Cath·e·rine de Mé·di·cis
(kăth′ər-ĭn də mā-dē-sēs′, kăth′rĭn, kät-rēn′) or Catherine de' Me·di·ci (mĕd′ĭ-chē′, mĕd′ē-) 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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Cath′erine de Mé•di•cis′
(də meɪ diˈsis) also Cath′erine de' (or de) Med′i•ci
(dəˈmɛd ɪ tʃi)
n. (Caterina de' Medici) 1518–89, queen of Henry II of France.
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| Noun | 1. | 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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