The Medici Queen aka The Devil’s Queen

Historical Perspective

Catherine de’ Medici: A Timeline

April 13, 1519 Caterina de’ Medici is born

October 28, 1533 Caterina marries Henri

January 19, 1544 Catherine’s first son, François, is born

March 31, 1547 King François I dies; his son, Henri, becomes Henri II of France

June 27, 1550 Charles-Maximilien is born

September 19, 1551 Edouard-Alexandre is born

May 14, 1553 Marguerite (Margot) is born

July 10, 1559 Henri dies; his fifteen year-old son, François, becomes François II of France

December 5, 1560 François II dies; his brother, Charles, becomes Charles IX of France

August 18, 1572 Catherine’s daughter, Margot, marries the Huguenot king, Henri of Navarre

August 23, 1572 The St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre begins

May 30, 1574 Charles dies; his brother, Edouard, becomes Henri III of France

January 5, 1589 Catherine dies