Catherine de’ Medici

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Catherine de’ Medici was a powerful 16th-century queen and regent of France whose political maneuvering and religious policies made her a central and controversial figure in the French Wars of Religion.

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instanceOf 16th-century French politician ⓘ
Historical figure ⓘ
Member of the House of Medici ⓘ
Queen consort of France ⓘ
Regent of France ⓘ
associatedWithEvent French Wars of Religion ⓘ
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre ⓘ
surface form: St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
birthDate 1519-04-13 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Francis, Duke of Anjou ⓘ
Henry III of France ⓘ
Margaret of Valois ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France ⓘ
deathDate 1589-01-05 ⓘ
deathPlace Blois ⓘ
Château de Blois ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
era Renaissance ⓘ
familyName House of Medici ⓘ
surface form: de’ Medici
father Lorenzo de’ Medici, Duke of Urbino ⓘ
fullName Caterina Maria Romula de’ Medici ⓘ
givenName Caterina ⓘ
house House of Valois ⓘ
surface form: House of Valois (by marriage)
languageSpoken French ⓘ
Italian ⓘ
mother Madeleine de La Tour d’Auvergne ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Medici ⓘ
notableFor Political influence during the French Wars of Religion ⓘ
Religious policies toward Catholics and Huguenots ⓘ
Role in governing France under her sons ⓘ
politicalAlignment Royalist ⓘ
positionHeld Marie Leszczyńska ⓘ
surface form: Queen consort of France

Queen mother of France ⓘ
Regent of France ⓘ
predecessorAsQueenConsort Eleanor of Austria ⓘ
regencyEnd 1563 ⓘ
regencyStart 1560 ⓘ
reignAsQueenConsortEnd 1559 ⓘ
reignAsQueenConsortStart 1547 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
spouse Henry II of France ⓘ
successorAsQueenConsort Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ
title Mary of Waltham, Duchess of Brittany ⓘ
surface form: Duchess of Brittany (consort)

Queen of France ⓘ
usedFor Consolidation of Valois dynasty power ⓘ

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French Wars of Religion → keyFigure → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
Ristorante Caterina de’ Medici → namedAfter → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre → associatedPerson → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
this entity surface form: Catherine de' Medici
Medici court in Florence → hasNotableMember → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
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Gaspard II de Coligny → associatedWith → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
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French Renaissance → notableFigure → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
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Charles IX of France → mother → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
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Charles IX of France → regent → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
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Massacre of Vassy → associatedWith → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
this entity surface form: Catherine de' Medici
Jeanne d’Albret → opponent → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
House of Valois → notableMember → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
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Tuileries Palace → commissionedBy → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
Tuileries Palace → builtFor → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
House of Guise → associatedWithMonarch → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
this entity surface form: Catherine de' Medici
Francis II of France → mother → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
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Henry II of France → spouse → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
this entity surface form: Catherine de' Medici
Henry III of France → mother → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
this entity surface form: Catherine de' Medici
Tuileries Garden → createdFor → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
this entity surface form: Catherine de' Medici
Elisabeth of Valois → mother → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
this entity surface form: Catherine de' Medici
Colloquy of Poissy → convenedBy → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
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Colloquy of Poissy → organizedBy → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
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Colloquy of Poissy → hasParticipant → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
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Colloquy of Poissy → presidedOverBy → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
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Queen Margot → mainCharacter → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
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Queen Margot → historicalFigureDepicted → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
this entity surface form: Catherine de' Medici
The Forty-Five Guardsmen → featuresHistoricalFigure → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
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House of Medici → member → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
this entity surface form: Catherine de' Medici
The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women → criticizes → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
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Benvenuto Cellini → patron → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
this entity surface form: Catherine de' Medici
Gabriel de Montgomery → associatedWith → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
Peace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1570) → signatory → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
this entity surface form: Catherine de' Medici
Ferdinando I de' Medici → child → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
this entity surface form: Caterina de' Medici
Château de Chenonceau → notableOwner → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
this entity surface form: Catherine de Medici
Château de Chenonceau → associatedWith → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
this entity surface form: Catherine de Medici
Primaticcio → patron → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
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Philibert de l'Orme → employer → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
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Margaret of Valois → mother → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
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Margaret of Valois → associatedWith → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
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Pierre de Ronsard → patron → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
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Charles Maximilian → mother → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
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Charles Maximilian → regency → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
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Edict of Saint-Germain (1562) → issuedBy → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
Edict of Saint-Germain (1562) → regentDuringIssuance → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
Cardinal of Lorraine → closeAdvisorTo → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
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Germain Pilon → employer → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
Germain Pilon → patron → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
Hôtel des Tournelles → demolishedBy → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
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Diane de Poitiers → successorAsRoyalFavorite → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
Diane de Poitiers → conflictWith → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France → associatedWith → Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
this entity surface form: Catherine de' Medici