thumb|Henry and Catherine family portrait Catherine de' Medici married Henry, Duke of Orléans, the future Henry II of France, in Marseille on 28 October 1533. She gave birth to ten children, of whom four sons and three daughters survived to marriageable age. Three of her sons became kings of France, while two of her daughters married kings and one married a duke. Catherine outlived all her children except HenryIII, who died seven months after her, and Margaret, who inherited her robust health. Victoire and Jeanne were twin daughters born in 1556; Jeanne was stillborn due to surgeons breaking her legs to save her mother's life; Victoire survived, dying less than two months later. According to the diplomat Simon Renard, the birth nearly killed Catherine, and the royal couple were advised by the King's physician to have no further children. Louis, Victoire and Jeanne, the three children who died in infancy, depicted in Catherine's book of hours|right|thumb Francis II, King of France (19 January 1544 – 5 December 1560). Married Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1558. Elisabeth (2 April 1545 – 3 October 1568). Married Philip II, King of Spain, in 1559. Claude (12 November 1547 – 21 February 1575). Married Charles III, Duke of Lorraine, in 1559. Louis, Duke of Orléans (3 February 1549 – 24 October 1550). Died in infancy. Charles IX, King of France (27 June 1550 – 30 May 1574). Married Elizabeth of Austria in 1570. Henry III, King of France (19 September 1551 – 2 August 1589). Married Louise of Lorraine in 1575. Margaret (14 May 1553 – 27 March 1615). Married Henry, King of Navarre, the future Henry IV of France, in 1572. Hercules, Duke of Anjou (18 March 1555 – 19 June 1584), renamed Francis when he was confirmed. Victoire (24 June 1556 – 17 August 1556). Died in infancy. Jeanne (24 June 1556). StillbornHeritier, 48, has the twins' deaths the other way round.
thumb|Henry and Catherine family portrait Catherine de' Medici married Henry, Duke of Orléans, the future Henry II of France, in Marseille on 28 October 1533. She gave birth to ten children, of whom four sons and three daughters survived to marriageable age. Three of her sons became kings of France, while two of her daughters married kings and one married a duke. Catherine outlived all her children except HenryIII, who died seven months after her, and Margaret, who inherited her robust health. Victoire and Jeanne were twin daughters born in 1556; Jeanne was stillborn due to surgeons breaking her legs to save her mother's life; Victoire survived, dying less than two months later. According to the diplomat Simon Renard, the birth nearly killed Catherine, and the royal couple were advised by the King's physician to have no further children. Louis, Victoire and Jeanne, the three children who died in infancy, depicted in Catherine's book of hours|right|thumb Francis II, King of France (19 January 1544 – 5 December 1560). Married Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1558. Elisabeth (2 April 1545 – 3 October 1568). Married Philip II, King of Spain, in 1559. Claude (12 November 1547 – 21 February 1575). Married Charles III Duke of Lorraine, in 1559. Louis, Duke of Orléans (3 February 1549 – 24 October 1550). Died in infancy. Charles IX, King of France (27 June 1550 – 30 May 1574). Married Elizabeth of Austria in 1570. Henry III, King of France (19 September 1551 – 2 August 1589). Married Louise of Lorraine in 1575. Margaret (14 May 1553 – 27 March 1615). Married Henry, King of Navarre, the future Henry IV of France, in 1572. Hercules, Duke of Anjou (18 March 1555 – 19 June 1584), renamed Francis when he was confirmed. Victoire (24 June 1556 – 17 August 1556). Died in infancy. Jeanne (24 June 1556). StillbornHeritier, 48, has the twins' deaths the other way round.