Katherine III
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| Katherine III | |
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 Katherine III depicted in a 1691 portrait by Ulbrecht Waltz the Younger | |
| Lady Queen of the Heldervinian City-states | |
| Reign | 26 April 1663 – 7 December 1767 |
| Coronation | 12 July 1664 |
| Predecessor | Chaburteen VIII |
| Successor | Katherine V |
| Born | 11 August 1627 Old Figerbün |
| Died | 7 December 1767 (aged 140) Old Figerbün |
| Burial | 2 January 1768 Originally the St. Edward Chapel, later the Vrebsicourgi Palace |
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| Issue | Katherine IV |
| House | Stein |
| Father | Chaburteen VIII |
| Mother | Adelinde Jung |
| Religion | Originally Saletrism, started Katherinicanism |
Katherine III' (11 August 1627 – 7 December 1767) was Lady Queen of the Heldervinian City-states from 26 April 1663 until her death in 1767. Katherine is known for her exceptionally long reign and lifespan, as well as being the founder of Katherinicanism[1] following a dispute with Defender of the Faith Cassandra III.
Early Life
Born on 11 August 1627 in Old Figerbün[2], Katherine Stein was the first child of Chaburteen VIII and Adelinde Jung. Chaburteen's hold over the Heldervinian City-states was relatively insecure, and in 1630, faced a widescale rebellion by noblemen. Seventeen days after her birth, Sir Wilmar Wegener II and IX, a Heldervinian nobleman and saw the newborn and Adelinde. Katherine "was quite well-sized, likely to make a good Lady Queen". In June 1632, she was appointed to the Order of Knights[3], the first female to have been so.
- ↑ Lady Queen Laws of Holiness and Saletrism, p. 1
- ↑ 1630 Census of Old Figerün, p. 18
- ↑ Stein, Chaburteen VIII (1630), "It is with great honour and hope, that on this 17th June day of 1632, I appoint my daughter and heir, Katherine III, as a member of the Order of Knights." (Order of Knights official website)