Catherine Vasa of Sweden
| Catherine Vasa | |||||
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| Countess consort of East Frisia | |||||
Catherine, Countess of East Frisia | |||||
| Countess consort of East Frisia | |||||
| Reign | 1561 - 1 March 1599 | ||||
| Predecessor | Anna of Oldenburg | ||||
| Successor | Anna of Holstein-Gottorp | ||||
| Countess of East Frisia | |||||
| Reign | 1 March 1599 - 21 December 1610 | ||||
| Predecessor | Edzard II | ||||
| Successor | Enno III (as sole ruler) | ||||
| Alongside | Enno III (1599–1610) | ||||
| Born | 6 June 1539 | ||||
| Died | 21 December 1610 (aged 71) | ||||
| Spouse | Edzard II, Count of East Frisia | ||||
| Issue | Countess Margareta Anne, Electress Palatine Enno III, Count of Ostfriesland John III of Rietberg Count Christopher Count Edzard Countess Elizabeth Countess Sophia Count Karl Otto Maria, Duchess of Brunswick-Dannenberg | ||||
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| House | Vasa | ||||
| Father | Gustav I of Sweden | ||||
| Mother | Margaret Leijonhufvud | ||||
| Swedish Royalty |
| House of Vasa |
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| Gustav I |
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| Eric XIV |
| John III |
| Sigismund |
| Charles IX |
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| Gustavus Adolphus |
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| Christina |
Catherine Vasa of Sweden (Swedish: Katarina Gustavsdotter Vasa; 6 June 1539 – 21 December 1610) was a Swedish princess, and the Countess consort of East Frisia as the spouse of Edzard II, Count of East Frisia. She was the oldest daughter of Gustav Vasa and Margareta Leijonhufvud. She was the autonomous Regent of Berum and Norden in Ostfriesland (East Frisia) from 1599 to 1610.