Maria De Medici - Mother Of Louis XIII

Maria De Medici - Mother Of Louis XIII: Maria de Medici was born on April 26, 1575 in the Palazzo Pitti in Florence and died on July 3, 1642 in Cologne. She was a descendant of the powerful and wealthy Florentine Medici family and was the second wife of the French King Henry IV. From 1600 onward, she was Queen of France. In 1601 she gave birth to the later Louis XIII. After the assassination of Henry IV in 1610, she became regent of France for the underage king Louis XIII. Despite her attempts to keep him away from the throne, her son became the active ruler of France in 1617. She was exiled and had to leave France at the end of her life.
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[@robertpizor577]

First lesson of 2022 from "The Kings of France": If you mother never tried to usurp your power and steal your throne, get her something nice for Mother's Day. She deserves it.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Haha ! Good point ! Happy 2022 !

[@plamenivanov92]

@@TheKingsofFrance so what is the relationship between Maria and Lorenzo The Magnificent

[@robertpizor577]

@@TheKingsofFrance Happy 2022 to you too!

[@plamenivanov92]

@@TheKingsofFrance she gets crowned and the next day the King dies could Maria have a hand in her husband's death plus as far as I know Conchino Conchini was her lover

[@alicianelson1252]

Marie Antoinette never tried a usurp and she get beheaded you just can’t win with some people

[@christinemiller8158]

Her isolated & unstable childhood explains her need for control later in life. It is sad about her coldness to most of her children. Merci for the video 🌸! Happy New Year 🥂♥️

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Happy 2022 ! Thank you so much for your support during the past year, I really appreciate you being here for every single video !!!! ❤

[@christinemiller8158]

@@TheKingsofFrance my pleasure! Thank you for the excellent videos 🌸🎉❤️

[@ShallowApple22]

Yeah I 100 % agree with you with this traumatic childhood changes a child’s brain pattern and behaviours not to mention the emotional and mental stress it would have caused her in an already high stressed environment i for one praise her because I for one don’t know if it wouldn’t have mentally snapped me

[@Xochiyolotl]

For those who know what to look for, she was a classic case of somebody suffering from narcissistic personality disorder. I feel really bad for the king. He must’ve suffered from feelings of inadequacy his entire life. The narcissistic parent would do that to somebody. I was married to somebody who was so affected. It’s not pretty and these people sometimes begin to exhibit the same toxic behaviors they learned from their parents. And thus, the cycle perpetuates.

[@Xochiyolotl]

@@ShallowApple22 it did “snap” her. Her behavior was not normal. She couldn’t bear the thought of not being in power. She felt entitled to it even though she had no right to it.

[@paulkoza8652]

Thank you. This puts the literary fiction of Alexandre Dumas into historical perspective. As an American, I wonder how many Frenchmen believe the Dumas account to be historically accurate.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

It depends I suppose, on one's interest in history. Thanks for watching ! Happy 2022 !

[@tixien]

In general, fictions tend to shape people’s understanding of history, but I’m not sure original Dumas’ version shaped it more than every other very loose movie adaptations of his books, especially American ones:-) So many competing versions have probably confused people more than pushed them to adhere to Dumas’ creative story. However, although history french school programs focus more on recent periods (19th and 20th centuries), as you would expect, the Ancient Regime is still very much taught in primary school. And historical tv programs are very popular in France, so French people have access to quite an abundant amount of accurate historic facts and resources.

[@MarinaKaFai]

The woman who never knew when to stop

[@Alusnovalotus]

Basically any of them. 😉

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Yeah indeed. thanks for watching !

[@Alusnovalotus]

@@TheKingsofFrance btw. Love the series. It’s addicting.

[@tixien]

To be more accurate, the woman who never knew when to not start 😂

[@kashfiaislam9995]

I hope Maria de Medici is burning in hell with Charlemagne, King John I, King Henry III, King Edward I, Margaret Beaufort, King Henry VII, King Henry VIII, King Louis XIV, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI, etc 👗👠👑💍

[@ambreeniram2268]

Having lost her mother at 3, she didn't know how to be a good mother. Her father was cold to her, that's why she was herself a bad parent. She was pretty though with long neck and delicate features. Thanks for sharing this. Great way of starting new year.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you Ambreen ! Happy 2022 !

