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Catherine Birgersdotter of Bjelbo

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Father
  
Birger Jarl


Name
  
Catherine of

Issue
  
Albert I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst Prince Henry Prince Siegfried Prince Hermann Princess Agnes, Abbess of Coswig Princess Hedwig, Abbess of Coswig Princess Elisabeth Princess Judith Princess Konstanze Princess Sophie von Hakeborn

House
  
House of Bjelbo (by birth) House of Ascania (by marriage)

Mother
  
Princess Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden

Spouse
  
Siegfried I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

Children
  
Prince Hermann, Princess Judith, Princess Konstanze, Albert I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

Parents
  
Birger Jarl, Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden

Grandchildren
  
Albert II, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Waldemar I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

Grandparents
  
Eric X of Sweden, Richeza of Denmark

Uncles
  
Eskil Magnusson, Karl Magnusson, Bengt Magnusson

Great grandchildren
  
Albert III, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, John II, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

Catherine Birgersdotter of Bjelbo (fl. 1245 - 1289), was a Princess consort of Anhalt, married to Siegfried I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst. She was the daughter of the Swedish regent Birger Jarl and Princess Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden.

Marriage and issue

On 17 October 1259, Catherine married Siegfried I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst. At the time of the wedding, her older brother was King Waldemar of Sweden by right of their mother.

They had ten children:

  • Albert I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (d. 17 August 1316).
  • Prince Henry of Anhalt-Zerbst (d. 13 December 1340 / 28 March 1341 ?), Provost of Halberstadt.
  • Prince Siegfried of Anhalt-Zerbst (d. 25 February 1317), a canon in Magdeburg.
  • Prince Hermann of Anhalt-Zerbst (d. aft. 24 June 1328), a Teutonic knight, Comtur at Dessau in 1327.
  • Princess Agnes of Anhalt-Zerbst (d. aft. 17 August 1316), Abbess of Coswig.
  • Princess Hedwig of Anhalt-Zerbst (d. aft. 24 February 1319), Abbess of Coswig.
  • Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst (d. aft. 17 August 1316), a nun in Coswig.
  • Princess Judith of Anhalt-Zerbst (d. aft. 17 August 1316), a nun in Coswig.
  • Princess Konstanze of Anhalt-Zerbst (d. aft. 17 August 1316), a nun in Coswig.
  • Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst (c.1260 - aft. 9 January 1290); married Ludwig of Hakeborn (c.1235 - 5 October 1298), son of Albrecht III, Count of Hackeborn, and had issue.

    • References

    Catherine Birgersdotter of Bjelbo Wikipedia
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