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Portrait of Catherine de' Medici

Catherine de' Medici

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Queen Regent · 1519 – 1589

Catherine de' Medici was the Italian-born queen consort and regent of France who governed the kingdom through three of her sons' reigns, navigated the devastating Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots, and shaped French politics for thirty years.

  • Queen regent of France
  • Wars of Religion