Catherine Jagiellon
Catherine Jagiellon (Polish: Katarzyna Jagiellonka; Swedish: Katarina Jagellonica, Lithuanian: Kotryna Jogailaitė; 1 November 1526 – 16 September 1583) was a Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth princess and Queen of Sweden from 1569 as the wife of King John III. Catherine had significant influence over state affairs during the reign of her spouse. She negotiated with the pope to introduce Counter-Reformation in Sweden. She was the mother of Sigismund, King of Poland (1587-1632) and Sweden (1592-1599).
| Catherine Jagiellon | |
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Portrait by Lucas Cranach the Younger (c. 1556) | |
| Queen consort of Sweden | |
| Tenure | 30 September 1568 – 16 September 1583 |
| Born | 1 November 1526 Kraków, Poland |
| Died | 16 September 1583 (aged 56) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Burial | Uppsala Cathedral, Sweden |
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| Dynasty | Jagiellon |
| Father | Sigismund I of Poland |
| Mother | Bona Sforza |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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