Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Margravine of Brandenburg-Küstrin
Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | |
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Margravine of Brandenburg-Küstrin | |
Tenure | 1537–1571 |
Born | 1518 Wolfenbüttel, Germany |
Died | 16 May 1574 (aged 55–56) Krosno Odrzańskie, Germany |
Spouse | John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin |
Issue | Elisabeth, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach Catherine, Electress of Brandeburg |
House | House of Welf |
Father | Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
Mother | Maria of Württemberg |
Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1518, in
Life
Catherine was a daughter of the Duke
She married on 11 November 1537 in Wolfenbüttel Margrave John of Brandenburg-Küstrin (1513–1571). Catherine was instrumental in the spread of the Reformation in the Margraviate of Brandenburg.[1]
Catherine was considered extremely frugal and thrifty, and she actively supported her husband. She had several outbuildings in
Catherine, who was described as very popular, was known by the population as Mother Kate. She founded the first pharmacy in Ośno Lubuskie and built another in Küstrin from which she provided the poor with free medicine. Catherine built numerous farms and dairies, which she administered herself and she also sold the harvest herself.
Catherine died in 1574. Her grave was discovered in 1999 in the ruins of the parish church in Küstrin by archaeologists from Szczecin.[3]
The Katharinenstraße ("Catherine Street") in Berlin-Halensee is named after her.[4]
Issue
From her marriage to John, Catherine had two daughters:
- Elisabeth (1540–1578)
- married in 1558 George Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach(1539–1603)
- Catherine (1549–1602)
- married in 1570 Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg (1546–1608)
References
- K. W. Kutschbach: Chronik der Stadt Küstrin, Enslin, 1849, p. 45 ff
- Ernst Helwing: Geschichte des brandenburgischen Staats, 1834, p. 648 digitized
Footnotes
- ^ L. Oberheim: Die einführung der reformation in der mark Brandenburg, G. Wilmsen, 1839, p. 140
- ^ Jörg Lüderitz: Die Neumark, Trescher Verlag, 2008, p. 42
- ^ "Küstrin: Verein für die Geschichte Küstrins e.V. - Wo Markgraf Hans begraben liegt".
- ^ "Katharinenstraße 1-28 in Berlin - KAUPERTS".