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Countess consort of East Frisia
Catherine Vasa
Countess consort of East Frisia
Born
6 June 1539
Died
21 December 1610(1610-12-21) (aged 71)
Spouse
Edzard II, Count of East Frisia
Issue
Countess Margareta Anne, Electress Palatine Enno III, Count of Ostfriesland John III of Rietberg Count Christopher Count Edzard Countess Elizabeth Countess Sophia Count Karl Otto Maria, Duchess of Brunswick-Dannenberg
Names
Swedish: Katarina Gustavsdotter Vasa
House
Vasa
Father
Gustav I of Sweden
Mother
Margaret Leijonhufvud
Swedish Royalty
House of Vasa
Gustav I
Parents
Erik Johansson
Cecilia Månsdotter
Children
Eric XIV
John III
Catherine
Cecilia
Magnus
Anna
Sophia
Elizabeth
Charles IX
Eric XIV
Children
Sigrid
Gustav
John III
Children
Sigismund
Anna
John
Sigismund
Children
Władysław IV
John II Casimir
John Albert
Charles Ferdinand
Alexander Charles
Anna Catherine Constance
Charles IX
Children
Catherine
Gustavus Adolphus
Maria Elizabeth
Christina
Charles Philip
Grandson
Charles X Gustav
Gustavus Adolphus
Children
Christina
Christina
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Catherine Vasa of Sweden (Swedish: Katarina Gustavsdotter Vasa; 6 June 1539 – 21 December 1610) was a Swedish princess, and the Countess consort of East Frisia as the spouse of Edzard II, Count of East Frisia. She was the oldest daughter of Gustav Vasa and Margareta Leijonhufvud. She was the autonomous Regent of Berum [nl] and Norden in Ostfriesland (East Frisia) from 1599 to 1610.[1]
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