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| succession1 = [[List of Mantuan consorts|Duchess of Mantua]] and [[List of consorts of Montferrat|Montferrat]]
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| spouse = [[Ferdinand, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat]]
| spouse = [[Ferdinand, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat]]
| issue =
| issue =
| house = [[House of Medici]]<br>[[House of Gonzaga]]
| house = [[House of Medici]]
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| date of birth = {{Birth date|1593|05|02|df=y}}
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| place of birth = [[Palazzo Pitti]], [[Florence]], [[Grand Duchy of Tuscany|Tuscany]]
| place of birth = [[Palazzo Pitti]], [[Florence]], [[Grand Duchy of Tuscany|Tuscany]]
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| place of death = [[Siena]], Tuscany
| place of death = [[Siena]], Tuscany
| place of burial = [[Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence|Basilica of San Lorenzo]], Florence {{coord|43.774991|11.253659|display=inline,title}}
| place of burial = [[Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence|Basilica of San Lorenzo]], Florence {{coord|43.774991|11.253659|display=inline,title}}
| father = [[Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany]]
| father = [[Ferdinando I, Grand Duke of Tuscany]]
| mother = [[Christina of Lorraine]]
| mother = [[Christina of Lorraine]]
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'''Catherine de' Medici''' (2 May 1593{{Ndash}} 17 April 1629) was [[List of Mantuan consorts|Duchess of Mantua]] and [[List of consorts of Montferrat|Montferrat]] as the second wife of [[Ferdinand, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat|Duke Ferdinando]] and Goveror of Siena from 1627. She was the second daughter of [[Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany|Grand Duke Ferdinando I of Tuscany]] and his wife [[Christina of Lorraine]]. She had no issue.<Ref name=Young387/>
'''Caterina de' Medici''' (2 May 1593{{Ndash}} 17 April 1629) was [[List of Mantuan consorts|Duchess of Mantua]] and [[List of consorts of Montferrat|Montferrat]] as the second wife of [[Ferdinand, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat|Duke Ferdinando]] and Goveror of Siena from 1627. She was the second daughter of [[Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany|Grand Duke Ferdinando I of Tuscany]] and his wife [[Christina of Lorraine]]. She had no issue.<Ref name=Young387/>


==Biography==
==Biography==

The second daughter and third child of Grand Duke Ferdinando I and Christina of Lorraine, Catherine, named after [[Catherine de' Medici|the eponymous Queen of France]], was born in [[Florence]] on 2 May 1593. Catherine was considered as a potential spouse to [[Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales]], heir to the three Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, but his Anglican religion presented an insurmountable barrier. Nevertheless, she married in 1617 Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Monteferrat; the marriage, however, was childless. Upon being made a widow in 1626, she returned to Tuscany. Her nephew, [[Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany|Grand Duke Ferdinando II]], created her Governess of Siena in 1627, where she died of [[smallpox]] two years later.<ref>Young, p 530</ref> In later life, Catherine garnered a reputation for intense piety.<Ref name=Young387>Young, p 387</ref> Historian Colonel G.F. Young asserts that she bore a striking resemblance to her brother [[Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany|Cosimo II]] and sister [[Claudia de' Medici|Claudia]].<Ref name=Young387/> She was interred in the Medicean necropolis, [[Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence|the Basilica of San Lorenzo]].<Ref name=Young387/>
The second daughter and third child of Grand Duke Ferdinando I and Christina of Lorraine, Caterina, named after [[Catherine de' Medici|the eponymous Queen of France]], was born in [[Florence]] on 2 May 1593. Caterina was considered as a potential spouse to [[Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales]], heir to the three Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, but his Anglican religion presented an insurmountable barrier. Nevertheless, she married in 1617 Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Monteferrat; the marriage, however, was childless. Upon being made a widow in 1626, she returned to Tuscany. Her nephew, [[Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany|Grand Duke Ferdinando II]], created her Governess of Siena in 1627, where she died of [[smallpox]] two years later.<ref>Young, p 530</ref> In later life, Caterina garnered a reputation for intense piety.<Ref name=Young387>Young, p 387</ref> Historian Colonel G.F. Young asserts that she bore a striking resemblance to her brother [[Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany|Cosimo II]] and sister [[Claudia de' Medici|Claudia]].<Ref name=Young387/> She was interred in the Medicean necropolis, [[Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence|the Basilica of San Lorenzo]].<Ref name=Young387/>

