Catherine de Médicis: Meaning and Definition of

Ca•the•rine de Mé•di•cis

Pronunciation: (kat-rēn du mā-dē-sēs'), [key]
— (Caterina de' Medici)
  1. 1518–89, queen of Henry II of France (mother of Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III).
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