[@adriannespring8598]

It's sad though because she did have a choice to be a better person then she was.

[@kashfiaislam9995]

@@adriannespring8598 I hope Maria de Medici is burning in hell with Charlemagne, King John I, King Henry III, King Edward I, Margaret Beaufort, King Henry VII, King Henry VIII, King Louis XIV, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI, etc 👗👠👑💍

[@IntrepidFraidyCat]

Very interesting! She had sort of a sad childhood. Thank you for posting on a holiday! 👍🏻😀 Would you consider doing a video on Marie Antoinette's hair dresser...Léonard Autié? He was a fascinating guy (he founded a theater for opera!). I would also like to know more details about those amazing hairstyles...the real nuts and bolts of them. That would be an amazing video for sure!

[@TheKingsofFrance]

I could but I'd have to do some research. Will look into it for you. Happy 2022 !

[@IntrepidFraidyCat]

@@TheKingsofFrance That would be great, no rush though! 👍🏻😀

[@jayhawk09]

This was one of your best videos yet! I’m always fascinated by royals in exile or after their monarchies are abolished. Merci!

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed it so much !

[@kashfiaislam9995]

I hope Maria de Medici is burning in hell with Charlemagne, King John I, King Henry III, King Edward I, Margaret Beaufort, King Henry VII, King Henry VIII, King Louis XIV, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI, etc 👗👠👑💍

[@iainsan]

I really like your channel; your commentary is excellent and unbiased. It is also extremely refreshing to hear French names pronounced correctly - they are a pleasure to listen to.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

I'm really glad to hear you enjoy my channel so much ! Makes me really happy !

[@iriswaterford8881]

Sad beginning, she chose to interfere too often in her son's life after treating him poorly. I think her end was justified. Thank you as always for your videos they are both educational and enjoyable.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you so much for watching Iris !

[@kashfiaislam9995]

I hope Maria de Medici is burning in hell with Charlemagne, King John I, King Henry III, King Edward I, Margaret Beaufort, King Henry VII, King Henry VIII, King Louis XIV, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI, etc 👗👠👑💍

[@vishnukanagalingam1991]

Thank you so much for this fascinating video about Queen Maria de Medici. From learning about her, I can somewhat understand her son, Gaston, Duke of Orleans. With the amount of power the French court offered, it is understandable but not justifiable why so many people were willing to kill for it.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts Vishnu. I agree. Happy 2022 !

[@vishnukanagalingam1991]

@@TheKingsofFrance Happy 2022 to you too. God bless.

[@hollyh-zw1yb]

I love correct way you pernounce French names. I am trying to learn French. Thank you!

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Glad you're liking these videos !

[@lilyofthevalley5586]

Thank you for another fabulous documentary about..... so fascinating! I am addicted you your videos and the stories. Family was like that then. They all wanted power and would do anything to get it!

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for watching, and for all of your support for my channel in 2021 ! Happy New Year to you !

[@lilyofthevalley5586]

@@TheKingsofFrance Thank you so much. Same to you and best wishes!

[@lilyofthevalley5586]

Thank you.

[@COBO2]

So if I get this right her daughter was married into the English royal family to Charles 1st a English and Scottish king and then their daughter Henrietta is married into the French royal family by marrying Philip 1st Duke of Orleans who is also Marie De’ Medici’s grandchild and Henrietta is also Marie De Medici’s grandchild. Gross 🤢 The European Royal family sure liked to keep in the family.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Well, royal blood wanted to keep power in the family as much as possible. They did not understand the consequences. Thank you for watching Courtney. Happy 2022 !

[@COBO2]

@@TheKingsofFrance no problem 😉

[@jocelienjimenez9821]

She was very persistent i must say. Thank you Milly. Merci 🥐☕

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you so much Jocelien !! Happy 2022 !

[@Ivy_1057]

I love your videos. Sometimes the music is on the same level as your voice and is a distraction 😃

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thanks for being here ! And thank you for the feedback !

[@JaRule6]

I concur. There's other history videos that I absolutely cannot tolerate because of how loud the background music is but somehow I'm able to make it past the baroque music in the background in these videos.

