Season 1
8 episodes
53 min. per episode
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A cunning young woman navigates treachery and power struggles to claim her destiny in a ruthless royal court.
Episodes
Queen Catherine begins to tell the story of her life to Rahima, a servant girl, revealing how she came to enter the French Royal Court at the age of 14.
Young Catherine begins to learn how to outwit the royal household in order to secure her future after the death of her uncle.
Prince Henri returns from war with a new mistress, Filippa, and a baby. Catherine resorts to extreme measures to produce an heir.
Catherine has become a mother. King Francis suffers a fall from his horse while hunting with Henri and Catherine.
King Henri departs to lead an army to defend France and places Catherine in charge as Regent, allowing her to test her powers further. Catherine asks Rahima to search Mary's room for a letter.
Series based on Leonie Frieda's book "Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France."