HOUSE OF VALOIS
Francis I, King of France, father-in-law to Catherine de Medici
Marguerite of Angoulême, sister of Francis I, wife of Henri d’Albret, King of Navarre
Dauphin Francis, eldest son of Francis I
Henry II, King of France, second son of Francis I, formerly Duke of Orléans, husband of Catherine de Medici
Marguerite of Valois, sister of Henry II, wife of Emanuel-Philibert, Duke of Savoy
Francis II, King of France, eldest son of Henry II and Catherine de Medici
Charles IX, King of France, third son of Henry II and Catherine de Medici
Henri III, King of France, Duke of Anjou, fourth son of Henry II and Catherine de Medici
Duke of Alençon, youngest son of Henry II and Catherine de Medici
Elisabeth of Valois, daughter of Henry II and Catherine de Medici, wife of Philip II of Spain
Claude of Valois, daughter of Henry II and Catherine de Medici, wife of Charles, Duke of Lorraine
Marguerite of Valois (Margot), daughter of Henry II and Catherine de Medici, wife of Henri IV, King of France
HOUSE OF MEDICI
Cosimo the Elder
Lorenzo the Magnificent, grandson of Cosimo the Elder
Giuliano de Medici, brother of Lorenzo the Magnificent
Lorenzo II de Medici, Duke of Urbino, grandson of Lorenzo the Magnificent, Catherine de Medici’s father
Madeleine de La Tour d’Auvergne, wife of Lorenzo II, Catherine de Medici’s mother
Pope Leo X, son of Lorenzo the Magnificent
Pope Clement VII, Giulio de Medici, illegitimate son of Giuliano de Medici, cousin of Pope Leo X
Alessandro de Medici, Duke of Florence, illegitimate son of Pope Clement VII
Ippolito de Medici, illegitimate nephew of Pope Leo X
Cosimo I, Grand Duke of Tuscany, distant kinsman of Catherine de Medici
Maria de Medici, granddaughter of Cosimo I, second wife of Henri IV, King of France
Piero Strozzi, nephew of Lorenzo II
Leone Strozzi, younger brother of Piero Strozzi
HOUSE OF BOURBON
Antoine de Bourbon, King of Navarre, First Prince of the Blood, father of Henri IV, King of France, husband of Jeanne d’Albret
Jeanne d’Albret, Queen of Navarre, wife of Antoine de Bourbon, daughter of Marguerite of Angoulême
Louis de Condé, Prince of the Blood, younger brother of Antoine de Bourbon
Charles, Cardinal de Bourbon, Prince of the Blood, became the pretender Charles X and younger brother of Antoine de Bourbon
Henri IV, King of France, son of Antoine de Bourbon and Jeanne d’Albret, husband of (1) Marguerite de Valois (Margot) and (2) Maria de Medici
Henri de Condé, Prince of the Blood, son of Louis de Condé
HOUSE OF HABSBURG
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, formerly Charles I of Spain
Ferdinand I of Austria, Holy Roman Emperor, brother of Charles V
Philip II of Spain, son of Charles V, whose wives included Mary I of England and Elisabeth of Valois
Maximilian II of Austria, Holy Roman Emperor, son of Ferdinand I
Elisabeth of Austria, daughter of Maximilian II, wife of Charles IX
HOUSE OF TUDOR
Henry VIII, King of England
Edward VI, King of England, son of Henry VIII
Mary I, Queen of England, daughter of Henry VIII, wife of Philip II of Spain
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, daughter of Henry VIII
HOUSE OF GUISE
Claude, 1st Duke of Guise, son of René, Duke of Lorraine
François, 2nd Duke of Guise, eldest son of Claude, ist Duke of Guise
Anna d’Este, (1) wife of François, 2nd Duke of Guise, (2) of the Duke of Nemours
Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine, second son of Claude, ist Duke of Guise
Claude, Duke d’Aumale, fifth son of Claude, ist Duke of Guise
Mary of Guise, daughter of Claude, ist Duke of Guise, wife of James V of Scotland
Mary, Queen of Scots, daughter of Mary of Guise and James V of Scotland, wife of Francis II of France
Henri, 3rd Duke of Guise, son of François, 2nd Duke of Guise
Louis, Cardinal of Guise, brother of Henri, 3rd Duke of Guise
Louise de Vaudémont, great-niece of Claude, ist Duke of Guise, wife of Henri III, King of France
HOUSE OF MONTMORENCY
Anne de Montmorency, Constable of France
Gaspard de Coligny, nephew of Anne de Montmorency
Ôdet, Cardinal de Châtillon, elder brother of Gaspard de Coligny
François d’Andelot, youngest brother of Gaspard de Coligny
François de Montmorency, eldest son of Anne de Montmorency
Henri Damville de Montmorency, second son of Anne de Montmorency
OTHER
Duchess d’Étampes, mistress of Francis I
Diane de Poitiers, Duchess of Valentinois, mistress of Henry II
Count Gabriel de Montgomery, accidental killer of Henry II
Cosimo Ruggieri, necromancer to Catherine de Medici
Ambroise Paré, court surgeon
Michel de L’Hôpital, Catherine de Medici’s Chancellor
Marie-Catherine de Gondi, Catherine de Medici’s closest friend, lady-in-waiting, Treasurer and Administrator of Catherine’s buildings
Michel de Nostradamus, seer to Catherine de Medici