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Dorothea van Oldenburg Prinses van Denemarken 1546–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 June 1546

Birth Location: Kolding Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark

Death Date: 16 January 1617

Death Location: Celle, Landkreis Celle, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany

Father: King III

Mother: Dorothea Sachsen-Lauenburg

Spouse(s): Willem Brunswijk-Lüneburg

Children(s): Dorothea Brunswick-Luneburg, George, Brunswick-Lüneburg,

The story of Dorothea van Oldenburg Prinses van Denemarken began in 1546 in Kolding Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark. Dorothea van Oldenburg Prinses van Denemarken married Willem De Hertog Van Brunswijk Luneburg, and had children including Dorothea Prinsesse Af Brunswick Luneburg, George Duke Of Brunswick Luneburg. Dorothea van Oldenburg Prinses van Denemarken passed away in 1617 in Celle, Landkreis Celle, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothea van Oldenburg Prinses van Denemarken began in 1546 in Kolding Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark.
  • Dorothea van Oldenburg Prinses van Denemarken married Willem De Hertog Van Brunswijk Luneburg, and had children including Dorothea Prinsesse Af Brunswick Luneburg, George Duke Of Brunswick Luneburg.
  • Dorothea van Oldenburg Prinses van Denemarken passed away in 1617 in Celle, Landkreis Celle, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

King III
1503–1559
Birth Location: Schleswig, Kreis Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
KI
Dorothea Sachsen-Lauenburg
1511–1571
Birth Location: Lauenburg, Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
DS

Spouses(s)

Willem Brunswijk-Lüneburg
1535–1592
Birth Location: Celle, Nedersaksen
WB

Children(s)

Dorothea Brunswick-Luneburg
1570–1649
Birth Location: Celle, Hannover, Prussia
DB
George, Brunswick-Lüneburg,
1582–1641
Birth Location: Celle, Stadt Hannover, Nedersachsen, Germany
GB

Dorothea Denemarken's Ancestors

Self
Dorothea Denemarken
1546–1617
Birth Place: Kolding Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark
Parents
King Christian Christiaan III of Denmark and Norway, " Brought Lutherism to Germany", Von Oldenburg Sachsen Denmark III
1503–1559
Schleswig, Kreis Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Dorothea (van) Sachsen-Lauenburg
1511–1571
Lauenburg, Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Grandparents
Magnus (I Saxony Lauenburg) Ratzburg
1470–1543
Lauenburg, Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Katharina (van Brunswijk) Wolfenbuttel
1488–1563
Wolfenbüttel, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Allemagne
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothea Denemarken's Descendants

