Katarzyna
(Katarina)
"Queen of Sweden"
Jagellonica
aka Jagiellonka
Born in Krakow, Poland
Ancestors 
Daughter of Zygmunt (Jagiello) Polski
and Bona Sforza
Sister of
Jadwiga (Jagiellonka) von Brandenburg [half], Izabella (UNKNOWN) Polska, Zygmunt Jagiellończyk and Anna (Jagiellonka) Jagiello
Wife of
Johan Vasa
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Sigismund Vasa and
Anna Johansdotter
Died in Stockholm, Sweden
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Biography
Catherine Jagiellon (Lithuanian: Kotryna Jogailaitė; Polish: Katarzyna Jagiellonka; Swedish: Katarina Jagellonica; 1 November 1526 – 16 September 1583) was the wife of John III of Sweden. As such, she was Duchess of Finland (1562–83), Queen of Sweden (1569–83) and Grand Princess of Finland (1581–83).
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.
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
- Anna (1568–1625)
Sources
- Wikipedia: Catherine Jagiellon, accessed 28 Oct 2014
- Wikipedia: John III of Sweden, accessed 01 Nov 2014
- Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon #12406 Retrieved 20 sep 2016
- Wikidata: Item Q233277
- Katarina Jagellonika of Poland on Find A Grave: Memorial #9479796 Retrieved 20 sep 2016.
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