Catherine de' Medici

Full name
	Caterina Maria Romula de' Medici

Catherine de' Medici
Catherine de' Medici
	Portrait attributed to François Clouet, c. 1555
Queen consort of France
Tenure	31 March 1547 – 10 July 1559
Coronation	10 June 1549
Born	13 April 1519; Florence, Republic of Florence
Died	5 January 1589 (aged 69); Château de Blois, Kingdom of France
Burial	Saint-Sauveur, Blois. Reburied at Saint-Denis in 1610.
Spouse	Henry II of France; (m. 1533; died 1559)
Issue	Francis II, King of France; Elisabeth, Queen of Spain; Claude, Duchess of Lorraine; Louis, Duke of Orléans; Charles IX, King of France; Henry III, King of France; Margaret, Queen of France; Francis, Duke of Anjou; Joan; Victoria;
Full name
Full name
	Caterina Maria Romula de' Medici
House	Medici
Father	Lorenzo de’ Medici, Duke of Urbino
Mother	Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne

Catherine de' Medici (Italian: Caterina de Medici, pronounced [kateˈriːna de ˈmɛːditʃi]; French: Catherine de Médicis, pronounced [katʁin də medisis]; 13 April 1519 – 5 January 1589), was the wife of Henry II of France.

Catherine was the daughter of Lorenzo II de' Medici. She was born in Florence, Italy. She was born Caterina Maria Romula de' Medici.

Catherine was married to Henry II of France when she was 14 years old. Their children were:

Catherine is buried in the Saint Denis Basilica.

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