Stephenson Family Tree » Katherina von Mecklenburg-Schwerin Herzogin von Sachsen (1487-1561)

Personal data Katherina von Mecklenburg-Schwerin Herzogin von Sachsen 

  • She was born on January 1, 1487 in Schwerin, Schloss Schwerin, Landeshauptstadt, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
  • She died on June 6, 1561 in Wolkenstein, Schloss Wolkenstein, Landkreis Erzgebirgskreis, Freistaat Sachsen, Germany, she was 74 years old.
  • She is buried June 1561 in Freiberg, Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
  • This information was last updated on October 19, 2023.

Household of Katherina von Mecklenburg-Schwerin Herzogin von Sachsen

She is married to Heinrich V. der Fromme Markgraf von Meißen, Herzog von Sachsen.

They got married on July 6, 1512 at Dresden, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany, she was 25 years old.

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Historical events

Birthday January 1, 1487

  • Graaf Maximiliaan (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1482 till 1494 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1487: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 7 » The Siege of Málaga commences during the Spanish Reconquista.
    • May 24 » The ten-year-old Lambert Simnel is crowned in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland, with the name of Edward VI in a bid to threaten King Henry VII's reign.
    • June 16 » Battle of Stoke Field: King Henry VII of England defeats the leaders of a Yorkist rebellion in the final engagement of the Wars of the Roses.
    • July 24 » Citizens of Leeuwarden, Netherlands, strike against a ban on foreign beer.
    • August 18 » The Siege of Málaga ends with the taking of the city by Castilian and Aragonese forces.
    • November 25 » Elizabeth of York is crowned Queen of England.

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 2 » Mendoza, Argentina, is founded by Spanish conquistador Pedro del Castillo.
    • 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 24 » Willem of Orange marries duchess Anna of Saxony.


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