Ancestral Trails 2016 » Dorothea of DENMARK (1546-1617)

Personal data Dorothea of DENMARK 


Household of Dorothea of DENMARK

She is married to Wilhelm von BRAUNSCHWEIG-LUNEBURG.

They got married on October 12, 1561, she was 15 years old.


Child(ren):


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    • Notes about Dorothea of DENMARK

    Princess Dorothea of Denmark (29 June 1546 - 6 January 1617) was the Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1561 until 1592 as the consort of Duke William the Younger. She was regent for her son George from 1592 to 1596.

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    1Biography
    2Children who reached adulthood
    3Ancestry
    4External links
    Biography[edit]
    Born in Kolding, Dorothea was the youngest child of Christian III of Denmark and Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg. She married William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg on 12 October 1561.

    When her husband died in 1592, she became regent for her under age son George. She had a deep mistrust of the councillors because of their ill management of her husband's estates during his insanity. Dorothea was known as a capable and energetic regent.

    She died in Winsen, Germany at the age of 70.

    Children who reached adulthood[edit]
    Sophia (30 October 1563 - 1639), married George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
    Ernst (31 December 1564 - 2 March 1611)
    Elisabeth (19 October 1565 - 17 July 1621), married Frederick, Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
    Christian (19 November 1566 - 8 November 1633)
    Augustus (18 November 1568 - 1 October 1636)
    Dorothea (1 January 1570 - 15 August 1649), married Charles, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld
    Clara (16 January 1571 - 18 July 1658), married William, Count of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg
    Anne (22 March 1572 - 5 February 1601)
    Margaret (6 April 1573 - 7 August 1643), married Johann Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg
    Friedrich (28 August 1574 - 10 December 1648)
    Marie (21 October 1575 - 8 August 1610)
    Magnus (30 August 1577 - 10 February 1632)
    Georg (17 February 1582 - 12 April 1641)
    Johann (23 June 1583 - 27 November 1628)
    Sybille (3 June 1584 - 5 August 1652), married Julius Ernest, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
    SOURCE: Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothea_of_Denmark,_Duchess_of_Brunswick-L%C3%BCneburg

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Birthday June 26, 1546

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1546: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 23 » Having published nothing for eleven years, François Rabelais publishes the Tiers Livre, his sequel to Gargantua and Pantagruel.

Day of marriage October 12, 1561

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1561: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 2 » Mendoza, Argentina, is founded by Spanish conquistador Pedro del Castillo.
    • April 14 » A celestial phenomenon is reported over Nuremberg, described as an aerial battle.
    • June 4 » The steeple of St Paul's, the medieval cathedral of London, is destroyed in a fire caused by lightning and is never rebuilt.
    • August 24 » Willem of Orange marries duchess Anna of Saxony.
    • September 9 » The ultimately unsuccessful Colloquy of Poissy opens in an effort to reconcile French Catholics and Protestants.
    • October 18 » In Japan the fourth Battle of Kawanakajima was fought between the forces of Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen; resulting in a draw.

Day of death January 6, 1617



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