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Catherine Jagellon: Queen of Sweden from 1568 to 1583.
Born in Kraków (died at age 56).
Biography
Catherine Jagiellon was a princess of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Queen of Sweden from 1569 as the wife of King John III. Catherine had significant influence over state affairs during the reign of her spouse. She negotiated with the pope to introduce Counter-Reformation in Sweden. She was the mother of Sigismund III Vasa.
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Catherine Jagellon was born on and passed away on at the age of 56.
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Catherine Jagellon was born in Kraków.
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