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Hedwig Brandenburg 1540–1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Mar 1540

Birth Location: Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany

Death Date: 21 Oct 1602

Death Location: Wolfenbüttel, Landkreis Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany

Father: King Sweden

Mother: Princess GGM

Spouse(s): Julius Braunschweig

Children(s): Marie Wolfenbuttel

In 1540, Hedwig Brandenburg entered the world in Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany, born to King Joachim Ii Hector Von Hohenzollern Elector Of Brandenburg Germany Denmark Norway And Sweden And Princess Jadviga Jagellonica Hedwig Von Poland Von Brandenburg 16Th Ggm. Hedwig Brandenburg married Julius Braunschweig, and had children including Marie Brunswick Wolfenbuttel. Hedwig Brandenburg passed away in 1602 in Wolfenbüttel, Landkreis Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Hedwig Brandenburg entered the world in Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany, born to King Joachim Ii Hector Von Hohenzollern Elector Of Brandenburg Germany Denmark Norway And Sweden And Princess Jadviga Jagellonica Hedwig Von Poland Von Brandenburg 16Th Ggm.
  • Hedwig Brandenburg married Julius Braunschweig, and had children including Marie Brunswick Wolfenbuttel.
  • Hedwig Brandenburg passed away in 1602 in Wolfenbüttel, Landkreis Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany.

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Children(s)

Hedwig Brandenburg's Ancestors

Self
Hedwig Brandenburg
1540–1602
Birth Place: Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
Parents
King Joachim II Hector von Hohenzollern, Elector of Brandenburg, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
1505–1571
Colln An Der Spree, Berlin, Brandenburg, Electorate of Brandenburg
Princess (Jadviga Jagellonica Hedwig Von Poland Von Brandenburg 16th) GGM
1513–1573
Poznań, Miasto Poznań, Wielkopolskie, Poland
Grandparents
Joachim (I von) Brandenburg
1484–1535
Berlin, Berlin, Allemagne
Elisabeth (of) Denmark
1485–1555
Nyborg, Nyborg Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hedwig Brandenburg's Descendants

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Hedwig Brandenburg (02 Mar 1540–21 Oct 1602) m. Julius Braunschweig (29 Jun 1528–13 May 1589)
  1. 1. Marie (Brunswick) Wolfenbuttel 1566–1626 m. Franz (Saxe) Lauenburg 1547–1619
    1. 1. Sophie (Hedwig VonSachsen) Lauenburg 1601–1660 m. Philip, (Duke of) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 1584–1663
      1. 1. Dorothea (Sophia van) Sleeswijk-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 1636–1689 m. Friedrich (Wilhelm van) Brandenburg 1620–1688 m. Frederick (Wilhelm the great Elector) Hohenzollern 1620–1688
        1. 1. Philipp (Wilhelm von) Brandenburg-Schwedt 1669–1711 m. Johanne (Charlotte Van) Anhalt-Dessau 1682–1750
        2. 2. Albrecht (Friedrich von) Brandenburg-Schwedt 1672–1731 m. Maria (Dorothea von) Kurland 1684–1743

Hedwig Brandenburg's Timeline

8 Records

1540
02 Mar 1540
Birth of Hedwig Brandenburg in Colln, old Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
Colln, old Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
1540
02 Mar 1540
Birth of Hedwig Brandenburg in Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
1549
Abt. 1549
Age 9
Hedwig Brandenburg was married in kulen, Berlin, Segeberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
kulen, Berlin, Segeberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
1560
25 Feb 1560
Age 20
Hedwig Brandenburg was married in Berlin, Germany
Berlin, Germany
1560
25 February 1560
Age 20
Hedwig Brandenburg was married in Berlin (D)
Berlin (D)
1602
21 Oct 1602
Age 62
Death of Hedwig Brandenburg in Wolfenbüttel, Neidersachsen, Germany
Wolfenbüttel, Neidersachsen, Germany
1602
21 Oct 1602
Age 62
Death of Hedwig Brandenburg in Braunschweig Niedersachsen H.R.E.
Braunschweig Niedersachsen H.R.E.
1602
21 Oct 1602
Age 62
Death of Hedwig Brandenburg in Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany
Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Mar 1540
    Event Place: Colln, old Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Germany, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Mar 1540
    Event Place: Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1549
    Event Place: kulen, Berlin, Segeberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1560
    Event Place: Berlin, Germany

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 February 1560
    Event Place: Berlin (D)

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1602
    Event Place: Wolfenbüttel, Neidersachsen, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Germany, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1602
    Event Place: Braunschweig Niedersachsen H.R.E.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1602
    Event Place: Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wolfenbüttel, Landkreis Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave Index

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