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Catherine was born in Florence to Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino, and Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne. In 1533, at the age of 14, Catherine married Henry, the second son of King Francis I and Queen Claude of France , who would become Dauphin of France upon the death of his elder brother Francis in 1536.
Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany 2 children: 5 March 1694: Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Further Austria: 17 May 1628, Son of Claudia de' Medici and Leopold V, Archduke of Austria: Anna de'Medici 1 child: December 30, 1662: Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria: c. 1629, Daughter of Claudia de' Medici and Leopold V, Archduke of ...
Henry was the son of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine, [1] and Claude of Valois, [2] daughter of Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici. [3] His paternal grandparents were Francis I, Duke of Lorraine, and Christina of Denmark. [4] The splendour of his baptism in Bar-le-Duc was recalled by his aunt Margaret of Valois, who was ten at the time. [5]
Henry married Catherine de' Medici, a member of the ruling family of Florence, on 28 October 1533, when they were both fourteen years old. [5] The wedding was officiated by Pope Clement VII, himself a Medici. [5] At this time, Henry's brother Francis was alive and there was little prospect of Henry coming to the throne.
Jacopo or Giacomo Corbinelli (12 December 1535- 1590) was an erudite Italian philologist, who lived the second half of his life in exile in France active as a tutor of the sons of Catherine de' Medici, and who translated secular works from Italian to French, including works by Boccaccio, Dante, and Gucciardini.
Francis II died childless, so his younger brother Charles, then ten years old, succeeded him. On 21 December, the council named Catherine de' Medici, Regent of France. The Guises left the court, while Mary Stuart, Francis II's widow, returned to Scotland. Louis, Prince of Condé, who was jailed and awaiting execution, was freed after some ...
Catherine de' Medici *1519 †1589: Queen consort of France between 1547 and 1559 Cosimo I *1519 †1574: First Grand Duke of Tuscany: Pope Leo XI *1535 †1605:
During the night of 13 September 1575, Alençon fled from the French court after being alienated from his brother King Henry III as they had had some differences. [2] Both Henry III and Catherine de' Medici feared he would join the Protestant rebels. These fears proved well-founded; Francis joined the prince of Condé and his forces in the south.