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Marie de' Medici

Type Figure Region France Time 1575–1642 Also known as Queen Mother Medici

Born into the Medici family of Florence, she married King Henry IV of France in 1600;…

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  1. 1575–1600Florence · TuscanyRaised in the Florentine court and educated in the humanities, she contracted a political marriage with Henry IV in 1600 by proxy.
  2. 1600–1610Paris · FranceShe took up residence in the Louvre and in 1601 bore the dauphin Louis (the future Louis XIII). Under Henry IV she took part in court diplomacy and Medici art patronage; on 13 May 1610 she was crowned queen at Saint-Denis, and the following day Henry IV was assassinated.
  3. 1610–1617Paris · FranceImmediately after Henry IV's assassination she became regent for the young Louis XIII, relying on Concini to handle state affairs; power struggles with nobles and ministers intensified, setting the stage for later French court politics.

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