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Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen consort of Denmark and Norway 1511–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 JUL 1511

Birth Location: Lauenburg Castle, Germany

Death Date: 07 OCT 1571

Death Location: Sonderborg Castle, Denmark

Father: Magnus Saxe-Lauenburg

Mother: Catherine Saxe-Lauenburg

Spouse(s): Christian Norway

Children(s): Frederick Norway, John Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Dorothea Brunswick-Lüneburg

Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen consort of Denmark and Norway / was born in 1511 in Lauenburg Castle, Germany, the child of Magnus I Duke Of Saxe Lauenburg And Catherine Of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel Duchess Of Saxe Lauenburg. Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen consort of Denmark and Norway married Christian Iii King Of Denmark King Of Norway, and had children including Dorothea Of Denmark Duchess Of Brunswick Luneburg, Frederick Ii King Of Denmark And Norway, John Ii Duke Of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg. Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen consort of Denmark and Norway / passed away in 1571 in Sonderborg Castle, Denmark.

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Biography

  • Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen consort of Denmark and Norway // was born in 1511 in Lauenburg Castle, Germany, the child of Magnus I Duke Of Saxe Lauenburg And Catherine Of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel Duchess Of Saxe Lauenburg.
  • Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen consort of Denmark and Norway // married Christian Iii King Of Denmark King Of Norway, and had children including Dorothea Of Denmark Duchess Of Brunswick Luneburg, Frederick Ii King Of Denmark And Norway, John Ii Duke Of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg.
  • Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen consort of Denmark and Norway // passed away in 1571 in Sonderborg Castle, Denmark.

Immediate Family

Parents

Magnus Saxe-Lauenburg
1470–1543
Birth Location: –
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Catherine Saxe-Lauenburg
1488–1563
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Christian Norway
1503–1559
Birth Location: Gottorp, Kalmar, Sweden
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Children(s)

Frederick Norway
1534–1588
Birth Location: Denmark
FN
John Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
1545–1622
Birth Location: Haderslev
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Dorothea Brunswick-Lüneburg
1546–1617
Birth Location: –
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Dorothea Norway's Ancestors

Self
Dorothea Norway
1511–1571
Birth Place: Lauenburg Castle, Germany
Parents
Magnus I Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
1470–1543
Catherine (of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess of) Saxe-Lauenburg
1488–1563
Grandparents
John (V Duke of) Saxe-Lauenburg
1439–1507
Dorothea (of Brandenburg Duchess of) Saxe-Lauenburg
1446–1519
Henry (IV Duke of) Brunswick-Lüneburg
1463–1514
Catherine (of Pomerania Duchess of) Brunswick-Lüneburg
1465–1526
Great-Grandparents
Adelheid Pomerania-Stolp
1410–
Frederick Brandenburg
1413–1471
Catherine Brandenburg
1421–1476
William Brunswick-Lüneburg
1425–1503
Elizabeth
1438–1520
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bogislaw Pomerania
1364–1418
Sophie Holstein
1375–
Frederick Brandenburg
1371–1440
Elisabeth Brandenburg
1383–1442
Frederick Saxony
1370–1428
Catherine Brunswick-Lüneburg
1395–1441
William Brunswick-Lüneburg
1392–1482
Cecilia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1405–1449
Bodo Stolberg-Wernigerode
1375–1455

