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Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg
Swedish princess / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Catherine of Sweden (Swedish: Katarina; 10 November 1584 – 13 December 1638) was a Swedish princess and a Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken as the consort of her second cousin John Casimir of Palatinate-Zweibrücken. She is known as the periodical foster-mother of Queen Christina of Sweden and the mother of Charles X of Sweden.
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Born | (1584-11-10)10 November 1584 Nyköping |
Died | 13 December 1638(1638-12-13) (aged 54) Västerås |
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House | Vasa |
Father | Charles IX of Sweden |
Mother | Maria of Palatinate-Simmern |
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