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Catherine of Sweden

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionDec 26, 2025
Entity authorityQ1172110 ↗
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Catherine of Sweden, Catharina of Sweden, Karin of Sweden or Katarina of Sweden may refer to:

People

Princesses

Katarina Ingesdotter (fl. 1110), youngest child of Inge the Elder, King of Sweden

Katarina Eriksdotter (fl. 12th century), eldest daughter of Eric IX, King of Sweden

Karin (b. 1170s or 1180s), alleged daughter of Canute I, King of Sweden

Catherine of Anhalt (fl. 1245–1289), Swedish noble and princess consort of Siegfried I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

Katarina (d. 1283), fourth daughter of Valdemar, King of Sweden

Katarina (d. after 1320), youngest child of Birger, King of Sweden

Catherine Vasa of Sweden (1539–1610), eldest daughter of Gustav I, King of Sweden, and Countess of East Frisia by marriage to Count Edzard II

Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg (1584–1638), third daughter of Charles IX, King of Sweden, and consort of John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg

Catherine (1594–1594), second daughter of Sigismund, King of Sweden

Catherine (1596–1597), third daughter of Sigismund, King of Sweden

Queens

Katarina Sunesdotter (1215–1252), queen consort of Erik XI, King of Sweden

Catherine Karlsdotter (d. 1450), first queen consort of Charles VIII, King of Sweden

Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1513–1535), first queen consort of Gustav I, King of Sweden

Catherine Jagiellon (1526–1583), first queen consort of John III, King of Sweden

Catherine Stenbock (1535–1621), third queen consort of Gustav I, King of Sweden

Karin Månsdotter (1550–1612), queen consort of Erik XIV, King of Sweden

Saints

Catherine of Vadstena (1331 or 1332 – 1381), Catholic saint

See also

All pages with titles beginning with Catherine of Sweden

All pages with titles containing Catherine of Sweden

Catherine of Pomerania, Countess Palatine of Neumarkt (c. 1390 – 1426), adopted by Margaret I, Queen of Sweden

Princess Catherine (disambiguation)

Queen Catherine (disambiguation)

Richardis Catherine of Mecklenburg (1370 or 1372 – 1400), only daughter of Albert, King of Sweden

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Editorial summary

Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Catherine of Sweden” is wikimedia disambiguation page. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Catherine, Sweden and Wikimedia, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1110, 1245, 1289, 1283—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. For this dossier, Catherine, Sweden and Wikimedia is the immediate research focus.
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