[@nancytestani1470]

This so fascinating, keep up the tremendous work, kudos to you.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you so much for your kind compliment !

[@anthonymurphy61]

Thanks for putting this together from the UK 🇬🇧

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank YOU for watching Anthony ! Happy 2022 !

[@jamellfoster6029]

Louis XIV looked just like his Dad... It's sad that Louis XIII died while his kids were still little... I think had Louis XIV been older when he took the throne, he wouldn't have been so arrogant as he would have had his Dad as a role model...

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us Jamell !

[@mimfi]

It was so nice to learn more of her. Thank you! 🤗👍

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank YOU for watching !

[@happycake2234]

You know she could have seriously taken a page out of all the previous female French regents books.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Indeed. Thank you so much for watching and commenting ! Happy 2022 !

[@glengrieve544]

Great content and beautifully presented thank you for you're time and effort you put into making these great videos

[@TheKingsofFrance]

I’m glad you enjoy them !

[@tomaria100]

Merci, mon amie ! Amazing! Stranger than fiction. Is it possible for you to do one or two videos in 2022 showing how the Dumas works differ from history? Thank you and Happy New Year!

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Might make for a good video indeed. I'll see what I can come up with ! Happy 2022 !

[@tomaria100]

@@TheKingsofFrance Merci !

[@tomaria100]

@Private Person Hi! Not entirely.

[@tixien]

Haha Dumas had a very vivid imagination and he wrote a lot of stories with strong historical background. Not only the series Les trois mousquetaires/Le vicomte de Bragelonne/Vingt après, but also Mémoires d’un médecin (Joseph Balsamo/Ange Pitou/Le collier de la Reine/La comtesse de Charny) and a few others:-) I don’t want to discourage our dedicated host, but fact-checking Dumas’ story is a work for a lifetime:-) Would still be interesting though!

[@PinkPixie019]

It sounds like her son did want to give her the respect she deserved for being a queen, but she was just a power hungry monster. She was high enough royalty that other royals couldn't really say no to her coming to their court but knew she was going to be a nightmare. Until finally faded into the back ground of the other old and aged out royals and the younger generation too hold.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for watching and commenting !

[@kashfiaislam9995]

I hope Maria de Medici is burning in hell with Charlemagne, King John I, King Henry III, King Edward I, Margaret Beaufort, King Henry VII, King Henry VIII, King Louis XIV, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI, etc 👗👠👑💍

[@luvzfrance24]

Omg I'm so sleepy I had the wrong Medici in my head. Even though the label is obviously for Maria, my mind kept thinking Catherine. 😂😂😂This is such a good video! Damn she was toxic towards her children!

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thanks so much. I think we're all still a bit sleepy !

[@mariancrow5402]

still rereading dumas, "Le vicomte de Bragelonne", inspired by your videos. i would love to hear your take on d'artagnan, now captain of the guards and the real characters that had the noms de guerre athos, aramis, and porthos.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

I might make a video on him this year. I can add him to the list. Thank you for watching and commenting ! Happy 2022 !

[@komododrag5232]

Never knew her end.its amazing how some go to great heights in life and end up alone and penniless....😑

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Indeed ! Thank you for watching ! Happy 2022 !

[@kashfiaislam9995]

I hope Maria de Medici is burning in hell with Charlemagne, King John I, King Henry III, King Edward I, Margaret Beaufort, King Henry VII, King Henry VIII, King Louis XIV, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI, etc 👗👠👑💍

[@reniasva]

Her depiction in "Henry IV." was funny and probably accurate.

[@LS-gf9pg]

Not... really not. It's a horrible film based on a novel of Heinrich Mann not on historical facts

[@reniasva]

@@LS-gf9pg I know, but I can still picture her behaving like this. I remember how they depicted the Louvre and Henry III. It was a disaster.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Happy New year Renias and LS ! Wishing you both the best in the New year !

[@reniasva]

@@TheKingsofFrance Hi! I got your nice message on New Year's eve, but I wasn't sure if I replied. Thanks tho and I wish you all the best. May 2022 bring you even more success and may you and your loved ones stay healthy!

