Catherine of Pomerania (d. 1426)

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Catherine of Pomerania (d. 1426)

Danish royal. Name variations: Katharina. Died on March 4, 1426; daughter of Marie of Mecklenburg and Vratislas of Pomerania (d. 1394); sister of Erik of Pomerania also known as Eric VII, king of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (r. 1397–1439); married Johan or John of Bavaria (son of Emperor Rupert), count of Neumarkt, on August 15, 1407; children: Christopher III of Bavaria (1416–1448), king of Denmark, Nor way, and Sweden (r. 1439–1448).

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