Catherine de Medici, an immigrant, common, and plain teenager, is married into the 16th-century French court as an orphaned teenager expected to bring a fortune in dowry and produce many heirs, only to discover that her husband is in love with an older woman, her dowry is unpaid, and she can't conceive. She rules France for 50 years with her brilliance and tenacity, keeping her marriage alive.
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Catherine de Medici, an immigrant, common, and plain teenager, is married into the 16th-century French court as an orphaned teenager expected to bring a fortune in dowry and produce many heirs, only to discover that her husband is in love with an older woman, her dowry is unpaid, and she can't conceive. She rules France for 50 years with her brilliance and tenacity, keeping her marriage alive.
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