Catherine of Bjurum

Queen consort of Sweden from 1448 to 1450 and later the Queen consort of Norway from 1449 to 1450. She was the second wife of Charles VIII of Sweden, I of Norway.
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Catherine of Bjurum

Summary

Catherine of Bjurum is a human[1]. She was born on +1418-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. She died in Stockholm[3]. She died on +1450-09-07T00:00:00Z[4]. She worked as a queen consort[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Catherine of Bjurum passed away in Stockholm[3].
  • Catherine of Bjurum was born on +1418-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Catherine of Bjurum died on +1450-09-07T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Catherine of Bjurum is buried at Vadstena Abbey[7].
  • Catherine of Bjurum's father was Karl Ormsson[8].
  • Among Catherine of Bjurum's spouses was Karl Knutsson[9].
  • A child of Catherine of Bjurum was Magdalena of Sweden[10].
  • A child of Catherine of Bjurum was Birgitta Karlsdotter[11].
  • Catherine of Bjurum held citizenship in Norway[12].
  • Catherine of Bjurum worked as a queen consort[5].
  • Catherine of Bjurum's image is recorded as Catherine of Sweden (1448) grave drawing & family seal 1820 & 1879.jpg[13].
  • Catherine of Bjurum is recorded as female[14].
  • Catherine of Bjurum's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Catherine of Bjurum's noble title is recorded as queen consort[16].
  • Catherine of Bjurum's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 66449280[17].
  • Catherine of Bjurum's Commons category is recorded as Catherine Karlsdotter[18].
  • The cause of death was plague[19].
  • Catherine of Bjurum's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 9503467[20].
  • Catherine of Bjurum's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03cvwys[21].
  • Catherine of Bjurum's given name is recorded as Catherine[22].
  • Catherine of Bjurum's SELIBR ID is recorded as 275420[23].
  • Catherine of Bjurum's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[24].
  • Catherine of Bjurum's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of Swedish National Biography[25].
  • Catherine of Bjurum's Kansallisbiografia ID is recorded as 8017[26].
  • Catherine of Bjurum's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 4753263[27].

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Origins and Family

Catherine of Bjurum was born on +1418-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. Her father was Karl Ormsson[8].

Career and Affiliations

Catherine of Bjurum worked as a queen consort[5].

Personal Life

Catherine of Bjurum was married to Karl Knutsson[9]. Children include Magdalena of Sweden[10], 1445–1495[28] and Birgitta Karlsdotter[11], 1446–1469[29].

Death and Burial

Catherine of Bjurum died on +1450-09-07T00:00:00Z[4]. She passed away in Stockholm[3]. The cause of death was plague[19]. Burial took place at Vadstena Abbey[7].

Why It Matters

Catherine of Bjurum ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] She is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where did Catherine of Bjurum die?

Catherine of Bjurum died in Stockholm[3].

Who were Catherine of Bjurum's parents?

Catherine of Bjurum's father was Karl Ormsson[8].

Who was Catherine of Bjurum married to?

Catherine of Bjurum's spouses include Karl Knutsson[9].

What did Catherine of Bjurum do for work?

Catherine of Bjurum worked as queen consort[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . BiographySampo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [2] . wikidata.org.
  18. [4] . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. Retrieved . sok.riksarkivet.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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