[@a-complished4406]

Gosh.. what an difficult mother.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Indeed ! Happy 2022 !

[@kashfiaislam9995]

I hope Maria de Medici is burning in hell with Charlemagne, King John I, King Henry III, King Edward I, Margaret Beaufort, King Henry VII, King Henry VIII, King Louis XIV, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI, etc 👗👠👑💍

[@jacquesrenou2850]

Now I know where my mom gets it from,same personality passed down,not even watered down much after all those generations later She even looks like her ,you could put their pictures side by side and it would be as twins and same personality.LOL

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Haha ! Happy New Year Jacques !

[@jacquesrenou2850]

@@TheKingsofFrance Bonne Annie Madame,Merci.🙂💟🎄❄️☃️❄️❄️🌡️🌨️⛄

[@CSchaeken]

Great video, thank you! Ik denk dat ik een landgenote van u ben😉. Gelukkig Nieuwjaar 👍

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Inderdaad ! Wat leuk ! Gelukkig Nieuwjaar !!!

[@ayliea3974]

What creative mind could come up with a more dramatically twisted family! The truth is stranger than fiction.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for watching Julie ! Happy 2022 !

[@ayliea3974]

@@TheKingsofFrance Thank you for making these videos. The Kings of France is one of my fascinations.

[@barbararoca6847]

She was very much a Medici. She did not want to be a queen consort. She wanted to be a queen!

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thanks for watching Barbara !

[@kashfiaislam9995]

I hope Maria de Medici is burning in hell with Charlemagne, King John I, King Henry III, King Edward I, Margaret Beaufort, King Henry VII, King Henry VIII, King Louis XIV, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI, etc 👗👠👑💍

[@AndriaBieberDesigns]

Great video

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you so much ! I'm glad you liked it !

[@dustin628]

I don't feel bad for her. She was given so many opportunities and so much money! I don't know why she was so awful to her own family and children.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Power corrupts I suppose. Thank you for watching and commenting Dustin.

[@kashfiaislam9995]

I hope Maria de Medici is burning in hell with Charlemagne, King John I, King Henry III, King Edward I, Margaret Beaufort, King Henry VII, King Henry VIII, King Louis XIV, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI, etc 👗👠👑💍

[@freyasslain2203]

Maria de Medici was very fortunate that her son was Louis Trez and not Henry the Eighth of England . You feel me ?

[@TheKingsofFrance]

I agree.

[@ChibiProwl]

Heh.😌

[@michellebruce5092]

Great history video I enjoyed it 👍😀

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Glad you liked it Michelle !

[@lauralaladarling3775]

Wishing you and your family et al a very Happy, Healthy, Prosperous and Positive New Year. Thank you for this amazing video. I love all your videos but this one was the best yet! Wow, what a a conniving, devious bully Marie de 'Medci was to her son Louis; sadistic and cruel too. I am surprised she didn't try to kill Louis XIII to remain in power and have dominion over him; if her revolts against him had successed, who knows, she may have put him in a cell to rot! I am very happy she was infamous as a poisonous Traitor, and was moved from pillar to post, in her later years! Who would want that power mad viper in their kingdom? Good she died alone and poor, just what she deserved. Xxxx

[@TheKingsofFrance]

I'm glad you enjoyed this video. To me, she's one of the most intriguing (although vicious) characters from the French court. Thank you so much for watching and supporting my channel in the past year !! Happy 2022 !

[@kashfiaislam9995]

I hope Maria de Medici is burning in hell with Charlemagne, King John I, King Henry III, King Edward I, Margaret Beaufort, King Henry VII, King Henry VIII, King Louis XIV, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI, etc 👗👠👑💍

[@Heothbremel]

She keeps popping up in my media this week xD ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Lol I hope it's not annoying you too much then ! ❤

[@gregoryjones9546]

So,Because Of The Marriages Of Louis XIII And His Sister To A Spanish Infanta And Spanish King,Respectively,His Son Louis XIV And His Wife Marie Therese Were DOUBLE FIRST COUSINS,WOW!!! No Wonder Only One Of Their Children,Louis,The Grand Dauphin Survived. They Didn't Understand The Consequences Of Inbreeding Then. And A Mother Against Son Political Intrigue,Very Stormy,At Least They Reconciled,Unlike Byzantine Empress Irene,Who Had Her Son BLINDED!!! 😱🤯🤯🤯 And She Encouraged Her Younger Son Gaston To Revolt Against King Louis XIII,No Wonder Anne Of Austria Coddled Her Younger Son,Philippe,Duc D' Orleans So That History Would Not Repeat Itself,Another Great Video!!! 👑🇫🇷 Happy New Year 🥳🍾🥂🎉🎉🎉 Looking Forward To More Great Videos In 2022!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thanks Gregory ! Much more to come so stick arround !