Dorothea Norway's Descendants

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Dorothea (of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen consort of Denmark and) Norway (09 JUL 1511–07 OCT 1571) m. Christian (III, King of Denmark, King of) Norway (12 AUG 1503–01 JAN 1559)
  1. 1. Frederick (II King of Denmark and) Norway 1534–1588 m. Sophie (of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Queen consort of Denmark and) Norway 1557–1631
    1. 1. Anne (of Denmark Queen Consort of Scots, England and) Ireland 1574–1619 m. James (I of England (James VI of) Scotland) 1566–1625
      1. 1. Charles (I of) England 1600–1649 m. Henrietta (Maria of) France 1609–1669
        1. 1. Mary (of England Princess Royal and Princess of) Orange 1631–1660 m. William (II Prince of) Orange 1626–1650
        2. 2. Charles (II of) England 1630–1685 m. Catherine (of Braganza, Queen consort of England, Scotland and) Ireland 1638–1705 m. Elizabeth Killigrew 1622–1680
        3. 3. James (II of) England 1633–1701 m. Lady (Anne) Hyde 1633–1701
      2. 2. Elizabeth, (Queen of Bohemia) Stuart 1596–1662 m. Frederick (V, Elector) Palatine 1596–1632
        1. 1. Henry (Frederick, Hereditary Prince of the) Palatinate 1614–1629
        2. 2. Charles (I Louis, Elector) Palatine 1617–1680 m. Charlotte, (Landgravine of) Hesse-Kassel 1627–1686
        3. 3. Elisabeth (of the) Palatinate 1618–1680
        4. 4. Prince (Rupert of the) Rhine 1619–1682
        5. 5. Maurice (of the) Palatinate 1620–1652
        6. 6. Sophia (of) Hanover 1630–1714 m. Ernest, (Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg) Augustus 1629–1698
    2. 2. Christian (IV, King of Denmark and) Norway 1577–1648 m. Anne (Catherine of Brandenburg, Queen consort of) Denmark 1575–1612
      1. 1. Frederick (III, King of Denmark and) Norway 1609–1670 m. Sophie (Amalie of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1628–1685
        1. 1. Princess (Frederica Amalia of) Denmark 1649–1704 m. Christian (Albert, Duke of) Holstein-Gottorp 1641–1695
        2. 2. Ulrika (Eleonora of Denmark, Queen of) Sweden 1656–1693 m. Charles (XI, King of) Sweden 1655–1697
        3. 3. Christian (V, King of Denmark and) Norway 1646–1699 m. Charlotte (Amalie of) Hesse-Kassel 1650–1714
        4. 4. Princess (Anna Sophie of Denmark Electress consort of) Saxony 1647–1717 m. John (George III Elector of) Saxony 1647–1691
  2. 2. John (II, Duke of) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg 1545–1622
    1. 1. Alexander, (Duke of) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg 1573–1627
      1. 1. August (Philipp, Duke of) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 1612–1675
        1. 1. Frederick (Louis, Duke of) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 1653–1728
  3. 3. Dorothea (of Denmark Duchess of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1546–1617 m. William (the Younger, Duke of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1535–1592
    1. 1. Dorothea (of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1570–1649 m. Charles (I Count Palatine of) Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld 1560–1600
      1. 1. Christian (I Count Palatine of) Birkenfeld-Bischweiler 1598–1654 m. Magdalena (Catherine Countess Palatine of) Zweibrücken 1607–1648
        1. 1. Christian (II Count Palatine of) Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld 1637–1717
    2. 2. George, (Duke of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1582–1641 m. Anne (Eleonore of) Hesse-Darmstadt 1601–1659
      1. 1. Ernest, (Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg) Augustus 1629–1698 m. Sophia (of) Hanover 1630–1714
        1. 1. George (I of Great) Britain 1660–1727 m. Sophia (Dorothea of) Celle 1666–1726
        2. 2. Maximilian (William of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1666–1726
        3. 3. Sophia (Charlotte, Queen consort of) Prussia 1668–1705 m. Frederick (I of) Prussia 1657–1713
        4. 4. Ernest, (Duke of York and Albany) Augustus 1674–1728
      2. 2. Sophie (Amalie of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1628–1685 m. Frederick (III, King of Denmark and) Norway 1609–1670
      3. 3. George (William, Duke of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1624–1705 m. Éléonore (Desmier) d'Olbreuse 1639–1722
        1. 1. Sophia (Dorothea of) Celle 1666–1726 m. George (I of Great) Britain 1660–1727
      4. 4. John (Frederick, Duke of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1625–1679
        1. 1. Wilhelmine (Amalia of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1673–1742 m. Joseph (I, Holy Roman) Emperor 1678–1711

Dorothea Norway's Timeline

2 Records

1511
09 JUL 1511
Birth of Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen consort of Denmark and Norway // in Lauenburg Castle, Germany
Lauenburg Castle, Germany
1571
07 OCT 1571
Age 60
Death of Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen consort of Denmark and Norway // in Sonderborg Castle, Denmark
Sonderborg Castle, Denmark

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 JUL 1511
    Event Place: Lauenburg Castle, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 OCT 1571
    Event Place: Sonderborg Castle, Denmark
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