Upon the King's death, his wife, Queen Marie de' Medici, was named Regent by Parliament, and immediately exiled Catherine from the royal court.
Honoré de Balzac | Catherine the Great | Catherine Deneuve | Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge | Philip Catherine | Catherine of Alexandria | Catherine Zeta-Jones | Catherine | Catherine of Aragon | Catherine de' Medici | Balzac | Catherine of Braganza | Saint Catherine's Monastery | St. Catherine | John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation | Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton | Catherine Parr | St Catherine's College, Oxford | Saint Catherine | Catherine Howard | Order of Saint Catherine | Catherine Opie | Catherine Breillat | Catherine Wheel | Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg | Catherine Asaro | Catherine Tizard | Catherine Spaak | Catherine of Valois | Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
The de Thou volume tells of how Henry IV of France reneged on a written promise of marriage to Hentiette d’Entragues, by marrying Marie de' Medici in 1600; both women bore sons by the King, who is later assassinated.