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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.
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Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici, Pope Clement VII, by Sebastiano del Piombo, c.1531. Clement called Catherine's betrothal to Henry of Orléans "the greatest match in the world".
Catherine and Henry's marriage, painted seventeen years after the event
Henry, Duke of Orléans, by Corneille de Lyon. During his childhood, Henry spent almost four and a half years as a hostage in Spain, an ordeal that marked him for life, leaving him introverted and gloomy.![Catherine de' Medici (age 30s), as queen consort of France (1550s). Portrait at the Uffizi Gallery. As Catherine approached 40 years of age, a Venetian envoy essayed his impression: "Her mouth is too large and her eyes too prominent and colourless for beauty [...] but a very distinguished-looking woman, with a shapely figure, a beautiful skin and exquisitely shaped hands."](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/KatharinavonMedici.jpg/500px-KatharinavonMedici.jpg)
Catherine de' Medici (age 30s), as queen consort of France (1550s). Portrait at the Uffizi Gallery. As Catherine approached 40 years of age, a Venetian envoy essayed his impression: "Her mouth is too large and her eyes too prominent and colourless for beauty [...] but a very distinguished-looking woman, with a shapely figure, a beautiful skin and exquisitely shaped hands."
Silver jeton of Catherine de'Médici
"Brazilian ball" for Henry II and Catherine de' Medici in Rouen, 1 October 1550, a precursor to the creation of France Antarctique in Brazil![Francis II of France, by François Clouet, 1560. Francis found the crown so heavy at his coronation that four nobles had to hold it in place as he walked up the steps to his throne.[42]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/FrancoisII.jpg/1280px-FrancoisII.jpg)
Francis II of France, by François Clouet, 1560. Francis found the crown so heavy at his coronation that four nobles had to hold it in place as he walked up the steps to his throne.[42]In their orbit 13
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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.
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Lived 1556 to 1556 · aged 0
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