Genealogy John Muijsers » Hedwig van Denemarken (1581-1641)
Personal data Hedwig van Denemarken
Source 1- She was born on August 5, 1581 in Frederiksborg.
- Profession: prinses van Denemarken, keurvorstin van Sachsen.
- She died on November 26, 1641 in Prettin, she was 60 years old.
- A child of Frederik ii van Denemarken and Sophia van Mecklenburg-Güstrow
Household of Hedwig van Denemarken
She is married to Christian ii van Sachsen.
They got married September 1606 at Dresden, she was 25 years old.
Notes about Hedwig van Denemarken
Hedwig Prinzessin von Dänemark (* 5. August 1581 auf Schloss Frederiksborg in Dänemark; † 26. November 1641 auf Schloss Lichtenburg bei Prettin) war die Tochter König Friedrichs II. von Dänemark und Norwegen und Sophie von Mecklenburg, ihre Heirat mit Kurfürst Christian II. von Sachsen erfolgte im September 1602 in Dresden.
Ihr Mann starb am 23. Juni 1611, der Witwensitz wurde daraufhin Schloss Lichtenburg bei Prettin. Sie verwaltete von 1611 bis 1641 die Ämter Annaburg, Schweinitz (mit Prettin und Lichtenburg), Seyda und Schlieben, hatte sogar ein kleines Heer zur Verfügung, da ihr ihr Schwager, Kurfürst Johann Georg I. von Sachsen, eine Schwadron Dragoner und eine Abteilung Fußvolk als Ehrenwache überließ. Sie sorgte für Kirchen und Schulen in ihrem Wittum, ließ im Dörfchen Hohndorf (bei Prettin) eine Kirche errichten, sowie in Labrun die Kirche St. Peter und Paul grundlegend erneuern. 1624 ergänzte sie eine alte, kurfürstliche Stiftung zur Versorgung der ihr zugehörigen 33 Kirchengemeinden mit Abendmahlswein. Diese Hedwig-Stiftung hat heute noch Bestand.[1]
Hedwig speiste während des Dreißigjährigen Krieges die Hungernden und errichtete Pestlazarette, ging scharf gegen Trinker und Spieler vor, schrieb Fronden zur Eindeichung der Elbe aus und unterwarf widersetzliche Gemeinden durch Zwangseinquartierung von Dragonern. Der schwedische Oberbefehlshaber Johan Banér schickte ihr eine Ehrengarde von hundert Pferden.
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Historical events
Birthday August 5, 1581
- Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- Stadhouder Prins Willem I de Zwijger (Prins Willem van Oranje) (Huis van Oranje) was from 1581 till 1584 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1581: Source: Wikipedia
- April 4 » Francis Drake is knighted for completing a circumnavigation of the world.
- July 26 » Plakkaat van Verlatinghe (Act of Abjuration): The northern Low Countries declare their independence from the Spanish king, Philip II.
Day of death November 26, 1641
- Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1641: Source: Wikipedia
- January 6 » Arauco War: The first Parliament of Quillín is celebrated, putting a temporary hold on hostilities between Mapuches and Spanish in Chile.
- March 11 » Guaraní forces living in the Jesuit reductions defeat bandeirantes loyal to the Portuguese Empire at the Battle of Mbororé in present-day Panambí, Argentina.
- August 10 » The Treaty of London between England and Scotland, ending the Bishops' Wars, is signed.
- September 23 » The Merchant Royal, carrying a treasure of over 100,000 pounds of gold (worth over £1 billion today), is lost at sea off Land's End.
- October 24 » Felim O'Neill of Kinard, the leader of the Irish Rebellion, issues his Proclamation of Dungannon, justifying the uprising and declaring continued loyalty to King Charles I of England.
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