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Dorothea of Denmark
Detail from altarpiece attributed to Ludger Tom Ring the Younger in the chapel of Celle Castle, c. 1569
Born(1546-06-29)29 June 1546
Kolding
Died6 January 1617(1617-01-06) (aged 70)
Winsen
SpouseWilliam, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
IssueSophie
Ernest II
Elisabeth
Christian
August I
Dorothea
Clara
Anne
Margaret
Frederick IV
Marie
Magnus
George
John
Sybille
HouseOldenburg
FatherChristian III of Denmark
MotherDorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
Danish Royalty
House of Oldenburg
Main Line
Christian III
Children
Anne, Electress of Saxony
Frederick II
Magnus, King of Livonia
John II, Duke of Holstein-Sonderburg
Dorothea, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg

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-Norway 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

Ancestry

Ancestors of Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick
16. Theodoric, Count of Oldenburg
8. Christian I of Denmark
17. Hedvig of Holstein
4. Frederick I of Denmark
18. John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
9. Dorothea of Brandenburg
19. Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg
2. Christian III of Denmark
20. Albrecht III, Elector of Brandenburg
10. John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg
21. Margaret of Baden
5. Anna of Brandenburg
22. William III of Saxony and Thuringia, Duke of Luxembourg
11. Margaret of Thuringia
23. Anne, Duchess of Luxembourg
1. Dorothea of Denmark
24. Bernard II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
12. John V, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
25. Adelheid of Pomerania
6. Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
26. Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg
13. Dorothea of Brandenburg
27. Katharina of Saxony
3. Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
28. William IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
14. Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
29. Elisabeth of Stolberg-Wernigerode
7. Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
30. Eric II, Duke of Pomerania
15. Catherine of Pomerania-Wolgast
31. Sophia of Pomerania-Stolp

References

  1. Das fürstliche Beilager Herzog Johann Casimirs auf Schloss Heldburg und in Coburg. siehe: Norbert Klaus Fuchs: Das Heldburger Land–ein historischer Reiseführer. Verlag Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza 2013, ISBN 978-3-86777-349-2

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Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick House of OldenburgBorn: 29 June 1546 Died: 6 January 1617
German nobility
Preceded bySophia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Duchess consort of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1561–1592 		VacantTitle next held bySophia Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
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