Catherine of Pomerania, Countess Palatine of Neumarkt
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Catherine of Pomerania was a Pomeranian
princess and Countess Palatine of Neumarkt. She was the wife of John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt
and the mother of Christopher of Bavaria
, a king of Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
. Henry III's mother was Euphemia of Sweden
, the daughter of Erik Magnusson and the sister of Magnus Eriksson
. Catherine's brother was Eric of Pomerania
, future king of Norway, Demnark and Sweden. The two siblings were adopted by their grandaunt Queen Margaret I of Denmark
in 1388, and Catherine was a candidate for a time for marriage to Prince Henry of Wales
. On 15 August 1407, Catherine married John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt
, the son of Rupert III of the Palatinate, King of Germany. On 26 February 1416, she gave birth to Christopher of Bavaria
, the future King of Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
Catharine died on March 4, 1426.
on 15 August 1407 and had the following children:
Pomerania
Pomerania is a historical region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea. Divided between Germany and Poland, it stretches roughly from the Recknitz River near Stralsund in the West, via the Oder River delta near Szczecin, to the mouth of the Vistula River near Gdańsk in the East...
princess and Countess Palatine of Neumarkt. She was the wife of John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt
John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt
John was the Count Palatine of Neumarkt from 1410 until 1443.-Life:John was born in Neunburg vorm Wald in 1383 as the second surviving son of Rupert III of the Palatinate, King of Germany. In 1407 he married Catherine of Pomerania, the daughter of Duke Warcislaw VII of Pomerania-Stolp...
and the mother of Christopher of Bavaria
Christopher of Bavaria
Christopher of Bavaria or Christopher the Bavarian; as king named Christopher ; Danish and Norwegian: Christoffer af/av Bayern; Swedish Kristofer av Bayern was union king of Denmark , Sweden and Norway .-Biography:He was probably born at Neumarkt in...
, a king of Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
Genealogy
Catharine was the daughter of Wartislaw VII, Duke of Pomerania in Pomerania-Stolp and Mary of Mecklenburg. Mary of Mecklenburg was the daughter of Henry III, Duke of Mecklenburg and Ingeborg of Denmark, eldest daughter of sonless King Waldemar IV of Denmark and older sister of Margaret I of DenmarkMargaret I of Denmark
Margaret I was Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden and founder of the Kalmar Union, which united the Scandinavian countries for over a century. Although she acted as queen regnant, the laws of contemporary Danish succession denied her formal queenship. Her title in Denmark was derived from her...
. Henry III's mother was Euphemia of Sweden
Euphemia of Sweden
Eufemia Ericsdotter of Sweden was a Swedish princess, spouse of Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg, Duchess Consort of Mecklenburg, heiress of Sweden and of Norway, mother of king Albert of Sweden.- Biography :Her father was Eric of Sweden Eufemia Ericsdotter of Sweden (1317–1370) was a Swedish...
, the daughter of Erik Magnusson and the sister of Magnus Eriksson
Magnus IV of Sweden
Magnus Eriksson as Magnus IV was king of Sweden , including Finland, as Magnus VII King of Norway , including Iceland and Greenland, and also ruled Scania . He has also vindictively been called Magnus Smek...
. Catherine's brother was Eric of Pomerania
Eric of Pomerania
Eric of Pomerania KG was King Eric III of Norway Norwegian Eirik, King Eric VII of Denmark , and as Eric King of Sweden...
, future king of Norway, Demnark and Sweden. The two siblings were adopted by their grandaunt Queen Margaret I of Denmark
Margaret I of Denmark
Margaret I was Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden and founder of the Kalmar Union, which united the Scandinavian countries for over a century. Although she acted as queen regnant, the laws of contemporary Danish succession denied her formal queenship. Her title in Denmark was derived from her...
in 1388, and Catherine was a candidate for a time for marriage to Prince Henry of Wales
Henry V of England
Henry V was King of England from 1413 until his death at the age of 35 in 1422. He was the second monarch belonging to the House of Lancaster....
. On 15 August 1407, Catherine married John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt
John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt
John was the Count Palatine of Neumarkt from 1410 until 1443.-Life:John was born in Neunburg vorm Wald in 1383 as the second surviving son of Rupert III of the Palatinate, King of Germany. In 1407 he married Catherine of Pomerania, the daughter of Duke Warcislaw VII of Pomerania-Stolp...
, the son of Rupert III of the Palatinate, King of Germany. On 26 February 1416, she gave birth to Christopher of Bavaria
Christopher of Bavaria
Christopher of Bavaria or Christopher the Bavarian; as king named Christopher ; Danish and Norwegian: Christoffer af/av Bayern; Swedish Kristofer av Bayern was union king of Denmark , Sweden and Norway .-Biography:He was probably born at Neumarkt in...
, the future King of Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
Catharine died on March 4, 1426.
Family
Catherine married John, Count Palatine of NeumarktJohn, Count Palatine of Neumarkt
John was the Count Palatine of Neumarkt from 1410 until 1443.-Life:John was born in Neunburg vorm Wald in 1383 as the second surviving son of Rupert III of the Palatinate, King of Germany. In 1407 he married Catherine of Pomerania, the daughter of Duke Warcislaw VII of Pomerania-Stolp...
on 15 August 1407 and had the following children:
- Margaret (1408)
- Adolph (1409–1409)
- Otto (1410)
- John (1411)
- Frederick (1412)
- John (1413)
- Christopher (26 February 1416 – 5 January 1448)