Caterina Maria Romola di Lorenzo de Medici was ... the age of 14, Catherine's uncle Pope Clement VII arranged her marriage to the duke of Orléans, second son of the king of France.

the year of the wedding between the 14-year-old Catherine de’ Medici (the niece of Pope Clement VII) and the future French king Henry II of France. Catherine was raised in Florence, the ...

Despite his marriage ... the Medici. The boy died shortly afterwards, poisoned by the gold paint on his skin but the papal celebrations went on for days. And Catherine de'Medici, Queen of France ...

Catherine de’ Medici was born a piece on a political ... The bride’s father-in-law, the king of France, was present in the ...

Catherine was born near Madrid in December 1485. She was the daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, whose marriage had united ... Henry was campaigning in France from 1512 to 1514.