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Article: Marie De Médicis (1573–1642)
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MARIE DE M
É
DICIS (1573
–
1642)
MARIE DE M
É
DICIS
(1573
–
1642), queen of France (1600
–
1610) and regent (1610
–
1617) for her son, Louis XIII. Marie de M
é
dicis, the daughter of the Grand Duke of Tuscany and the Archduchess of Austria, was born in Florence.
Though her upbringing was marred by the early death of her mother and her father's neglect, she received an excellent education, which, in keeping with family tradition, gave her a sound foundation in the fine arts. In 1600 she was married to Henry IV of France (ruled 1589
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1610) and took up residence in the Louvre the following year. She bore five children; a daughter, Henrietta-Maria, ...