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Vladislaus II Of Bohemia And HUNGARY

Male 1456 - 1516  (60 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Vladislaus II Of Bohemia And HUNGARY was born on 01 Mar 1456; died on 13 Mar 1516.

    Family/Spouse: Beatrice Of NAPLES. Beatrice (daughter of Ferdinand I Of NAPLES and Isabella Of TARANTO) was born between 14 Sep and 16 Nov 1457; died on 23 Sep 1508. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Anne DE FOIX. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Anna Of Bohemia And HUNGARY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jul 1503; died on 27 Jan 1547.
    2. 3. Louis II Of Hungary And BOHEMIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 01 Jul 1506; died on 29 Aug 1526 in Battle Of Mohacs.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Anna Of Bohemia And HUNGARY Descendancy chart to this point (1.Vladislaus1) was born on 23 Jul 1503; died on 27 Jan 1547.

    Notes:

    Excerpt from Wikipedia:
    Anna, Queen of Bohemia and Hungary, also sometimes known as Anna Jagellonica (July 23, 1503 - January 27, 1547) was Queen-consort of the Romans and heiress of the kingdoms of Hungary and Bohemia.

    She was the elder child and only daughter of king Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary (1456-1516) and his fourth wife Anna of Foix-Candale. She was an older sister of Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia, and his eventual heiress.

    Her paternal grandparents were King Casimir IV of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, of the Jagiellon dynasty, and Elisabeth of Austria, one of the heiresses of Bohemia, duchy of Luxembourg and duchy of Kujavia. Her maternal grandparents were Gaston de Foix, Count of Candale and Catherine de Foix, Infanta of the Kingdom of Navarre.

    Life account
    She was born in Prague and for the first three years of her life was the heiress presumptive to the thrones of Bohemia and the Kingdom of Hungary. The birth of her younger brother Louis on July 1, 1506, demoted her to second-in-line. Her mother died on July 26 of the same year.

    The death of Vladislaus II on March 13, 1516 left both siblings in the care of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor. It was arranged that Anna marry his grandson Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, second son of Queen regnant Joanna of Castile and her late husband and co-ruler Philip I of Castile.

    Anna married Ferdinand on May 25, 1521 in Linz, Austria. At the time Ferdinand was governing the Habsburg hereditary lands on behalf of his older brother Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.

    Her brother Louis was killed in the Battle of Moh·cs against Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire on August 29, 1526. This left the thrones of both Bohemia and Hungary vacant, and Anna being the closest living relative of Louis, Ferdinand claimed both kingdoms in her right and was elected King of Bohemia on October 24 of the same year.

    Hungary was a more difficult case. Suleiman had annexed much of its lands. Ferdinand was proclaimed King of Hungary by a group of nobles, but another faction of Hungarian nobles refused to allow a foreign ruler to hold that title and elected John Z·polya as an alternative king. The resulting conflict between the two rivals and their successors lasted until 1571.

    In 1531 Ferdinand's older brother Charles V recognised Ferdinand as his successor as Holy Roman Emperor, and Ferdinand was elevated to the title King of the Romans.

    Anna and Ferdinand had fifteen children, which was a boon to Bohemia and Hungary, both of which kingdoms had suffered for centuries from premature deaths among heirs and from a shortage of succession prospects.

    Meanwhile Anna served as queen consort of Bohemia and as one of two rival queen consorts of Hungary until her death. She died in her native Prague.

    In 1556 Charles V abdicated and Ferdinand succeeded as emperor, nine years after Anna's death.

