Catherine and Henry

Catherine and Henry
Real Names:	Catherine de' Medici Henry II of France
Status:	Widower
Relationship:	Married
Length of Relationship:	24 years
Affiliates:	Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of France
First Appearance:	Pilot
GALLERY

    

"- I have always loved you!

- You are the love of my life"

—King Henry and Queen Catherine

Early life

Pope Clement VII arranged the marriage of Catherine de' Medici to the second son of the French king, Prince Henry. The marriage took place in France when they were both 14 years old. Catherine and Henry were very much in love, even though he had been seeing another woman before their marriage, Catherine was surprised when Diane de Poitiers continued to stay in Henry's life. Diane got pregnant first and delivered a baby boy. However Catherine was soon pregnant, and gave birth to Francis named after Henry's older brother. Soon Catherine was pregnant with a second child, Elizabeth.

Two years later, Henry's father died, and Henry became the new King of France, making Prince Francis the new heir to the throne. Years passed, and Catherine and Henry had several more children.

Notes

• Diane de Poitiers and Prince Henry were together before he married Catherine de' Medici.
• Catherine convinced Henry to give her Château de Chenonceau in exchange for her help.
• Henry has sexual relations with Catherine while they were estranged.
• Henry had several mistresses in 'Barnay' and mentioned to have a couple illegitimate children there.
• Named Prince Francis after Henry's older brother, Duke Francis, and father Francis of Valois.
• Catherine discovered Henry was poisoned by his personal Bible. .
• Catherine knows her son Francis, killed her husband after he went mad. .

Historical Notes

• Prince Henry and Catherine de' Medici were married when they were both 14. However, at the time, Henry was a Duke and second in-line next to his brother, while Catherine was a noble woman.
• Henry and Catherine had 10 children together, 7 of whom made it to adulthood.
• Henry became King after he was married when he was 28 and ruled for 12 years.
• Henry had 3 illegitimate children from different mistresses, and none by Diane de Poitiers.
• Catherine and Diane de Poitiers were cousins. Diane encouraged Henry to share Catherine's bed more often to produce children.
• Catherine does receive Château de Chenonceau but not until after King Henry's death in 1559.
• King Henry was accidentally killed by Lord Montgomery is a jousting competition.
• The show killed Henry off a year early. He died in 1559, not 1558.

Quotes

• Season One
• Season Two

Queen Catherine: They say too many alliances make a king look weak. King Henry: Then why do we sell our daughter to Spain?! King Henry: At least your bride has a country and an army, should you need it! Queen Mary: Elizabeth Is Henry VII's daughter. King Henry: Yes, by Anne Boleyn. Her parents' marriage was never recognized by the Catholic Church. She's illegitimate, her claim is weak at best. In God's eyes she doesn't even exist! Queen Catherine: How convenient God has this opinion. As Elizabeth happens to be Protestant. Queen Catherine: I grow weary of your threats. King Henry: I grew weary of you a decade ago. Queen Catherine: Woman don't often say no to Henry. When they do, he thinks it's a game. It usually is. But Mary isn't your usual girl, she's Scotland, she is it's Queen. Queen Catherine: Kenna, well, let's be kind and call her a seductress. King Henry: My hands are tied. Queen Catherine: Who ties the hands of a King?! King Henry: I would not have killed you! Or put you aside! I was in love with you. Could you not have trusted me? Queen Catherine: Trust you? You're killing me now! King Henry: We are not the same people. Queen Catherine: Maybe I had something to do with that. King Henry: Trust does not come easily to me. Queen Catherine: Those two naive children, they're dead now. We killed them. Queen Catherine: Don’t try to school a professional Henry. Queen Catherine: Ohh...This was my favourite covolet. King Henry: Add it to the list of my debts to you. King Henry: She deserved a better end. Queen Catherine: Don’t we all. Queen Catherine: As my husband would attest, I’m not a judgmental person…Henry? King Henry: She’s really not. King Henry: It was a lesson each woman understood in her last moment. About who is King, and who is not. King Henry: I will not be so demeaned by a woman! Queen Catherine: Yes, I can see that.

King Henry: Ahh Kenna. With death comes wisdom. What did I ever see in her? Queen Catherine: Well it was her ass. You mentioned it many times. Lady Kenna: Are you talking to me? Queen Catherine: ...Why would I talk to you? Lady Kenna: You just said something about my ass. Queen Catherine: Not everything is about your ass Kenna. King Henry: I have always loved you. And the chidden! Queen Catherine: When it was convenient. When it didn’t keep you from your indulgences that you craved! Queen Catherine: I let you back in my bed again, and again because I loved you. I taught you that it was ok! Queen Catherine: I don’t want you back! Queen Catherine: Return to your hell, and leave me to mine.

Appearances

Season One
Pilot	Snakes in the Garden	Kissed	Hearts and Minds	A Chill in the Air	Chosen	Left Behind	Fated	For King and Country	Sacrifice	Inquisition
Royal Blood	Consummation	Dirty Laundry	The Darkness	Monsters	Liege Lord	No Exit	Toy Soldiers	Higher Ground	Long Live the King	Slaughter of Innocence

Season Two
The Plague	Drawn and Quartered	Coronation	The Lamb and the Slaughter	Blood for Blood	Three Queens	The Prince of the Blood	Terror of the Faithful	Acts of War	Mercy	Getaway
Banished	Sins of the Past	The End of Mourning	Forbidden	Tasting Revenge	Tempting Fate	Reversal of Fortune	Abandoned	Fugitive	The Siege	Burn