Apr 13 Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen consort of Sweden as the wife of King Charles IX, born in Kiel, Germany (d. 1625) Apr 17 Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, born in Munich, Germany (d. 1651) Apr 26 Marie de' Medici, Queen of France, born in Palazzo Pitti, Florence (d. 1642) 1572 Famous Birthdays by Year 1574