Princess Catalina, Duchess of Gancia
| Princess Catalina | |
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| Duchess of Gancia | |
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| Born | Katharina Maria Prinzessin von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 30 March 1980 Munich, Germany |
| Spouse | Prince Nicolás, Duke of Gancia (m. 2004) |
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| House | Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (by birth) Astugón (by marriage) |
| Father | Prince Berthold of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
| Mother | Annelene Steinhauer |
| Religion | Roman 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 five 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 Octavio 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)