Dorothea von Oldenburg (regentin von Braunschweig-Lüneburg)

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Personal and Family Information

Dorothea was born on 29 JUN 1546 in Kolding, the daughter of Christian III af Danmark-Norge and Dorothea von Sachsen-Lauenburg-Ratzeburg.

She died on 06 JAN 1617 in Winsen (Luhe).

Her husband was Wilhelm V von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, who she married on 12 OCT 1561. The place has not been found. Their fifteen known children were Sophie (1563-1639), Ernst II (1564-1611), Elisabeth (1565-1621), Christian (1566-1633), August I (1568-1636), Dorothea (1570-1649), Klara (1571-1658), Anne Ursula (1572-1601), Margarethe (1573-1643), Friedrich IV (1574-1648), Georg (1582-1641), Sybille (1584-1652), Marie (1575-1610), Magnus (1577-1632) and Johann (1583-1628).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Dorothea von Oldenburg
(1546-1617)

 

Christian III af Danmark-Norge
(1503-1559)

 

Frederik I af Danmark-Norge
(1471-1533)

 

Christian I af Danmark-Norge-Sverige
(1426-1481)

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Dorothea von Brandenburg-Kulmbach
(1430-1495)

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Anna von Brandenburg
(1487-1514)

 

Johann Cicero von Brandenburg
(1455-1499)

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Margarete von Sachsen
(1449-1501)

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Dorothea von Sachsen-Lauenburg-Ratzeburg
(1511-1571)

 

Magnus I von Sachsen-Lauenburg
(1470-1543)

 

Johann IV (V) von Sachsen-Lauenburg-Ratzeburg
(1439-1507)

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Dorothea von Brandenburg
(1446-1519)

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Katharina von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
(1488-1563)

 

Heinrich I von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
(1463-1514)

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Katharina von Pommern
(1465-1526)

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Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth 29 JUN 1546
Place: Kolding
Death 6 JAN 1617
Place: Winsen (Luhe)

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title FROM 1592 TO 1596 regentin von Braunschweig-Lüneburg