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Where was Catherine de’ Medici educated before moving to France?

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Before moving to France, Catherine de’ Medici was educated by nuns in Florence and Rome. Orphaned shortly after her birth, she received a disciplined and comprehensive education in these Italian cities before her marriage in 1533 to the future King Henry II of France.12