Catherine of Austria
Catherine of Austria was one of the fifteen children of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary. In 1553, she married Polish King Sigismund II Augustus and became Queen consort of Poland and Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania. Their marriage was not happy and they had no children together. After a likely miscarriage in 1554 and a bout of illness in 1558, Sigismund became increasingly distant. He tried but failed to obtain a divorce from the pope. In 1565, Catherine returned to Austria and lived in Linz until her death. Sigismund died just a few months after her bringing the Jagiellon dynasty to its end.
From *.wikipedia.org,
General Info
.
Female
Date of Birth
September 25th, 1533
Age
491
Birth Place
Austria, Tyrol
Date of Death
March 9th, 1572
Died Aged
38
Star Sign
Libra
Social Networks , Links
Interest
Loading Chart...
Relatives
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Father
Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
Brother
Anne of Bohemia and Hungary
Mother
Archduchess Anna of Austria
Sister
Charles II, Archduke of Austria
Brother
Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria
Brother
Archduchess Maria of Austria
Sister
Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
Sister
Eleonore, Duchess Consort of Mantua
Sister
Sigismund II Augustus
Husband
Archduchess Barbara of Austria
Sister
Elizabeth of Austria
Sister
Archduchess Magdalena of Austria
Sister
Helena von Österreich
Sister
Margaret of Austria
Sister
John of Habsburg
Brother
Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua
Husband
Lists