Catrina of Warre, Empress of the North

Catrina of Warre 	Catrina of Warre
By the Grace of God, Empress Consort of the North, Queen of Arendaal	By the Grace of God, Empress Consort of the North, Queen of Arendaal
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Empress Consort of the North 	Empress Consort of the North
Consort of 	Edvard III, Emperor of the North
Consort 	1606 – 1623
Predecessor 	Antoinette of Lorraine
Successor 	Maria Rikissa of Franken
Queen Consort of Arendaal 	Queen Consort of Arendaal
Consort of 	King Edvard III of Arendaal
Consort 	1606 – 1623
Predecessor 	Antoinette of Lorraine
Successor 	Maria Rikissa of Franken
 	
Birth 	1577, Warre
Death 	1665, Trondheim
From 	Warre
Marriage 	Dec 1606, Leuven Palace
Father 	King of Warre
Mother 	Queen of Warre
Issue 	Leonor, Queen of Batavie
Royal House 	House of Warre (by birth) House of Lundmark (by marriage)
Full Name 	Catrina von Lundmark-Kapét
Religion 	Christian (Protestant)
Buried 	Norseland Chateau
Catrina of Warre ("Catrina the Grand") (1577 - 1665) was the second wife of Edvard III, King of Arendaal and Emperor of the North and thus the Queen Consort of Arendaal and Empress of the North between 1606 and 1623. 
Edvard and Catrina married nearly two years after the death of his first wife, Antoinette of Lorraine. Although Catrina was not the mother of her husband’s heir, Emperor Sven IV, it was she who raised the young Emperor and his siblings. Through the descendants of her daughter Leonor of Arendaal, Queen of Batavie, Catrina is an ancestress of all Aren Kings from the mid-17th century onwards. 
As was the case with Edvard’s first marriage, his home with Catrina was a haven of domestic bliss. The Empress spent long periods away from court raising the Emperor’s children by his first marriage as well as her own children by Edvard. 
Some 375 of her letters to her husband and her children and step-children survive, attesting to their affectionate relationships. Her correspondence also shows her to be an educated literary woman, at home in several languages. She was able to keep her husband informed of political affairs when he was absent from Emyn Arnen, and was involved in the politics of the Empire of the North as regent in her husband’s stead when Edvard was on military campaigns. 
==Family, Marriage and Children==
Princess Catrina of Warre married Edvard III of Arendaal, Emperor of the North and King of Arendaal in late 1606. Their children included:
*Leonor of Arendaal, Queen of Batavie (b. 1607) – Consort of the King of Batavie 
===Other Royal Relations===
*Sven IV of Arendaal – step-son
*Adela of Arendaal, Duchess of Treviso – step-daughter
*Adeliza I of Arendaal - mother-in-law
*Robert of Franken, Prince Consort of Arendaal - father-in-law
*Maria Rikissa of Franken, Queen of Arendaal – step-son’s wife 
*Antoinette of Lorraine, Queen of Arendaal - husband's first wife 
*Karolina of Arendaal, Queen of Montelimar - sister-in-law (husband's sister). Consort of Robert I of Montelimar
* Alienore of Arendaal, Princess of Havenshire - sister-in-law (husband's sister). Consort of Edwin I of Havenshire 
*Elisabet of Arendaal, Queen of Eiffelland - husband's aunt. Consort of King Ludwig VI of Eiffelland
*Magnus II of Arendaal – step-grandson 
*Helene of Arendaal, Empress of the Talemantine Empire – step-granddaughter 
*Diane of Arendaal, Queen of Anglyn – step-granddaughter 
==Ancestors==
's ancestors in four generations:
==See Also==
*Monarchs of Arendaal
*Royal Consorts of Arendaal
*History of Arendaal
*Royal Marriages of Arendaal
*Aristocracy and Royalty of Arendaal
*House of Nareath
*Warre
*Empire of the North
Consorts of the Kapétien Dynasty House of Lundmark	Consorts of the Kapétien Dynasty House of Lundmark	Consorts of the Kapétien Dynasty House of Lundmark
Empire of the North 	Empire of the North 	Empire of the North
Preceded byAntoinette of Lorraine1604 – 1605 	Empress Consort of the North1606 - 1623 	Succeeded byMaria Rikissa of Franken1623 -1643
Aren Royalty 	Aren Royalty 	Aren Royalty
Preceded byAntoinette of Lorraine1604 - 1605 	Queen Consort of Arendaal1606 - 1623 	Succeeded byMaria Rikissa of Franken1623 - 1643
Preceded byAntoinette of Lorraine1604 - 1605 	Princess Consort of Norseberg1606 - 1623 	Succeeded byMaria Rikissa of Franken1623 - 1643
Preceded byAntoinette of Lorraine1604 - 1605 	Grand Duchess Consort of Emyn Arnen1606 - 1623 	Succeeded byMaria Rikissa of Franken1623 - 1643
Category: Historical Royals of Arendaal
Category: Historical Figures
Category: Empire of the North
Category: History of Warre