Catherine of Habsburg (c. 1254–1282)

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Catherine of Habsburg (c. 1254–1282)

German princess. Name variations: Catherine of Hapsburg; Katharina. Born around 1254; died onApril 4, 1282, in Landshut; daughter of Rudolf I (1218–1291), Holy Roman emperor (r. 1273–1291), and Anna of Hohenberg (c. 1230–1281); sister of Clementia of Habsburg (d. 1293) and Albert I, Holy Roman emperor (r. 1298–1308, but not crowned); married Otho of Bavaria, also known as Otto III, duke of Lower Bavaria (r. 1290–1312), king of Hungary (r. 1305–1308).

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