Catherine De Medicis Collection

Tomb of Henry II and Catherine de Medici. Bronze statue with the effigy of Queen Catherine de Medici
BEN5481313 Tomb of Henry II and Catherine de Medici. Bronze statue with the effigy of Queen Catherine de Medici (Caterina de Medici) (1519-1589) overlooking the tomb, 1560-1570

Peace of the Pruth (1711): Catherine Iere of Russia advises her wife Peter I the Great, Emperor of Russia
XEE5032155 Peace of the Pruth (1711): Catherine Iere of Russia advises her wife Peter I the Great, Emperor of Russia, to sign the peace of Pruth in 1711 with the empire of Turkey; (add.info)

Collection containing a letter from Maistre Michel de Nostredame (Nostradamus) known as Nostradamus (1503-1566)
JEB4858989 Collection containing a letter from Maistre Michel de Nostredame (Nostradamus) known as Nostradamus (1503-1566)

A ball at the court of Henry III of France in 1574-1589 (engraving)
1761304 A ball at the court of Henry III of France in 1574-1589 (engraving); (add.info.: A ball at the court of Henry III of France in 1574-1589 The King stands at left with his mother)

Portrait of Cosimo (Cosme or Come) Ruggieri (Ruggeri or Rogier) astrologer
ELD4918959 Portrait of Cosimo (Cosme or Come) Ruggieri (Ruggeri or Rogier) astrologer and Florentine advisor to Catherine de Medicis (Portrait of florentine astrologer Cosimo Ruggieri)

Collection containing a letter from Maistre Michel de Nostredame (Nostradamus) known as Nostradamus (1503-1566)
JEB4859024 Collection containing a letter from Maistre Michel de Nostredame (Nostradamus) known as Nostradamus (1503-1566)

Collection containing a letter from Maistre Michel de Nostredame (Nostradamus) known as Nostradamus (1503-1566)
JEB4858955 Collection containing a letter from Maistre Michel de Nostredame (Nostradamus) known as Nostradamus (1503-1566)

Queen Catherine of Medicis (1519-1589) awakening her astrologer Cosimo Ruggieri (Come)
ELD4918853 Queen Catherine of Medicis (1519-1589) awakening her astrologer Cosimo Ruggieri (Come, cosm) suspected of conspiracy against King Charles IX, 1574

Portrait of Catherine de Medicis (1519-1589) at the castle of Chenonceaux in Indre et Loire
ELD4964810 Portrait of Catherine de Medicis (1519-1589) at the castle of Chenonceaux in Indre et Loire. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Day of the Barricades: the regente Catherine de Medicis (1519-1589) meeting Duke Henry I of Guise (1549-1588)
ELD4870064 Day of the Barricades: the regente Catherine de Medicis (1519-1589) meeting Duke Henry I of Guise (1549-1588) head of the Holy League, 12/05/1588" (Henry I)

Collection containing a letter from Maistre Michel de Nostredame (Nostradamus) known as Nostradamus (1503-1566)
JEB4859013 Collection containing a letter from Maistre Michel de Nostredame (Nostradamus) known as Nostradamus (1503-1566)

Collection containing a letter from Maistre Michel de Nostredame (Nostradamus) known as Nostradamus (1503-1566)
JEB4858910 Collection containing a letter from Maistre Michel de Nostredame (Nostradamus) known as Nostradamus (1503-1566)

Le vieux Paris: Hotel (hostel) de Soissons in 1643 - engraving beginning 19th century
PCT4286161 Le vieux Paris: Hotel (hostel) de Soissons in 1643 - engraving beginning 19th century -; (add.info.: Le vieux Paris)

Balzac's Catherine de Medici (litho)
8652510 Balzac's Catherine de Medici (litho) by Bartholomew, John George (1860-1920) ; Private Collection; (add.info.: Balzac's Catherine de Medici)

Collection containing a letter from Maistre Michel de Nostredame (Nostradamus) known as Nostradamus (1503-1566)
JEB4858944 Collection containing a letter from Maistre Michel de Nostredame (Nostradamus) known as Nostradamus (1503-1566)

Collection containing a letter from Maistre Michel de Nostredame (Nostradamus) known as Nostradamus (1503-1566)
JEB4859046 Collection containing a letter from Maistre Michel de Nostredame (Nostradamus) known as Nostradamus (1503-1566)

