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The Medici Girl
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Francis II of France

The Medici Girl

Madeleine of France would die, succumbing on a sickness on 1530 while her sister Margaret would marry the Duke of Savoy on 1540, who is named Emmanuel Philibert who was betrothed once to Madeleine of France on her dowry it would include the county of Saluzzo which was taken by the French generations ago, this marriage would produce a daughter named Madeleine b. 1544 and Emmanuel b. 1552.

While the marriage of Maria of Viseu or Maria of Portugal with Francis III, duke of Brittany would produce children, Charles b. December 4, 1535 and Henry May 2, 1537 and two daughters namely Alienor b. June 4, 1540 and Anne b. May 10, 1546, Francis would ascend as King of France and Francis himself and his father Francis I would deny the marriage of his rich vassal Catherine, Countess of Auvergne to his brother, Henry and instead married her to Antoine of Bourbon and have Henry take their step-aunt Christine as the wife of his brother, a marriage that would only produce a daughter named Elizabeth b. 1544, Charles, the youngest son of Francis I would die on 1549 himself and treated by Francis II as a threat as well.

Catherine of Auvergne would give birth to two surviving children other than the stillbirths sired by Antoine and miscarriages she had two children who survive to adulthood namely Henry b. December 3, 1541 and Marguerite b. May 10, 1550.



Family Tree
Descendants of Francis I
with Claude of France
Francis II of France m. Maria of Viseu
(a)Charles, Dauphin of France
(b) Henry of France
(c) Alienor of France
(d) Anne of France
Henry, Duke of Orleans m. Christina of Savoy
(a) Elizabeth of Orleans
Charles of France
with Anne of Savoy
Marie of France m. James of Savoy, 2nd duke of Nemours
Eleonore of France m. Alfonso of Calabria

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