Katherine

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For information on the name Katherine, see Katherine (given name). To find people with the given name Katherine who are also known by another name, see All pages beginning with Katherine, All pages beginning with Katharine, and All pages beginning with Catherine.

Katherine, Catherine or Katharine, as a single name, may refer to one of the following historical figures, place names, books, or bands.

Contents 1 Historical figures known by the name Katherine 1.1 Saints 1.2 Royalty 2 Place names 3 Literature 4 Music 5 See also

[edit] Historical figures known by the name Katherine

[edit] Saints

• Saint Catherine of Alexandria (4th century)
• Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)
• Saint Catherine of Bologna (1413-1463)
• St. Catherine of Ricci (1522-1590)
• St Catherine of Sweden (circa 1332–1381)
• Saint Catherine of Genoa (circa 1447-1510)
• Saint Catherine of Roania (circa 1256-1317)

[edit] Royalty

• Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia
• Infanta Catarina of Portugal, Portuguese Princess
• Catherine of Aragon, queen consort of England as Henry VIII of England's first wife
• Catherine de' Medici, Queen of France as the wife of King Henri II of France
• Catherine of Braganza, the queen consort of King Charles II of England
• Catherine I of Russia, Tsarina-consort of Russia, wife of Peter the Great
• Katharine, Duchess of Kent, the wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
• Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark, last surviving great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria

[edit] Place names

• St. Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai, Egypt
• Catherine Creek (New York)
• Katherine, Northern Territory, a town in Australia
• Katerini, Greece, named for Saint Catherine
• Yekaterinburg, Russia named for St. Catherine and Tsarina Catherine I
• Catherine I, first queen of scituate.

[edit] Literature

• Katherine, a novel by Anya Seton

[edit] Music

• Catherine (alternative rock band), an alternative rock band signed to TVT Records
• Catherine (band), a metalcore band from Sacramento, California

[edit] See also

• Katherine (given name)
• The list of all Wikipedia pages that begin with "Catherine"
• The list of all Wikipedia pages that begin with "Katherine"
• The list of all Wikipedia pages that begin with "Katharine"
• Karen
• Catriona

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