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Dorothea Oldenburg 1527 – 1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 June 1527

Birth Location: Konigsberg, Giessen, Hessen, Germany

Death Date: 6 Feb 1591

Death Location: Lübz, Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Father: Frederik Oldenburg,

Mother: Sophia Pomerania

Spouse(s): Christopher Hohenzollern

Children(s): Albert Mecklenburg, Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin,

Dorothea Oldenburg was born in 1527 in Konigsberg, Giessen, Hessen, Germany, the child of Frederik I von Oldenburg, and Sophia von Pommern-Wolgast of Pomerania. Dorothea Oldenburg married Christopher Hohenzollern, and had children including Albert Duke of Mecklenburg, Sophie von Mecklenburg-Schwerin,. Dorothea Oldenburg passed away in 1591 in Lübz, Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

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Biography

  • Dorothea Oldenburg was born in 1527 in Konigsberg, Giessen, Hessen, Germany, the child of Frederik I von Oldenburg, and Sophia von Pommern-Wolgast of Pomerania.
  • Dorothea Oldenburg married Christopher Hohenzollern, and had children including Albert Duke of Mecklenburg, Sophie von Mecklenburg-Schwerin,.
  • Dorothea Oldenburg passed away in 1591 in Lübz, Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frederik Oldenburg,
1471 – 1533
Birth Location: Kobenhaven, Kobenhaven, Denmark
FO
Sophia Pomerania
1498 – 1568
Birth Location: Szczecin, Lodzkie, Poland
SP

Spouses(s)

Christopher Hohenzollern
1537 – 1592
Birth Location: Augsburg, Zwaben, Beieren
CH

Children(s)

Albert Mecklenburg
1556 – 1561
Birth Location: Güstrow, Gustrow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
AM
Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin,
1557 – 1631
Birth Location: Wismar, Nordmecklenburgischer Landkreis, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
SM

Dorothea Oldenburg's Ancestors

Self
Dorothea Oldenburg
1527 – 1591
Birth Place: Konigsberg, Giessen, Hessen, Germany
Parents
Frederik I von Oldenburg,
1471 – 1533
Kobenhaven, Kobenhaven, Denmark
Sophia (von Pommern-Wolgast of) Pomerania
1498 – 1568
Szczecin, Lodzkie, Poland
Grandparents
Christian (I) Oldenburg,
1426 – 1481
Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Dorothea ('True Direct' Hohenzollern von) Brandenburg,
1430 – 1495
Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
Anna Jagiellonka
1476 – 1503
Great-Grandparents
Dietrich Oldenburg
1380 – 1440
Hedwig Holstein
1395 – 1436
Margrave Hohenzollern
1406 – 1464
Princess Wittenburg
1405 – 1465
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christian Oldenburg
1340 – 1399
Gerhard Schleswig-Holstein
1367 – 1404
Katherine Brunswick
1376 – 1420
Friedrich Brandenburg,
1372 – 1440
Elisabeth Bayern-Landshut
1383 – 1442
Prince Wittenburg
– 1419
Princess Silesia-Liegnitz
1372 – 1436

