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Apr 13, 1519
Birth of Catherine de' Medici
Born in Florence -
Oct 28, 1533
Catherine de' Medici Gets Married
Married Henry, Duke of Orléans in Marseille -
Jan 19, 1544
Catherine de' Medici Gave Birth to a Son
She gave birth to a son whom she named after King Francis -
Jun 15, 1549
Catherine de' Medici became Queen Consort of France
King Francis I died in 1547 Catherine became queen consort of France. -
Jun 27, 1550
Catherine de' Medici gave birth to Charles IX
After having her first son she no longer had trouble with bearing children. -
Sep 19, 1551
Catherine de' Medici gives birth to Henry III
Catherine gave birth to yet another son. -
Mar 18, 1555
Catherine de' Medici gives birth to Francis, Duke of Anjou
Catherine gave birth to another son. -
Jul 10, 1559
King Henry died from Jousting, from that day on Catherine took a broken lance as her emblem.
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. -
Aug 23, 1572
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
On 23 August Charles IX ordered, "Then kill them all! Kill them all!".[96] The thinking was clear. Catherine and her advisers expected a Huguenot uprising to revenge the attack on Coligny. They chose therefore to strike first and wipe out the Huguenot leaders while they were still in Paris after the wedding. -
Death of Catherine de' Medici
Died in Château de Blois, France
