Marie de Médicis


Marie de Mé·di·cis

M0108900 (də mā′dē-sēs′) 1573-1642. Italian-born queen of France who was the wife (1600-1610) of Henry IV and regent (1610-1617) for her son Louis XIII. She was instrumental in the rise of Richelieu but was later banished when she urged his dismissal (1630).

Marie′ de Mé•di•cis′

(də ˌmeɪ dəˈsis, ˈmɛd ɪ tʃi)
n. 1573–1642, queen of Henry IV of France: regent 1610–17.