Peace of the Pruth (1711): Catherine Iere of Russia advises her wife Peter I the Great, Emperor of Russia
XEE5032156 Peace of the Pruth (1711): Catherine Iere of Russia advises her wife Peter I the Great, Emperor of Russia, to sign the peace of Pruth in 1711 with the empire of Turkey; (add.info)

The queen Catherine de Medici, wife of Henry II of France, 1581 (watercolour)
3434357 The queen Catherine de Medici, wife of Henry II of France, 1581 (watercolour); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; Photo © CCI

Portrait of Catherine de Medicis (Caterina de Medici) (1519-1589). Queen of France, engraving of the 19th century
FAT4301274 Portrait of Catherine de Medicis (Caterina de Medici) (1519-1589). Queen of France, engraving of the 19th century; (add.info)

Gothic Art: Tomb of Henry II (1519-1559) and Catherine de Medicis (Caterina de Medici) (1519-1589)
JEB4961844 Gothic Art: Tomb of Henry II (1519-1559) and Catherine de Medicis (Caterina de Medici) (1519-1589). Realised by Germain Pilon (1528-1590). Cathedrale Saint Denis

Gothic Art: Lying of the Tomb of Henry II (1519-1559) and Catherine de Medicis (Caterina de Medici) (1519-1589)
JEB4961863 Gothic Art: Lying of the Tomb of Henry II (1519-1559) and Catherine de Medicis (Caterina de Medici) (1519-1589) by Germain Pilon (1530-1590)

Queen Catherine of Medicis (1519-1589), King Henry II (1519-1559) and his court between 1547 and 1559
ELD4922314 Queen Catherine of Medicis (1519-1589), King Henry II (1519-1559) and his court between 1547 and 1559. 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Portrait of Catherine de Medicis (Caterina de Medici) (1519-1589) Queen of France circa 1555. Engraving
NWI4944308 Portrait of Catherine de Medicis (Caterina de Medici) (1519-1589) Queen of France circa 1555. Engraving.; (add.info)

Catherine de Medicis (Caterina de Medici) (1519 - 1589) and Henry II (1519 - 1559) consult Michel de Nostradamus
XEE5027037 Catherine de Medicis (Caterina de Medici) (1519 - 1589) and Henry II (1519 - 1559) consult Michel de Nostradamus, astrologer (1503-66) on the fate of his 7 children in 1548 - Engraving sd

Portrait of Catherine de Medici, c1580. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Catherine de Medici, c1580. Catherine de Medici (1519-89) was the daughter of Lorenzo de Medici, the duke of Urbino, and his French wife

Catherine de Medici, Queen of France. Creator: Thomas de Leu
Catherine de Medici, Queen of France

Palais de la Reyne Catherine de Medicis, 1650/1655. Creator: Israel Silvestre
Palais de la Reyne Catherine de Medicis, 1650/1655

Portrait de Catherine de Médicis (1519-1589), reine de France, c1565. Creator: Francois Clouet
Portrait de Catherine de Medicis (1519-1589), reine de France, c1565

Catherine de Medici, 1519-1589, and her astrologer Nostradamus, 1503-1566 - Portrait of Nostradamus
ELD4956136 Catherine de Medici, 1519-1589, and her astrologer Nostradamus, 1503-1566 - Portrait of Nostradamus, Michel de Notre Dame (1503-1566)

Mort de Catherine de Medecis (engraving)
7194193 Mort de Catherine de Medecis (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mort de Catherine de Medecis)

Charles IX (engraving)
7194183 Charles IX (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles IX. Illustration for Histoire de France en Cent Tableaux by Paul Lehugeur (A Lahure)

Elisabeth d Autriche (engraving)
7194182 Elisabeth d Autriche (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elisabeth d Autriche)

Catherine de Medici meets her sons Charles IX and Henry III
FIA5395337 Catherine de Medici meets her sons Charles IX and Henry III by Bakalowicz, Wladyslaw (1833-1907); Private Collection; (add.info)

Catherine de Medicis & Charles IX (engraving)
7194184 Catherine de Medicis & Charles IX (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Catherine de Medicis & Charles IX)

