Edzard II was Count of East Frisia from 1561 to 1599. He was the son of Enno II of East Frisia and Anna of Oldenburg.
Edzard II, Count of East Frisia
Catherine Vasa of Sweden
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Catherine Vasa of Sweden was a Swedish princess, and the Countess consort of East Frisia as the spouse of Edzard II, Count of East Frisia. She was the oldest daughter of Gustav Vasa and Margareta Leij
Edzard II, Count of East Frisia
…of the Cirksena family to be buried there. However, all later family members were buried in this church, until the family died out in 1744. Married to Katarina Vasa, daughter of King Gustav I of Sweden, on October 1, 1559, in Stockholm. He was the only ruler of East Frisia who ever married a princess. Through this…
Catherine, Countess of East Frisia
Catherine's grave in Aurich