    Anna married Ferdinand I Holy Roman EMPEROR in 1521. Ferdinand (son of Philip I The Handsome King Of CASTILE and Juana Queen Of CASTILE) was born on 10 Mar 1503 in Madrid; died on 25 Jul 1564. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Charles II Archduke Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 03 Jun 1540; died on 10 Jul 1590.
    2. 5. Magdalena Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Aug 1532; died on 10 Sep 1590.
    3. 6. Margaret Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Feb 1536; died on 12 Mar 1567.
    4. 7. Archduchess of Austria Maria Of HABSBURG  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 May 1531; died on 11 Dec 1581.
    5. 8. Johanna Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jan 1547; died on 10 Apr 1578.
    6. 9. Ursula Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jul 1541; died on 30 Apr 1543.
    7. 10. Eleonora Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 02 Nov 1534; died on 05 Aug 1594.
    8. 11. Ferdinand II Archduke Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Jun 1529; died on 24 Jan 1595.
    9. 12. Johann Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Apr 1538; died on 20 Mar 1539.
    10. 13. Catharine Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Sep 1533; died on 28 Feb 1572.
    11. 14. Helen Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 07 Jan 1543; died on 05 Mar 1574.
    12. 15. Elisabeth Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 09 Jul 1526; died on 15 Jun 1543.
    13. 16. Barbara Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Apr 1539; died on 19 Sep 1572.
    14. 17. Maximilian II Holy Roman EMPEROR  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Jul 1527 in Vienna; died on 12 Oct 1576.
    15. 18. Anna Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 07 Jul 1528; died between 16 and 17 Oct 1590.

  2. 3.  Louis II Of Hungary And BOHEMIA Descendancy chart to this point (1.Vladislaus1) was born on 01 Jul 1506; died on 29 Aug 1526 in Battle Of Mohacs.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Louis Jagellion
    • Fact: Between 1516 and 1526, King of Bohemia and Hungary

    Notes:

    Louis Jagellion (July 1, 1506 - August 29, 1526) was King of Bohemia and Hungary from 1516 to 1526.

    Biography
    Louis was the son of Ladislaus V Jagiello and his fourth wife, Anne de Foix.

    His father died in 1516 and the minor Louis II ascended to the throne of Hungary and Bohemia upon his father's death. Louis had been adopted by Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I in 1515. When Maximilian I died in 1519, Louis was raised by his legal guardian Georg von Hohenzollern, margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.

    Louis owed allegiance to the Imperial Habsburgs as a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece.

    In 1522 Louis II was married to Maria of Austria, a Habsburg princess, granddaughter of Maximilian I, as stipulated by an Imperial congress at Vienna in 1515. His sister Anne was married to Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, then a governor on behalf of his brother Charles V, and later Emperor Ferdinand I.

    Louis died at the Battle of Moh·cs in 1526. Ferdinand and Anne succeeded him in his Kingdom of Bohemia, but Hungary, largely conquered by the Turks, was further put into succession dispute between John Z·polya on one hand and Ferdinand and Anne on the other.

    Louis married Maria Of AUSTRIA in 1522. Maria (daughter of Philip I The Handsome King Of CASTILE and Juana Queen Of CASTILE) was born on 18 Sep 1505; died on 18 Oct 1558. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Charles II Archduke Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 03 Jun 1540; died on 10 Jul 1590.

    Family/Spouse: Maria Anna Of BAVARIA. Maria (daughter of Albert V Duke Of BAVARIA and Anna Of AUSTRIA) was born on 21 Mar 1551; died on 29 Apr 1608. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Margarita Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 20. Maria Magdalena Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 07 Oct 1589 in Graz; died on 01 Nov 1631 in Padua.
    3. 21. Ferdinand II Holy Roman EMPEROR  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 09 Jul 1578 in Graza; died on 15 Feb 1637.

  2. 5.  Magdalena Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 14 Aug 1532; died on 10 Sep 1590.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: A Nun


  3. 6.  Margaret Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 16 Feb 1536; died on 12 Mar 1567.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: A Nun


  4. 7.  Archduchess of Austria Maria Of HABSBURG Descendancy chart to this point (2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 15 May 1531; died on 11 Dec 1581.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: Consort of Wilhelm, Duke of Julich-Cleves-Berg


  5. 8.  Johanna Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 24 Jan 1547; died on 10 Apr 1578.

    Johanna married Grand Duke of Tuscany Francesco DE'MEDICI, I on 18 Dec 1565. Francesco (son of Cosimo DE'MEDICI, I and Eleonora DE TOLEDO) was born on 25 Mar 1541; died on 19 Oct 1587. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Eleonora DE'MEDICI  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 01 Mar 1566; died on 09 Sep 1611.
    2. 23. Romola DE'MEDICI  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Nov 1568; died on 02 Dec 1568.
    3. 24. Anna DE'MEDICI  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Dec 1569; died on 19 Feb 1584.
    4. 25. Isabella DE'MEDICI  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Sep 1571; died on 08 Aug 1572.
    5. 26. Lucrezia DE'MEDICI  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 07 Nov 1572; died on 14 Aug 1574.
    6. 27. Maria DE'MEDICI  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Apr 1573 in Florence; died on 03 Jul 1642 in Cologne.
    7. 28. Filippo DE'MEDICI  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 May 1577; died on 29 Mar 1582.