[@swazeyprice9023]

She was my 10th great grandmother!!!!!

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Wow that's remarkable !

[@ChibiProwl]

That’s cool.😎

[@firstlast5068]

So sad!

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you so much for watching ! Happy New Year !

[@ShallowApple22]

The “sudden” death of Gabriella smells like a coo to me

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts.

[@latifamiah5742]

Very sad!

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for watching hun ! Happy New year !!!

[@melieflynn-hayes7996]

I think she was close to only one of her children because her father didn't pay her much attention. Thanks for this video about the life of the grandmother of louis the 14 and mother of louis 13.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting !

[@Garbeaux.]

While I see why proxy marriages were performed, they had to be weird AF for the bride and groom. Imagine already technically be married to someone that you’re first meeting. Like even before you’ve laid eyes on one another or spoke even one word, you were married. The awkwardness had to be obvious and palpable for almost everyone. I get second hand embarrassment thinking about it.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

I think the whole ordeal of a marriage awkward back then… especially from the perspective of a woman. Thank,you for watching !

[@johnlewis3891]

I wonder why Marie didnt move back to Tuscany? Anyway, she was a fool, a bad ruler, and terrible mother.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thanks for watching John ! Happy 2022 !

[@kashfiaislam9995]

I hope Maria de Medici is burning in hell with Charlemagne, King John I, King Henry III, King Edward I, Margaret Beaufort, King Henry VII, King Henry VIII, King Louis XIV, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI, etc 👗👠👑💍

[@ZiggyWhiskerz]

Where are you from? I can't place your accent. 🤔

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Belgium, I’m Flemish

[@ZiggyWhiskerz]

@@TheKingsofFrance ah gotcha. Thank you.

[@tixien]

Although the Medici have a good reputation overall in France, this one has not. She was a plague.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you so much for watching !

[@kashfiaislam9995]

I hope Maria de Medici is burning in hell with Charlemagne, King John I, King Henry III, King Edward I, Margaret Beaufort, King Henry VII, King Henry VIII, King Louis XIV, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI, etc 👗👠👑💍

[@barnabyrt1012]

Excellent!

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Glad you liked it !

[@plamenivanov92]

my favorite Noble paramours 1 Lucrezia Landrianni 2 Cecilia Galeranni 3 Lucrezia Crivelli 4 Lucia Marlianni 5 Bernardina de Caradis 6 Ekaterina Nelidova 7 Gabrielle d'Estres 8 Bessie Blount 9 Isabella of Parma and from male lovers 1 Grigorii Orlov 2 Grigorii Potomkin 3 Robert Dudley 4 Henry Darnley 5 James Hepburn 6 Axel fon Fersen 7 Yamamoto Kansuke

[@beth7935]

That's such a brilliant thing to have a list of! And from so many countries; you must know loads! I mostly know British ones, & certainly not enough to have 14 faves! I'd boringly say Nelly Gwyn... oh, & Euphemia Elphinstone, mistress of James V of Scotland (before he married Marie de Guise), cos I'm descended from their illegitimate son 😂 I'm too lazy/busy to google, lol, but I'd be interested to know which monarchs the people above had relationships with! I know Bessie Blount, Robert Dudley & James Hepburn, & I think Axel von Ferson was Catherine the Great's lover, but I'm confused by "Robert Darnley"???

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you so much for sharing !

