(Caterina de' Medici) 1518–89, queen of Henry II of France. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: ...
Catherine de' Medici was married to the French King Henry II (1519– 1559) and was mother and regent (one who governs a kingdom in the absence of the real ruler) of three other kings—Francis II (1544–1560), Charles IX (1550–1574), and Henry III (1551–1589). She had great ...
Catherine de' Medici(dĕ mĕdˈĭchē, Ital. dā mĕˈdēchē), 1519–89, queen of France, daughter of Lorenzo de' Medici, duke of Urbino. She was married (1533) to the duc d'Orléans, later King Henry II. Neglected during the reign of her husband and that of her eldest ...
Henry II, king of France (1547-1559), husband of Catherine de' Medici and father ofFrancis II of France, died prematurely following a tournament in the Place des Tournelles in Paris, now the Place des Vosges.The queenruled through her three sons for many years without ever putting aside ...
The "infertility" of Catherine de Medici and its influence on 16th century France. The Canadian Journal of Urology. 2009;16(2):4584-4588. Objective: Catherine de Medici, queen consort of King Henry II of France, was a powerful woman at a time when power for her sex was determined by ...
aIn 1533, when Catherine de Medici left Italy to marry the future King Henry Ⅱof France, she took her cooks with her. They made desserts the French had never tasted before. Among them was “ice cream”. For each day of the wedding festivities Catherine’s cooks prepared a different ...
The rebels surrendered on August 12, 1530, paving the way for a newly freed Catherine to join her uncle, PopeClement VII, in Rome. There, the Medici pope began making plans for his niece’s future. He eventually settled on a match with Henry, Duke of Orléans, the second son of French...
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