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Duchess of Finland. On 4 October 1562, Catherine was married in the Lower Castle of Vilnius, Lithuania, to Duke John of Finland, the second son of Gustav I and half-brother of the then-reigning King Eric XIV.
Duchess of Finland. On 4 October 1562, Catherine was married in the Lower Castle of Vilnius, Lithuania, to Duke John of Finland, the second son of Gustav I and half-brother of the then-reigning King Eric XIV.
Katarina Jagellonica (Catherine Jagiellon) was a Polish-Lithuanian princess who married the Swedish king Johan III. She is sometimes viewed as the only true Renaissance queen of Sweden. Her political.
Jul 17, 2018 · The couple were married in October 1562, but their life at court in Turku, Duchy of Finland, ended quickly the following summer when King Eric XIV’s troops besieged Turku Castle.
- Susanna Niiranen
- susanna.niiranen@jyu.fi
- 2018
Jan 6, 2019 · On 4 October 1562, Catherine was married in the Lower Castle of Vilnius, Lithuania, to Duke John of Finland, the second son of Gustav I and half-brother of the then-reigning King Eric XIV. She and John III had three children: Isabella (1564–66) Sigismund King of Sweden (1592–99), and King of Poland (1587–1632), Grand Duke of Finland and Lithuania.
- Female
- Johan Vasa
In early October 1562 Vilnius witnessed a pompous marriage ceremony of Catherine Jagiellon (1526–1583) and John III Vasa (1537–1592). The marriage was considered an important political endeavour, because John was the Duke of Finland, while his wife was the sister of King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania Sigismund II Augustus. In spite of
In October 1567, John reconciled with Eric, and the couple was released. Catherine and John apparently developed a close relationship during the years of imprisonment. Catherine's unsuccessful suitor Tsar Ivan was in negotiations with Eric in hopes of separating her from John and sending her to marry him in Russia.
