This article is about the Reign character Catherine de' Medici you may be looking for the Historical figure Catherine de' Medici. Catherine is a member of the House of Medici by birth and the House of Valois by marriage. I am surprised that she never did worse. Suspicions of poison abounded, from Catherine to Emperor Charles V.[23] Sebastiano de Montecuccoli confessed under torture to poisoning the Dauphin.[23]. Safe Passage On 18 February 1563, a spy called Poltrot de Méré fired an arquebus into the back of the Duke of Guise, at the siege of Orléans. Pope Clement VII arranged the marriage match between the then Prince Henry, Duke of Orleans and Catherine de Medici, Duchess of Urbino. [67], Catherine looked to further Valois interests by grand dynastic marriages. Characters Aylee • Colin • Tomas • Henry II • Bartos • Cecelia • Cortenza • Francis III • Isobel • Liam • Lord McKenzie • Sarah • The Darkness • Vincent [99] He went into hiding to fast and pray, surrounded by a bodyguard known as "the Forty-five", and left Catherine to sort out the mess. Appears Blunt, 98, 100. Catherine is a member of the House of Medici by birth and the House of Valois by marriage. His designs for the Valois Tapestries celebrate the fêtes, picnics, and mock battles of the "magnificent" entertainments hosted by Catherine. Catherine was born into the extremely wealthy Italian House of Medici in Florence. Catherine also gave patronage to the Ruggeri brothers, who were renowned astrologers, but were also known for their involvement in necromancy and the black arts. The death of Pope Leo in 1521 briefly interrupted Medici power until Cardinal Giulio de' Medici was elected Pope Clement VII in 1523. Catherine de' Medici married Henry, Duke of Orléans, the future Henry II of France, in Marseille on 28 October 1533. From that day, Catherine took a broken lance as her emblem, inscribed with the words "lacrymae hinc, hinc dolor" ("from this come my tears and my pain"), and wore black mourning in memory of Henry.[34]. Francis II became king at the age of fifteen. Catherine insisted on visiting the field herself and when warned of the dangers laughed, "My courage is as great as yours". His troops surprised the rebels and killed many of them on the spot, including the commander, La Renaudie. Appears (See Henry and Catherine. Hoogvliet, Margriet. [36] The English ambassador reported a few days later that "the house of Guise ruleth and doth all about the French king". They depict events held at Fontainebleau in 1564; at Bayonne in 1565 for the summit meeting with the Spanish court; and at the Tuileries in 1573 for the visit of the Polish ambassadors who presented the Polish crown to Catherine's son Henry of Anjou. No Exit Meanwhile, Condé raised an army and in autumn 1560 began attacking towns in the south. Bruises That Lie Succession He sent the Duke of Alba to tell Catherine to scrap the Edict of Amboise and to find punitive solutions to the problem of heresy. [61] The war was ended by the Peace of Longjumeau of 22–23 March 1568, but civil unrest and bloodshed continued. Catherine and Nostradamus Catherine was eventually put into a heated battle against Narcisse for the Regency which she eventually won. Catherine was born in Florence to Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino, and Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne.In 1533 at the age of fourteen, Catherine married Henry, second son of King Francis I and Queen Claude of France.Catherine's marriage was arranged by her uncle Pope Clement VII.Henry excluded Catherine from participating in state affairs and instead showered favors on his chief … Catherine tried to get rid of Diane by telling Henry about her secret plot to have Bash legitimized, by revealing that she is a pagan, and by blackmailing her into leaving or else risk Henry knowing her secret. [119], The musical shows in particular allowed Catherine to express her creative gifts. Mary eventually chose Francis and Catherine was spared from death. The fourteen-year-old couple left their wedding ball at midnight to perform their nuptial duties. (See Catherine and Charles) [144] As a result, some (more extreme) authors[145] believe Catherine to be the creator of the Black Mass, a Satanic inversion of the traditional Catholic Mass, although there is little to prove this aside from Jean Bodin's account in his book De la démonomanie des sorciers. Enjoy low warehouse prices on name-brands products delivered to your door. In Banished, it was discovered that Diane was responsible for the deaths of Catherine's twins, and she was later murdered by the Queen because of this. Historian Frances Yates has called her "a great creative artist in festivals. The Florentine people called her duchessina ("the little duchess"), in deference to her unrecognised claim to the Duchy of Urbino. 'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); https://reign-cw.fandom.com/wiki/Catherine_de%27_Medici?oldid=67925. The Spanish ambassador told Philip II that the abscess was about to burst.[101]. Pilot One of her first acts was to force Diane de Poitiers to hand over the crown jewels and return the Château de Chenonceau to the crown. She reconciled with her son Francis before he died. [141] Entertaining individuals that appeared to subvert the natural religious order during the most intense period of witch hunting[142] and a time of great religious conflict was therefore an easy way to arouse suspicion. Hearts and Minds Jeanne replied: "Pardon me if, reading that, I want to laugh, because you want to relieve me of a fear that I've never had. However, three months after his coronation at Wawel Cathedral, Henry abandoned that throne and returned to France in order to become king of France. She never remarried. RESALE. 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