This Swedish King Married His Enemy’s Daughter Did you know… Sweden’s most powerful queen married into the family that destroyed her life? Catherine of Saxony-Lauenburg became queen at just 13 years old— a political bride in a kingdom ruled by ambition. Her husband, King Gustav I Vasa, was nearly 30 years older and responsible for the fall of her family’s power. She wasn’t chosen for love. She was chosen for control. At court, Catherine was isolated— surrounded by men loyal to the king, not to h