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Marie de' Medici was born on April 26, 1575, in Florence . She was the daughter of Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany . Marie held French citizenship and was a politician by occupation .
Marie de' Medici was known for being the Queen of France and Navarre as the second wife of King Henry IV of France of the House of Bourbon . She was also the Regent of the Kingdom of France officially between 1610 and 1617 during the minority of her son Louis XIII of France .
She was the mother of several notable children, including Louis XIII of France, Gaston, Duke of Orléans, Elisabeth of France (1602–1644), Christine of France, and Nicolas Henri, Duke of Orléans . Marie de' Medici passed away on July 4, 1642, in Cologne .
