Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
- Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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For other people of the same name, see Dorothea of Denmark (disambiguation).
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.
Biography
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.
Because her husband, from 1582 onward, suffered from fits of insanity, she fled for security. 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
- 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 Ursula (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
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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16. Theodoric, Count of Oldenburg |
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8. Christian I of Denmark |
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17. Helvig of Schauenburg |
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4. Frederick I of Denmark |
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18. John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach |
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9. Dorothea of Brandenburg |
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19. Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg |
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2. Christian III of Denmark |
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20. Albrecht III, Elector of Brandenburg |
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10. John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg |
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21. Margaret of Baden |
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5. Anna of Brandenburg |
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22. William III of Saxony and Thuringia, Duke of Luxembourg |
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11. Margaret of Thuringia |
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23. Anne, Duchess of Luxembourg |
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1. Dorothea of Denmark |
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24. Bernard II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg |
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12. John V, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg |
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25. Adelheid of Pomerania |
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6. Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg |
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26. Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg |
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13. Dorothea of Brandenburg |
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27. Katharina of Saxony |
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3. Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg |
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28. William IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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14. Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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29. Elisabeth of Stolberg-Wernigerode |
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7. Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
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30. Eric II, Duke of Pomerania |
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15. Catherine of Pomerania-Wolgast |
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31. Sophia of Pomerania-Stargard |
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Succession
| Persondata |
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Denmark, Dorothea Of |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
29 June 1546 |
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| Date of death |
6 January 1617 |
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Categories:
- Danish princesses
- Norwegian princesses
- Female regents
- Duchesses of Brunswick-Lüneburg
- 1546 births
- 1617 deaths
- House of Oldenburg
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