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Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland

1533 - 1572

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Catherine of Austria (Polish: Katarzyna Habsburżanka; Lithuanian: Kotryna Habsburgaitė; 15 September 1533 – 28 February 1572) was one of the fifteen children of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary. In 1553, she married Polish King Sigismund II Augustus and became Queen consort of Poland and Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania. Their marriage was not happy and they had no children together. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland has received more than 136,803 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 26 in 2019). Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland is the 3,070th most popular politician (up from 3,215th in 2019), the 214th most popular biography from Austria (up from 224th in 2019) and the 67th most popular Austrian Politician.

Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland, was most famous for being the wife of King Władysław IV and the mother of King John II Casimir.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

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  • 62.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland ranks 3,070 out of 19,576. Before her are Emperor Daizong of Tang, Prince George, Duke of Kent, Thomas Bach, Milan Kučan, George, King of Saxony, and Aleksey Kuropatkin. After her are Pharamond, Alfonso IV of Aragon, Arses of Persia, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, Jean Casimir-Perier, and Levon Ter-Petrosyan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1533, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland ranks 8. Before her are Michel de Montaigne, William the Silent, Stephen Báthory, Eric XIV of Sweden, Ismail II, and Giacomo della Porta. After her are Andrea Gabrieli, Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Abdullah Khan II, Claudio Merulo, Mōri Terumoto, and Hieronymus Fabricius. Among people deceased in 1572, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland ranks 12. Before her are Şah Sultan, Gaspard II de Coligny, John Knox, Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, Isaac Luria, and Longqing Emperor. After her are Miguel López de Legazpi, François Clouet, Petrus Ramus, Archduchess Barbara of Austria, Jean Goujon, and Ippolito II d'Este.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland ranks 214 out of 1,424. Before her are Joseph Joachim (1831), Frederick II, Duke of Austria (1211), Leopold VI, Duke of Austria (1176), Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871), Maria Theresa of Austria (1816), and Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria (1589). After her are Max Reinhardt (1873), Maria Amalia of Austria (1701), Anton Diabelli (1781), Leopold V, Archduke of Austria (1586), Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria (1692), and Thomas Klestil (1932).

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Among POLITICIANS In Austria

Among politicians born in Austria, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland ranks 67. Before her are Jörg Haider (1950), Leopold I, Duke of Austria (1290), Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553), Frederick II, Duke of Austria (1211), Leopold VI, Duke of Austria (1176), and Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria (1589). After her are Leopold V, Archduke of Austria (1586), Albert IV, Duke of Austria (1377), Ferdinand II of Portugal (1816), Bruno Kreisky (1911), Otto Bauer (1881), and Oskar Potiorek (1853).

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