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Catherine de' Medici, Italian Orphan

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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Leo and Catherine's New Duchess

Pope Leo intends to control her himself and refuses to send her to Francis' court. He plans to eventually marry her off to an illegitimate Medici son, and set them up as the new puppet rulers of Florence. But unfortunately, things aren't so simple, and in 1521, Leo dies. The new pope is Adrian VI, who's a reformist. And it's not a good time for the family.

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