Caterina Maria Romula de’ Medici

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French political figure Italian noblewoman human member of the House of Medici queen consort of France queen mother of France regent of France

Caterina Maria Romula de’ Medici, better known as Catherine de’ Medici, was a 16th-century Italian-born queen consort and later queen mother of France who wielded significant political influence during the turbulent Wars of Religion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French political figure ⓘ
Italian noblewoman ⓘ
human ⓘ
member of the House of Medici ⓘ
queen consort of France ⓘ
queen mother of France ⓘ
regent of France ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty House of Valois ⓘ
surface form: Valois dynasty
associatedWithEvent French Wars of Religion ⓘ
birthDate 1519-04-13 ⓘ
birthName Caterina Maria Romula de’ Medici self-link ⓘ
birthPlace Florence ⓘ
Republic of Florence ⓘ
burialPlace Basilica of Saint-Denis ⓘ
child Charles IX of France ⓘ
Claude of France, Duchess of Lorraine ⓘ
Elizabeth of Valois ⓘ
Francis II of France ⓘ
Henry III of France ⓘ
Margaret of Valois ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Florence ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
deathDate 1589-01-05 ⓘ
deathPlace Blois ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
familyName Medici family ⓘ
surface form: Medici
father Lorenzo de’ Medici, Duke of Urbino ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
givenName Caterina ⓘ
house House of Medici ⓘ
languageSpoken French ⓘ
Italian ⓘ
marriedInto House of Valois ⓘ
monarchConsortOf Henry II of France ⓘ
mother Madeleine de La Tour d’Auvergne ⓘ
name Caterina Maria Romula de’ Medici self-link ⓘ
Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
notableFor political influence during the French Wars of Religion ⓘ
role in governing France under her sons ⓘ
positionHeld Queen consort of France ⓘ
Queen mother of France ⓘ
Regent of France ⓘ
regencyPeriodEnd 1563 ⓘ
regencyPeriodStart 1560 ⓘ
reignAsQueenConsortEnd 1559 ⓘ
reignAsQueenConsortStart 1547 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
spouse Henry II of France ⓘ

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Catherine de’ Medici → fullName → Caterina Maria Romula de’ Medici ⓘ
Caterina Maria Romula de’ Medici → name → Caterina Maria Romula de’ Medici self-link ⓘ
Caterina Maria Romula de’ Medici → birthName → Caterina Maria Romula de’ Medici self-link ⓘ