Caterina Maria Romola di Lorenzo de Medici was born in Florence ... Charles IX died in 1574 and Catherine's favourite son Henry succeeded as Henry III of France. She continued to play a central ...
Catherine de’ Medici was born a piece on ... To growing public disgust, Henry III had surrounded himself with male ...
When Catherine de’ Medici arrived in France in 1533 ... regarded by some as effete and homosexual, was later crowned Henry III, his use of a fork was still being ridiculed.