[@plamenivanov92]

@@TheKingsofFrance about the last one Yamamoto Kansuke I'd tell you that there is even an official document something like a declaration he signed along whit Takeda Shingen they were lovers in the tradition of Shudo Samurai same sex love

[@plamenivanov92]

Talk about a Gorgon mother

[@plamenivanov92]

@@beth7935 Axel Fon Fersen was the lover of Marie Antoinette BTW probably the most well known Scottish royal paramour is Margaret Erskine mother of James Earl of Morray Mary Queen of Scots's bastard half brother

[@jamellfoster6029]

Henri IV's wives were distant relatives as Margaret of Valois was part Medici through her Mom, Katherine De Medici... Probably why Marie was so sympathetic to Margaret...

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Good point. Thank you !

[@christyleduc6132]

Where as the men got their thrones by default of their birth women had to fight to try to get any power

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for watching Christy ! Happy 2022 !

[@catherinenewman6516]

The women were always blamed for lack of children or sons

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Unfortunately, yes.

[@TheRoyalWomen]

Poor lady, she just wanted her chance to rule... Thank you for this video, I really enjoyed it :)

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank YOU too ! Happy 2022 and much success for your channel this year !

[@ucheokoroafor8273]

She was the Regent and did a bad job. She had no right to rule

[@tixien]

Honestly she was a plague. Her reputation in France is awful:-)

[@madamedemonsieur]

She made sure Louis wasn't even informed of Council meetings, which he should have been attending. When he found out one was being held, and went there, she stood up, grabbed his arm and dragged him from the room - utterly humiliating for a reigning king. No wonder he eventually staged a coup against her. She was an atrocious parent even by the standards of the time, and as the title says, a traitor. And she still managed to guilt-trip Louis all his life! He deserved so much better than her or his father.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thanks for commenting

[@ckallen1546]

I’m beginning to think all European thrones (with the exception of Henry the Eighth)….were the queen mothers or queens.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thanks for watching and commenting !

[@Badgersj]

Do not annoy your mother!

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Good New years resolution perhaps. Happy 2022 !

[@SwimBodyEVill]

She sounds bonkers!

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Just a tad... Thank you for watching !

[@nancytestani1470]

Royalty totally crazy, right, talk about family dynamics…all over the place..

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for watching !!

[@jannellicoleman7822]

Her prophesy reminds me of Cersei Lannister’s

[@TheKingsofFrance]

She's the one from Game Of Thrones, right ? I must confess I've never actually seen that show.

[@kashfiaislam9995]

I hope Maria de Medici is burning in hell with Charlemagne, King John I, King Henry III, King Edward I, Margaret Beaufort, King Henry VII, King Henry VIII, King Louis XIV, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI, etc 👗👠👑💍

[@angebaker5687]

Reminds me of Catherine de Medicii quite a lot. Not in a good way

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for watching and commenting! Happy 2022 to you !

[@gregoryjones9546]

Very True,Something About Those Medici Queen Mothers,Obsessed With Gaining And Keeping POWER!!! 😒😒😒😡😠🥴🥴🥴🤪🤯

[@kashfiaislam9995]

I hope Maria de Medici is burning in hell with Charlemagne, King John I, King Henry III, King Edward I, Margaret Beaufort, King Henry VII, King Henry VIII, King Louis XIV, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI, etc 👗👠👑💍

[@roguerodriguez8215]

A real life Cercie Lannister

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thanks for watching !!

[@kashfiaislam9995]

I hope Maria de Medici is burning in hell with Charlemagne, King John I, King Henry III, King Edward I, Margaret Beaufort, King Henry VII, King Henry VIII, King Louis XIV, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI, etc 👗👠👑💍

[@2604ernesto]

She wasn't a great person, i mean if u look at her actions u can tell it And none royal court wanted her 💀 Anyways I feel like all her life was sad, none of the Medici's queens of France had a great time at all

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Agreed. Thank you Ernesto !

[@kashfiaislam9995]

I hope Maria de Medici is burning in hell with Charlemagne, King John I, King Henry III, King Edward I, Margaret Beaufort, King Henry VII, King Henry VIII, King Louis XIV, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI, etc 👗👠👑💍

[@sauvageaux]

Mother!!! 🧿🧿🧿

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Haha ! Thank you so much for watching and commenting !