  6. 9.  Ursula Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 24 Jul 1541; died on 30 Apr 1543.

  7. 10.  Eleonora Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 02 Nov 1534; died on 05 Aug 1594.

    Family/Spouse: William I Duke Of MANTUA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 11.  Ferdinand II Archduke Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 14 Jun 1529; died on 24 Jan 1595.

  9. 12.  Johann Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 10 Apr 1538; died on 20 Mar 1539.

  10. 13.  Catharine Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 15 Sep 1533; died on 28 Feb 1572.

    Catharine married Sigismund II King Of Poland And LITHUANIA in 1553. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 14.  Helen Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 07 Jan 1543; died on 05 Mar 1574.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: A Nun


  12. 15.  Elisabeth Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 09 Jul 1526; died on 15 Jun 1543.

    Elisabeth married Sigismund II King Of Poland And LITHUANIA in 1543. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  13. 16.  Barbara Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 30 Apr 1539; died on 19 Sep 1572.

    Family/Spouse: Alfonso D'ESTE, II. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  14. 17.  Maximilian II Holy Roman EMPEROR Descendancy chart to this point (2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 31 Jul 1527 in Vienna; died on 12 Oct 1576.

    Notes:

    From 1562 King of Bohemia
    From 1563 King of Hungary
    From 1564 Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire

    Member of the House of Habsburg

    Family/Spouse: Maria Of SPAIN. Maria (daughter of Charles V Holy Roman EMPEROR and Isabella Of PORTUGAL) was born on 21 Jun 1528; died on 26 Feb 1603. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Albert VII Archduke Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Nov 1559; died on 13 Jul 1621.
    2. 30. Son Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Oct 1557; died on 20 Oct 1557.
    3. 31. Marie Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jul 1555; died on 25 Jun 1556.
    4. 32. Marie Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Feb 1564; died on 26 Mar 1564.
    5. 33. Karl Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Sep 1565; died on 23 May 1566.
    6. 34. Maximilian III Archduke Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Oct 1558; died on 02 Nov 1618.
    7. 35. Eleonore Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 04 Nov 1568; died on 12 Mar 1580.
    8. 36. Archduke Ernest Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jul 1553; died on 12 Feb 1595.
    9. 37. Ferdinand Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Mar 1551; died on 25 Jun 1552.
    10. 38. Matthias Holy Roman EMPEROR  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Feb 1557; died on 20 Mar 1619.
    11. 39. Anna Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 01 Nov 1549; died on 26 Oct 1580.
    12. 40. Margaret Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jan 1567; died on 05 Jul 1633.
    13. 41. Rudolf II Holy Roman EMPEROR  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jul 1552; died on 20 Jan 1612.
    14. 42. Wenzel Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 09 Mar 1561; died on 22 Sep 1578.
    15. 43. Friedrich Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jun 1562; died on 16 Jan 1563.
    16. 44. Elizabeth Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 05 Jun 1554; died on 22 Jan 1592.

  15. 18.  Anna Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 07 Jul 1528; died between 16 and 17 Oct 1590.

    Family/Spouse: Albert V Duke Of BAVARIA. Albert (son of William IV Duke Of BAVARIA and Jakobaea Of BADEN) was born on 29 Feb 1528; died on 24 Oct 1579. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 45. Maximiliana Maria Of BAVARIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 04 Jul 1552; died on 11 Jul 1614.
    2. 46. William V The Pious Duke Of BAVARIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Sep 1548 in Lanshut; died on 07 Feb 1626.
    3. 47. Fredrich Of BAVARIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jul 1553; died on 18 Apr 1554.
    4. 48. Ferdinand Of BAVARIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Jan 1550; died on 30 Jan 1608.
    5. 49. Maria Anna Of BAVARIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Mar 1551; died on 29 Apr 1608.
    6. 50. Charles Of BAVARIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1547; died in 1547.
    7. 51. Ernest Of BAVARIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Dec 1554; died on 18 Feb 1612.


