num_pages: 261
description: Young Catherine de' Medici is the sole heiress to the entire fortune of the wealthy Medici family. But her life is far from luxurious. After a childhood spent locked away behind the walls of a convent, she joins the household of the pope, where at last she can be united with her true love. But, all too soon, that love is replaced with an engagement to a boy who is cold and aloof. It soon becomes clear that Catherine will need all the cunning she can muster to command the respect she deserves as one of France's most powerful queens.Includes a family tree.
language: English
title: Duchessina: A Novel of Catherine de' Medici
titlecomplete: Duchessina: A Novel of Catherine de' Medici (Young Royals, #5)
characters: Catherine de Medici
genres: 16th Century, Historical, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Young Adult Historical Fiction, Teen, Italy, Romance, Fiction, France
ratings_count: 1641
series: Young Royals
publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt