Catherine de' Medici
✶April 23, 1519
†January 5, 1589
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✶April 23, 1519
†January 5, 1589
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Catherine de' Medici was Queen of France from 1547 to 1559 by marriage to King Henry II. She was the mother of French kings Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III, and a cousin to Pope Clement VII. The years during which her sons reigned have been called "the age of Catherine de' Medici" since she had extensive, albeit at times varying, influence on the political life of France.
queen-consort and regent of France (1519–1589)
Biography from the article Catherine de' Medici on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.