Catherine Michaela | |
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Duchess consort of Savoy | |
Tenure | 18 March 1585 – 6 November 1597 |
Born | 10 October 1567 Madrid, Crown of Castile |
Died | 6 November 1597 Turin, Duchy of Savoy | (aged 30)
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House | Habsburg |
Father | Philip II of Spain |
Mother | Elisabeth of Valois |
Catherine Michaela of Spain (Spanish: Catalina Micaela de Austria; 10 October 1567 – 6 November 1597) was Duchess of Savoy by marriage to Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy. She ruled the duchy several times as regent in Charles Emmanuel's absence, notably during his campaign in 1594.[1] She was the younger surviving daughter of Philip II of Spain and Elisabeth of Valois.