Generation: 4

  1. 19.  Margarita Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (4.Charles3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1)

    Margarita married Philip III Of SPAIN in 1599. Philip (son of Philip II Of SPAIN and Anna Of AUSTRIA) was born on 14 Apr 1578 in Madrid, Spain; died on 31 Mar 1621 in Madrid, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 52. Anne Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Sep 1601; died on 20 Jan 1666.
    2. 53. Philip IV King Of SPAIN  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 08 Apr 1605; died on 17 Sep 1665.

  2. 20.  Maria Magdalena Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (4.Charles3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 07 Oct 1589 in Graz; died on 01 Nov 1631 in Padua.

    Maria married Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo DE'MEDICI, II in 1608. Cosimo (son of Grand Duke of Tuscany Ferdinando DE'MEDICI, I and Grand Duchess of Tuscany Christina Of LORRAINE) was born on 12 May 1590; died on 28 Feb 1621. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 54. Leopoldo DE'MEDICI  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 06 Nov 1617; died on 10 Nov 1675.
    2. 55. Anna DE'MEDICI  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jul 1616; died on 11 Sep 1676.
    3. 56. Mattia DE'MEDICI  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 09 Apr 1613; died on 14 Oct 1667.
    4. 57. Francesco DE'MEDICI  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Oct 1614; died on 25 Jul 1634.
    5. 58. Margherita DE'MEDICI  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 May 1612; died on 06 Feb 1679.
    6. 59. Maria Cristina DE'MEDICI  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Aug 1609; died on 09 Aug 1632.
    7. 60. Ferdinando DE'MEDICI  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Jul 1610; died on 23 May 1670.
    8. 61. Giancarlo DE'MEDICI  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jul 1611; died on 23 Jan 1663.

  3. 21.  Ferdinand II Holy Roman EMPEROR Descendancy chart to this point (4.Charles3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 09 Jul 1578 in Graza; died on 15 Feb 1637.

    Notes:

    Archduke of Styria (Inner Austria) 1590-1637
    King of Bohemia 1617-1619, 1620-1637
    King of Hungary 1618-1625

    A devout Catholic, his recognition as King of Bohemia and suppression of Protestantism precipitated the early events of the Thirty Years' War.

    Ferdinand married Maria Anna Of BAVARIA in 1600. Maria (daughter of William V The Pious Duke Of BAVARIA and Renata Of LORRAINE) was born in 1574; died in 1616. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 62. Ferdinand III Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jul 1608; died on 02 Apr 1657.
    2. 63. Archduke John-Charles Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 01 Nov 1605; died on 28 Dec 1619.
    3. 64. Archduke Charles Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1603; died in 1603.
    4. 65. Archduchess Maria Anna Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jan 1610; died on 25 Sep 1665.
    5. 66. Archduchess Cecilia Renata Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Jul 1611; died on 24 Mar 1644.
    6. 67. Archduchess Christine Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1601; died in 1601.
    7. 68. Archduke Leopold Wilhelm Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1614; died in 1662.

    Ferdinand married Eleonore Of MANTUA in 1622. Eleonore (daughter of Vincenzo I Gonzaga Duke Of MANTUA and Eleonora DE'MEDICI) was born in 1598; died in 1655. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 22.  Eleonora DE'MEDICI Descendancy chart to this point (8.Johanna3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 01 Mar 1566; died on 09 Sep 1611.

    Family/Spouse: Vincenzo I Gonzaga Duke Of MANTUA. Vincenzo was born in 1582; died in 1612. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 69. Eleonore Of MANTUA  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1598; died in 1655.

  5. 23.  Romola DE'MEDICI Descendancy chart to this point (8.Johanna3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 20 Nov 1568; died on 02 Dec 1568.

  6. 24.  Anna DE'MEDICI Descendancy chart to this point (8.Johanna3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 31 Dec 1569; died on 19 Feb 1584.

  7. 25.  Isabella DE'MEDICI Descendancy chart to this point (8.Johanna3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 30 Sep 1571; died on 08 Aug 1572.

  8. 26.  Lucrezia DE'MEDICI Descendancy chart to this point (8.Johanna3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 07 Nov 1572; died on 14 Aug 1574.

