Editing Empress Katherine of Germany

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! colspan="2" |HIM The Empress of Germany
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| colspan="2" |[[File:Saxe-Coburg_and_Gotha_Katherine.jpg|center|frameless]]
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|'''Titles'''
|Empress of [[Germany]]
Queen of [[Prussia]]<br>
Princess of the [[United Kingdom]]
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|'''Reign'''
|27 August 2011 - present
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|'''Predecessor'''
|[[Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia]]
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! colspan="2" |Biographical Information
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|'''Born'''
|12 September 1989 (aged 35)
London, England, United Kingdom
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|'''Spouse'''
|[[Georg Friedrich, Emperor of Germany]]
(m. 2011)
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|'''Issue'''
|[[Madeleine, Crown Princess of Prussia]]
[[Princess Philomena of Prussia|Princess Philomena]]

[[Princess Felicitas of Prussia|Princess Felicitas]]

[[Princess Adelheid of Prussia|Princess Adelheid]]

[[Princess Johanna of Prussia|Princess Johanna]]
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|'''Name'''
|Katherine Helena Victoria
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|'''House'''
|Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (by birth)
Hohenzollern (by marriage)
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|'''Father'''
|[[Prince Geoffrey, Duke of York]]
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|'''Mother'''
|[[Lady Joan Pakenham]]
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|'''Religion'''
|Anglican
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'''Empress Katherine of Germany''' (born ''Princess Katherine of York'' on 12 September 1989) is a member of the German Imperial Family as the current Empress consort. She is also a member of the British Royal Family as the niece of '''[[James IV, King of the United Kingdom]]'''. 

== Life ==
Katherine was born the younger daughter of '''Prince Geoffrey, Duke of York''' and '''Lady Joan Pakenham'''.

== Marriage and Issue ==
In 2007, Katherine met '''Georg Friedrich, Emperor of Germany''' at the wedding of Katherine's sister, '''[[Queen Genevieve of Belgium|Genevieve]]''', to '''[[Leopold IV, King of the Belgians]]'''. On 27 August 2011, Georg Friedrich and Katherine married in Berlin. The couple have five daughters, '''Madeleine, Philomena, Felicitas, Adelheid,''' and '''Johanna'''. 
{| class="wikitable"
!Photo
!Name
!Birth
!Death
!Marriage
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|[[File:Hohenzollern_Madeleine.png|center|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Madeleine, Crown Princess of Prussia]]
|16 July 2012
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|[[File:Hohenzollern_Philomena.png|center|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Princess Philomena of Prussia|Princess Philomena]]
|9 October 2015
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|[[File:Hohenzollern_Felicitas.png|center|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Princess Felicitas of Prussia|Princess Felicitas]]
|22 May 2018
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|[[File:Hohenzollern_Adelheid.png|center|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Princess Adelheid of Prussia|Princess Adelheid]]
|24 July 2023
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|[[File:Hohenzollern Johanna.png|center|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Princess Johanna of Prussia|Princess Johanna]]
|9 January 2025
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== Residences ==
<gallery>
File:Residences Prussia Berlin Palace.jpg|link=|Berlin Palace; Official Residence
File:Residences Prussia Charlottenburg Palace.jpg|link=|Charlottenburg Palace; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
File:Residences Prussia Hohenzollern Castle.jpg|link=|Hohenzollern Castle; Summer Residence (June-August)
File:Residences Prussia City Palace.jpg|link=|City Palace; Winter Residence (December-February)
</gallery>

== Sartorial Information ==

=== Tiara Collection ===
As Empress, Katherine has access to the entirety of the [[German Tiara Collection]]. Below are the tiaras that she personally owns.<gallery>
File:Tiaras Germany Katherine Diamond Tiara.jpg|link=|(2005) Diamond Tiara; 16th birthday gift from her parents
File:Tiaras Germany Turquoise Floral Tiara.jpg|link=|(2011) Turquoise Floral Tiara; Wedding gift from her mother-in-law
File:Tiaras Germany Honeysuckle Tiara.JPG|link=|(2011) Honeysuckle Tiara; Wedding gift from her parents
</gallery>

=== Clothing Collection ===
Clothing Collection

== Titles and Honours ==

* '''1989-2011'''   Princess Katherine of York
* '''2011-present'''   Empress Katherine of Germany

=== National Honours ===
[[File:Honours_Prussia_Order_of_the_Black_Eagle.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the Black Eagle (2021)

[[File:Honours_Prussia_Order_of_Hohenzollern.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of Hohenzollern (2011)

[[File:Honours_Prussia_Order_of_Louise.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of Louise (2015)

=== Foreign Honours ===
[[File:Honours_United_Kingdom_Order_of_the_Garter.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the Garter (2013) (United Kingdom)

[[File:Honours_United_Kingdom_Royal_Victorian_Order.png|frameless|75x75px]] Royal Victorian Order (2007) (United Kingdom)

== Ancestry ==
{| class="wikitable"
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!Parents
!Grandparents
!Great-Grandparents
!Great-Great-Grandparents
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|[[Prince Geoffrey, Duke of York]]
|[[King James III of the United Kingdom]]
[[Princess Judith of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]
|[[King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom]]
[[Princess Maud of Fife]]<br>
[[Duke Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]<br>
[[Countess Viktoria Luise of Solms-Baruth]]
|[[King George V of the United Kingdom]]
[[Princess Mary of Teck]]<br>
[[Duke Alexander of Fife]]<br>
[[Louis, Princess Royal]]<br>
[[Duke Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]<br>
[[Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein]]<br>
[[Count Hans of Solms-Baruth]]<br>
[[Princess Caroline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein]]
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|[[Lady Joan Pakenham]]
|[[Thomas, Earl of Longford]]
[[Valerie McNair Scott]]
|[[Francis, Earl of Longford]]
[[Elizabeth Harman]]<br>
[[Ronald McNair Scott]]<br>
[[The Hon. Mary Berry]]
|[[Thomas, Earl of Longford]]
[[Lady Mary Child-Villiers]]<br>
[[Nathaniel Harman]]<br>
[[Katharine Chamberlain]]<br>
[[Reginald McNair Scott]]<br>
[[Elizabeth Charmin]]<br>
[[Viscount William of Camrose]]<br>
[[Mary Corns]]
|}

== Lines of Succession ==
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! colspan="3" |'''Empress Katherine of Germany'''
House of of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Born: 12 September 1989
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| colspan="3" |<center>'''Lines of Succession'''</center>
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|<center>Preceded by</center>
|<center>Succession to the [[United Kingdom|British]] throne</center>
|<center>Followed by</center>
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|<center>[[Prince Louis of Belgium]]</center>
|<center>12th in the line of succession</center>
|<center>[[Madeleine, Crown Princess of Prussia]]</center>
|}
== Notes ==
Face: Margot Robbie
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