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Catherine Jagiellon was born in Kraków as the youngest daughter of King Sigismund I the Old of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and his wife, Bona Sforza of Milan. Catherine was given a thorough Renaissance education by Italian tutors: she was taught to read, write and speak Latin, German and Italian, instructed in conversation, riding ...
Mar 14, 2022 · Catherine was a daughter and heiress of William Willoughby, 11th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, by his second wife, María de Salinas, maid-of-honour to Queen Catherine of Aragon. She and her second husband Richard Bertie (1516-1582) were of the Protestant faith and in 1555 they were forced to flee England due to the Catholic rule of Queen Mary I ...
Nov 1, 2015 · Born in Krakow, Catherine was the fifth child (and fourth daughter) of Sigismund I, king of Poland, and his wife, Bona Sforza . In 1562, Catherine was married to John Vasa, duke of Finland, thus becoming duchess of Finland.
Jan 6, 2019 · Catherine Jagiellon was born the youngest daughter of King Sigismund I the Old of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Bona Sforza. Catherine became the spouse of King John III of Sweden and mother of the future King Sigismund III Vasa of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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Portrait of Catherine Jagiellon (1526-1583), daughter of King Sigismund I and Bona Sforza; through her marriage to John III of Sweden she became Duchess of Finland (1562-83), Queen of Sweden (1569-83) and Grand Princess of Finland (1581-83). Attribution. Lucas Cranach the Younger.
fi. destination of the Polish princess Catherine Jagiellon after her marriage to the Duke of Finland, John Vasa in Vilnius in 1652. Once settled there, Catherine, who had come into contact with Renaissance art and architecture in Poland, inspired the conversion of Åbo medieval castle into a Renaissance residence.
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The daughter of Bona Sforza,1 Catherine Jagiellon (1526–83) was a Polish-Lithuanian-Italian princess married to a Swedish prince, John Vasa (1537–93), Duke of Finland, later King of Sweden.
