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Marie de Médicis, detail of a portrait by Peter Paul Rubens; in the Prado, Madrid.
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Also Known As Maria de’ Medici
Born April 26, 1573 • Florence • Italy
Died July 3, 1642 (aged 69) • Cologne • Germany
House / Dynasty Medici family
Notable Family Members spouse Henry IV • father Francis I • daughter Henrietta Maria • son Gaston, duc d’Orléans • son Louis XIII
Role In Day of the Dupes

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