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The Medici, Volume 2

by G. F. YOUNG (1846 - 1919)

Chapter XX Catherine de Medici, part 6

This work relates the history of the Medici family through three centuries and eleven generations, from its rise from obscurity, to its zenith of power and influence, to its eventual decay and ruin. It outlines their history in conjunction with the major events of Europe and dwells much on the artists and artworks patronized by the Medici - the impetus of the Renaissance. This second volume begins in 1537 and highlights Catherine, the last of the elder branch, then follows the younger branch to the eventual extinction of the family in 1743. - Summary by TriciaG

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Listen next episodes of The Medici, Volume 2:
Chapter XXII Giovanni ''Popolano,'' and Catherine Sforza, part 2 , Chapter XXII Giovanni ''Popolano,'' and Catherine Sforza, part 3 , Chapter XXII Giovanni ''Popolano,'' and Catherine Sforza, part 4 , Chapter XXIII Giovanni delle Bande Nere, and Maria Salviati, part 2 , Chapter XX Catherine de Medici, part 10 , Chapter XX Catherine de Medici, part 11; Part II Introduction , Chapter XX Catherine de Medici, part 7 , Chapter XX Catherine de Medici, part 8 , Chapter XX Catherine de Medici, part 9 , Chapter XXI Lorenzo (the elder), Pier Francesco (the elder), Lorenzo (the younger), and Pier Francesco (the younger) , Chapter XXII Giovanni ''Popolano,'' and Catherine Sforza, part 1 , Chapter XXIII Giovanni delle Bande Nere, and Maria Salviati, part 1 , Chapter XXIV Cosimo I, part 1 , Chapter XXIV Cosimo I, part 2 , Chapter XXIV Cosimo I, part 3 , Chapter XXIV Cosimo I, part 4 , Chapter XXIV Cosimo I, part 5 , Chapter XXIV Cosimo I, part 6 , Chapter XXIX Cosimo III, part 1 , Chapter XXIX Cosimo III, part 2 , Chapter XXV Francis I, part 1 , Chapter XXV Francis I, part 2 , Chapter XXV Francis I, part 3 , Chapter XXVI Ferdinand I, part 1 , Chapter XXVI Ferdinand I, part 2 , Chapter XXVI Ferdinand I, part 3 , Chapter XXVII Cosimo II , Chapter XXVIII Ferdinand II, part 1 , Chapter XXVIII Ferdinand II, part 2 , Chapter XXVIII Ferdinand II, part 3 , Chapter XXVIII Ferdinand II, part 4 , Chapter XXVIII Ferdinand II, part 5 , Chapter XXVIII Ferdinand II, part 6 , Chapter XXVIII Ferdinand II, part 7 , Chapter XXX Giovanni Gastone , Chapter XXXI Anna Maria Ludovica , Chapter XXXII San Lorenzo and the Tombs of the Medici; Epilogue