Catherine Birgersdotter Explained

Catherine Birgersdotter
Princess consort of Anhalt-Zerbst
House:	House of Bjelbo (by birth) House of Ascania (by marriage)
Father:	Birger Jarl
Mother:	Princess Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden
Spouse:	Siegfried I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
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

Catherine Birgersdotter (fl. 1245–1289) was a 13th-century Swedish noblewoman of the House of Bjälbo (Folkungaätten). She was Princess consort of Anhalt-Zerbst.^[1]

Biography

Catherine Birgersdotter was the daughter of the Swedish regent Birger Magnusson (Birger Jarl) and Princess Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden. Her older brother Valdemar Birgersson was King of Sweden from 1250 to 1275.On 17 October 1259, Catherine married Siegfried I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst(c. 1230 – 1298) regent the Principality of Anhalt and a member of the House of Ascania.^{[2] [3]}

Issue

They had ten children:

• Albert I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (d. 17 August 1316).^[4]
• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Folkungaätten. Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. 1 August 2020.
2. Web site: Birger Magnusson. Svenskt biografiskt lexikon . 1 August 2020.
3. Web site: Ingeborg. Svenskt biografiskt lexikon . 1 August 2020.
4. Book: https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/ADB:Albrecht_I._(Graf_von_Anhalt-Zerbst). Albrecht I. (Graf von Anhalt-Zerbst). Albrecht I., Graf von Anhalt. Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie. 10 February 1875. 229. Duncker & Humblot. 1 August 2020.