Description:Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: Regents of Brittany, Catherine de' Medici, Philip II of France, Joan of Navarre, Queen of England, List of Breton consorts, Peter I, Duke of Brittany, Yolande of Dreux, Queen of Scotland, Blanche of Navarre, Duchess of Brittany, Joan of France, Duchess of Brittany, Joanna of Flanders, Isabella of Scotland, Ermengarde of Anjou, Margaret of Huntingdon, Duchess of Brittany, Eudes, Count of Penthievre, Mary of Waltham, Isabella of Castile, Queen of Aragon, Margaret of Foix, Francoise d'Amboise, Joan of Savoy, Guy of Thouars, Hoel II, Duke of Brittany, Constance of Normandy, Margaret of Brittany. Excerpt: Catherine de' Medici (Florence, 13 April 1519 - Chateau de Blois, 5 January 1589) was an Italian noblewoman who was Queen consort of France from 1547 until 1559, as the wife of King Henry II of France. In 1533, at the age of fourteen, Caterina married Henry, second son of King Francis I and Queen Claude of France. Under the gallicised version of her name, Catherine de Medicis, she was Queen consort of France as the wife of King Henry II of France from 1547 to 1559. Throughout his reign, Henry excluded Catherine from participating in state affairs and instead showered favours on his chief mistress, Diane de Poitiers, who wielded much influence over him. Henry's death thrust Catherine into the political arena as mother of the frail fifteen-year-old King Francis II. When he died in 1560, she became regent on behalf of her ten-year-old son King Charles IX and was granted sweeping powers. After Charles died in 1574, Catherine played a key role in the reign of her third son, Henry III. He dispensed with her advice only in the last months of her life. Catherine's three sons reigned in an age of almost constant civil and religious war in France. The problems facing the monarchy were complex and daunting. At first, Catherine com...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Duchesses of Brittany: Regents of Brittany, Catherine de' Medici, Philip II of France, Joan of Navarre, Queen of England. To get started finding Duchesses of Brittany: Regents of Brittany, Catherine de' Medici, Philip II of France, Joan of Navarre, Queen of England, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Duchesses of Brittany: Regents of Brittany, Catherine de' Medici, Philip II of France, Joan of Navarre, Queen of England
Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: Regents of Brittany, Catherine de' Medici, Philip II of France, Joan of Navarre, Queen of England, List of Breton consorts, Peter I, Duke of Brittany, Yolande of Dreux, Queen of Scotland, Blanche of Navarre, Duchess of Brittany, Joan of France, Duchess of Brittany, Joanna of Flanders, Isabella of Scotland, Ermengarde of Anjou, Margaret of Huntingdon, Duchess of Brittany, Eudes, Count of Penthievre, Mary of Waltham, Isabella of Castile, Queen of Aragon, Margaret of Foix, Francoise d'Amboise, Joan of Savoy, Guy of Thouars, Hoel II, Duke of Brittany, Constance of Normandy, Margaret of Brittany. Excerpt: Catherine de' Medici (Florence, 13 April 1519 - Chateau de Blois, 5 January 1589) was an Italian noblewoman who was Queen consort of France from 1547 until 1559, as the wife of King Henry II of France. In 1533, at the age of fourteen, Caterina married Henry, second son of King Francis I and Queen Claude of France. Under the gallicised version of her name, Catherine de Medicis, she was Queen consort of France as the wife of King Henry II of France from 1547 to 1559. Throughout his reign, Henry excluded Catherine from participating in state affairs and instead showered favours on his chief mistress, Diane de Poitiers, who wielded much influence over him. Henry's death thrust Catherine into the political arena as mother of the frail fifteen-year-old King Francis II. When he died in 1560, she became regent on behalf of her ten-year-old son King Charles IX and was granted sweeping powers. After Charles died in 1574, Catherine played a key role in the reign of her third son, Henry III. He dispensed with her advice only in the last months of her life. Catherine's three sons reigned in an age of almost constant civil and religious war in France. The problems facing the monarchy were complex and daunting. At first, Catherine com...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Duchesses of Brittany: Regents of Brittany, Catherine de' Medici, Philip II of France, Joan of Navarre, Queen of England. To get started finding Duchesses of Brittany: Regents of Brittany, Catherine de' Medici, Philip II of France, Joan of Navarre, Queen of England, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.