3789069 The Court of Orleans 1561, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: The Court of Orleans 1561. King Charles IX (1550-1574) sits on the throne, left center, beside his mother, Catherine de\' Medici (1519-1589), right. To the left of the throne sits Charles\' brother, Henry III (1551-1589) and to the right his sister, Margaret of Valois (1545-1615), later Queen of France. A Short History of The English People (Vol II) by John Richard Green (London: Macmillan, 1893) (originally published in 1874).); Lebrecht History.