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Considered an immigrant, common and plain, Catherine de Medici is married into the 16th century French court as an orphaned teenager expected to bring a fortune in dowry and produce many heirs, only to discover that her husband is in love with an older woman, her dowry is unpaid and she is unable to concieve. Yet, only with her intelligence and determination, she manages to keep her marriage alive and masters the bloodsport that is the monarchy better than anyone else, ruling France for 50 years.
30 May 1953, Dublin, Ireland
10 October 1946, Redditch, Worcestershire, England, UK
2 June 1968, Iran
29 December 1972, Bromley, England, UK
3 July 1979, La Celle-Saint-Cloud, Yvelines, France
13 March 1981, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1969, London, England, UK
29 May 1959, Burnham Deepdale, Norfolk, England, UK
November 16, 1977 in Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France