Who was Catherine de' Medici?
Correct answer: All of the above

Lola
Wish it didn’t take 5 plus century’s to bring her contributions to light… just have to love those quotes about “ modern historians “ recognizing her efforts”. If women had a say throughout history… our REAL HISTORY would look very different… funny thing about history, it was always written and recorded by the people who were in charge… and very rarely was that a woman…. Know your sources …

Aslan
She was a prominent person in that century.