Catherine of Pomerania, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Catherine of Pomerania-Wolgast (German: Katherine von Pommern-Wolgast) (c. 1465–1526) was the wife of Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince of Wolfenbüttel. She was the daughter of Eric II, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast, and Sophia of Pomerania-Stolp.

Catherine of Pomerania-Wolgast
Eucharius Rösslin presents Der Rosengarten to Catherine
Bornc. 1465
Died1526
Noble familyHouse of Griffins
Spouse(s)Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Issue
FatherEric II, Duke of Pomerania
MotherSophia of Pomerania-Stolp

She served as patron to physician Eucharius Rösslin, who dedicated his Der Rosengarten, a seminal work on childbirth, to her.

Issue

Catherine married Henry in 1486. They had the following children:

  • Christopher the Spendthrift (c. 1487 – 1558), Prince-Archbishop of Bremen
  • Catherine (c. 1488 – 29 June 1563), married Duke Magnus I of Saxe-Lauenburg in November 1509.
  • Henry (1489–1568)
  • Francis (c. 1492 – 1529), Prince-Bishop of Minden
  • George (1494–1566), Prince-Archbishop of Bremen
  • Eric (c. 1500 – 1553), joined the Teutonic Order
  • William (died c. 1557), joined the Teutonic Order
  • Elizabeth, Abbess of Steterburg (a part of today's Salzgitter)
  • John (died as child)

Ancestors


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