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Catherine de Medici 1519–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 April 1519

Birth Location: Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy

Death Date: 5 January 1589

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

Father: Lorenzo MEDICI

Mother: Madeleine Auvergne

Spouse(s): Henri France

Children(s): Jeanne France, Henry Remy, Marguerite Valois, Elisabeth Spain, CLAUDIA LORRAINE, Louis Devalois, Hercule Valois, Victoire France, François France, HENRY FRANCE, Charles France, Diane Devalois, Henri Valois-Angouleme, Bertolet LeROUX

In 1519, Catherine de Medici entered the world in Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy, born to Lorenzo Ii Di Piero De Medici And Madeleine Countess Of Boulogne De La Tour Auvergne. Catherine de Medici married Henri Ii De Valois Angouleme Duc De Bretagne Roi De France, and had children including Bertolet Leroux, Charles De Valois Roi De France, Claudia Duchess Of Lorraine, Diane Devalois, Elisabeth Valois Queen Consort Spain Duchess Of Spain, Francois Ii Francis Francois De Valois Valois Roi De France, Henri Of Valois Angouleme, Henry Henri Valois Saint Remy, Henry King Of France, Hercule Francis De Valois, Jeanne De Valois France, Louis Devalois, Marguerite Queen De Valois, Victoire De Valois Princesse 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

  • In 1519, Catherine de Medici entered the world in Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy, born to Lorenzo Ii Di Piero De Medici And Madeleine Countess Of Boulogne De La Tour Auvergne.
  • Catherine de Medici married Henri Ii De Valois Angouleme Duc De Bretagne Roi De France, and had children including Bertolet Leroux, Charles De Valois Roi De France, Claudia Duchess Of Lorraine, Diane Devalois, Elisabeth Valois Queen Consort Spain Duchess Of Spain, Francois Ii Francis Francois De Valois Valois Roi De France, Henri Of Valois Angouleme, Henry Henri Valois Saint Remy, Henry King Of France, Hercule Francis De Valois, Jeanne De Valois France, Louis Devalois, Marguerite Queen De Valois, Victoire De Valois Princesse 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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Catherine Medici's Ancestors

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Catherine Medici
1519–1589
Birth Place: Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Parents
Lorenzo II Di Piero de MEDICI
1492–1519
Florence, Republic of Florence, Firenze, Toscana, Italie
Madeleine (Countess of Boulogne DE LA Tour) Auvergne
1501–1519
Verberie Sur, Oise, Picardie, France
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Catherine Medici's Descendants

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Catherine (de) Medici (13 April 1519–5 January 1589) m. Henri (II de Valois-Angoulême duc de Bretagne, Roi de) France (31 March 1519–10 July 1559)
  1. 1. Jeanne (De Valois) France 1556–1557
  2. 2. Henry (Henri Valois Saint) Remy 1557–1621
  3. 3. Marguerite (Queen de) Valois 1553–1615
  4. 4. Elisabeth (Valois Queen Consort Spain Duchess of) Spain 1545–1568
  5. 5. CLAUDIA (DUCHESS of) LORRAINE 1547–1575
  6. 6. Louis Devalois 1549–1550
  7. 7. Hercule (Francis De) Valois 1555–1584
  8. 8. Victoire (de Valois princesse de) France 1556–1556
  9. 9. François (II Francis François de Valois Valois Roi de) France 1544–1560
  10. 10. HENRY (KING of) FRANCE 1551–1589
  11. 11. Charles (de Valois roi de) France 1550–1574
  12. 12. Diane Devalois 1538–1619
  13. 13. Henri (of) Valois-Angouleme 1551–1586
  14. 14. Bertolet LeROUX 1530–1590

Catherine Medici's Timeline

2 Records

1519
13 April 1519
Birth of Catherine de Medici in Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
1589
5 January 1589
Age 70
Death of Catherine de Medici in Blois, Departement du Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France
Blois, Departement du Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 April 1519
    Event Place: Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 January 1589
    Event Place: Blois, Departement du Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    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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