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Personal data Catharina of Mecklenburg-schwerin 

  • She was born in the year 1487 in Schwerin, Mecklenburg, Deutschland(HRR).
  • She died on June 6, 1561 in Torgau, Sachsen, Deutschland(HRR), she was 74 years old.
  • She is buried June 1561 in Freiberg, Duitsland.

Household of Catharina of Mecklenburg-schwerin

She is married to Heinrich IV "The Pious"/Der Fromme of Saxony (geboren Wettin, Albertiner), Duke of Saxony, Markgrave of Meissen.

They got married on July 6, 1512 at Freiberg, Duitsland, she was 25 years old.

Echtgeno(o)t(e): Katharina of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (geboren Mecklenburg), Duchess consort of Saxony, Margravine consort of Meissen

Child(ren):

  1. Sybille von Sachsen  1515-1592
  3. Sidonie von Sachsen  1518-1575

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Historical events

Day of marriage July 6, 1512

  • Graaf Maximiliaan (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1506 till 1515 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1512: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 11 » War of the League of Cambrai: French forces led by Gaston de Foix win the Battle of Ravenna.
    • July 10 » The Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre commences with the capture of Goizueta.
    • August 10 » The naval Battle of Saint-Mathieu, during the War of the League of Cambrai, sees the simultaneous destruction of the Breton ship La Cordelière and the English ship The Regent.
    • October 19 » Martin Luther becomes a doctor of theology.
    • October 21 » Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg.
    • November 1 » The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, is exhibited to the public for the first time.

Day of death June 6, 1561

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1561: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 31 » The city of San Cristóbal, Táchira is founded.
    • April 14 » A celestial phenomenon is reported over Nuremberg, described as an aerial battle.
    • June 4 » The steeple of St Paul's, the medieval cathedral of London, is destroyed in a fire caused by lightning and is never rebuilt.
    • July 2 » Menas, emperor of Ethiopia, defeats a revolt in Emfraz.
    • August 19 » Mary, Queen of Scots, who was 18 years old, returns to Scotland after spending 13 years in France.
    • August 24 » Willem of Orange marries duchess Anna of Saxony.


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About the surname Of Mecklenburg-schwerin


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