Catherine of Saxony, Electress of Brandenburg

For other people of the same name, see Catherine of Saxony (disambiguation).
Catherine of Saxony
Spouse(s) Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg
Noble family House of Wettin
Father Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
Mother Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Born 1421
Died 23 August 1476(1476-08-23)
Berlin

Catherine of Saxony (1421 – 23 August 1476) was a princess of Saxony by birth and Electress of Brandenburg by marriage.

Life

Catherine was a daughter of the Elector Frederick I of Saxony (1370–1428) from his marriage to Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1395–1442), daughter of Duke Henry I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

On 11 June 1441 Catherine married Elector Frederick II of Brandenburg (1413–1471) in Wittenberg. Frederick had earlier asked for Catherine's hand unsuccessfully. The promise of marriage was finally made as part of a contract that settled the conflict between Brandenburg and Saxony over the ownership of Lusatia and sealed an alliance between the two countries. The marriage turned out to be an unhappy one. Frederick had numerous affairs, and his son Erasmus was born out of wedlock.

The last years of their marriage the couple spent entirely separate, with Frederick living in Franconia and Catherine living in the Mark Brandenburg.

Issue

Catherine had three children with Frederick:

married in 1464 Duke John V of Saxe-Lauenburg (also counted IV; 1439-1507)
married in 1477 Duke Bogislaw X of Pomerania (1454-1523)
Catherine of Saxony, Electress of Brandenburg
Born: 1421 Died: 23 August 1476
German nobility
Vacant
Title last held by
Elisabeth of Bavaria
Electress consort of Brandenburg
11 June 1441 - 1470
Vacant
Title next held by
Anna of Saxony

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