Claude of France (1547 - 1575) Archives

500: Catherine de’ Medici & her daughters

April 18, 2019 Moniek Bloks 0

To celebrate the 500th birthday of the formidable Catherine de’ Medici, we will be posting seven articles over the next seven days about her. This is the sixth, and it will focus on her relationships with her daughters. Read part five here. Over the years, Catherine gave birth to ten children of which five were [read more]

Claude of France – From “Reign” to child bride

June 16, 2017 Moniek Bloks 1

The not so historically correct TV show Reign shows Claude of France, daughter of Catherine de’ Medici and Henry II of France, as a lively, carefree and beautiful young woman. The real Claude of France could not be more different, and the character on the TV show is perhaps more relatable to Claude’s real-life sister, [read more]