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Catherine of Mecklenburg (1487-1561)

"Catherine of Mecklenburg (1487 – 6 June 1561, Torgau), Duchess of Saxony, was the daughter of the Duke Magnus II of Mecklenburg and Sophie of Pomerania-Stettin. She married on 6 July 1512 in Freiberg Duke Henry the Pious of Saxony. The couple had six children:

Sibylle (1515–1592)married in 1540 Duke Francis I of Saxe-Lauenburg (1510–1581)Aemilia (1516–1591)married in 1533 Margrave George the Pious of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1484–1534)Sidonie (1518–1575)married in 1545 Duke Eric II of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1528–1584)Maurice (1521–1553), Elector of Saxonymarried in 1541 princess Agnes of Hesse (1527–1555)Severinus (1522–1533)Augustus (1526–1586), Elector of Saxonymarried in 1548 princess Anne of Denmark and Norway (1532–1585)Catherine sympathized early with Martin Luther´s teachings, while her husband suppressed the Reformation until 1536 for fear of his brother, the reigning Duke George the Bearded. Later, the Freiberg area became Lutheran." - (en.wikipedia.org 22.03.2020)

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Wife of Henry IV ↓
daughter of Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg [father of], Sophie of Pomerania, Duchess of Mecklenburg [mother of] ↓
mother of Maurice [son of], Henry IV [father of] ↓
mother of Augustus, Elector of Saxony [son of], Henry IV [father of] ↓
mother of Sibylle of Saxony [daughter of], Henry IV [father of] ↓
mother of Emilie of Saxony [son of], Henry IV [father of] ↓
mother of Sidonie of Saxony [daughter of], Henry IV [father of] ↓
mother of Eric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg [son of], Henry IV [father of] ↓

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bride Henry IV Freiberg July 6, 1512 ↓

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