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Dorthea of Denmark 1546–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 JUN 1546

Birth Location: Kolding, Vejle, Denmark

Death Date: 06 JAN 1617

Death Location: Winsen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Father: Christian Denmark

Mother: Dorothea Sachsen-Lauenburg

Spouse(s): Wilhelm Braunschweig-Lüneburg

Children(s): Georg Braunschweig-Lüneburg

In 1546, Dorthea of Denmark entered the world in Kolding, Vejle, Denmark, born to Christian Christiaan Iii Oldenburg Sachsen Denmark And Dorothea Von Sachsen Lauenburg. Dorthea of Denmark married Wilhelm Braunschweig Luneburg, and had children including Georg Von Braunschweig Luneburg. Dorthea of Denmark passed away in 1617 in Winsen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

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Biography

  • In 1546, Dorthea of Denmark entered the world in Kolding, Vejle, Denmark, born to Christian Christiaan Iii Oldenburg Sachsen Denmark And Dorothea Von Sachsen Lauenburg.
  • Dorthea of Denmark married Wilhelm Braunschweig Luneburg, and had children including Georg Von Braunschweig Luneburg.
  • Dorthea of Denmark passed away in 1617 in Winsen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christian Denmark
1503–1559
Birth Location: Schleswig, Kreis Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Dorothea Sachsen-Lauenburg
1511–1571
Birth Location: Lauenburg, Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Wilhelm Braunschweig-Lüneburg
1535–1592
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Georg Braunschweig-Lüneburg
1582–1641
Birth Location: Celle Vorwerk, Landkreis Celle, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
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Dorthea Denmark's Ancestors

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Dorthea Denmark
1546–1617
Birth Place: Kolding, Vejle, Denmark
Parents
Christian Christiaan III Oldenburg Sachsen Denmark
1503–1559
Schleswig, Kreis Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Dorothea (Von) Sachsen-Lauenburg
1511–1571
Lauenburg, Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
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Dorthea Denmark's Descendants

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Dorthea (of) Denmark (29 JUN 1546–06 JAN 1617) m. Wilhelm Braunschweig-Lüneburg (04 JUL 1535–20 AUG 1592)
  1. 1. Georg (von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1582–1641 m. Anna (Eleonore von) Hessen-Darmstadt 1601–1659
    1. 1. George (Willem van) Brunswijk-Lüneburg 1624–1705 m. Eleonora (van) Olbreuze 1639–1722
      1. 1. Sophia (Dorothea) William 1666–1726 m. George (I) x 1660–1727
        1. 1. George (II Augustus King Von) Hannover 1683–1760 m. Wilhelmine (Karoline Von) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1683–1737
        2. 2. Sophia (Dorothy) ? 1687–1757
    2. 2. Ernest (Hanover) Elector 1629–1698

Dorthea Denmark's Timeline

2 Records

1546
29 JUN 1546
Birth of Dorthea of Denmark in Kolding, Vejle, Denmark
Kolding, Vejle, Denmark
1617
06 JAN 1617
Age 71
Death of Dorthea of Denmark in Winsen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Winsen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 JUN 1546
    Event Place: Kolding, Vejle, Denmark
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 JAN 1617
    Event Place: Winsen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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