The orphaned teenager Catherine de Medici, who is regarded as an immigrant, commoner, and plain, is married into the 16th-century French court with the expectation that she will bring a sizable dowry and bear many heirs. However, she soon learns that her husband is in love with an older woman, her dowry is unpaid, and she is unable to conceive. However, it is only by her cleverness and tenacity that she manages to preserve her marriage and, by mastering the bloodsport of royalty better than anyone else, rule France for 50 years.
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The orphaned teenager Catherine de Medici, who is regarded as an immigrant, commoner, and plain, is married into the 16th-century French court with the expectation that she will bring a sizable dowry and bear many heirs. However, she soon learns that her husband is in love with an older woman, her dowry is unpaid, and she is unable to conceive. However, it is only by her cleverness and tenacity that she manages to preserve her marriage and, by mastering the bloodsport of royalty better than anyone else, rule France for 50 years.
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