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Catherine de Medicis

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Cath·e·rine de Mé·di·cis  (kthr-n d m-d-ss, kthrn, kät-rn) or Catherine de' Me·di·ci (md-ch, md-) 1519-1589.
Queen of France as the wife of Henry II and regent during the minority (1560-1563) of her son Charles IX. She continued to wield power until the end of Charles's reign (1574).
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Noun1.Catherine de Medicis - queen of France as the wife of Henry II and regent during the minority of her son Charles IX (1519-1589)
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