Princess Wilhelmine, Duchess of Sagan
| Princess Wilhelmine | |||||
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| Duchess of Sagan | |||||
Wilhelmine von Sagan, by Joseph Maria Grassi, 1799 | |||||
| Born | 8 February 1781 Mitau, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia | ||||
| Died | 29 November 1839 (aged 58) Vienna, Austrian Empire | ||||
| Spouse | Prince Louis de Rohan-Guémenée
(m. 1800; div. 1805)Prince Vasily Troubetzkoy
(m. 1805; div. 1806)Count Karl Rudolf von der Schulenburg
(m. 1819; div. 1828) | ||||
| Issue | Adelaide Gustava Aspasie Armfelt (illegitimate) | ||||
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| Father | Peter von Biron | ||||
| Mother | Dorothea von Medem | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic, prev. Lutheran | ||||
Katharina Friederike Wilhelmine Benigna, Princess of Courland, Duchess of Sagan (born 8 February 1781 in Mitau, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia); died 29 November 1839 in Vienna, Austrian Empire) was a German noble from the ruling family of Courland and Semigallia (today part of Latvia) and a Duchess of Sagan. Wilhelmine is mainly known for her relationship with Klemens Metternich, a statesman of the Austrian Empire.
French transcription of her name is Wilhelmine Catherine Frédérique Biron, Czech Kateřina Frederika Vilhelmína princezna Kuronská. Among the Czechs she is known as kněžna Kateřina Zaháňská (Zaháň is Czech name for Żagań).