Life at the French court in the time of Catherine de Medici (copper engraving)
7201533 Life at the French court in the time of Catherine de Medici (copper engraving) by Sadeler, Jean or Johann (1550-1600); Private Collection; (add.info)

Colloque de Poissy (engraving)
7194185 Colloque de Poissy (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colloque de Poissy)

Catherine de Medicis (engraving)
7194159 Catherine de Medicis (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Catherine de Medicis)

Catherine de Medicis et Nostradamus (engraving)
3644517 Catherine de Medicis et Nostradamus (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Catherine de Medicis et Nostradamus)

Catherine de Medici
LLM457041 Catherine de Medici by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Catherine de Medici. Illustration for Les Francaises Illustres by Gustave Demoulin (Hachette)

Chateau of Chenonceaux, Touraine, formerly inhabited by Catherine de Medicis and Mary Stuart (engraving)
1613153 Chateau of Chenonceaux, Touraine, formerly inhabited by Catherine de Medicis and Mary Stuart (engraving) by English School

The Tournament, Brussels Workshop, c. 1582-85 (tapestry) see 173760 for detail) (b / w photo)
XIR239524 The Tournament, Brussels Workshop, c.1582-85 (tapestry) see 173760 for detail) (b/w photo) by Heere, Lucas de (1534-84) (after); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Portrait of Catherine de Medicis, 16th century (oil on canvas)
YOU4419254 Portrait of Catherine de Medicis, 16th century (oil on canvas) by French School, (16th century); (add.info.: Portrait of Catherine de Medicis (Caterina de Medici) (1519-1589)

Catherine de Medicis (coloured engraving)
2802130 Catherine de Medicis (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Catherine de Medicis)

La reine Catherine de Medicis, femme de Henri 2 (coloured engraving)
2799688 La reine Catherine de Medicis, femme de Henri 2 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La reine Catherine de Medicis, femme de Henri 2)

The Baths of Catherine de Medicis, at Blois (engraving)
3649488 The Baths of Catherine de Medicis, at Blois (engraving) by Allom, Thomas (1804-72) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Baths of Catherine de Medicis, at Blois)

Catherine de Medicis, Femme de Henri II (coloured engraving)
2799537 Catherine de Medicis, Femme de Henri II (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Catherine de Medicis, Femme de Henri II)

View of the dome of the Palace of the Tuilleries, from Various views of remarkable places in Italy and France (Diverses vues d endroits remarquables d Italie et de France), 1649-51

The palace of Catherine de Medici, called the Tuilleries, from Various views of remarkable places in Italy and France (Diverses vues d endroits remarquables d Italie et de France), 1649-51

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"Catherine de Medici: A Powerful Queen and Her Mysterious Astrologer" In the tumultuous era of the French Wars of Religion, one woman stood at the center of power - Catherine de Medici. Born in 1519, she would become one of the most influential queens in French history. But behind her regal facade lay a deep fascination with astrology and an unlikely ally - Nostradamus. Michel de Notre Dame, better known as Nostradamus, was not only a renowned astrologer but also a trusted advisor to Catherine. Their partnership would shape the destiny of France during this turbulent period from 1559 to 1574. As Protestantism spread across Europe, France found itself divided along religious lines. It was during the reigns of Francis II and Charles IX that these tensions erupted into full-blown conflict. The country was torn apart by bitter wars between Catholics and Protestants. Amidst this chaos, Catherine turned to Nostradamus for guidance. His prophecies were said to hold great wisdom about future events, including those that would affect her family's rule. Together they navigated treacherous political waters while seeking solace in their shared belief in astrology. Catherine's influence extended beyond her role as queen consort; she became a formidable political figure in her own right. She played a pivotal role in shaping alliances and negotiating peace treaties throughout Europe. However, it wasn't just politics that consumed Catherine's attention; she also had an unwavering dedication to her children's success. In numerous engravings depicting their interactions, we see Catherine nurturing relationships with her sons Charles IX and Henry III - both future kings who faced immense challenges during their reigns. The Colloque de Poissy stands out as one such challenge where Catholic theologians met with Protestant leaders under Catherine's watchful eye. This attempt at reconciliation ultimately failed but showcased her determination to find a peaceful resolution.