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Catherine was born in Florence in 1519. In 1533 she married Henry II and had ten children. She was the mother of Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III. While her husband was king she stayed in the background as there was no reason for her to grasp the limelight. Catherine put the interests of her children above all else. As three of them were to become kings of France, it could be argued that she was putting the interests of the realm above all else. in 1589 Catherine died of pneumonia.
Henry was born on March 1519 he is the son of Francis I and Claude, Duchess of Brittany. His father was captured at the Battle of Pavia in 1525 by his sworn enemy, and held prisoner in Spain.[2] To obtain his release it was eventually agreed that Henry and his older brother be sent to Spain in his place. They were there for three years before they were allowed to leave. Henry married Catherine de' Medici in 1533. When his elder brother, Francis, died in 1536 after a game of tennis, Henry became heir to the throne and was crowned King of France on July 25 1547. Henry suffered an untimely death in a jousting tournament on July 10, 1559 witch was held to celebrate the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis at the conclusion of the Eighth Italian War.

Mary Stuart was born on December 8, 1542 she was the daughter of King James V of Scotland and his wife, Mary of Guis. Her father died when she was only 6 days old, making her Mary, Queen of Scots. the Scots had a longstanding alliance with France, so Mary was betrothed to the 4-year-old French heir. At the age of 5, Mary was sent to France, where she grew up in the luxurious French court. In 1558, she married Francis, the eldest son of French King Henry II and Catherine de Medicis. In 1559, Mary's husband was crowned Francis II, making Mary his queen consort. Unfortunately, Francis died from an ear infection the year after he ascended to the throne. In 1565, Mary married her cousin, Henry Stewart, earl of Darnley. Mary gave birth to Darnley's