Catherine de' Medici
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Catherine de' Medici — Catherine de Medici, attributed to François Clouet, c. 1555 Queen consort of France Reign 31 March 1547 – 10 July 1559 … Wikipedia
Catherine de' Medici — • Born 13 April, 1519; died 5 January, 1589; she was the daughter of Lorenzo de Medici (II), Duke of Urbino, and Madeleine de la Tour d Auvergne who, by her mother, Catherine of Bourbon, was related to the royal house of France Catholic… … Catholic encyclopedia
Catherine de' Medici — see MEDICI2 Catherine de … English World dictionary
Catherine de' Medici — (1519 1589) (Catherine de Médicis) queen of France one of the most influential queens of France and mother of the last three Valois kings, Catherine de Medici was born in Florence, italy, the great granddaughter of Lorenzo de Medici (the… … France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present
Catherine de’ Medici — (1519–89) Monarch and Politician. Catherine was from a noble Florentine family and was related to Pope Clement VII. She was married to King Henry II of France and became Regent on her husband’s death. France at that time was embroiled in… … Who’s Who in Christianity
Catherine de' Medici's patronage of the arts — made a significant contribution to the French Renaissance. Catherine was inspired by the example of her father in law, King Francis I of France (reigned 1515–1547), who had hosted the leading artists of Europe at his court. As a young woman, she… … Wikipedia
Catherine de' Medici's building projects — included the Valois chapel at Saint Denis, the Tuileries Palace, and the Hôtel de la Reine in Paris, and extensions to the château of Chenonceau, near Blois. Born in 1519 in Florence to an Italian father and a French mother, Catherine de Medici… … Wikipedia
Catherine de' Medici's court festivals — Ball at the Court of Henri III (detail), Franco Flemish school, c. 1582. Catherine de Medici s court festivals were a series of lavish and spectacular entertainments, sometimes called magnificences , laid on by Catherine de Medici, the queen… … Wikipedia
Catherine de' Medici — /ˈkæθrən də mɛˈditʃi/ (say kathruhn duh me deechee) noun See Medici family …
Descendants of Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici — The Praying figures of Henry II of France and his wife, Catherine De Medici, Funerary Monument, created by Francesco Primaticcio who appointed Germain Pilon as sculptor, commissionned by Catherine de Medici at the death of Henry II, completed in… … Wikipedia
