Catherine Vasa of Sweden

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Catherine Vasa
Countess consort of East Frisia
Born	6 June 1539
Died	21 December 1610(1610-12-21) (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
Names Swedish: Katarina Gustavsdotter Vasa
House	Vasa
Father	Gustav I of Sweden
Mother	Margaret Leijonhufvud

Swedish Royalty
House of Vasa
Gustav I
Parents Erik Johansson Cecilia Månsdotter Children Eric XIV John III Catherine Cecilia Magnus Anna Sophia Elizabeth Charles IX
Eric XIV
Children Sigrid Gustav
John III
Children Sigismund Anna John
Sigismund
Children Władysław IV John II Casimir John Albert Charles Ferdinand Alexander Charles Anna Catherine Constance
Charles IX
Children Catherine Gustavus Adolphus Maria Elizabeth Christina Charles Philip Grandson Charles X Gustav
Gustavus Adolphus
Children Christina
Christina
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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.^[1]