Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Spouse(s) Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
Noble family House of Guelph
Father William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Mother Dorothea of Denmark
Born 1 January 1570(1570-01-01)
Died 15 August 1649(1649-08-15) (aged 79)

Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1 January 1570 — 15 August 1649) was a daughter of Duke William "the younger" of Brunswick-Lüneburg and his wife, Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

She married Count Palatine Charles I of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld. They had four children:

  • George William (1591-1669), Count Palatine and Duke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
  • Sophia (1593-1676), married Kraft VII of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Weikersheim (1582-1641)
  • Frederick (1594-1626), canon at Strasbourg
  • Christian I (1598-1654), Count Palatine and Duke of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler


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