ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolor and gouache, October 2007 Elisabeth was the eldest of the daughters of Henry II of France and Catherine de Medici and grew up at Court with her sister Claude and the young Mary Stuart, later to become Mary, Queen of Scots. In 1559, when aged 14, she was married to Philip II of Spain. Philip had previously been married to Mary I of England. Elisabeth had originally been promised to Phillip's son, Don Carlos, but this changed as part of a Treaty to end war between Spain and France. Although her husband was 18 years older the marriage was successful - Elisabeth gave birth to two daughters, Isabella Clara Eugenia in 1564 and Catherine Michelle in 1567. In 1568 she died following complications after a miscarriage.