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Catherine De Medici

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Personal details and public facts.

Profession
Queen
Died
Jan 5, age 69
Zodiac
Aries
Born in
FlorenceItaly
About
Born into the Italian aristocracy, she became Queen Consort of France upon the 1547 coronation of her husband, Henry II of France. A well-known patron of the arts and architecture, she commissioned the construction of the Tuileries Palace in Paris.
Family
Her marriage to Henry II produced five sons and five daughters. Her three oldest sons -- Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III -- all became Kings of France, and her daughters Elisabeth and Margaret served as Queens of Spain and France, respectively.

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