Catherine de' Medici
Catherine de' Medici (1519–89) Queen of France, wife of Henry II and daughter of Lorenzo de'
Medici. She exerted considerable political influence after her husband's and first son's deaths in 1559. In 1560 she became regent for her second son,
Charles IX, and remained principal adviser until his death (1574). Her initial tolerance of the
Huguenots turned to enmity at the beginning of the French Wars of
Religion. Her concern for preserving the power of the monarchy led to a dependence on the Catholic House of
Guise, whose growing power she failed to control. Fearing the decline of her power at court, due to the rise of the Huguenot leader Gaspard de Coligny, she planned the
Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre (1572). When her third son,
Henry III, acceded in 1574, her effectiveness in policy-making had been compromised.
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Catherine de Medici.(Book Review)
Newspaper article from: Reviewer's Bookwatch; 5/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; Catherine de Medici Leonie Frieda Phoenix...mistaken and bigoted and that Catherine de Medici was, in fact, a remarkably...succeeds in her purpose. Catherine may have been a merchant...the rich and powerful Medici family, which traced...
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Catherine de Medici: a Biography.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: History Today; 10/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; Catherine de Medici A Biography Leonie Frieda Weidenfeld...Leonie Frieda's new biography of Catherine de' Medici, we have an opportunity to recall...s declared aim is to present Catherine de' Medici, (who loses the apostrophe in...
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Catherine de' Medici.
Magazine article from: Calliope; 4/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...April 13, 1519, Catherine de' Medici was orphaned three...In 1530, when Medici forces took control...11-year-old Catherine became a celebrity...like most of the Medici." Once again, Catherine was essentially alone...
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The queen mother who really ruled Catherine de Medici was mother to three kings of France, and exercised more power than any of them in the religious turmoil of the 16th century, says Blair Worden Catherine de Medici by Leonie Frieda Weidenfeld & Nicolson, pounds 20, 440 pp pounds 18 ( pounds 2.25 p&p) 0870 155 7222
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 1/11/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...posterity identifies Catherine de Medici, the Queen Mother...the realm. For Catherine - though in her...daughter of the Medici ruler to whom Machiavelli...conciliation. As ruler Catherine was defeated by...arranged by the Medici pope Clement VII...
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Weekend: Books - Only a woman of her time; Catherine de Medici: a biography by Leonie Frieda, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, pounds 20.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 1/17/2004; 700+ words
; ...notorious of all is Catherine de Medici, wife of Henry II. Through her, the Medici name became synonymous...violence and debauchery. Catherine herself has been placed...further from the truth. Catherine de Medici is Leonie Frieda...
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Meyer, Carolyn. Duchessina, a novel of Catherine de Medici.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Kliatt; 7/1/2007; ; 601 words
; ...Carolyn. Duchessina, a novel of Catherine de Medici. Harcourt. 261p. c2007...work. To tell the story of Catherine de Medici's childhood and young adulthood...there and in the papacy, and Catherine de Medici's connection to France...
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About Catherine De Medici.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 5/1/2006; 498 words
; 0865274843 About Catherine de Medici. Balzac, Honore de. Howard Fertig...Catholic warfare and espionage of Catherine's time. In The Ruggeri's Secret...predict a future in which none like Catherine will exist. The result is rather...
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Books: Poisoner, papist and foreign pup Has one of history's most malevolent queens been defamed all along? Sarah Dunant can't exonerate Madame La Serpente; Catherine de Medici: A biography By Leonie Frieda WEIDENFELD pounds 20 pounds 18 (+ pounds 2.25 P&P PER ORDER) 0870 800 1122
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 2/8/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...fiction can imagine. The life of Catherine de Medici is a classic example. Born into...much more, history has blamed Catherine. Reviled as a foreign bitch...game of the period and young Catherine was one its more important pawns...
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Spurs and slurs Profile The Gymkhana Mother Palpitating with pushiness, she makes Catherine de Medici seem like a no-hoper. But would she really poison her rivals' ponies? William Langley investigates
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 11/11/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...little darling Theodora comes home with a rosette." Ambitious? A win-at-all-cost gymkhana mother makes Catherine de Medici look like a no-hoper. "You hear of everything from bottles of champagne arriving at the judges' table to offers...
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'I was on a CRAVEN QUEST FOR OBLIVION'; Leonie Frieda had it all: a perfect marriage, children and a successful career. But she lost everything as she succumbed to drug addiction. Here she tells how she was inspired to fight back by Catherine de Medici - the subject of her acclaimed biography.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 3/28/2004; 700+ words
; ...LEONIE FRIEDA Not many people would admit to having Catherine de Medici as their role model or pinup. She was certainly no...main line of the powerful Medici family of Florence, Catherine was orphaned at birth, imprisoned in childhood, and...
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Catherine de' Medici
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Catherine de' Medici Catherine de' Medici (1519-1589) was a Machiavellian politician, wife of Henry II of France, and later regent for her three feeble sons at the twilight of the Valois dynasty, who authorized the killing of French Protestants...
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Medici, Catherine De'
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
MEDICI, CATHERINE DE' MEDICI, CATHERINE DE'. Orphaned soon after her birth in Florence, Catherine de' Medici (1519 – 1589) inherited the wealth and theatrical style of her grandfather, Lorenzo the Magnificent, the most notable...
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Medici, Catherine de'
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
Catherine de' Medici Born: April 13, 1519...Italian-born politician Catherine de' Medici was married to the French...in 1572. Early life Catherine was born in 1519 to a...Italian prince from the Medici family. Her mother died...
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Catherine de'Medici
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Catherine de'Medici (1519–89), Queen-Consort of France from 1547 and Queen-Mother from 1559. In the wars of religion she at first...
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Medici, Catherine de
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Medici, Catherine de (1519–89) Queen of France. The wife of Henry II of France, Catherine ruled as regent (1560–74) during the minority reigns of their three sons, Francis II (reigned 1559–60), Charles...
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