the ledger of connections
The Connections of Catherine de Medici
Queen-consort and regent of France (1519–1589) Every person recorded alongside Catherine de Medici in the archive: family, teachers, students, influences, and the contemporaries who shared the same years.
Family & Connections
People recorded alongside Catherine de Medici in the ledgers of the archive.
- Parents
- Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino, Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne
- Spouses
- Henry II of France
- Children
- Francis II of France, Elisabeth of Valois, Claude of Valois, Louis of Valois, Charles IX of France, Henry III of France, Margaret of Valois, Francis, Duke of Anjou, Victoria of Valois, Joan of Valois
- Siblings
- Alessandro de' Medici, Antonio de' Medici
Alive in the same years
Records in the archive whose lifetimes overlapped the years 1519 to 1589.
Early Modern era
Teresa of Avila
March 28, 1515 – October 15, 1582
Roman Catholic saint (1515-1582)
Early Modern era
Martin Luther
November 10, 1483 – February 18, 1546
Reformer whose 95 Theses split Western Christianity
Early Modern era
John Calvin
July 10, 1509 – May 27, 1564
French Protestant reformer (1509–1564)
Early Modern era
Anne Boleyn
1501 – May 19, 1536
Second wife of Henry VIII of England (died 1536)
Early Modern era
Mary I of England
February 18, 1516 – November 17, 1558
Queen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558 (1516-1558)
Early Modern era
Elizabeth I
September 7, 1533 – March 24, 1603
Queen whose reign made England a global power and cultural beacon
Early Modern era
Mary, Queen of Scots
December 8, 1542 – February 8, 1587
Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567 (1542–1587)
Early Modern era
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
February 24, 1500 – September 21, 1558
Holy Roman Emperor from 1519 to 1556 (1500–1558)
Early Modern era
Philip II of Spain
May 21, 1527 – September 13, 1598
King of Spain, Portugal, Naples and Sicily; King consort of England, lived 1527-1598
Early Modern era
Ivan the Terrible
August 25, 1530 – March 18, 1584
Tsar of all Russia from 1547 to 1584
Early Modern era
Akbar
October 15, 1542 – October 15, 1605
The third and greatest Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605
Early Modern era
Oda Nobunaga
June 23, 1534 – June 21, 1582
Japanese samurai and warlord (1534–1582)