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Hedwig van Brandenburg 1540–1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 MAR 1540

Birth Location: Berlijn, Duitsland

Death Date: 21 OCT 1602

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

Father: Joachim Brandenburg

Mother: Hedwig Jagiellonica

Spouse(s): Julius Wolfenbuttel

Children(s): Heinrich Kalenber, Sophia Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, Julius Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel

The story of Hedwig van Brandenburg began in 1540 in Berlijn, Duitsland. Hedwig van Brandenburg married Julius Van Brunswijk Wolfenbuttel, and had children including Heinrich Julius Von Braunschweig Kalenber, Julius August Von Braunschweig Wolfenbuttel, Sophia Hedwig Von Braunschweig Wolfenbuttel. Hedwig van Brandenburg passed away in 1602 in Wolfenbüttel, Landkreis Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany.

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Biography

  • The story of Hedwig van Brandenburg began in 1540 in Berlijn, Duitsland.
  • Hedwig van Brandenburg married Julius Van Brunswijk Wolfenbuttel, and had children including Heinrich Julius Von Braunschweig Kalenber, Julius August Von Braunschweig Wolfenbuttel, Sophia Hedwig Von Braunschweig Wolfenbuttel.
  • Hedwig van Brandenburg passed away in 1602 in Wolfenbüttel, Landkreis Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joachim Brandenburg
1505–1571
Birth Location: Keulen A.d. Spree, Berlijn
JB
Hedwig Jagiellonica
1513–1573
Birth Location: Poznań, Miasto Poznań, Wielkopolskie, Poland
HJ

Spouses(s)

Julius Wolfenbuttel
1528–1589
Birth Location: –
JW

Children(s)

Heinrich Kalenber
1564–1613
Birth Location: Hessen, Germany
HK
Sophia Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
1561–1631
Birth Location: –
SB
Julius Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
1578–1617
Birth Location: –
JB

Hedwig Brandenburg's Ancestors

Self
Hedwig Brandenburg
1540–1602
Birth Place: Berlijn, Duitsland
Parents
Joachim II von Brandenburg
1505–1571
Keulen A.d. Spree, Berlijn
Hedwig Jagiellonica
1513–1573
Poznań, Miasto Poznań, Wielkopolskie, Poland
Grandparents
Joachim (I Nestor van Hohenzollern Keurvorst van) Brandenburg
1484–1535
Keulen A.d. Spree, Berlijn
Elisabeth (van Oldenburg Prinses van) Zweden
1485–1555
Slot Nyborg, Funen, Denemarken
Sigismund (I Jagiello Koning van) Polen
1467–1548
Barbara Zapolya
1495–1515
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hedwig Brandenburg's Descendants

1.
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Hedwig (van) Brandenburg (02 MAR 1540–21 OCT 1602) m. Julius (van Brunswijk) Wolfenbuttel (29 JUN 1528–13 MAY 1589)
  1. 1. Heinrich (Julius Von Braunschweig) Kalenber 1564–1613 m. Elisabeth (Oldenburg af Danmark -) Norge 1573–1626
    1. 1. Sophia (Hedwig Von) Welf 1594–1642 m. Ernst (Casimir I von) Nassau-Diez 1573–1632
      1. 1. Willem (Frederik von) Nassau-Diez 1613–1664 m. Albertina (Agnes von) Nassau-Diez 1634–1696
        1. 1. Hendrik (Hendrik Casimir II Casimir von Nassau-Dietz Fürst stadhouder van Friesland en) Groningen 1657–1696 m. Henriette (Amalie) Ascania 1666–1726
        2. 2. Amalia (van) Nassau-Dietz 1655–1695
        3. 3. Wilhelmina (Sophia Hedwig van) Nassau-Dietz 1664–1667
      2. 2. Dödfödd (Dotter Nassau von) Dillenburg 1608–1608
      3. 3. S.N (van) Nassau-Dietz 1608–1608
      4. 4. Johann (Ernst Nassau von) Dietz 1609–1609
      5. 5. S.N (van) Nassau-Dietz 1610–
      6. 6. S.N (van) Nassau-Dietz 1610–1610
      7. 7. Dödfödd (Son Nassau von) Dillenburg 1610–1610
      8. 8. Hendrik (Casimir I Nassau von) Dillenburg 1612–1640
      9. 9. Wilhelm (Friedrich Nassau von) Dillenburg 1613–1664
      10. 10. Elisabeth (Friso von) Nassau-Diez 1614–1614
      11. 11. Johan (Ernst Nassau von) Dillenburg 1617–1617
      12. 12. Jan (Ernst Van) Nassouwen 1617–1617
      13. 13. Maurits (von) Nassau-Diez 1619–1628
      14. 14. Elisabeth (Friso von) Nassau-Diez 1620–1628
      15. 15. S.N (van) Nassau-Dietz –1609
    2. 2. Elisabeth (Welf von Braunschweig -) Wolfenbüttel 1567–1650
    3. 3. Georg (Welf von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1582–1641
    4. 4. Dorothea (Hedwig van Brunswijk) Wolfenbuttel 1587–1609
    5. 5. Friedrich (Ulrich van Brunswijk) Kalenberg 1591–1634
    6. 6. Johanna (Hedwig von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) Braunschweig-Lüneburg 1595–1650
    7. 7. Dorothea (van Brunswijk) Kalenberg 1596–1643
    8. 8. Christian ("den Unge" Welf von) Braunschweig 1599–1626
    9. 9. Anna (Augusta van Brunswijk) Wolfenbuttel 1612–1673
  2. 2. Sophia (Hedwig von) Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel 1561–1631
  3. 3. Julius (August Von) Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel 1578–1617

Hedwig Brandenburg's Timeline

2 Records

1540
02 MAR 1540
Birth of Hedwig van Brandenburg in Berlijn, Duitsland
Berlijn, Duitsland
1602
21 OCT 1602
Age 62
Death of Hedwig van Brandenburg in Wolfenbuttel, Duitsland
Wolfenbuttel, Duitsland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 MAR 1540
    Event Place: Berlijn, Duitsland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 OCT 1602
    Event Place: Wolfenbuttel, Duitsland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wolfenbüttel, Landkreis Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave Index
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