1519 - 1589
Catherine de' Medici (Italian: Caterina de' Medici, pronounced [kateˈriːna de ˈmɛːditʃi]; French: Catherine de Médicis, pronounced [katʁin də medisis]; 13 April 1519 – 5 January 1589) was a Florentine noblewoman born into the Medici family. She was Queen of France from 1547 to 1559 by marriage to King Henry II and the mother of French kings Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III. The years during which her sons reigned have been called "the age of Catherine de' Medici" since she had extensive, if at times varying, influence in the political life of France.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. Catherine's marriage was arranged by her uncle Pope Clement VII. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Catherine de' Medici has received more than 10,140,675 page views. Her biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2019). Catherine de' Medici is the 6th most popular companion (down from 4th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Italy (down from 42nd in 2019) and the most popular Italian Companion.
Catherine de' Medici was a powerful Italian noblewoman who became queen consort of France in 1547 by marrying King Henry II. She was the mother of three kings of France, including Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III. Catherine was also the last direct descendent of Lorenzo de' Medici, the ruler of Florence.
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Among companions, Catherine de' Medici ranks 6 out of 673. Before her are Nefertiti, Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Anne Boleyn, Catherine of Aragon, and Fatimah. After her are Aisha, Mihrimah Sultan, Nurbanu Sultan, Eva Braun, Helena, and Khadija bint Khuwaylid.
1400 BC - 1330 BC
HPI: 85.45
Rank: 1
1837 - 1898
HPI: 83.26
Rank: 2
1501 - 1536
HPI: 81.86
Rank: 3
1485 - 1536
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 4
604 - 632
HPI: 79.79
Rank: 5
1519 - 1589
HPI: 79.76
Rank: 6
605 - 678
HPI: 79.63
Rank: 7
1522 - 1578
HPI: 79.52
Rank: 8
1525 - 1583
HPI: 79.47
Rank: 9
1912 - 1945
HPI: 79.02
Rank: 10
250 - 330
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 11
556 - 619
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1519, Catherine de' Medici ranks 1. After her are Henry II of France, Pope Innocent IX, Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Gaspard II de Coligny, Francis, Duke of Guise, Occhiali, Isabella Jagiellon, Theodore Beza, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, Imagawa Yoshimoto, and Antonis Mor. Among people deceased in 1589, Catherine de' Medici ranks 1. After her are Henry III of France, Jacques Clément, Christophe Plantin, Alessandro Farnese, Benedict the Moor, Johannes Sturm, Anna Maria of the Palatinate, Bernard Palissy, Michael Baius, Jean-Antoine de Baïf, and Heo Nanseolheon.
1519 - 1589
HPI: 79.76
Rank: 1
1519 - 1559
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 2
1519 - 1591
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 3
1519 - 1574
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 4
1519 - 1572
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 5
1519 - 1563
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 6
1519 - 1587
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 7
1519 - 1559
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 8
1519 - 1605
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 9
1519 - 1536
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 10
1519 - 1560
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 11
1519 - 1575
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 12
1519 - 1589
HPI: 79.76
Rank: 1
1551 - 1589
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 2
1567 - 1589
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 3
1520 - 1589
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 4
1520 - 1589
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 5
1526 - 1589
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 6
1507 - 1589
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 7
1561 - 1589
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 8
1510 - 1589
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 9
1513 - 1589
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 10
1532 - 1589
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 11
1563 - 1589
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 12
Among people born in Italy, Catherine de' Medici ranks 49 out of 4,668. Before her are Pope John XXIII (1881), Gioachino Rossini (1792), Lorenzo de' Medici (1449), Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598), Mark Antony (-83), and Ötzi (-3345). After her are Pope Gregory I (540), Zeno of Elea (-490), Pope Pius XII (1876), Evangelista Torricelli (1608), Claudio Monteverdi (1567), and Sophia Loren (1934).
1881 - 1963
HPI: 80.44
Rank: 43
1792 - 1868
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 44
1449 - 1492
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 45
1598 - 1680
HPI: 79.97
Rank: 46
83 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 47
3345 BC - 3255 BC
HPI: 79.83
Rank: 48
1519 - 1589
HPI: 79.76
Rank: 49
540 - 604
HPI: 79.59
Rank: 50
490 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 79.57
Rank: 51
1876 - 1958
HPI: 79.51
Rank: 52
1608 - 1647
HPI: 79.49
Rank: 53
1567 - 1643
HPI: 79.43
Rank: 54
1934 - Present
HPI: 79.38
Rank: 55
Among companions born in Italy, Catherine de' Medici ranks 1. After her are Messalina (17), Livia (-58), Zita of Bourbon-Parma (1892), Poppaea Sabina (30), Josephine of Leuchtenberg (1807), Maria Luisa of Parma (1751), Caterina Sforza (1463), Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily (1772), Julia the Elder (-39), Bianca Maria Sforza (1472), and Maria Luisa of Savoy (1688).
1519 - 1589
HPI: 79.76
Rank: 1
17 - 48
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 2
58 BC - 29
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 3
1892 - 1989
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 4
30 - 65
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 5
1807 - 1876
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 6
1751 - 1819
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 7
1463 - 1509
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 8
1772 - 1807
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 9
39 BC - 14
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 10
1472 - 1510
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 11
1688 - 1714
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 12