Catalina Micaela of Austria
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| Catalina Micaela of Austria | |
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| An undated painting of the Duchess by Italian artist Sofonisba Anguissola. | |
| Tenure | 18 March 1585 – 6 November 1597 |
| Born | 10 October 1567 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 6 November 1597 (aged 30) Turin, Italy |
| Spouse | Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy |
| Issue | Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy Emanuel Filibert, Viceroy of Sicily Margaret, Duchess of Mantua Isabella, Hereditary Princess of Modena Maurice, "Cardinal of Savoy" Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano |
| Full name | |
| Catalina Micaela de Austria y Valois | |
| House | Habsburgs of Spain (by birth) Savoy (by marriage) |
| Father | Philip II of Spain |
| Mother | Elisabeth of France |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Caterina Micaela of Austria, Infanta of Spain, Infanta of Portugal, Archduchess of Austria (Catalina Micaela de Austria; 10 October 1567 – 6 November 1597) was a Duchess consort o Savoy who also served as Regent of Savoy several times during the absence of her husband, Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy. She was a sister of Isabel Clara Eugenia, Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands.
==Marriage On 11 March 1585, Archduchess Catalina Micaela married Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy eventually giving him ten children prior to her death in childbirth in 1597.
Children[edit]
- Philip Emanuel, Prince of Piedmont (8 April 1586 - 9 February 1605) died young.
- Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (8 May 1587 - 7 October 1637),
- Prince Emanuel Filibert of Savoy, (April 16 1588 – August 4 1624) viceroy of Sicily.
- Princess Margaret of Savoy (28 April 1589 - 26 June 1655);, married Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua
- Princess Isabella of Savoy (11 March 1591 - 22 August 1626) married Alfonso III d'Este, Duke of Modena
- Prince Maurice of Savoy, a cardinal (10 January 1593 - 4 October 1657) called the "Cardinal of Savoy" married Princess Luisa Cristina of Savoy.
- Maria Apollonia of Savoy (8 February 1594 - 13 July 1656) nun.
- Francesca Caterina of Savoy (6 October 1595 - 20 October 1640); nun.
- Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano 21 December 1596 – 22 January 1656) Founded the Carignano branch of the House of Savoy. Married Marie de Bourbon and had children.