  9. 27.  Maria DE'MEDICI Descendancy chart to this point (8.Johanna3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 26 Apr 1573 in Florence; died on 03 Jul 1642 in Cologne.

    Notes:

    Marie de' Medici [1] (April 26, 1573, Florence ? July 3, 1642, Cologne), born in Italy as Maria de' Medici, was queen consort of France under the French name Marie de MČdicis. She was the second wife of King Henry IV of France, of the Bourbon branch of the kings of France. Later she was the regent for her son King Louis XIII of France
    Born in Florence, Italy, she was the daughter of Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and of Johanna, archduchess of Austria (1548 ? 1578). Her maternal grandparents were Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anne of Bohemia. Anne was a daughter of Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary and his wife Anne de Foix.

    Uncommonly pretty in her youth, in October 1600 she married Henri IV of France, following the annulment of his marriage to Marguerite de Valois. She brought as part of her dowry 600,000 crowns. Her eldest son, the future King Louis XIII, was born at Fontainebleau the following year.

    Infighting, unhappy marriage
    The marriage was not a successful one. The queen feuded with Henri's mistresses, in language that shocked French courtiers. Her largest infighting was with her husband's leading mistress, Catherine Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues, whom he had promised he would marry following the death of his former official mistress, Gabrielle d'EstrČes. When he failed to do so, and instead married Marie, the result was constant bickering and political intrigues behind the scenes. Although the king could have easily banished his mistress, supporting his queen, he never did so. She, in turn, showed great sympathy and support to her husband's banished ex-wife, Margaret of Valois, prompting Henri to allow her back into the realm.

    During her husband's lifetime Marie showed little sign of political taste or ability. Hours after Henri's assassination in 1610 she was confirmed as Regent by the Parlement of Paris. She banished from the court his mistress, Catherine Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues. However, not very bright, extremely stubborn, and growing obese, she was soon entirely under the influence of her unscrupulous Italian favourite, Concino Concini, who was created Marquis d'Ancre and Marshal of France.

    They dismissed Henri IV's able minister the duc de Sully. Through Concini and the Regent, Italian representatives of the Roman Catholic Church hoped to force the suppression of Protestantism in France. Half Habsburg herself, she abandoned the traditional anti-Habsburg French policy. Throwing her support with Spain, she arranged the marriage of both the future king Louis and his sister Elizabeth to members of the Spanish Habsburg royal family.

    Politics
    Under the regent's lax and capricious rule, the princes of the blood and the great nobles of the kingdom revolted, and the queen, too weak to assert her authority, consented (15 May 1614) to buy off the discontented princes. The opposition was led by Henri de Bourbon-CondČ, Duc d'Enghien, who pressured Marie into convoking the Estates General (1614-15), the last time they would meet in France until the opening events of the French Revolution.

    In 1616 her policy was strengthened by the accession to her councils of Richelieu, who had come to the fore at the meeting of the Estates General. However, in 1617 her son Louis XIII, already several years into his legal majority, asserted his authority. The king effectively overturned the pro-Hapsburg, pro-Spanish policy by ordering the assassination of Concini, exiling the Queen to the Ch‚teau Blois and appointing Richelieu to his bishopric.

    After two years of virtual imprisonment "in the wilderness" as she put it, she escaped from Blois in the night of 21/22 February 1619 and became the figurehead of a new aristocratic revolt headed by Gaston d'Orleans, which Louis' forces easily dispersed. Through the mediation of Richelieu the king was reconciled with his mother, who was allowed to hold a small court at Angers. She resumed her place in the royal council in 1621.

    Coronation of Marie de' Medici in St. Denis (detail), Paris, by Peter Paul Rubens, 1622-1625The portrait by Rubens (above right) was painted at this time. Marie rebuilt the Luxembourg Palace (Palais du Luxembourg) in Paris, with an extravagantly flattering cycle of paintings by Rubens as part of the luxurious decor (left).

    After the death of his favorite, the duke of Luynes, Louis turned increasingly for guidance to Richelieu. Marie de Medici's attempts to displace Richelieu ultimately led to her attempted coup; for a single day, the journČe des dupes, 12 November 1630, she seemed to have succeeded; but the triumph of Richelieu was followed by her exile to CompiËgne in 1630, from where she escaped to Brussels in 1631 and Amsterdam in 1638.

