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| Catherine of Austria | ||
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| Parents | Ferdinand I, Anna Jagiellon |
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| Consort | Sigismund II Augustus | |
| Children | none | |
| Date of Birth | September 15, 1533 | |
| Place of Birth | Innsbruck | |
| Date of Death | February 28, 1572 | |
| Place of Death | Linz | |
- This article is about the Polish queen consort, from the Habsburg dynasty. For the Portuguese Queen consort in the same dynasty, see Catherine of Castile.
Catherine of Austria (September 15, 1533 – February 28, 1572) was a member of the House of Habsburg, Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania and the consort of King Sigismund II Augustus.
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Biography
Catherine was one of the 15 children of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary. On October 22, 1549, she married Francesco III Gonzaga, prince of Mantua. He died 4 months after marriage. On June 23, 1553 she became the third wife of King Sigismund II Augustus of Poland and Lithuania, who was her paternal first cousin.
Catherine became pregnant and miscarried in October 1554. After that the King began to believe that his marriage was cursed and attempted in vain to have it annulled. Sigismund's discontent with Catherine was based on the fact that she was sister of his first wife and they were connected. In the autumn of 1566 she left Poland and lived until her death in 1572 in Linz.
Catherine of Austria was buried in 1614 in the Sankt Florian monastery near Linz in Austria.
Ancestors
Alternate name spellings
- Katarina of Habsburg
- (Polish) Katarzyna Habsburżanka
References
- (Polish Wikipedia) pl:Zygmunt_II_August
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Catherine of Austria
Born: 15 September 1533 Died: 28 February 1572 |
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| Preceded by Barbara Radziwiłł |
Queen of Poland 1553-1572 |
Succeeded by Anne of Austria |