Dorothea Oldenburg's Descendants

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Dorothea Oldenburg (11 June 1527 – 6 Feb 1591) m. Christopher Hohenzollern (30 June 1537 – 4 March 1592)
  1. 1. Albert (Duke of) Mecklenburg (19 Dec 1556 – 2 Mar 1561)
  2. 2. Sophie (von) Mecklenburg-Schwerin, (4 Sep 1557 – 4 Oct 1631) m. Frederick (II King of Denmark and) Norway (1 Jul 1534 – 4 Apr 1588)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (of Denmark, Brunswick) Luneburg (25 August 1573 – 19 June 1626) m. Heinrich (Julius von) Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1564 – 1613)
      1. 1. Elisabeth (von) Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (23 Jun 1593 – 25 Mar 1650)
      2. 2. Dorothea (von) Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (8 Jul 1596 – 1 Sep 1643)
    2. 2. Anne (Oldenburg of) Denmark, (12 Dec 1574 – 2 Mar 1619) m. James (VI (James I England)) Stuart, (19 Jun 1566 – 27 Mar 1625)
      1. 1. Henry (Frederick) Stuart, (19 Feb 1594 – 6 Nov 1612) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Raleigh (1589 – 1661)
        1. 1. Lady (Mary Tudor) Frederick (1612 – 1650)
      2. 2. Elizabeth ("Winter Queen" Stuart of) Scotland, (19 Aug 1596 – 13 Feb 1662) m. Frederick (V, Friedrich "The Winter King" Wittelsbach der) Pfalz, (16 Aug 1596 – 29 Nov 1632)
        1. 1. Heinrich (Freidrich Palatine Wittelsbach von der) Pfalz (1 Jan 1614 – 17 Jan 1629)
        2. 2. Charles (I Karl Louis Ludwig) Wittelsbach, (22 Dec 1617 – 28 Aug 1680) m. Charlotte (von) Hessen-Kassel, (30 Nov 1627 – 26 Mar 1686)
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Charlotte) Wittelsbach, (26 Dec 1618 – 11 Feb 1680)
        4. 4. Rupert Wittelsbach, (17 Dec 1619 – 29 Nov 1682) m. Francesca (Frances) Bard (1646 – 1708) m. Margaret ("Peg") Hughes (29 May 1630 – 15 Oct 1719)
        5. 5. Ludwig (von Wittelsbach) Wittelsbach (21 Aug 1623 – 24. Dez. 1625)
        6. 6. Edward Wittlesbach (6 Oct 1624 – 10 Mar 1663)
        7. 7. Henriette (Marie) Wittelsbach, (17 Jul 1626 – 18 Sep 1651)
        8. 8. Johann (Philip Frederick) Wittelsbach, (26 Sep 1627 – 15 Dec 1650)
        9. 9. Charlotte (Bohemia) Wittelsbach, (19 Dec 1628 – 14 Jan 1631)
        10. 10. Sophia (Hanover Wittelsbach of the) Palatinate, (13 Oct 1630 – 8 Jun 1714) m. Ernst (August I von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg, (20 Nov 1629 – 23 Jan 1698)
        11. 11. Gustavus (Adolfus) Wittelsbach, (14 Jan 1632 – 9 Jan 1640)
      3. 3. Charles (I 'the Martyr') Stuart, (19 Nov 1600 – 30 Jan 1649) m. Henrietta (Maria) Bourbon, (25 Nov 1609 – 10 Sep 1669)
        1. 1. Charles (II "The Merry Monarch") Stuart, (29 May 1630 – 6 Feb 1685) m. Catherine (of) Braganza, (25 Nov 1638 – 31 Dec 1705) m. Barbara (Villiers) (Palmer) (27 Nov 1640 – 9 Oct 1709) m. Eleanor (Nell) Gwynne (2 February 1650 – 14 Nov 1687) m. Louise (de) Kéroualle, (Sep 1649 – 14 Nov 1734) m. Eleanor ('Nell') Gwynne, (2 Feb 1650 – 14 Nov 1687) m. Lucy (Walter alias) Barlow, (Abt. 1630 – 1658)
        2. 2. Mary Stuart, (4 Nov 1631 – 24 Dec 1660) m. William (II Prince of) Orange (27 May 1626 – 6 Nov 1650) m. Philippe DeCarteret (1610 – 28 Feb 1667)
        3. 3. James (II ( VI)) Stuart, (14 Oct 1633 – 16 Sep 1701) m. Anne Hyde, (12 March 1637 – 31 March 1671) m. Mary (Beatrice of) Modena, (5 October 1658 – 8 May 1718)
        4. 4. Elizabeth Stuart, (29 Dec 1635 – 8 Sep 1650)
        5. 5. Henry Stuart, (8 Jul 1640 – 13 Sep 1660)
        6. 6. Henrietta (Anne) Stuart, (16 Jun 1644 – 30 Jun 1670) m. Philippe (I) Bourbon, (21 Sep 1640 – 9 Jun 1701)
    3. 3. Christian (IV Oldenburg von) Schleswig-Holstein, (12 April 1577 – 28 February 1648) m. Anna (Catharina Hohenzollern von) Brandenburg, (26 June 1575 – 8 April 1612) m. Christina (Munck De) Holstein, (6 JUL 1598 – 19 Apr 1658) m. Bishop (Peder Pedersen) Winstrup, (30 Apr 1605 – 28 Dec 1679)
      1. 1. Christian Oldenburg, (10 Apr 1603 – 02 Jun 1647)
      2. 2. Elisabeth ((Isabella) De) Oldenburg (1606 – 1608)
      3. 3. Friedrich (III Oldenburg von) Schleswig-Holstein, (18 Mar 1609 – 9 Feb 1670) m. Sophie (Amalie Von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg, (24 Mar 1628 – 20 Feb 1685) m. Sofie (Amalie von Braunschweig-Lüneburg) vonWelfen, (24. März 1628 – 20 Feb 1685)
        1. 1. Ulrik (Frederik) Gyldenløve (20 Jul 1638 – 17 Apr 1704)
        2. 2. Anna (Sofia) Oldenburg (01 Sep 1647 – 01 Jul 1717)
        3. 3. Frederika (Amelia Denmark Norway) Oldenburg (11 Apr 1649 – 30 Oct 1704)
        4. 4. George (House of) Oldenburg, (2 Apr 1653 – 28 Oct 1708) m. Anne (Stuart) Stewart, (6 Feb 1665 – 1 Aug 1714)
        5. 5. Christian (V von) Oldenburg, (15 Apr 1646 – 25 Aug 1699) m. Charlotte Amalie, (27 APR 1650 – 27 MAR 1714) m. Sophie (Amalie Moth, Countess of) Samsø (28 March 1654 – 17 January 1719)
        6. 6. Frederike (Amalie von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf und) Oldenburg, (11 Apr 1649 – 30 Oct 1704) m. Christian (Albrecht Herzog von) Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (3 Feb 1641 – 6 Jan 1695)
        7. 7. Ulrike (Eleonore of) Oldenburg, (11. September 1656 – 26. Juli 1693)
      4. 4. Anna (Christina de) Oldenburg (10 Aug 1618 – 20 Aug 1633)
      5. 5. Waldemar (Christian de) Oldenburg (26 Jun 1622 – 26 Feb 1656)
      6. 6. Hedvig (Christiansdatter De) Oldenburg (15 Jul 1626 – 5 Oct 1678)
    4. 4. Augusta (Duchess of Holstein Gotturp) Denmark (8 April 1580 – 5 February 1639)
    5. 5. Hedwig (Princess of) Denmark (5 August 1581 – 26 November 1641)

Dorothea Oldenburg's Timeline

2 Records

1527
11 June 1527
Birth of Dorothea Oldenburg in Konigsberg, Giessen, Hessen, Germany
Konigsberg, Giessen, Hessen, Germany
1591
6 Feb 1591
Age 64
Death of Dorothea Oldenburg in Lübz, Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Lübz, Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 June 1527
    Event Place: Konigsberg, Giessen, Hessen, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1591
    Event Place: Lübz, Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gustrow, Rostocker Landkreis, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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