Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin
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Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin | |
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| Born | 10 August 1549 Küstrin, Germany |
| Died | 30 September 1602 (aged 53) Cölln, Germany |
| Noble family | Hohenzollern |
| Spouse(s) | Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg |
| Father | John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin |
| Mother | Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Margravine of Brandenburg-Küstrin |
Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin (German: Katharina von Brandenburg-Küstrin) (10 August 1549 – 30 September 1602) was a Margravine of Brandenburg-Küstrin by birth and Electress of Brandenburg by marriage.
Life[edit]
Catherine was the younger of two daughters of John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin (1513–1571) from his marriage to Catherine (1518–1574), daughter of Henry II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.
On 8 January 1570, she married Joachim of Brandenburg, later Elector Joachim III Frederick of Brandenburg (1546–1608) in Küstrin. Due to the marriage, her husband no longer had a legitimate claim on the position of bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Magdeburg[1] and Pope Pius V put in a request to Emperor Maximilian for his dismissal.[2]
Catherine tried to improve the fate of the poor and the needy. She built a dairy in Wedding and sold its produce on the Molkenmarkt ("Milk Market"), a square in Berlin. She used the proceeds to finance a pharmacy in the Stadtschloss that provided medicine free of charge to those in need.[3]
Catherine died on 30 September 1602. On 13 October, she was buried in the Hohenzollern crypt (now part of the Berliner Dom).
Descendants[edit]
From her marriage with Joachim Frederick, Catherine had the following children:
- John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg (8 November 1572 – 23 December 1619), Elector of Brandenburg
- married in 1594 Priness Anna of Prussia (1576–1625)
- Anne Catherine (26 June 1575 – 29 March 1612)
- married King Christian IV of Denmark (1577–1648)
- Daughter (1576–1576)
- John George, Duke of Jägerndorf (16 December 1577 – 2 March 1624)
- married Eva Christina of Württemberg (1590 - 1657), daughter of Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg and Sibylla of Anhalt
- August Frederick (16 February 1580 – 23 April 1601)
- Albert Frederick (29 April 1582 – 3 December 1600)
- Joachim (13 April 1583 – 10 June 1600)
- Ernest (13 April 1583 – 18 September 1613)
- Barbara Sophie (16 November 1584 – 13 February 1636)
- married in 1609 Duke John Frederick of Württemberg (1582–1628)
- Daughter (1585 – 1586)
- Christian William (28 August 1587 – 1 January 1665) Archbishop and later Administrator of Magdeburg
- married firstly, in 1615, Princess Dorothea of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1596–1643)
- married secondly, in 1650, Countess Barbara Eusebia of Martinice (d. 1656)
- married thirdly, in 1657, Countess Maximiliane of Salm-Neuburg (1608–1663)
References and sources[edit]
- Dieter Brozat (1985), Der Berliner Dom und die Hohenzollerngruft, Berlin: Haude und Spener, ISBN 3-7759-0271-6
- Ernst Daniel Martin Kirchner: Die Kurfürstinnen und Königinnen auf dem Throne der Hohenzollern, part 2: Die letzten acht Kurfürstinnen, Berlin, 1867, pp. 68–106.
- Ludwig Hahn: Geschichte des preussischen Vaterlandes, W. Hertz, 1858, p. 132
- Adolf Müller: Preußens Ehrenspiegel, Gebauer, 1851, p. 65
Footnotes[edit]
External links[edit]
- Portrait of Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin in Google books
- Publications by or about Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin at VD 17
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