
Catherine de' Medici, c. 1555
Born on:
13.4.1519
Deceased on:
5.1.1589 of bronchitis
Father:
Lorenzo II. de' Medici (1492-1519), Duke of Urbino
Mother:
Madeleine de La Tour d' Auvergne (1502-1519), daughter of Count Jean III. of Boulogne
Spouse:
King Henry II. of France (1519-1559)
Children:
- her son Francis II., King of France, born on 20.1.1544, deceased on 5.12.1560; since 24.4.1558 married to Mary Stuart (1542-1587), Queen of Scotland, no children (the family-tree of the dynasties of the Tudors and Stuarts is available only in German)
- her daughter Elizabeth, Queen of Spain, born on 2.4.1545, deceased on 3.10.1568 as a consequence of giving birth prematurely; since 21.6.1559 married to Philip II. (1527-1598), King of Spain; two daughters (the family-tree of the dynasties of the French Valois and the Hapsburgs is available only in German)
- her daughter Claude, born on 12.11.1547, deceased on 20.2.1575; since 22.1.1559 married to Charles II. (1543-1608), Duke of Lorraine, the son of Christina of Denmark (the family-tree of the dynasties of the Hapsburgs is available only in German)
- her son Louis, born on 3.2.1549, he survived only for a few weeks
- her son Charles IX., King of France, born on 27.6.1550, deceased on 30.5.1574; since 26.11.1570 married to Elizabeth (1554-1592), daughter of Emperor Maximilian II. (1527-1576) (the family-tree of the dynasties of the French Valois and the Hapsburgs is available only in German)
- her son Henry III., King of France, born on 20.9.1551, he was assassinated on 2.8.1589; since 15.2.1575 married to Louise de Vaudémont (1553-1601), daughter of Nicolas, Count of Vaudemont (1524-1577), no children
- her daughter Marguerite, born on 14.5.1553, deceased on 27.3.1615; married to Henry IV. (1553-1610), King of France (the family-tree of the dynasties of the French Valois and the Bourbons is available only in German)
- her son Hercule-Francis, born on 18.3.1555, deceased on 10.6.1584
- and 10. child: the twins Jeanne and Victor, born on 24.6.1556; Jeanne died on the day of her birth and Victor on 17.8.1556
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Reading Suggestions:
- Maike Vogt-Luerssen: Catherine de' Medici (in German)
- Maike Vogt-Luerssen: Women in the Renaissance – 30 Biographies. Norderstedt 2007 (Biography about Catherine de' Medici with 19 images, pp. 238-253) (in German)
















