Casting a Rival into the Shade: Catherine de' Medici and Diane de Poitiers

Art Journal ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 138
Author(s):  
Sheila ffolliott
Keyword(s):  
Diane De Poitiers ◽  
Catherine De Medici

A bequest to Christine of Lorraine from Catherine de’ Medici

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 373-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerrie-rue Michahelles
Keyword(s):  
Royal Family ◽  
Online Appendix ◽  
Catherine De Medici ◽  
Queen Mother

Abstract The French royal family was living in exile at Blois when the Queen Mother of France, Catherine de’ Medici (b. 1519), dictated her will on the morning of her death, on 5 January 1589. She bequeathed to her granddaughter, Christine of Lorraine (1565–1637), one half of her movable possessions. This paper explores the nature and meanings embedded in the testamentary bequest and the corresponding inventory of the movable goods acquired by Christine through this gift and eventually brought to Florence on the occasion of her marriage in 1589 to Ferdinando de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549–1609). A translation of the inventory is provided in an online appendix.

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