[@gregoryjones9546]

Wow,She Sounds A Lot Like Many Queen Mother Regents In History,Like Isabella,Queen Of England,Nicknamed The "She-Wolf" Of France,Wife Of Edward II. She And Her Lover Had The King Imprisoned,Where He Died,Then She Became Regent For Her Son Edward III. When He Came Of Age,He Had Her Lover Roger Mortimer EXECUTED,Punished Her,But Forgave Her,And Welcomed Her Back To Court. It Was Probably The Only Way These Women Could Gain Power,Since There Have Been So Few Queen Regnants(Queens In Their Own Right)In History!!!

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you so much for sharing this information with us.

[@ChibiProwl]

Yep. I know of only four. Mary I, Elizabeth I, Catherine the Great, and Yelizaveta Petrovna, daughter of Peter the Great. Feel free to add more.

[@maestroclassico5801]

Wait.....Henri and Margaret had their marriage annulled???? I thought she died and he was a widower when he married Maria. He basically got the throne because of his marriage to her She was the last Valois heir! How did he pull this off without a revolt? Well, I mean he WAS assassinated.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thanks for watching.

[@kaloarepo288]

Marie de Medici was also the mother of the British queen Henrietta Maria the wife of Charles the First-that king's marriage into French autocratic royalty had important consequences for later English history as it signalized that the English monarchy was aligning itself with the Catholic world and that the English church was to have more of a Catholic slant than a Protestant one.Charles employed artists from the continent to design buildings in the baroque style that epitomized things like the idea of the divine right of kings.Inevitably there was a reaction to all this which ended up in the English Civil Wars,the trial and execution of the king and the victory of parliament and the decade long rule of Cromwell.There was a repetition of all this with James II who tried to do much the same thing as his father Charles and the result was somewhat similar but this time a limited monarchy was installed which is the type of monarchy that Britain and most other countries in Europe(and elsewhere)have today.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for watching. I have made a video about Henrietta Maria, you can watch it here if you're interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaWzhZd6pb6jo80

[@gregoryjones9546]

Isabella Of France,Queen Consort,Regent And Mother Of England Was Welcomed Back To Court To Vist,Not To Stay,It Is Said She Spent Much Time Doting On Her Grandchildren.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you Gregory !

[@catherinenewman6516]

Louis had a bit of a Habsburg chin

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Now that you mention it, he does ! Thanks for watching !

[@danielclaeys7598]

You know that all these squabbling Royals wouldn't have been so cranky if they had you to watch on KZbin.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Oh maybe we should send my videos to Harry, Meghan and the other British royals then !

[@plamenivanov92]

so Gaston was his mother`s favorite fine but why all the favoritism and did Maria knew her uncle poisoned her father

[@plamenivanov92]

Did she play a hand in the Sanq Mars conspiracy

[@keningall5404]

Mothers you can’t live with them & you can’t live with out them !

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thanks for watching Ken !

[@keningall5404]

@@TheKingsofFrance I enjoy your presentation immensely

[@claudebujold4959]

in America is a president to a traitor!tRumpolini

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for watching Claude !

[@idontgiveafaboutyou]

He’s gone now. Get over it.

[@ucheokoroafor8273]

Snake

[@TheKingsofFrance]

She absolutely was ! Thank you for your support during 2021, and wishing you a happy New year !

[@kashfiaislam9995]

I hope Maria de Medici is burning in hell with Charlemagne, King John I, King Henry III, King Edward I, Margaret Beaufort, King Henry VII, King Henry VIII, King Louis XIV, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI, etc 👗👠👑💍

[@andromeda331]

Well, she was a Medici.

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Indeed. Thank you for watching, happy 2022 !

[@tixien]

Indeed. Yet the Medici have a good reputation in France in general, but not this one:-)

[@kashfiaislam9995]

I hope Maria de Medici is burning in hell with Charlemagne, King John I, King Henry III, King Edward I, Margaret Beaufort, King Henry VII, King Henry VIII, King Louis XIV, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI, etc 👗👠👑💍

[@kashfiaislam9995]

@@tixien I hope Maria de Medici is burning in hell with Charlemagne, King John I, King Henry III, King Edward I, Margaret Beaufort, King Henry VII, King Henry VIII, King Louis XIV, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI, etc 👗👠👑💍

[@MonsieurChapeau]

Wait! So France had TWO Medici queens who ruled extensively as regent? That family didn’t mess around 😅 Which reminds me of the time a Medici pope caused the Protestant Reformation 😂 Yeah they didn’t mess around…

[@annfisher3316]

👏🇫🇷👍👑

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for your continued support Ann ! Happy 2022 !