1.
DD
Dorothea (van Oldenburg Prinses van) Denemarken (29 June 1546–16 January 1617) m. Willem ((de Hertog van) Brunswijk-Lüneburg (4 July 1535–30 August 1592)
  1. 1. Dorothea (Prinsesse af) Brunswick-Luneburg 1570–1649 m. Karl (I von) Pfalz-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld 1560–1600
    1. 1. Sophie (Wittelsbach Gräfin Zweibrucken) Birkenfeld 1594–1676 m. Karl (Hohenlohe) Neuenstein 1582–1641
      1. 1. Anna (Anne Dorothée Dorothea Von Hohenlohe) Neuenstein 1621–1643 m. Joachim (Ernst I Von) Oettingen-Oettingen 1612–1659
        1. 1. Albrecht (Ernst van Oettingen) I 1642–1683 m. Duchess (Christine Friederike of) Württemberg 1644–1674
      2. 2. Eleonora (Clara von Nassau-Saarbrucken AKA Eleonora Clara von) Nassau-Saarbrucken 1632–1709 m. Gustaaf (Adolf van Nassau) Saarbrucken 1632–1677
        1. 1. Ludwig (Crato (Croft) von) Nassau-Saarbrucken 1663–1713 m. Philippine (Henriette Henriette Css of Zu) Hohenlohe-Langenburg 1679–1751
    2. 2. Christian (Wittelsbach von Pfalz Birkenfeld) Bischweiler 1598–1654 m. Magdalene (Catharine von) Zweibrucken 1607–1648
      1. 1. Anne-Madeleine (Von) Wittelsbach 1640–1693 m. John (Philipp Hanau) Lichtenberg 1626–1669
        1. 1. Johann (Reinhard Von Hanau) Lichtenberg 1660–1736 m. Friederike (Dorothea van Brandenburg) Ansbach 1676–1731
        2. 2. Johanna (Magdalena van) Hanau-Lichtenberg 1660–1715 m. Johann (Carl August van LEININGEN) DACHSBURG 1662–1698
      2. 2. Christian (11, of birkenfeld, count palatine of birkenfeld-bischweiler, and zweibrucken-birkenfeld, count of rappoltstein) wittelsbach\birkenfeld 1637–1717 m. Catharina (Agatha) Eberhards 1648–1683
        1. 1. Christian (III. von) Pfalz-Zweibrücken 1674–1735 m. Caroline (Karoline Nassau) Saarbrücken 1704–1774
  2. 2. George, (Duke of) Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1582–1641 m. Anna (Eleonore von) Hessen-Darmstadt 1590–1659
    1. 1. Sophie (Amalie of Von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1628–1685 m. King (Frederik III Von Dene Marken Og) Norge 1609–1670
      1. 1. Frederikke (Amalie) Oldenburg 1649–1704 m. Christian (Albrecht of Oldenburg Duke of Holstein Gottorp; Prins-Bisschop van) Lübeck 1641–1694
        1. 1. Friedrich (IV von) Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf 1671–1702 m. Hedwig (Sophie Auguste, Princess of Schweden,) Wittelsbach 1681–1718
        2. 2. Prince (Christian Augustus von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf of) Eutin 1673–1726 m. Princess (Albertine Friederike Margravine Von Baden) Durlach 1682–1755
      2. 2. Ulrika (Eleanora of Denmark , Queen consort of) Sweden 1656–1693 m. Carl XI 1655–1697
        1. 1. Hedwig (Sophie Auguste, Princess of Schweden,) Wittelsbach 1681–1718 m. Friedrich (IV von) Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf 1671–1702
      3. 3. Christian (V King of Denmark and Norway, the Wends and the Goths, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn and Dithmarschen, Count) of 1646–1699 m. Queen (Charlotte Amalie von Hessen Kassel (Oldenburg) Queen of Denmark and) Norway 1650–1714
        1. 1. (King) (Frederik IV Oldenburg (of Denmark and) Norway) 1671–1730 m. Louise (of) Mecklenburg-Güstrow 1667–1721
    2. 2. Christian (Ludwig Prins von Lüneburg, Prins von) Calenberg 1622–1665
    3. 3. Magdalene (von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1618–1618
    4. 4. Anna (Marie Eleonore von) Braunschweig 1630–1636
    5. 5. Dorothea (von) Braunschweig 1629–1630
    6. 6. Georg (Wilhelm von Braunschweig, Prinz von Calenberg, Prinz von) Lüneburg 1624–1705
    7. 7. Johann (Friedrich Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Prins von) Calenberg 1625–1679
    8. 8. Georges (II Guillaume de) BRUNSWICK 1624–1705 m. Eleonore (Desmier of) Olbreuse 1639–1722
      1. 1. Sophia (Dorothea van) Celle 1666–1726 m. Georg (I Ludwig King of Great Britain & Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Elector of Hannover, Duke of Bremen &) Verden 1660–1727
        1. 1. George (August Van Engeland EN) Hannover 1683–1760 m. Willemina (Charlotta Van) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1683–1737
        2. 2. Queen (& Princess Sophia Dorothea (Celle) of Prussia, Von Hanover Von) Hohenzollern 1687–1757 m. King (Friedrich Wilhelm I Von Preußen Von) Hohenzollern 1688–1740
    9. 9. Ernest (Augustus Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and of the Holy Roman) Empire 1629–1698 m. Sophie (Dorothea Von Der) Pfalz 1630–1714
      1. 1. Georg (I Ludwig King of Great Britain & Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Elector of Hannover, Duke of Bremen &) Verden 1660–1727 m. Sophia (Dorothea van) Celle 1666–1726
      2. 2. Sophia (Charlotte of Hanover, Queen consort of Prussia OR Sophie Charlotte of Hanover, Sophia Charlotte von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Königin von) Preußen 1668–1705 m. King (Friedrich I Von Brandenburg of) Prussia 1657–1713
        1. 1. King (Friedrich Wilhelm I Von Preußen Von) Hohenzollern 1688–1740 m. Queen (& Princess Sophia Dorothea (Celle) of Prussia, Von Hanover Von) Hohenzollern 1687–1757

Dorothea Denemarken's Timeline

9 Records

1546
29 June 1546
Birth of Dorothea van Oldenburg Prinses van Denemarken in Koldigshus, Vejle, Denemarken
Koldigshus, Vejle, Denemarken
1546
29 June 1546
Birth of Dorothea van Oldenburg Prinses van Denemarken in Kolding Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark
Kolding Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark
1550
1550
Age 4
Dorothea van Oldenburg Prinses van Denemarken was married
None
1561
12 October 1561
Age 15
Dorothea van Oldenburg Prinses van Denemarken was married in Celle, Hanover, Niedersachsen, Electorate of Brunswick-Luneburg
Celle, Hanover, Niedersachsen, Electorate of Brunswick-Luneburg
1569
30 March 1569
Age 23
Dorothea van Oldenburg Prinses van Denemarken was married
None
1601
08 Märch 1601
Age 55
Dorothea van Oldenburg Prinses van Denemarken was married in Breitenstein, Württemberg, Deutschland
Breitenstein, Württemberg, Deutschland
1617
6 January 1617
Age 71
Death of Dorothea van Oldenburg Prinses van Denemarken in Winsen (Luhe), Landkreis Harburg, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
Winsen (Luhe), Landkreis Harburg, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
1617
06 January 1617
Age 71
Death of Dorothea van Oldenburg Prinses van Denemarken in Winsen (Luhe), Landkreis Harburg, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
Winsen (Luhe), Landkreis Harburg, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
1617
16 January 1617
Age 71
Death of Dorothea van Oldenburg Prinses van Denemarken in Winsen, Saksen
Winsen, Saksen

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 June 1546
    Event Place: Koldigshus, Vejle, Denemarken
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 June 1546
    Event Place: Kolding Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1550

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 October 1561
    Event Place: Celle, Hanover, Niedersachsen, Electorate of Brunswick-Luneburg

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 March 1569

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 08 Märch 1601
    Event Place: Breitenstein, Württemberg, Deutschland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 January 1617
    Event Place: Winsen (Luhe), Landkreis Harburg, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 January 1617
    Event Place: Winsen (Luhe), Landkreis Harburg, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 January 1617
    Event Place: Winsen, Saksen
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Celle, Landkreis Celle, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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