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In 2003, Princess Catalina met [[Prince Nicolás, Duke of Gancia|Prince Nicolás Astugón]] in [[wikipedia:Barcelona|Barcelona]]. Princess Katharina had been in Spain on a study exchange, at the same university as Prince Nicolás. After a short period of dating, the couple got engaged on Christmas Day 2003, and were married at [[wikipedia:Almudena Cathedral|Almudena Cathedral]] on 28 June 2004. Katharina adopted the Spanish cognate of her name, ''Catalina''.  
In 2003, Princess Catalina met [[Prince Nicolás, Duke of Gancia|Prince Nicolás Astugón]] in [[wikipedia:Barcelona|Barcelona]]. Princess Katharina had been in Spain on a study exchange, at the same university as Prince Nicolás. After a short period of dating, the couple got engaged on Christmas Day 2003, and were married at [[wikipedia:Almudena Cathedral|Almudena Cathedral]] on 28 June 2004. Katharina adopted the Spanish cognate of her name, ''Catalina''.  


Prince Nicolás and Princess Catalina have five children:
Prince Nicolás and Princess Catalina have six children:
* Prince Adrián Benjamín Carlos Daniel Édgar Astugón de Palma (born 1 March 2005)
* Prince Adrián Benjamín Carlos Daniel Édgar Astugón de Palma (born 1 March 2005)
* Prince Felipe Graciano Hugo Ildefonso Juan de Palma (born 9 December 2007)
* Prince Felipe Graciano Hugo Ildefonso Juan de Palma (born 9 December 2007)
* Prince Luciano Mateo Nicolás Octavio Pedro Astugón de Palma (born 17 September 2010)
* Prince Luciano Mateo Nicolás Octávio Pedro Astugón de Palma (born 17 September 2010)
* Princess Rosalía Sofía Tatiana Úrsula Violeta Astugón de Palma (born 17 July 2012)
* Princess Rosalía Sofía Tatiana Úrsula Violeta Astugón de Palma (born 17 July 2012)
* Princess Victoria Ximena Yesenia Zaira Astugón de Palma (born 5 May 2014)
* Princess Victoria Ximena Yesenia Zaira Astugón de Palma (born 5 May 2014)
* Princess Alba María Catalina Sara Luisa Astugón de Palma (born 23 June 2021)

Latest revision as of 02:51, 2 November 2021

Princess Catalina
Duchess of Gancia
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BornKatharina Maria Prinzessin von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
(1980-03-30) 30 March 1980 (age 44)
Munich, Germany
Spouse
Issue
    • Prince Adrián
    • Prince Felipe
    • Prince Luciano
    • Princess Rosalía
    • Princess Victoria
    • Princess Alba
HouseSchwarzburg-Rudolstadt (by birth)
Astugón (by marriage)
FatherPrince Berthold of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
MotherAnnelene Steinhauer
ReligionRoman Catholic

Princess Catalina, Duchess of Gancia (née Princess Katharina Maria of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt; born 30 March 1980) is a German-born Spanish noblewoman. Her husband is Prince Nicolás, Duke of Gancia, who is currently head of the House of Astugón, and the claimant-in-exile to the throne of Escandria. Escandrian royalists refer to her as Queen Catalina.

Early life

Princess Katharina Maria of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt was born on 30 March 1980 in Munich, Germany. Her father, Prince Berthold of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, was a minor German prince, and her mother, Annelene Steinhauer, was a nurse. Princess Catalina has two siblings; Christian and Wilhelm.

Marriage and children

In 2003, Princess Catalina met Prince Nicolás Astugón in Barcelona. Princess Katharina had been in Spain on a study exchange, at the same university as Prince Nicolás. After a short period of dating, the couple got engaged on Christmas Day 2003, and were married at Almudena Cathedral on 28 June 2004. Katharina adopted the Spanish cognate of her name, Catalina.

Prince Nicolás and Princess Catalina have six children:

  • Prince Adrián Benjamín Carlos Daniel Édgar Astugón de Palma (born 1 March 2005)
  • Prince Felipe Graciano Hugo Ildefonso Juan de Palma (born 9 December 2007)
  • Prince Luciano Mateo Nicolás Octávio Pedro Astugón de Palma (born 17 September 2010)
  • Princess Rosalía Sofía Tatiana Úrsula Violeta Astugón de Palma (born 17 July 2012)
  • Princess Victoria Ximena Yesenia Zaira Astugón de Palma (born 5 May 2014)
  • Princess Alba María Catalina Sara Luisa Astugón de Palma (born 23 June 2021)