[@ericmoore571]

What a nasty woman!

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for watching Eric ! Happy 2022 !

[@ericmoore571]

@@TheKingsofFrance Happy New Year to you too!

[@kashfiaislam9995]

I hope Maria de Medici is burning in hell with Charlemagne, King John I, King Henry III, King Edward I, Margaret Beaufort, King Henry VII, King Henry VIII, King Louis XIV, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI, etc 👗👠👑💍

[@plamenivanov92]

still my favourite Medici ladies are Bianca sister to Lorenzo the Magnificent maried to Guglielmo de Pazzi and Lorenzo`s daughters Madalena maried to Franchesketo Cybo bastard of Pope Inocent VIII and Contesina Antonia Romola married to Piero Ridolphi (a reletive of the head of The Ridolphi conspiracy against Elisabeth I)

[@alessandrarosina]

Mi scuso di non sapere bene in inglese è stato il soggetto di una ricerca su di lei e su Caterina de medici 1regina del casato per condicio lo dovete fare icone della moda e soprattutto messe da parte per infedeltà!! Si hanno un carattere diverso più forte Catherine de medici e Maria più ombroso per esperienze personali diverse ma entrambe importanti per il regno di Francia non erano così negative!!

[@TheKingsofFrance]

I don't speak Italian Allesandra :( ... so it's difficult to reply :(... Thank you for watching though !

[@alessandrarosina]

@@TheKingsofFrance non ti preoccupare ci capiamo alla fine per par condicio il video su Catherine de medici! Thank you very much!!

[@TheKingsofFrance]

@@alessandrarosina If you're asking if I will make a video about Catherine De Medici ? Yes !! And about her family too, Cosimo, Lorenzo, and all other Grand dukes of Tuscany !

[@alessandrarosina]

@@TheKingsofFrance l aspetto!!

[@ETIENNE8100]

He was a good son, she wasn’t a good mother

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting.

[@kashfiaislam9995]

I hope Maria de Medici is burning in hell with Charlemagne, King John I, King Henry III, King Edward I, Margaret Beaufort, King Henry VII, King Henry VIII, King Louis XIV, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI, etc 👗👠👑💍

[@nazlsenay7312]

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[@TheKingsofFrance]

😊

[@nl396]

Maria De Medici remind me a little of the Empress Dowager Cixi of the Qing dynasty. Thankfully she wasn't as successful in usurping power from her son.

[@iTsEfFiNsTePhh]

Holy shit I don't think i've ever heard of a weaker person let alone a king then Louis XIII 🤦🏻‍♀️ The entire time I watched this I was secretly hoping with all my might that she'd finally get what was comin to her and that he'd finally grow some balls and get rid of her but nope instead she was just a monster who not only never had to face any consequences for her actions but was REWARDED insanely for them and he was basically just her bitch 🤣 I hate putting personal info out there but my mom was abusive to me and my sister so you best believe if I was in a position of power there'd be hell to pay just sayin 😉

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts Stephanie.

[@jitaamesuluma9730]

How dare you call my ancestor a traitor, she was just disturbed and reacted, honestly all family have such a person in it and you have no right to call her traitor

[@TheKingsofFrance]

Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@ucheokoroafor8273]

@@TheKingsofFrance 😂

[@jitaamesuluma9730]

@@ucheokoroafor8273 i have proof facebook.com/Jitaamesuluma, this is me , i am no liar , maybe you are hector reflector , and you are the liar ???? i do not need to lie , lol

[@latifamiah5742]

@@TheKingsofFrance 😂

[@kashfiaislam9995]

I hope Maria de Medici is burning in hell with Charlemagne, King John I, King Henry III, King Edward I, Margaret Beaufort, King Henry VII, King Henry VIII, King Louis XIV, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI, etc 👗👠👑💍