Dona Catherina of Kandy

Dona Catherina of Kandy
Dona Catherina
King of Kandy
Reign 1581
Predecessor Karaliyadde Bandara
Successor Rajasinha I
Offspring Dona Catherina
Royal House Kotte Royal Blood line
Father Karaliyadde Bandara

Dona Catherina (also known as Kusumasana Devi) was King of Kandy in the sixteenth century, who ruled in 1581. She succeeded her father Karaliyadde Bandara as king of Kandy. She was deposed by Rajasinha I of the Kingdom of Sitawaka in the same year she took the throne.

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Dona Catherina of Kandy
Kotte Royal Blood line
Born: ? ? Died: ? ?
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Karaliyadde Bandara		 King of Kandy
1581–1581		 Succeeded by
Rajasinha I
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History
Founding · Sinhalese–Portuguese War (Mulleriyawa · Randeniwela · Gannoruwa) · Kandyan Treaty of 1638 · An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon · Treaty of Batticaloa · Kandyan Wars · Uva Rebellion · Matale Rebellion · Kandyan Convention
Monarchs
Kotte Blood line · House of Dinajara · Nayaks of Kandy
The King's Council
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Society
People
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Culture
Landmarks
Temple of the Tooth · Royal Palace · Natha Devale · Kandy House · Udawatta Kele Sanctuary · Wace Park · Botanical Garden of Peradeniya · Kandy Lake · Bogoda Wooden Bridge · Walauwa
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Kotte Royal Blood line
(1473-1592)
Sena Sammatha Wickramabahu (1473–1511) · Jayaweera Astana (1511–1551) · Karaliyadde Bandara (1551–1581) · Dona Catherina (1581–1581) · Rajasinha I (1581–1593) · Yamasinghe Bandara (1 year)
House of Dinajara
(1590–1739)
Vimaladharmasuriya I (1590-1604) · Senarat (1604-1635) · Rajasinghe II (1635-1687) · Vimaladharmasurya II (1687-1707) · Vira Narendra Sinha (1707-1739)
Nayaks of Kandy
(1739–1815)
Vijaya Rajasinha (1739-1747) · Kirti Sri Rajasinha (1747-1782) · Rajadhi Rajasinha (1782-1798) · Vikrama Rajasinha (1798-1815)
Monarchs of the Kotte Royal Blood line were only regional rulers

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