Catherine de Medici and Kösem Sultan were two remarkable women who played influential roles in the courts of their respective empires. Catherine, a prominent figure in French history, was the queen consort of King Henry II and later served as regent for her sons, three successive kings of France. Kösem Sultan, on the other hand, was a powerful queen mother and regent during the Ottoman Empire’s zenith.
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