Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg

Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (Katarina in Swedish) (24 September 1513 – 23 September 1535) was the first wife of Gustav I of Sweden and thus Queen of Sweden from 1531 until her death in 1535.

This article is about the Queen consort of Sweden. For the earlier Duchess of Mecklenburg (d. 1450), see Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg.
Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg
Catherine as depicted on her tomb
Queen consort of Sweden
Tenure24 September 1531 – 23 September 1535
Born24 September 1513
Ratzeburg
Died23 September 1535(1535-09-23) (aged 21)
Stockholm
Burial
Uppsala Cathedral
SpouseGustav I of Sweden
IssueEric XIV of Sweden
HouseAscania
FatherMagnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
MotherCatherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg
ReligionLutheran
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