Catherine saw little of her husband in their first year of marriage, but the ladies of the court, impressed with her intelligence and keenness to please, treated her well. However, the death of her uncle Clement on 25 September 1534 undermined Catherine's standing in the French court. The next pope, Alessandro Farnese, was elected on 13 October and took the title Paul III. As a Farnese he felt no obligation to keep Clement's promises, broke the alliance with Francis and refused to continue paying her huge dowry.Frieda 2003, p. 47 (NY edition). Knecht 1998, p. 28, gives likely incorrect dates of 25 September 1533 for the death of Pope Clement VII and 12 October for the election of Pope Paul III. King Francis lamented, "The girl has come to me stark naked."Frieda 2003, p. 48 (NY edition): "J'ai reçu la fille toute nue." Knecht 1998, p. 28, gives the English translation ""The girl has been given to me stark naked." He cites Cloulas (Catherine de Médicis, 1979, p. 57), who gives the French as "J'ai eu la fille toute nue", without citing a source.
Catherine saw little of her husband in their first year of marriage but the ladies of the court impressed with her intelligence and keenness to please treated her well However the death of her uncle Clement on 25 September 1534 undermined Catherine's standing in the French court The next pope Alessandro Farnese was elected on 13 October and took the title Paul III As a Farnese he felt no obligation to keep Clement's promises broke the alliance with Francis and refused to continue paying her huge dowryFrieda 2003 p 47 (NY edition) Knecht 1998 p 28 gives likely incorrect dates of 25 September 1533 for the death of Pope Clement VII and 12 October for the election of Pope Paul III King Francis lamented "The girl has come to me stark naked"Frieda 2003 p 48 (NY edition) "J'ai reçu la fille toute nue" Knecht 1998 p 28 gives the English translation ""The girl has been given to me stark naked" He cites Cloulas (Catherine de Médicis 1979 p 57) who gives the French as "J'ai eu la fille toute nue" without citing a source