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Catherine of France, Queen of Poland
Catherine of France, Queen of Poland
On 1592, Queen Louise would arrange the match between Sigismund III Vasa of Poland and her daughter, Catherine of France, this would be approved by the Szlachta of Poland and not Anna of Austria who Sigismund Vasa really wanted and the Szlachta would approve of the marriage which would cause the negotiations with Anne of Austria to flounder causing his jilted bride, Princess Anne of Austria would marry Rannucio I Farnese a relative of the King of Portugal, she would also assist her husband in the administration of Poland and the betrothal between Catherine of France and Sigismund III would be signed on 1593.
Catherine of France would finally leave the French court in 1596 to marry Sigismund III Vasa, apparently, Catherine of France would prove to be a good Queen and a good influence to her husband and son, she would advise her children of religious tolerance as she has felt religious turmoil in her native France and she would some sympathy to Lutherans which would be inherited by her children, Catherine would promise to the Riksdag on 1599 that one of their sons would be raised as a Lutheran as she persuaded her husband Sigismund III to make concessions with the Riksdag on 1597 a year into their marriage and thus on 1508, when John Casimir was born, it would be decided that he would be raised as Lutheran while Wladyslaw would be raised as Catholic, but Wladyslaw would have pro-protestant leanings.
Catherine of France would bear five surviving children who were able to survive to adulthood and they were:
Catherine of Poland November 4, 1598
Wladyslaw June 10, 1600
Margaret of Poland May 2, 1604
John Casimir of Poland June 4, 1608
Hedwig of Poland May 10, 1611
On 1592, Queen Louise would arrange the match between Sigismund III Vasa of Poland and her daughter, Catherine of France, this would be approved by the Szlachta of Poland and not Anna of Austria who Sigismund Vasa really wanted and the Szlachta would approve of the marriage which would cause the negotiations with Anne of Austria to flounder causing his jilted bride, Princess Anne of Austria would marry Rannucio I Farnese a relative of the King of Portugal, she would also assist her husband in the administration of Poland and the betrothal between Catherine of France and Sigismund III would be signed on 1593.
Catherine of France would finally leave the French court in 1596 to marry Sigismund III Vasa, apparently, Catherine of France would prove to be a good Queen and a good influence to her husband and son, she would advise her children of religious tolerance as she has felt religious turmoil in her native France and she would some sympathy to Lutherans which would be inherited by her children, Catherine would promise to the Riksdag on 1599 that one of their sons would be raised as a Lutheran as she persuaded her husband Sigismund III to make concessions with the Riksdag on 1597 a year into their marriage and thus on 1508, when John Casimir was born, it would be decided that he would be raised as Lutheran while Wladyslaw would be raised as Catholic, but Wladyslaw would have pro-protestant leanings.
Catherine of France would bear five surviving children who were able to survive to adulthood and they were:
Catherine of Poland November 4, 1598
Wladyslaw June 10, 1600
Margaret of Poland May 2, 1604
John Casimir of Poland June 4, 1608
Hedwig of Poland May 10, 1611
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