The House of Medici was a powerful Italian family in the 15th century. München 2005, S. 250. Francis and Claude were the children of Catherine de' Medici, Lorenzo de' Medici's great-granddaughter. In 1536, the heir to the throne, Henry’s older brother Francis, was playing a game of tennis when he started feeling ill. Clarissa made the statement with such unquestionable authority (or maybe it was the British accent), I always considered there to be a kernel of truth. Catherine de’ Medici was born 13 April 1519 and died 5 January 1589 at the age of 69. Catherine de' Medici was married to the French King Henry II (1519– 1559) and was mother and regent (one who governs a kingdom in the absence of the real ruler) of three other kings—Francis II (1544–1560), Charles IX (1550–1574), and Henry III (1551–1589). Catherine (of FLORENCE) de MEDICI Regent Queen of FRANCE; effected the Massacre of Huguenots on 24 Aug 1572; (de MEDICIS); aka Catarina di MEDICI Born: Florence 1519 Died: 1589 Blois Clarissa is also an antagonist. Caterina de' Medici (1519-1589) Catherine de Medici, queen of France. Clarice Orsini (c. 1453 – 29 July 1487) was the daughter of Jacopo (Giacomo) Orsini (see Orsini family), lord of Monterotondo and Bracciano, and his wife and cousin Maddalena Orsini. Catherine de Medici’s husband was never meant to become king of France, but things could change extremely quickly in a Renaissance court. Caterina Maria Romola di Lorenzo de Medici was born in Florence on 13 April 1519. Clarice de Médicis (Florence 14 septembre 1489 - Florence 3 mai 1528) était la fille de Pierre II de Médicis et d'Alfonsina Orsini.Née à Florence, elle était la petite-fille de Laurent de Médicis, nièce du pape Léon X.Après la mort prématurée de son frère, elle se chargea de l'éducation de la fille de celui-ci, Catherine de Médicis, la future reine de France. [Cristina di Lorena, granduchessa di Toscana. Medici, Clarice de (c. 1453–1487) Florentine noblewoman.Name variations: Clarice Orsini. Is that true?, I wondered as a young adolescent. “Catherine de’ Medici, who taught the French how to cook” Who the heck was that? Born in Rome, she is most known as the wife of Lorenzo de' Medici (Lorenzo the Magnificent), de facto ruler of … Please don’t think me evil for thinking so poorly of a deceased queen of France. Catherine de Medici, Queen of France, the wife of one French king and the mother of three, was born at Florence in 1519. Initially thought to be a ghost, the figure is eventually revealed to be the illegitimate first-born daughter of Catherine de Medici, Clarissa (Megan Follows). I for one think she should have been offed years earlier, but I haven’t invented time travel yet, so as of right now, the dates stand. Clarice Orsini (1450–1488) was the daughter of Iacopo Orsini, and his wife and cousin Maddalena Orsini both from the Orsini family, a great Roman noble house.