Catharina of Batavie, Queen of Arendaal

Catharina of Batavië 	Catharina of Batavië
By the Grace of God, Queen of Arendaal and Suionia 	By the Grace of God, Queen of Arendaal and Suionia
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Queen Consort of Arendaal 	Queen Consort of Arendaal
Consort of 	King Edvard II of Arendaal
Consort 	1378 - 1388
Predecessor 	Louise of Montelimar
Successor 	Karl August of Saxony
Queen Consort of Suionia 	Queen Consort of Suionia
Consort of 	King Edvard II of Arendaal
Consort 	1378 - 1388
Predecessor 	Louise of Montelimar
Successor 	Karl August of Saxony
 	
Birth 	1358, Batavië
Death 	1400, Bergen
From 	Batavië
Marriage 	1378, Leuven Castle
Father 	King of Batavië
Mother 	Queen of Batavië
Issue 	Lovisa of Arendaal
Royal House 	House of Batavië (by birth) House of Langsvard (by marriage)
Full Name 	Catharina der Langsvard-Kapét
Religion 	Christian (Catholic)
Buried 	Leuven Cathedral
OOC 	Queen presents her son at the court of love c1480, Poems of Charles d'Orleans; Agnes Sorel
Catharina of Batavie ("Catharina the Radiant") (1358 - 1400) was the second wife of King Edvard II of Arendaal and thus the Queen Consort of Arendaal and Queen Consort of Suionia between 1378 and 1388. She married the Aren King a year after the death of his beloved first wife, Louise of Montelimar. Though profoundly affected by Queen Louise's death, King Edvard II was presided upon by his counselors to remarry. He did so in 1378, choosing the Batavian Princess, Catharina, in order to reinforce the nation's alliance with Batavië.
Catharina was the daughter of the King of Batavië. Her father's interest in securing an alliance with the Aren Kingdom was the reason that Catharina was put forward as a prospective bride for the Aren King, in spite of the sizable age difference between them.
Aren courtiers had been exceptionally fond of Catharina's predecessor, Louise of Montelimar, and so were not poised to readily shower her successor with affection. However, Catharina soon became popular with her husband's subjects.
She surprised and delighted the Aren court by naming her first daughter by Edvard Princess Lovisa (an Aren form of the French name Louise) in honour of Edvard's first wife Queen Louise. Although Catharina was decades younger than her husband, the mismatched couple had a surprisingly happy marriage.
Catharina became close to Edvard's children by Louise, who were more or less her age, and even to her husband's grandchildren. Edvard II's eldest son by his first wife, Crown Prince Lief, predeceased him and so the King was succeeded by his granddaughter Blanche I in 1388.
==Family, Marriage and Children==
Princess Catharina of Batavië married King Edvard II of Arendaal and Suionia in 1378 as his second wife. Their children included:
*Lovisa of Arendaal (b. 1379) 
===Other Royal Relations===
*Louise of Montelimar, Queen of Arendaal - husband's first wife
*Lief, Prince of Arendaal - stepson. He predeceased his father and so his daughter Blanche I succeeded Edvard II
*Rikissa of Arendaal, Duchess of Franken - stepdaughter. Consort of Duke Thomas IV von Franken
*Viveka of Arendaal, Holy Germanic Empress - stepdaughter. Consort of Holy Germanic Emperor Maximilian IV von Sachsen
*Queen Gisela I of Arendaal - mother-in-law
*King of Suionia - father-in-law
*Richenza of Arendaal, Empress of the Talemantine Empire - sister-in-law (husband's sister)
*Martha of Anglyn, Princess of Arendaal - stepson's wife
*Blanche I of Arendaal - step-granddaughter
*Nissa of Arendaal, Queen of Montelimar - step-granddaughter. Consort of Jean V of Montelimar
*Karl August of Saxony - Blanche I's husband
*Alienore of Arendaal, Queen of Montelimar - husband's greataunt. Consort of Philippe II of Montelimar
*Erika of Arendaal, Countess of Schlesnitz - husband's greataunt. Mother of Sebastian I von Franken
==Ancestors==
==See Also==
*Monarchs of Arendaal
*Royal Consorts of Arendaal
*History of Arendaal
*Royal Marriages of Arendaal
*Aristocracy and Royalty of Arendaal
*House of Nareath
*Suionia 
*Union of Bergen
*Batavië
Consorts of the Kapétien Dynasty House of Langsvard	Consorts of the Kapétien Dynasty House of Langsvard	Consorts of the Kapétien Dynasty House of Langsvard
Aren Royalty 	Aren Royalty 	Aren Royalty
Preceded byLouise of Montelimar1350 - 1377 	Queen Consort of Arendaal1378 - 1388 	Succeeded byKarl August of Saxony1388 - 1400
Preceded byLouise of Montelimar1350 - 1377 	Princess Consort of Norseberg1378 - 1388 	Succeeded byKarl August of Saxony1388 - 1400
Preceded byLouise of Montelimar1350 - 1377 	Grand Duchess Consort of Emyn Arnen1378 - 1388 	Succeeded byKarl August of Saxony1388 - 1400
Suionian Royalty 	Suionian Royalty 	Suionian Royalty
Preceded byLouise of Montelimar 	Queen Consort of Suionia1378 - 1388 	Succeeded byKarl August of Saxony
Preceded byLouise of Montelimar 	 	Succeeded byKarl August of Saxony
Preceded byLouise of Montelimar 	 	Succeeded byKarl August of Saxony
Category:Historical Royals of Arendaal
Category:Historical Figures
Category:History of Batavie
Category:History of Suionia