Born
1519
Died
1589
Nationality
Italian
Events involving Catherine de' Medici (3)
1533
ID: 5156
Catherine de' Medici marries future Henry II of France - will become Queen, mother of three French kings
ID: 5156
1560
ID: 5157
Catherine de' Medici becomes Regent of France - rules for son Charles IX, navigates Wars of Religion
ID: 5157
1572
ID: 5159
August 24, 1572
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre - Catherine de' Medici implicated in killing thousands of Huguenots
ID: 5159