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Marie de Médicis was the second member of the powerful Medici family of Italy to become queen and regent* of France. A skillful politician, Marie shrewdly maneuvered for power at the highest level in France.

She also exerted her influence as a patron* of the arts, commissioning works that expressed her belief in strong female rule.

Born in Florence in the Tuscan region of Italy, Marie was the daughter of Francesco de' Medici, grand duke of Tuscany.

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In she married the French king Henry IV. By she had borne five children. One son later became king of France, and two daughters became queens of European countries.

Henry IV was assassinated in The day after his death, Marie boldly called an assembly of the French parliament to put her young son on the throne as Louis XIII and to recognize Marie as queen regent.

Despite efforts to undermine her authority on the grounds that women could not rule, she exercised the office of regent publicly and carrie