Catherine de Medici, Queen
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 23 April 1519 (greg.) at 05:04 (= 05:04 AM ) | ||
| Place | Florence, Italy, 43n46, 11e15 | ||
| Timezone | LMT m11e15 (is local mean time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   01°47'   10°20 Asc. 28°58'
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Biography
Italian-French royalty, the daughter of Lorenzo, Duke of Urbino and Madeleine de la Tour. She married Henri, duc d'Orleans on 10/28/1533 and became Queen of France when Henri took the throne in 1547; ten kids. Born into a powerful family, she never questioned her right to be hedonistic and cruel.
At Henri's death, he was succeeded by 15-year-old Francis II in 1559; he died a year later. Charles IX, then ten, took the throne till 1574 when the immoral weakling Henri III took the throne at age 23, 1574. Catherine, the mother of three kings, held power through her sons for whom, some accounts say, she had "an abnormal relationship and affection."
She died of pneumonia 1/05/1589, Blois, France.
Relationships
- child relationship with Charles IX, King of France (born 7 July 1550 (greg.))
- spouse relationship with Henri II, King of France (born 10 April 1519 (greg.))
- child relationship with Marguerite II, Queen of France (born 24 May 1553 (greg.))
- child relationship with Henri III, King of France (born 29 September 1551 (greg.))
Events
- Death by Disease 5 January 1589 (greg.) (Pneumonia, age 69)
- Relationship : Marriage 28 October 1533 (greg.) (Henri, duc d'Orleans)
- Work : Gain social status 1547 (greg.) (Henri took the throne)
Source Notes
Fagan in AA 2/70 gives "recorded as sunrise." Martin Harvey in Nativitas I says, "No historic evidence has been found." Garicus gave 4:38 AM and Giuntini, 5:23 AM. NN No.537 gives 4:30 AM. PC Q. NN No.537 for 4:00 AM. Holliday quotes two different biographies for 11:00 AM.
Categories
- Notable : Famous : Royal family (France-Italy)
- Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3 (Ten)
- Family : Relationship : Widowed (King Henri)
- Family : Relationship : Mate - Noted (King Henri of France)
- Notable : Book Collection : Profiles Of Women
- Traits : Personality : Aggressive/ brash (Powerful, dominant)