==Titles, styles, honours and arms==
===Titles and styles===

*'''2 May 1593 - 16 February 1617''' ''Her Highness'' Caterina de' Medici
*'''16 February 1617 – 29 October 1626''' ''Her Highness'' The Duchess of Mantua
*'''29 October 1626 - 1627''' ''Her Highness'' The Dowager Duchess of Mantua
*'''1627 - 17 April 1629''' ''Her Highness'' The Governor of Siena


==Ancestors==
==Ancestors==
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Revision as of 21:22, 7 December 2010

Caterina de' Medici
A black-haired lady in her twenties wears a white, gold emroidered gown crowned with a ruff. A string of pearls dangles from her neck.
Duchess of Mantua and Montferrat
Tenure16 February 1617– October 29, 1626
Governor of Siena
Tenure1627 – 17 April 1629
Burial
Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence 43°46′30″N 11°15′13″E / 43.774991°N 11.253659°E / 43.774991; 11.253659
SpouseFerdinand, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat
HouseHouse of Medici
FatherFerdinando I, Grand Duke of Tuscany
MotherChristina of Lorraine

Caterina de' Medici (2 May 1593– 17 April 1629) was Duchess of Mantua and Montferrat as the second wife of Duke Ferdinando and Goveror of Siena from 1627. She was the second daughter of Grand Duke Ferdinando I of Tuscany and his wife Christina of Lorraine. She had no issue.[1]

Biography

The second daughter and third child of Grand Duke Ferdinando I and Christina of Lorraine, Caterina, named after the eponymous Queen of France, was born in Florence on 2 May 1593. Caterina was considered as a potential spouse to Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, heir to the three Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, but his Anglican religion presented an insurmountable barrier. Nevertheless, she married in 1617 Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Monteferrat; the marriage, however, was childless. Upon being made a widow in 1626, she returned to Tuscany. Her nephew, Grand Duke Ferdinando II, created her Governess of Siena in 1627, where she died of smallpox two years later.[2] In later life, Caterina garnered a reputation for intense piety.[1] Historian Colonel G.F. Young asserts that she bore a striking resemblance to her brother Cosimo II and sister Claudia.[1] She was interred in the Medicean necropolis, the Basilica of San Lorenzo.[1]

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 2 May 1593 - 16 February 1617 Her Highness Caterina de' Medici
  • 16 February 1617 – 29 October 1626 Her Highness The Duchess of Mantua
  • 29 October 1626 - 1627 Her Highness The Dowager Duchess of Mantua
  • 1627 - 17 April 1629 Her Highness The Governor of Siena

Ancestors

Family of Caterina de' Medici, Governor of Siena
16. Giovanni de' Medici il Popolano
8. Giovanni dalle Bande Nere
17. Caterina Sforza
4. Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
18. Jacopo Salviati
9. Maria Salviati
19. Lucrezia de' Medici
2. Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
20. Fadrique Alvarez de Toledo
10. Pedro Álvarez de Toledo
21. Isabel de Zúñiga y Pimentel
5. Eleonora di Toledo
22. Luis Pimentel y Pacheco
11. Maria Osorio Pimentel,
Marchioness of Villafranca del Bierzo
23. Juana Osorio y Bazán
1. Caterina de' Medici
24. Antoine, Duke of Lorraine
12. Francis I, Duke of Lorraine
25. Renée of Bourbon-Montpensier
6. Charles III, Duke of Lorraine
26. Christian II of Denmark
13. Christina of Denmark
27. Isabella of Austria
3. Christina of Lorraine
28. Francis I of France
14. Henry II of France
29. Claude of France
7. Claude of Valois
30. Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino
15. Catherine de' Medici
31. Madeleine de la Tour d'Auvergne

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d Young, p 387
  2. ^ Young, p 530

Bibliography

  • Young, G.F.: The Medici: Volume II, John Murray, London, 1920
Caterina de' Medici, Governor of Siena
Born: 2 May 1593 Died: 17 April 1629
Italian royalty
Preceded by Duchess of Mantua
1617–1626 		Succeeded by
Duchess of Montferrat
1617–1626
Political offices
Preceded by Governor of Siena
1627–1629 		Succeeded by
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