied on Catherine’s guidance through the 16th century Wars of Religion Here are 42 scandalous facts about Catherine de Medici the deadly Queen Mother of France Catherine de Medici Biography life family children Early life Catherine was born in 1519 to a powerful Italian prince from the Medici family Her mother died a few days after giving birth and her father died a week later
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