2. Catherine de Medici
• She became a hostage by the Florentines and was put in convent
schools
• She was removed from the convent at the age of 14
• She shortly after that married Henry II
3. Henry II
• Henry II was the husband to Catherine
• 11 years after he was crowned Henry II of
France Henry died in a jousting accident in 1559
Henry died on July 10, 1559
4. Francis II
• Francis was one of Catherine's sons
• Francis II took power at the age of 15, when his
father died, the next year he died
• He got married at the age of 14, married Mary
5. Charles IX
• Charles was also one of Catherine's sons
• He took power after Francis died
• Charles was 10 when he took power and died in
1574
6. Henry III
• Henry was one of Catherine's sons
• He took power when his brother Charles died
• He was 22 when he took power
