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Catherine of Brandenburg, the loving princess of Transylvania

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Catherine of Brandenburg’s name is embedded in the history of Transylvania as a woman of beauty, wealth and power. She was married to Prince Gabriel
Bethlen. By the age of 27 she was a widow, and for a short time – from 16 November 1629 to 28 September 1630 – she ruled Transylvania. Evidence more-or-
less proves that the beautiful princess had some love affairs during her marriage to Bethlen. In 1639, she married Francis Charles of Saxa-Lauerburg, and
settled in Saxony.

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