Catherine de' Medici

Catherine de' Medici (Italian: Caterina de' Medici, French: Catherine de Médicis; 1519 – 1589), daughter of and , was an Italian noblewoman who was Queen of France from 1547 until 1559 as the wife of King Henry II, and thenceforth the Queen Mother until her death. She was the great-granddaughter of Lorenzo de' Medici.
==Biography==
She constructed a tower that was part of a royal palace in Paris. as a patron of Nostradamus, Catherine was interested in the predictions of the future and allowed the astronomer Cosimo Ruggieri to use the tower to observe the sky from the iron enclosure on top.Assassin's Creed: Unity – Database: Medicis Tower
In 1564, Catherine de' Medici ordered the construction of the Tuileries Palace, after deeming the Louvre too small to accommodate her court.Assassin's Creed: Unity – Database: Palais des Tuileries According to legend, she expelled the German butcher Johannes Metzger from the site intended for the palace's construction. Upon his death, Metzger swore that he would get revenge on Catherine and became the Red Ghost, haunting the palace throughout its construction. Ruggieri informed Catherine that the construction would lead to her ruin.Assassin's Creed: Unity – Database: The Red Ghost of the Tuileries
==Appearances==
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