    Her entry into Amsterdam was considered a triumph by the Dutch, as her visit lent official recognition to the newly formed Dutch Republic. Spectacular displays (by Claes Cornelisz. Moeyaert) and water pageants took place in the city?s harbor in celebration of her visit. There was a procession led by two mounted trumpeters; a large temporary structure erected on an artificial island in the Amstel River was built especially for the festival. The structure was designed to display a series of dramatic tableaux in tribute to her once she set foot on the floating island and entered its pavilion. Afterwards she was offered an Indonesian rice table by the burgomaster Albert Burgh. He also sold her a famous rosary, captured in Brazil, which she would like to have. The visit prompted Caspar Barlaeus to write his Medicea hospes ("The Medicean Guest") (1638).

    Marie subsequently travelled to Cologne, where she died in 1642, scheming against Richelieu to the end.

    HonorČ de Balzac encapsulated the Romantic generation's negative view:

    "Marie de' Medici, all of whose actions were prejudicial to France, has escaped the shame which ought to cover her name. Marie de' Medici wasted the wealth amassed by Henri IV; she never purged herself of the charge of having known of the king's assassination; her intimate was d'…pernon, who did not ward off Ravaillac's blow, and who was proved to have known the murderer personally for a long time. Marie's conduct was such that she forced her son to banish her from France, where she was encouraging her other son, Gaston, to rebel; and the victory Richelieu at last won over her (on the Day of the Dupes) was due solely to the discovery the cardinal made, and imparted to Louis XIII, of secret documents relating to the death of Henri IV." ? Essay "Catherine de Medicis".

    Maria married Henry IV King Of FRANCE in Oct 1600. Henry (son of Antoine Of NAVARRE and Jeanne III Of NAVARRE) was born on 13 Dec 1553; died on 14 May 1610. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 70. Louis XIII King Of FRANCE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Sep 1601; died on 14 May 1643.
    2. 71. Henrietta Maria Queen Of ENGLAND  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Nov 1609; died on 10 Sep 1669.
    3. 72. Christine Marie Duchess Of SAVOY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Feb 1606; died on 27 Dec 1663.
    4. 73. Gaston Duke Of ORLEANS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Apr 1608; died on 02 Feb 1660.
    5. 74. Elizabeth Queen Of SPAIN  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Nov 1602; died on 06 Oct 1644.
    6. 75. Nicholas Henry Duke Of ORLEANS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Apr 1607; died on 17 Nov 1611.

  10. 28.  Filippo DE'MEDICI Descendancy chart to this point (8.Johanna3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 20 May 1577; died on 29 Mar 1582.

  11. 29.  Albert VII Archduke Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (17.Maximilian3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 15 Nov 1559; died on 13 Jul 1621.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: Served as Governor of the Low Countries


  12. 30.  Son Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (17.Maximilian3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 20 Oct 1557; died on 20 Oct 1557.

  13. 31.  Marie Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (17.Maximilian3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 27 Jul 1555; died on 25 Jun 1556.

  14. 32.  Marie Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (17.Maximilian3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 19 Feb 1564; died on 26 Mar 1564.

  15. 33.  Karl Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (17.Maximilian3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 26 Sep 1565; died on 23 May 1566.

  16. 34.  Maximilian III Archduke Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (17.Maximilian3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 12 Oct 1558; died on 02 Nov 1618.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: Served as grandmaster of the Teutonic Order and Administrator of Prussia


  17. 35.  Eleonore Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (17.Maximilian3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 04 Nov 1568; died on 12 Mar 1580.

  18. 36.  Archduke Ernest Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (17.Maximilian3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 15 Jul 1553; died on 12 Feb 1595.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: Served as Governor of the Low Countries


  19. 37.  Ferdinand Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (17.Maximilian3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 28 Mar 1551; died on 25 Jun 1552.

  20. 38.  Matthias Holy Roman EMPEROR Descendancy chart to this point (17.Maximilian3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 24 Feb 1557; died on 20 Mar 1619.

  21. 39.  Anna Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (17.Maximilian3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 01 Nov 1549; died on 26 Oct 1580.

