▁Death ▁She ▁died ▁in ▁Italy ▁shortly ▁before ▁her ▁husband ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁April ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁pl ague ▁( some ▁spec ulate ▁that ▁it ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁inf ected ▁by ▁sy ph ilis ▁from ▁her ▁husband ). ▁She ▁had ▁just ▁given ▁birth ▁to ▁a ▁daughter , ▁Catherine ▁de ' ▁Med ici ▁( 1 5 1 9 – 1 5 8 9 ), ▁the ▁future ▁Queen ▁of ▁France ▁and ▁cons ort ▁of ▁Henry ▁II . ▁Both ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁were ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁delight ed ▁at ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁Catherine ▁as ▁if ▁she ▁were ▁a ▁boy . ▁ ▁In herit ance ▁As ▁both ▁of ▁their ▁parents ▁were ▁dece ased , ▁Made le ine ▁and ▁her ▁elder ▁sister ▁Anne ▁shared ▁extensive ▁properties ▁in ▁Au ver g ne , ▁Cl erm ont , ▁Ber ry , ▁Cas tres , ▁and ▁Lou rag u ais . ▁Anne ▁inherited ▁Au ver g ne ▁and ▁married ▁John ▁Stewart , ▁ 2 nd ▁Duke ▁of ▁Alb any ▁in ▁ 1 5 0 5 . ▁She ▁out l ived ▁Made le ine ▁by ▁five ▁years ▁but ▁died ▁child less , ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁Count ies ▁of ▁Au ver g ne ▁and ▁Bou log ne ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁bar ony ▁of ▁La ▁Tour ▁passed ▁to ▁Made le ine ' s ▁daughter ▁Catherine ▁de ' ▁Med ici ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁the ▁French ▁Crown . ▁ ▁An c est ry ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁House ▁of ▁La ▁Tour ▁d '