Marie Catherine Vasa (1670 – after 12 December 1672) was a Polish noblewoman as the
legitimated daughter of the former king of Poland,
John Casimir Vasa, and his mistress and
morganatic wife Claudine Françoise Mignot
Claudine Françoise Mignot (20 January 1624 – 30 November 1711) was a French adventuress born near Grenoble, at Meylan. She was commonly called "Marie".
Biography
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On 12 December 1672 her father gave her 15.000
livres
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. When she grew up she went to the
Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary
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. She was born in
France
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, and died in France.
Sources
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Zygmunt Wdowiszewski: ''Genealogia Jagiellonów i Domu Wazów w Polsce'', Kraków 2005.
House of Vasa
1670 births
Year of death unknown
Illegitimate children of Polish monarchs
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