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Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain

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Catherine Michelle of Spain
Duchess consort of Savoy
Spouse Charles Emmanuel I
Issue
Isabella, Duchess of Modena
Victor Amadeus I
Margaret, Vicereine of Portugal
Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano
Father Philip II of Spain
Mother Elisabeth of Valois
Born 10 October 1567
Died 6 November 1597

Catherine Michelle of Spain (10 October 1567 - 6 November 1597) was the youngest surviving daughter of Philip II of Spain and Elisabeth of Valois; she was also the sister of Isabella Clara Eugenia.

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[edit] Family

Her paternal grandparents were Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and Isabella of Portugal, her maternal grandparents were Henri II of France and Catherine de' Medici. Catherine Michelle never really knew her mother because Elisabeth died in 1568 when Catherine Michelle was only one year old. Her father went onto marry Catherine Michelle's cousin Anna of Austria. This marriage produced five children; among them were Philip III of Spain and Marie of Spain. Through her father she is a descendent of Isabella of Castile, Ferdinand II of Aragon, Mary of Burgundy and Joanna of Castile.

[edit] Marriage

She married Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy son of Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy and Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry, this marriage produced ten children, which included a son and heir for Charles Emmanuel, their children were:

Catherine Michelle died near the end of 1597 while she was in Italy; she had miscarried earlier on in that year. Her father died the following year. Her sister Isabella married Albert VII, Archduke of Austria and later became Governess of the Netherlands.

[edit] Ancestors

Catherine Michelle of Spain ancestors in three generations
Catherine Michelle of Spain Father:
Philip II of Spain		 Paternal Grandfather:
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor		 Paternal Great-Grandfather:
Philip I of Castile
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Joanna of Castile
Paternal Grandmother:
Isabella of Portugal		 Paternal Great-Grandfather:
Manuel I of Portugal
Paternal Great-Grandmother:
Maria of Aragon
Mother:
Elisabeth of Valois		 Maternal Grandfather:
Henry II of France		 Maternal Great-Grandfather:
Francis I of France
Maternal Great-Grandmother:
Claude of France
Maternal Grandmother:
Catherine de' Medici		 Maternal Great-grandfather:
Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino
Maternal Great-Grandmother:
Madeleine de la Tour d'Auvergne

[edit] Titles

Preceded by
Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry		 Sovereign Duchess of Savoy
1582 - 1597		 Succeeded by
Christine Marie of France
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