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Dorothea of Saxony 1563–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Oct 1563

Birth Location: Dresden

Death Date: 13 Feb 1587

Death Location: Wolfenbüttel

Father: Augustus Saxony

Mother: Anne Denmark

Spouse(s): Henry Brunswick-Lüneburg

Children(s): Dorothea Brunswick-Lüneburg

In 1563, Dorothea of Saxony entered the world in Dresden, born to Augustus Elector Of Saxony And Anne Of Denmark. Dorothea of Saxony married Henry Julius Duke Of Brunswick Luneburg, and had children including Dorothea Hedwig Of Brunswick Luneburg. Dorothea of Saxony passed away in 1587 in Wolfenbüttel.

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Biography

  • In 1563, Dorothea of Saxony entered the world in Dresden, born to Augustus Elector Of Saxony And Anne Of Denmark.
  • Dorothea of Saxony married Henry Julius Duke Of Brunswick Luneburg, and had children including Dorothea Hedwig Of Brunswick Luneburg.
  • Dorothea of Saxony passed away in 1587 in Wolfenbüttel.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothea Saxony's Ancestors

Self
Dorothea Saxony
1563–1587
Birth Place: Dresden
Parents
Augustus Elector of Saxony
1526–1586
Anne (of) Denmark
1532–1585
Haderslev
Grandparents
Henry (IV the Pious (Heinrich der Fromme) Duke of) Saxony
1473–1541
Dresden
Catherine (of) Mecklenburg
1487–1561
Christian (III of) Denmark
1503–1559
Gottorf
Dorothea (of) Saxe-Lauenburg
1511–1571
Château de Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein
Great-Grandparents
Duke III
1443–1500
Sidonie Podebrady
1449–1510
Magnus Mecklenburg
1441–1503
Sophie Pomerania-Stettin
1460–1504
Frederick Denmark
1471–1533
Anna Brandenburg
1487–1514
Duke I
1470–1543
Catherine Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1488–1563
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elector II
1412–1464
Margaret Austria
1416–1486
George Poděbrady
1420–1471
Kunigunde Sternberg
1425–1449
Henry Mecklenburg
1417–1477
Dorothea Brandenburg
1420–1491
Duke II
–1474
Sophia Pomerania-Stolp
1435–1497
Christian Denmark
1426–1481
Dorothea Brandenburg
1430–1495
Johann Brandenburg
1455–1499
Margaret Thuringia
1449–1501
Duke V
1439–1507
Dorothea Brandenburg
1446–1519
Heinrich Brunswick-Lüneburg
1463–1514
Catherine Pomerania
1465–1526

Dorothea Saxony's Descendants

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Dorothea (of) Saxony (04 Oct 1563–13 Feb 1587) m. Henry (Julius Duke of) Brunswick-Lüneburg (15 Oct 1564–30 Jul 1613)
  1. 1. Dorothea (Hedwig of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1587–1609 m. Rudolf (Prince of) Anhalt-Zerbst 1576–1621
    1. 1. Dorothea (of) Anhalt-Zerbst 1607–1634 m. Augustus (the Younger Duke of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1579–1666
      1. 1. Anton (Ulrich Duke of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1633–1714 m. Elisabeth (Juliana of) Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Nordborg 1633–1704
        1. 1. Louis (Rudolph Duke of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1671–1735 m. Christine (Louise of) Öttingen 1671–1747
        2. 2. Elisabeth (Eleonore of) Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 1658–1729 m. Duke (of Saxe-Meiningen Bernhard) I 1649–1706
        3. 3. Anna (Sophia of) Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 1659–1742 m. Charles (Gustav of) Baden-Durlach 1648–1703
      2. 2. Klara (Augusta Herzogin von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1632–1700 m. Friedrich (Herzog von) Württemberg 1615–1682
        1. 1. Sophie (Dorothea Herzogin von) Württemberg-Neuenstadt 1658–1681 m. Ludwig (Christian zu) Stolberg-Gedern 1652–1710
      3. 3. Sibylle (Ursula von) Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel 1629–1671 m. Christian (Herzog von) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 1627–1698
    2. 2. Eleanor (of) Anhalt-Zerbst 1608–1680 m. Frederick (of) Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Nordborg 1581–1658
      1. 1. Elisabeth (Juliana of) Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Nordborg 1633–1704 m. Anton (Ulrich Duke of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1633–1714
      2. 2. Louise (Amone von) Schleswig-Holstein-Norburg 1642–1685 m. Johann (Friedrich of) Hohenlohe-Neuenstein 1617–1702
        1. 1. Johann (Friedrich of) Hohenlohe-Neuenstein 1683–1765 m. Dorothea (Sophie von) Hessen-Darmstadt 1689–1723
        2. 2. Auguste (Friederike zu) Hohenlohe 1677–1772 m. Christian (Albert von) Wolfstein 1672–1740

Dorothea Saxony's Timeline

2 Records

1563
04 Oct 1563
Birth of Dorothea of Saxony in Dresden
Dresden
1587
13 Feb 1587
Age 24
Death of Dorothea of Saxony in Wolfenbüttel
Wolfenbüttel

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Oct 1563
    Event Place: Dresden

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1587
    Event Place: Wolfenbüttel

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