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Catherine De' Medici 1519–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 April 1519

Birth Location: Florence, Firenze, Toscana, Italy

Death Date: 5 January 1589

Death Location: Saint-Denis, Departement de Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France

Father: Duke II

Mother: Madeleine Dauvergne

Spouse(s): King France

Children(s): Elisabeth France, François d'ALENCON, Victoire France, Louis France, Jeanne France, Claude France, Charles France, Henri France, Marguerite France, Francois France

Catherine De' Medici was born in 1519 in Florence, Firenze, Toscana, Italy, the child of Duke Lorenzo Ii De Medici Urbino Ii And Madeleine Countess Boulogne Delatour Dauvergne. Catherine De' Medici married King Henry Ii Of France, and had children including Charles Ix De France, Claude De France, Elisabeth De France, Francois Hercule D Alencon, Francois Ii De France, Henri De France, Jeanne De France, Louis De France, Marguerite De France, Victoire De France. Catherine De' Medici passed away in 1589 in Saint-Denis, Departement de Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France.

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Biography

  • Catherine De' Medici was born in 1519 in Florence, Firenze, Toscana, Italy, the child of Duke Lorenzo Ii De Medici Urbino Ii And Madeleine Countess Boulogne Delatour Dauvergne.
  • Catherine De' Medici married King Henry Ii Of France, and had children including Charles Ix De France, Claude De France, Elisabeth De France, Francois Hercule D Alencon, Francois Ii De France, Henri De France, Jeanne De France, Louis De France, Marguerite De France, Victoire De France.
  • Catherine De' Medici passed away in 1589 in Saint-Denis, Departement de Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Catherine Medici's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Medici
1519–1589
Birth Place: Florence, Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Parents
Duke Lorenzo II De Medici Urbino II
1492–1519
Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Madeleine (Countess Boulogne Delatour) Dauvergne
1501–1519
Verberie Sur, Oise, Picardie, France
Grandparents
Piero (de) Medici
1472–1503
Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Alfonsina Orsini
1472–1520
Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
John (III Count of Auvergne &) Lauraguis
1467–1501
Auvergny, Eure, Normandie, France
Jeanne (Antoinette Philis Victoire Delatour) Dupin
1465–1511
Vendôme, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Great-Grandparents
Lorenzo Medici
1449–1492
Clarice Orsini
1453–1488
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Medici's Descendants

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Catherine (De') Medici (13 April 1519–5 January 1589) m. King (Henry II of) France (31 March 1519–10 July 1559)
  1. 1. Elisabeth (de) France 1545–1568 m. Philip (II Felipe) II 1527–1598
    1. 1. Catherine (Michelle) Habsburg 1567–1597 m. Carlo (Emanuele) Savoy 1562–1630
      1. 1. Tomaso (Francesco Savoy) Carignan 1596–1656 m. Marie (de) Bourbon-Soissons 1606–1692
        1. 1. Prince (François Joseph of Carignano) Savoie 1621–1689 m. Catherine Lejeune 1633–1672
        2. 2. Giuseppe (Emanuele de SOISSONS) (SAVOYEN) 1631–1656
        3. 3. Amedeo (Von) Savoyen-Carignano 1629–
        4. 4. Cristina (Carlotta Von) Savoyen-Carignano 1626–1626
        5. 5. Emanuele (Filiberto Amedeo Von) Savoyen-Carignano 1628–1709
        6. 6. Ferdinando (Von) Savoyen-Carignano 1637–1637
        7. 7. Eugenio (Maurizio Von) Savoyen-Soissons 1635–1673
      2. 2. Isabella (Princess of) Savory 1591–1626
      3. 3. Margherita (Princess of) Savory 1589–1655
      4. 4. Vittorio (Amedeo I Duke of) Savoy 1587–1637
    2. 2. Infant (Daughter) Habsburg 1568–1568
    3. 3. Isabella (Clara Eugenia) Habsburg 1566–1633
    4. 4. Twin (Daughters) Habsburg 1564–1564
  2. 2. François (Hercule) d'ALENCON 1555–1584 m. Elizabeth (I Tudor of) England 1533–1603
  3. 3. Victoire (de) France 1556–1556
  4. 4. Louis (de) France 1549–1550
  5. 5. Jeanne (de) France 1556–1556
  6. 6. Claude (de) France 1547–1575 m. Charles (III 'le Grand' De) Lorraine 1543–1608
    1. 1. François (II De) Lorraine 1572–1632
    2. 2. Antonia (van) Lotharingen 1568–1610
    3. 3. Christine (van) Lotharingen 1565–1637
    4. 4. Elisabeth (van) Lotharingen 1574–1636
    5. 5. Hendrik (II Graaf Van) Lotharingen 1563–1624
    6. 6. Anne (de) Lorraine 1569–1576
    7. 7. Claude (de) Lorraine 1574–1576
    8. 8. Charles (de) Lorraine 1567–1607
  7. 7. Charles (IX de) France 1550–1574 m. Elisabeth (d'AUTRICHE) (HABSBOURG) 1554–1592
    1. 1. Charles ((Légitimé) d'ANGOULÊME) (VALOIS) 1573–1650
    2. 2. Marie (Elisabeth de FRANCE) (VALOIS-ANGOULÊME) 1572–1578
  8. 8. Henri (de) France 1551–1589 m. Louise (of) Lorraine-Vaudemont 1553–1601
  9. 9. Marguerite (de) France 1553–1615 m. Henri (Henri IV Roi de France et De Navarre Capet DE) Bourbon 1553–1610
    1. 1. Alexandre (DE) Bourbon-Vendème 1598–1629
    2. 2. Catherine (Henriette DE) Bourbon-Vendème 1596–1663
    3. 3. César (DE) Bourbon-Vendôme 1594–1665
  10. 10. Francois (II de) France 1544–1560 m. Mary Stuart 1542–1587
    1. 1. Jacques (I) Stuart 1566–1625

Catherine Medici's Timeline

4 Records

1519
13 April 1519
Birth of Catherine De' Medici in Florence, Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Florence, Firenze, Toscana, Italy
1525
26 February 1525
Age 6
Catherine De' Medici was married
None
1533
28 October 1533
Age 14
Catherine De' Medici was married in Marseilles, France
Marseilles, France
1589
5 January 1589
Age 70
Death of Catherine De' Medici in Blois, Departement du Loir-et-Cher, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Blois, Departement du Loir-et-Cher, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 April 1519
    Event Place: Florence, Firenze, Toscana, Italy
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 February 1525
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 October 1533
    Event Place: Marseilles, France
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 January 1589
    Event Place: Blois, Departement du Loir-et-Cher, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint-Denis, Departement de Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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