Catherine of Brandenburg

The relationship between her parents was said to be volatile with her father prone to drunken rages where her mother is reported to have thrown plates and glasses at her spouse during arguments.The following year, Catherine's oldest sister Maria Eleonora was considered a marriage candidate of the young Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.Catherine was educated to become an ideal consort of a ruler and was "richly decorated with virtues suitable to a princely woman".She tried in vain for a year to hold on to the throne, supporting herself on her favorite Istvan Csaky, but she was forced to abandon power on 21 September 1630.Catherine of Hohenzollern moved back to Germany where she converted to Catholicism in 1633 and married Francis Charles of Saxe-Lauenburg in 1639.
Transylvanian Ducat of Catherine of Brandenburg 1630
Princess of TransylvaniaGabriel BethlenStephen BethlenKönigsbergPrussiaKaliningradSchöningenBrunswick-LüneburgHoly Roman EmpireFrancis Charles of Saxe-LauenburgHohenzollern-PrussiaJohn Sigismund, Elector of BrandenburgDuchess Anna of PrussiaLutheranismChristianityAnna of PrussiaMarie Eleonore of ClevesAlbert Frederick of PrussiaJoachim Frederick, Margrave of BrandenburgCatherine of Brandenburg-KüstrinCalvinismLutheranFrederick Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-LüneburgAxel OxenstiernaSwedenFrederick III of Denmarkproxy marriageKosiceAlba IuliaOttoman PorteHoly Roman Emperor Ferdinand IISublime PorteGeorge I Rákóczi