Catherine Michelle of Spain (Blooming Roses)

Catherine Michelle (Spanish: Catalina Michela) (10 October 1564 - 1 February 1591) was the eldest daughter of Phillip II and Elisabeth of Valois. Originally planned to marry her cousin Rudolph II, she married Alexander, Prince of Wales as his first wife. Her marriage was the result of a treaty between England and Spain after Spain tried to take over England to bring it back into the Catholic fold. She was arrogant, and therefore, not well liked by her mother-in-law, or her husband. She was humiliated when her husband attempted to divorce her in favor of his mistress, often comparing herself to Catherine of Aragon. She died at the age of 26, and her husband soon remarried.