Caterina Maria Romola di Lorenzo de Medici was born in Florence on 13 April 1519. Her father was Lorenzo de Medici, Duke of Urbino and ruler of Florence and her mother was Madeleine de la Tour d ...

Despite his marriage he continued to live with her, away from his family. Their bastard son ... papal celebrations went on for days. And Catherine de'Medici, Queen of France, made sure she ...

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Medici family, who dominated Florence's ... With the rise of Cosimo de' Medici, they became Florence's most powerful and influential dynasty, effectively ...