Anna Catherine Constance Vasa

Anna Catherine Constance Vasa (; 7 August 1619 – 8 October 1651) was a Polish princess by birth and the Hereditary Countess Palatine of Neuburg by marriage.

Early life and ancestry Born into the House of Vasa, ruling family of the Kingdom of Poland, Anna Catherine Constance was the daughter of King Sigismund III Vasa by his second wife, Constance of Austria.

Life After the successive deaths of her mother (1631) and father (1632), and in order to secure her upkeeping according to her rank, in 1632 the parliament bestowed her with the counties of Brodnickie, Gołubskie and Tucholskie, which previously had belonged to her mother; however, she only came into possession of them when she came of age in 1638.

Since 1637, a marriage was suggested between Anne Catherine Constance and Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria, heir of Tyrol and nephew of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor. Despite arrangements in 1639 and 1642, the marriage never actually took place, because of the age of Ferdinand Charles and because of disagreement about the amount of dowry.

Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, and Gaston, Duke of Orléans (brother of King Louis XIII), were also candidates for her hand. She brought a considerable dowry in jewels and cash, calculated at a total of 2 million thalers.

Death Anna Catherine Constance died childless

Anna Catherine Constance