Catherine de Médicis

[ katuh-reen duh mey-dee-sees ]
/ katə rin də meɪ diˈsis /

noun

Caterina de' Medici,1518–89, queen of Henry II of France (mother of Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III).
Also Cath·er·ine de' Med·i·ci [kath-rin duh med-i-chee, mey-di-, dey, kath-er-in] /ˈkæθ rɪn də ˈmɛd ɪ tʃi, ˈmeɪ dɪ-, deɪ, ˈkæθ ər ɪn/, Catherine de Medici.

British Dictionary definitions for catherine de' medici

Catherine de' Medici

Catherine de Mdicis

noun

1519–89, queen of Henry II of France; mother of Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III of France; regent of France (1560–74). She was largely responsible for the massacre of Protestants on Saint Bartholomew's Day (1572)