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Catherine was born in Florence to Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino, and Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne. In 1533, at the age of 14, Catherine married Henry, the second son of King Francis I and Queen Claude of France, who would become Dauphin of France upon the death of his elder brother Francis in 1536.
The first de facto Lord (Italian: Signore) in the history of the Republic of Florence was Cosimo de' Medici.Thanks to his moderate policy, Cosimo managed to maintain power for over thirty years until his death, ruling the state silently through his trusted men and thus allowing the consolidation of his family, the Medici, in the government of Florence.
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Florence attended school at Union School beginning in 1866 and studied the classics. Her father prospered as a banker and was a stockholder in the Columbus & Toledo Railroad, President of the Agricultural Society, and member of the school board. [4] Florence developed a passion for horses early in life and participated in several horse races.
The Pazzi were banished from Florence, and their lands and property confiscated. Their name and their coat of arms were perpetually suppressed: the name was erased from public registers, and all buildings and streets carrying it were renamed; their shield with its dolphins was everywhere obliterated.
In 'The Crown' season 3, Prince Charles and Camilla Shand's early relationship is explored, including why they didn't get married when they were young. Here's the real reason.
Maria de' Medici as a child. Currently at the Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Maria de' Medici as a young woman, by Santi di Tito, ca. 1590.. Born at the Palazzo Pitti of Florence, Italy on 26 April 1575, [2] Maria was the sixth daughter of Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Archduchess Joanna of Austria.
"'You don't need to get married again,' we asked him," Harry reportedly wrote of his father's second marriage in his new memoir.