| Catherine de Medici (1519-1589) | Catherine de Medici was one of Dumas' favorite villianesses.
Wife of Henri II, mother of
François II, Charles IX, and Henri III, she ruled France as Regent on behalf of Charles IX, 1560-1574. She appears not only in
L'Horoscope, but in
La Reine Margot,
La Dame de Monsoreau and
Les Quarante-Cinq. She also makes cameo appearances (as a young woman) in
Ascanio, and as the wife of Henri II in
Le Page du duc de Savoie, and
Les Deux Diane. |
