Catharina of Sweden
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Princess Catherine of Sweden (Prinsessan Katarina) (10 November 1584 – 13 December 1638) was the daughter of Charles IX of Sweden and his first wife Maria of Palatinate-Simmern. Catharina was periodically the foster-mother of Queen Christina. Katarina kyrka in Stockholm is named after her.
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[edit] Biography
Catharina was described as a happy mixture of her father's power and wisdom and her mother's soft humility. She was a good friend to her stepmother, with whom she got along very well, and is believed to have been important to her half-siblings, especially her half-brother the king, who is noted to have been very affectionate toward her. The king found her sensible and wise, and she is reported to have acted as his confidante and advisor on several occasions. On 11 June 1615, she married count palatine John Casimir of Palatinate-Zweibrücken. They remained in Sweden until 1617, when they moved to Germany. In 1622, her brother the king became worried about them, as the Thirty Years' War had broken out, and asked them to come to Sweden. They did and were they were given Stegeborg Palace as their residence. Catharina was given charge of Princess Christina when the queen followed the king to Germany and during her stay there 1631-1633. After her brother's death, Catharina acted as a foster-mother to the young Queen Christina of Sweden because Christina's mother was deemed an unsuitable guardian. Catharina also had custody of Christina in 1631-33 and 1636-38, years described as happy for Christina.
[edit] Family
On 11 June 1615, she married count palatine John Casimir of Palatinate-Zweibrücken. Five of their children survived infancy:
- Christina Magdalena (1616–1662); married Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach. King Adolf Frederick of Sweden was her great-grandson
- King Charles X Gustav of Sweden (1622–1660)
- Maria Eufrosyne (1625–1687); married Count Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie
- Eleonora Catherine (1626–1692); married Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege, and mother of Juliana of Hesse-Eschwege.
- Adolf John (1629–1689)
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[edit] Ancestors
Catherine of Sweden's ancestors in three generations
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[edit] References
- http://www.historiesajten.se/visainfo.asp?id=402
- http://runeberg.org/display.pl?mode=facsimile&work=sqvinnor&page=0102
- Marie-Louise Rodén, Drottning Christina (2008)
- http://runeberg.org/nf/
