Catherine de Medici

By cwilkerson16
  • Apr 13, 1519

    Catherine de Medici was born.

    Catherine de Medici was born.
    On April 13 1519 Catherine de Medici was born in Florence.
  • Dec 1, 1533

    Getting Married

    Getting Married
    Catherine and Henry get married when she was only 14 years old.
  • Jun 1, 1547

    Ruler!

    Ruler!
    Henry then became king and Catherine was Queen.
  • Jun 27, 1550

    Biirthday!

    Biirthday!
    Charles IX was born
  • Sep 19, 1551

    Birthday

    Henry III was born.
  • Mar 18, 1555

    Birthday!!!!

    Birthday!!!!
    Francis was born!
  • Apr 3, 1559

    Peace

    Peace
    Henry signed the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis with the Holy Roman Empire and England, ending a long period of Italian wars.
  • Dec 1, 1559

    Henrys Death

    Henrys Death
    Henry's death. Which meant Catherine would no longer be the Queen. This made Catherine the mother of King Francis II.
  • Aug 20, 1560

    :)

    :)
    Catherine and the chancellor advocated this policy to an assembly of notables at Fontainebleau.
  • Dec 1, 1560

    Francis' Death

    Francis' Death
    Francis II dies and Catherine become regent on behalf of her 10 year old son King Charles IX and was granted powers.
  • Feb 18, 1563

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    a spy called Poltrot de Méré fired an arquebus into the back of the Duke of Guise, at the siege of Orléans.
  • Dec 1, 1572

    Catherine was Blamed

    Catherine was Blamed
    she came to be blamed for the excessive persecutions carried out under her sons' rule, in particular for the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre of 1572, in which thousands of Huguenots were killed in Paris and throughout France.
  • Dec 1, 1574

    King Charles' Death

    King Charles' Death
    King Charles IX died and it left Henry III with the power. Catherine played a big role in the reign of Henry III.

  • Catherine's Death

    Catherine's Death
    She passed away on January 5th 1589 in France.

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    At this time Catherine was rebuired at Saint-Denis.