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== Catherine of Florence ==

[[File:Katarzyna Medycejska.jpg|thumb|upright|Caterina de’ Medici (1519–1589), Queen of France<br>{{small|By Germain Le Mannier.}}]]

So Bona was a girl from a prominent Italian family who was married off to the king of a powerful state north of the Alps, where she is remembered, on one hand, as a ruthless, power-hungry woman, and on the other, as someone who enriched the cuisine of her adopted homeland with Italian flair. If all of this sounds familiar, but you can’t put your finger on it, then let me help: you’re probably thinking of Catherine de’ Medici.{{czyt|de’ Medici}}

So Bona was a girl from a prominent Italian family who was married off to the king of a powerful state north of the Alps, where she is remembered, on the one hand, as a ruthless, power-hungry woman, and on the other, as someone who enriched the cuisine of her adopted homeland with Italian flair. If all of this sounds familiar, but you can’t put your finger on it, then let me help: you’re probably thinking of Catherine de’ Medici.{{czyt|de’ Medici}}

Catherine (Caterina de’ Medici) was born in Florence one year after Bona had become Queen of Poland. Just as the Sforzas ruled Milan, so the Medici – originally a family of modest merchants – had already held sway over Florence for more than three hundred years. She was barely a month old when she was orphaned, so her upbringing fell to her uncles. First, she came under the protective wing of Giovanni de’ Medici, better known as Pope Leo X. Following his death, custody of Catherine passed to Giulio de’ Medici, or Pope Clement VII.

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 == Catherine of Florence ==
 [[File:Katarzyna Medycejska.jpg|thumb|upright|Caterina de’ Medici (1519–1589), Queen of France<br>{{small|By Germain Le Mannier.}}]]
-So Bona was a&nbsp;girl from a&nbsp;prominent Italian family who was married off to the king of a&nbsp;powerful state north of the Alps, where she is remembered, on one hand, as a&nbsp;ruthless, power-hungry woman, and on the other, as someone who enriched the cuisine of her adopted homeland with Italian flair. If all of this sounds familiar, but you can’t put your finger on it, then let me help: you’re probably thinking of Catherine de’ Medici.{{czyt|de’ Medici}}
+So Bona was a&nbsp;girl from a&nbsp;prominent Italian family who was married off to the king of a&nbsp;powerful state north of the Alps, where she is remembered, on the one hand, as a&nbsp;ruthless, power-hungry woman, and on the other, as someone who enriched the cuisine of her adopted homeland with Italian flair. If all of this sounds familiar, but you can’t put your finger on it, then let me help: you’re probably thinking of Catherine de’ Medici.{{czyt|de’ Medici}}
 Catherine (Caterina de’ Medici) was born in Florence one year after Bona had become Queen of Poland. Just as the Sforzas ruled Milan, so the Medici – originally a&nbsp;family of modest merchants – had already held sway over Florence for more than three hundred years. She was barely a&nbsp;month old when she was orphaned, so her upbringing fell to her uncles. First, she came under the protective wing of Giovanni de’ Medici, better known as Pope Leo X. Following his death, custody of Catherine passed to Giulio de’ Medici, or Pope Clement VII.