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Catherine de' Medici married Henry, Duke of Orléans, the future Henry II of France, in Marseille on 28 October 1533. She gave birth to ten children, of whom four sons and three daughters survived to marriageable age. Three of her sons became kings of France, while two of her daughters married kings and one married a duke.
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 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.
Catherine de' Medici (aged 14) was married to Henry, Duke of Orléans (aged 14), in 1533. Lady Frances Brandon (aged 15/16) was married to Henry Grey, Marquess of Dorset (aged 15/16), in 1533. Catherine Willoughby, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby (aged 14), was married to Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (aged about 49), in 1533.
Maria's uncle Ferdinando I de' Medici became the new Grand Duke of Tuscany and married Christina of Lorraine (granddaughter of the famous Catherine de' Medici, Queen of France) in 1589. Notwithstanding his desire to give an heir to his dynasty, the new Grand Duke gave his orphaned nephew and niece a good education.
Elisabeth de Valois with her husband Philip II of Spain, from Catherine de Medici's Book of Hours. Philip was very attached to Elisabeth, staying close by her side even when she was ill with smallpox. Elisabeth's first pregnancy in 1560 resulted in a stillborn son, [17] followed in 1564 with a miscarriage of twin girls.
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In 1533, Henry married Catherine de' Medici [10] despite opposition to the alliance, since the Medicis were no more than merchant upstarts in the eyes of many in the French court. However, Diane approved of the choice of bride, [ 11 ] to whom she was related (Catherine's maternal grandfather and Diane's paternal grandmother being siblings ...