Catherine Jagellon
Catherine Jagiellon was a Polish princess and Queen of Sweden as the first wife of King John III. As such, she was also Duchess of Finland (1562–1583) and Grand Princess of Finland (1581–1583). Catherine had significant influence over state affairs during the reign of her spouse and negotiated with the pope to introduce a counter-reformation in Sweden. She was the mother of the future Sigismund III Vasa, King of Poland.
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Female
Birth Place
Poland, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Date of Death
September 16th, 1583
Died Aged
-386
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Bona Sforza
Mother
John III of Sweden
Husband
Anna Jagiellon
Sister
Hedwig Jagiellon, Electress of Brandenburg
Sister
Sigismund II Augustus
Brother
Sigismund I the Old
Father
Isabella Jagiellon
Sister
Sophia Jagiellon, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Sister
Katharina, Countess of Montfort
Sister
John Jagiellon
Brother
Anna Jagiellon
Sister
Regina Szafraniec
Sister
Wojciech Olbracht
Brother
Sigismund III Vasa
Son
Princess Anna of Sweden
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