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Kateřina Stradová also known as Anna Marie Stradová and Catherina Strada (c. 1568-1629), was the mistress of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, with whom she had six children.

Kateřina Stradová was the daughter of the painter Ottavio Strada the Elder, the sister of the painter Ottavio Strada the Younger, and the grand-daughter of the dealer and courtier Jacopo Strada. She became the mistress of Rudolf II at about the age of fifteen. She was given the title of countess. They had six children, but only their eldest son is well attested in historical records. She was given the title of countess and is described as bright and attentive, educated in Vienna, and was said to have fine and gracious features.

Children

She had six children with Rudolf:

  1. Don Julius Caesar d'Austria
  2. Matyáš d’Austria
  3. Carlos d’Austria
  4. Karolina d’Austria
  5. Dorothea d’Austria
  6. Alžběta d’Austria

In popular culture

In the films The Emperor and the Golem and The Baker's Emperor, she was played by Marie Vášová [cs].

References

  • JANÁČEK, Josef. Rudolf II. a jeho doba. 3. vyd. Praha ; Litomyšl: Paseka, 2003. 564 s. ISBN 80-7185-611-8.
  • Evans, R. J. W.. Rudolf II and his world: A study in intellectual history, 1576–1612. Oxford: Clarendon Press (1984).
  • Janacek, Josef. Rudolf II and His Time. Prague; Litomyšl: Paseka (2003). ISBN 80-7185-611-8.

External links

Media related to Katharina Strada at Wikimedia Commons

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