Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg
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Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1488 – 29 June 1563, Neuhaus upon Elbe
) was a member of the house of Welf and a Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg.
(1463–1514) from his marriage to Catherine of Pomerania (1465–1526) daughter of the Duke Erich II
of Pomerania.
She married on 20 November 1509 in Wolfenbüttel
Duke Magnus I of Saxe-Lauenburg
(1470–1543). Her father summoned the Parliament in 1509 to collect a lady tax, because he found himself unable to pay the dowry alone. Only after long negotiations, did the Parliament grant three rounds of real estate tax, to generate for money for a dowry and jewels for the princess.
Catherine was a strict Catholic with close ties to her relative in Brunswick kin.
This induced Gustav I of Sweden
, to marry her daughter, in an attempt to the Catholic German princes from supporting of King Christian II of Denmark
.
At the marriage of her eldest son, she entered into negotiations with his later mother-in-law Catherine of Mecklenburg
, without the knowledge and to the detriment of the Wettin family head John Frederick of Saxony.
Amt Neuhaus
Amt Neuhaus is a municipality in the District of Lunenburg , in Lower Saxony, Germany.- History :In the course of the eastern colonisation the area of today's Amt Neuhaus became a part of the Duchy of Saxony...
) was a member of the house of Welf and a Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg.
Life
Catherine was a daughter of the Duke Henry IV of Brunswick-LüneburgHenry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Henry , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, called Henry the Elder or Henry the Evil, was prince of Wolfenbüttel from 1491 until his death.-Life:...
(1463–1514) from his marriage to Catherine of Pomerania (1465–1526) daughter of the Duke Erich II
Eric II, Duke of Pomerania
Eric II or Erich II, of the House of Pomerania , , was Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast from 1457 to 1474. He was the son of Wartislaw IX of Pomerania-Wolgast and Sophia of Saxe-Lauenburg Eric II or Erich II, of the House of Pomerania (Griffins), (between 1418 and 1425 – 1474), was Duke of...
of Pomerania.
She married on 20 November 1509 in Wolfenbüttel
Wolfenbüttel
Wolfenbüttel is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, located on the Oker river about 13 kilometres south of Brunswick. It is the seat of the District of Wolfenbüttel and of the bishop of the Protestant Lutheran State Church of Brunswick...
Duke Magnus I of Saxe-Lauenburg
Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
Magnus I of Saxe-Lauenburg was a Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg from the House of Ascania.-Life:...
(1470–1543). Her father summoned the Parliament in 1509 to collect a lady tax, because he found himself unable to pay the dowry alone. Only after long negotiations, did the Parliament grant three rounds of real estate tax, to generate for money for a dowry and jewels for the princess.
Catherine was a strict Catholic with close ties to her relative in Brunswick kin.
This induced Gustav I of Sweden
Gustav I of Sweden
Gustav I of Sweden, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known simply as Gustav Vasa , was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death....
, to marry her daughter, in an attempt to the Catholic German princes from supporting of King Christian II of Denmark
Christian II of Denmark
Christian II was King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden , during the Kalmar Union.-Background:...
.
At the marriage of her eldest son, she entered into negotiations with his later mother-in-law Catherine of Mecklenburg
Catherine of Mecklenburg
Catherine of Mecklenburg , 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...
, without the knowledge and to the detriment of the Wettin family head John Frederick of Saxony.
Offspring
From her marriage, Catherine had the following children:- Francis IFrancis I, Duke of Saxe-LauenburgFrancis I of Saxe-Lauenburg was the eldest child and only son of Duke Magnus I of Saxe-Lauenburg and Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel , daughter of Duke Henry IV the Evil of Brunswick and Lunenburg...
(1510–1581), Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
- married in 1540 Sibylle of Saxony (1515-1592)
- DorotheaDorothea of Saxe-LauenburgDorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg , consort of Christian III from 1525 and Queen consort of Denmark and Norway. She was daughter of Duke Magnus I of Saxe-Lauenburg and Catherine, daughter of Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
(1511–1571)
- Dorothea
- married in 1525 King Christian III of Denmark and NorwayChristian III of DenmarkChristian III reigned as king of Denmark and Norway. He was the eldest son of King Frederick I and Anna of Brandenburg.-Childhood:...
(1503-1559)- CatherineCatherine of Saxe-LauenburgCatherine of Saxe-Lauenburg was the first consort of Gustav I of Sweden and Queen of Sweden from 1531 until her death in 1535. She was born in Ratzeburg to Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg and Catherine, daughter of Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.-Biography:King Gustav married Catherine for...
(1513–1535)
- Catherine
- married in 1531 King Gustav I VasaGustav I of SwedenGustav I of Sweden, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known simply as Gustav Vasa , was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death....
of Sweden (1496-1560)- ClaraClara of Saxe-LauenburgClara of Saxe-Lauenburg was a Princess of Saxe-Lauenburg and Duchess of Brunswick-Gifhorn by marriage.- Life :Clara was born on 13 December 1518 in Lauenburg upon Elbe, a daughter of Duke Magnus I of Saxe-Lauenburg and his wife Catherine , daughter of Duke Henry I of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.She...
(1518–1576)
- Clara
- married in 1547 Duke Francis of Braunschweig-GifhornFrancis, Duke of Brunswick-LüneburgFrancis of Brunswick-Lüneburg was the youngest son of Henry the Middle. Following a thirty-year joint reign of Brunswick-Lüneburg with his brother Ernest the Confessor, he ruled the newly-founded Duchy of Gifhorn from Gifhorn Castle for over 10 years from 1539 until his death in 1549...
(1508-1549)- Sophie of Saxe-Lauenburg (1521–1571)
- married in 1537 Count Anton I of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst (1505-1573)
- Ursula of Saxe-Lauenburg (1523–1577)
- married in 1551 Duke Heinrich V of MecklenburgHenry V, Duke of MecklenburgHenry V, Duke of Mecklenburg, nicknamed the Peaceful, was the reigning Duke of Mecklenburg in the region Mecklenburg-Schwerin, son of the Duke Magnus II and Sophia of Pomerania....
(1479-1552)