Katarina of Saxe-Lüneburg (1513–1535)

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Katarina of Saxe-Lüneburg (1513–1535)

Queen of Sweden. Name variations: Catherine of Saxe-Luneberg, Luneburg, or Lauenburg. Born in 1513; died on September 23, 1535; daughter of Magnus, duke of Saxe-Luneburg, and Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel (1488–1563); became first wife of Gustavus I Adolphus Vasa (1496–1560), king of Sweden (r. 1523–1560), on September 24, 1531; children: Eric XIV (1533–1577), king of Sweden (r. 1560–1568).

Katarina of Saxe-Lüneburg was born in 1513, the daughter of Magnus, duke of Saxe-Luneburg, and Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel . Katarina married Gustavus I Adolphus, king of Sweden, in September 1531. According to an unconfirmed rumor, Gustavus killed Katarina with a hammer.

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