How many years Marie de' Medici spent as a widow before her death?
32 years
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Answer
Marie de' Medici spent 32 years as a widow before her death in 1642. Following the assassination of her husband, King Henry IV of France, in 1610, she served as regent for their son, Louis XIII, until 1617. Despite attempts to retain power, her political influence waned, and she was eventually exiled from France in 1631. She died in Cologne, Germany, in 1642, having never remarried.
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