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  Catherine de 'Medici was born in Florence on April 13.
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  At the age of fourteen, Catherine married Henry, second son of King Francis I
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  The husband of Catherine her husband acceded to the throne with the name of Henry II
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  The husband of catherine dies
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  when the husband of Catherine de 'Medici dies his first son Francisco II takes power.
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  the civil wars of Religion begin
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  His second son Carlos IX until he reached his majority.
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  he married his other daughter Margarita de Valois, with the protestant Enrique III de Navarra.
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  Carlos died and his third son, Enrique III, had access to the throne, the power of Catalina declined.
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  He died on January 5 in Blois (France).