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Hedwig Jagiellon, Princess of Poland, Electress consort of Brandenburg 1513–1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Mar 1513

Birth Location: Poznań, Wielkopolskie, Poland

Death Date: 7 Feb 1573

Death Location: Berlin-Mitte, Mitte, Berlin, Germany

Father: Sigismund Poland

Mother: Barbara Zapolya

Spouse(s): Joachim Brandenburg

Children(s): Elisabeth of, Sigismund Halberstadt, Hedwig Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

In 1513, Hedwig Jagiellon, Princess of Poland, Electress consort of Brandenburg entered the world in Poznań, Wielkopolskie, Poland, born to Sigismund L The Old Jagiellon King Of Poland And Barbara Zapolya. Hedwig Jagiellon, Princess of Poland, Electress consort of Brandenburg married Joachim Ii Hector Hohenzollern Elector Of Brandenburg, and had children including Elisabeth Magdalena Brandenburg Princess Of, Hedwig Of Brandenburg Hohenzollern Duchess Of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel, Sigismund Of Brandenburg Hohenzollern Archbishop Of Magdeburg Bishop Of Halberstadt. Hedwig Jagiellon, Princess of Poland, Electress consort of Brandenburg passed away in 1573 in Berlin-Mitte, Mitte, Berlin, Germany.

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  • In 1513, Hedwig Jagiellon, Princess of Poland, Electress consort of Brandenburg entered the world in Poznań, Wielkopolskie, Poland, born to Sigismund L The Old Jagiellon King Of Poland And Barbara Zapolya.
  • Hedwig Jagiellon, Princess of Poland, Electress consort of Brandenburg married Joachim Ii Hector Hohenzollern Elector Of Brandenburg, and had children including Elisabeth Magdalena Brandenburg Princess Of, Hedwig Of Brandenburg Hohenzollern Duchess Of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel, Sigismund Of Brandenburg Hohenzollern Archbishop Of Magdeburg Bishop Of Halberstadt.
  • Hedwig Jagiellon, Princess of Poland, Electress consort of Brandenburg passed away in 1573 in Berlin-Mitte, Mitte, Berlin, Germany.

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Hedwig Brandenburg's Ancestors

Self
Hedwig Brandenburg
1513–1573
Birth Place: Poznań, Wielkopolskie, Poland
Parents
Sigismund l 'The Old' Jagiellon, King Of Poland
1467–1548
Kozienice, Mazowieckie, Poland
Barbara Zapolya
1495–1515
Trencín, Trenciansky, Slovakia
Grandparents
Casimir (IV Jagellon House, King Of) Poland
1427–1492
Krakow, Malopolskie, Poland
Elizabeth (Habsburg, Queen consort of Poland, Grand Duchess consort of) Lithuania
1437–1505
Vienna, Austria
Great-Grandparents
Albert Austria
1397–1439
Elizabeth Bohemia
1409–1442
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Albert Austria
1377–1404
Sigismund Croatia
1368–1437
Barbara Bohemia
1392–1451

Hedwig Brandenburg's Descendants

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Hedwig (Jagiellon, Princess of Poland, Electress consort of) Brandenburg (15 Mar 1513–7 Feb 1573) m. Joachim (II Hector Hohenzollern, Elector of) Brandenburg (9 Jan 1505–3 Jan 1571)
  1. 1. Elisabeth (Magdalena Brandenburg, Princess) of 1537–1595
  2. 2. Sigismund (of Brandenburg (Hohenzollern), Archbishop of Magdeburg & Bishop of) Halberstadt 1538–1566
  3. 3. Hedwig (of Brandenburg (Hohenzollern), Duchess of) Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 1540–1602 m. Julius (von) Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel 1528–1589

Hedwig Brandenburg's Timeline

2 Records

1513
15 Mar 1513
Birth of Hedwig Jagiellon, Princess of Poland, Electress consort of Brandenburg in Poznań, Wielkopolskie, Poland
Poznań, Wielkopolskie, Poland
1573
7 Feb 1573
Age 60
Death of Hedwig Jagiellon, Princess of Poland, Electress consort of Brandenburg in Neuruppin, Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Brandenburg, Germany, Prussia
Neuruppin, Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Brandenburg, Germany, Prussia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1513
    Event Place: Poznań, Wielkopolskie, Poland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Germany, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1573
    Event Place: Neuruppin, Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Brandenburg, Germany, Prussia
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Germany, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Berlin-Mitte, Mitte, Berlin, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave Index

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