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Regency of Marie de' Medici

Type Event Region France Time 1610–1617

After Henry IV's assassination, Marie de' Medici served as regent for the underage Louis XIII, controlling the privy council and finances while relyi…

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  1. 1610–1612Paris · FranceAfter Henry IV's death, the parlement confirmed the regency of Marie de' Medici; she reorganized the privy council and appointed her favorite Concini chief minister, beginning to govern through Italian confidants.
  2. 1612–1615Paris · FranceThe regency government pursued marriage alliances with the Spanish Habsburgs and raised taxes to cover court expenses; great nobles and the Huguenots grew increasingly dissatisfied, tensions sharpening further after Louis XIII came of age in 1614.

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