    Anna married Philip II Of SPAIN in 1570. Philip (son of Charles V Holy Roman EMPEROR and Isabella Of PORTUGAL) was born on 21 May 1527 in Palacio de Pimentel, Valladolid, Spain; died on 13 Sep 1598 in El Escorial, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 76. Philip III Of SPAIN  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Apr 1578 in Madrid, Spain; died on 31 Mar 1621 in Madrid, Spain.

  22. 40.  Margaret Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (17.Maximilian3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 25 Jan 1567; died on 05 Jul 1633.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: Became a nun.


  23. 41.  Rudolf II Holy Roman EMPEROR Descendancy chart to this point (17.Maximilian3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 18 Jul 1552; died on 20 Jan 1612.

  24. 42.  Wenzel Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (17.Maximilian3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 09 Mar 1561; died on 22 Sep 1578.

  25. 43.  Friedrich Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (17.Maximilian3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 21 Jun 1562; died on 16 Jan 1563.

  26. 44.  Elizabeth Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (17.Maximilian3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 05 Jun 1554; died on 22 Jan 1592.

    Family/Spouse: Charles IX King Of FRANCE. Charles (son of Henry II King Of FRANCE and Caterina DE'MEDICI) was born on 27 Jun 1550; died on 30 May 1574. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 77. Marie Elizabeth Of FRANCE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Oct 1572; died on 09 Apr 1578.

  27. 45.  Maximiliana Maria Of BAVARIA Descendancy chart to this point (18.Anna3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 04 Jul 1552; died on 11 Jul 1614.

  28. 46.  William V The Pious Duke Of BAVARIA Descendancy chart to this point (18.Anna3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 29 Sep 1548 in Lanshut; died on 07 Feb 1626.

    William married Renata Of LORRAINE on 22 Feb 1568 in Munich. Renata (daughter of Francis I Duke Of LORRAINE and Christina Of DENMARK) was born in 1544; died in 1602. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 78. Maximilian I Elector And Duke Of BAVARIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Apr 1573 in Munich; died on 27 Sep 1651.
    2. 79. Christoph VON BAYERN  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1570; died in 1570.
    3. 80. Christoph VON BAYERN  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1572; died in 1580.
    4. 81. Magdalene Of BAVARIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 04 Jul 1587; died on 25 Sep 1628.
    5. 82. Philipp Wilhelm Of BAVARIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Sep 1576; died on 18 May 1598.
    6. 83. Albert VI Of BAVARIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1584; died in 1666.
    7. 84. Eleonore Magdalena VON BAYERN  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1579; died in 1580.
    8. 85. Ferdinand Of BAVARIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 06 Oct 1577; died on 13 Sep 1650.
    9. 86. Karl VON BAYERN  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 May 1580; died on 27 Oct 1587.
    10. 87. Maria Anna Of BAVARIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1574; died in 1616.

  29. 47.  Fredrich Of BAVARIA Descendancy chart to this point (18.Anna3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 26 Jul 1553; died on 18 Apr 1554.

  30. 48.  Ferdinand Of BAVARIA Descendancy chart to this point (18.Anna3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 20 Jan 1550; died on 30 Jan 1608.

  31. 49.  Maria Anna Of BAVARIA Descendancy chart to this point (18.Anna3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 21 Mar 1551; died on 29 Apr 1608.

    Family/Spouse: Charles II Archduke Of AUSTRIA. Charles (son of Ferdinand I Holy Roman EMPEROR and Anna Of Bohemia And HUNGARY) was born on 03 Jun 1540; died on 10 Jul 1590. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 88. Margarita Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 89. Maria Magdalena Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 07 Oct 1589 in Graz; died on 01 Nov 1631 in Padua.
    3. 90. Ferdinand II Holy Roman EMPEROR  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 09 Jul 1578 in Graza; died on 15 Feb 1637.

  32. 50.  Charles Of BAVARIA Descendancy chart to this point (18.Anna3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born in 1547; died in 1547.

  33. 51.  Ernest Of BAVARIA Descendancy chart to this point (18.Anna3, 2.Anna2, 1.Vladislaus1) was born on 17 Dec 1554; died on 18 Feb 1612.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: Between 1583 and 1612, Archbishop and prince-elector of Cologne
  

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