Catherine of the Palatinate (1499–1526)
Appearance
Catherine of the Palatinate (1499–1526) | |
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Wittelsbach | |
Father | Philip, Elector Palatine |
Mother | Margaret of Bavaria-Landshut |
Catherine of the Palatinate (14 October 1499 in
Simmern. She was abbess of Neuburg Abbey
.
Life
Catherine was the youngest child of Elector Palatine
of the abbey.Catherine died in 1526, at the age of 26. She was buried in the abbey church of Neuburg. Her grave stone can be found on the north wall of the nave, opposite the monastery portal. It is made of red sandstone and it shows, in
bas-relief, Catherine wearing a nun's habit, with the abbess's staff and a book in her hands and a lion at her feet.[2]
References
- August Benedict Michaelis: Einleitung zu einer volständigen geschichte der chur- und fürstlichen häuser in Teutschland vol. 2, 1760, p. 32