Katharina von Mecklenburg (1487-1561)


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Name (English): Katharina von Mecklenburg
Short name: Catherine of Mecklenburg
Year of birth: 1487
Year of death: 1561
Short Description: "Catherine of Mecklenburg (1487 – 6 June 1561, Torgau), Duchess of Saxony, was the daughter of the Duke Magnus II of Mecklenburg and Sophie of Pomerania-Stettin. She married on 6 July 1512 in Freiberg Duke Henry the Pious of Saxony. The couple had six children:

Sibylle (1515–1592)married in 1540 Duke Francis I of Saxe-Lauenburg (1510–1581)Aemilia (1516–1591)married in 1533 Margrave George the Pious of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1484–1534)Sidonie (1518–1575)married in 1545 Duke Eric II of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1528–1584)Maurice (1521–1553), Elector of Saxonymarried in 1541 princess Agnes of Hesse (1527–1555)Severinus (1522–1533)Augustus (1526–1586), Elector of Saxonymarried in 1548 princess Anne of Denmark and Norway (1532–1585)Catherine sympathized early with Martin Luther´s teachings, while her husband suppressed the Reformation until 1536 for fear of his brother, the reigning Duke George the Bearded. Later, the Freiberg area became Lutheran." - (en.wikipedia.org 22.03.2020)
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[Last update: 2020/03/22]