Catherine de' Medici

Queen Catherine de' Medici (born: 1520) is the current queen of France. She is the wife of King Henry Valois II and the mother of Francis, Elisabeth, Claude, Margaret, Charles, Henry Jr., Hercules, Henrietta and Emone.

Appearence
Catherine is a stately and plump woman with blonde hair and brown eyes.

Personality
Catherine is just and wise. Extremely mastered in the art of poison, she protects her family in the most vicious of ways. Her love for her children is equalled only by her lust for power to protect them.

History
Catherine married Henry at age 14. It took ten years for them to conceive an heir: Francis. Eventuelly they would have nine children; four sons and five daughters:
 * 1) Francis (1544), King of France and Scotland.
 * 2) Elisabeth (1545), Queen of Spain.
 * 3) Claude (1547), Duchess of Lorraine.
 * 4) Charles (1550)
 * 5) Henry (1551)
 * 6) Henriette (1552), twin of Emone.
 * 7) Emone (1552), twin of Henriette.
 * 8) Margaret (1553), Queen of Navarre.
 * 9) Hercues (1555)

She has four grandchildren, Anne Valois, James Valois and Catherine and Isabella of Spain.