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Hedwig van Brandenburg 1540–1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 MAR 1540

Birth Location: Keulen A.d. Spree, Berlijn

Death Date: 21 OCT 1602

Death Location: Wolfenbüttel, Nedersaksen

Father: Joachim HOHENZOLLERN

Mother: Hedwig Jagiellon

Spouse(s): Julius Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel

Children(s): Maria Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel

The story of Hedwig van Brandenburg began in 1540 in Keulen A.d. Spree, Berlijn. Hedwig van Brandenburg married Julius Vorst Van Brunswijk Wolfenbuttel, and had children including Maria Prinses Van Brunswijk Wolfenbuttel. Hedwig van Brandenburg passed away in 1602 in Wolfenbüttel, Nedersaksen.

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Biography

  • The story of Hedwig van Brandenburg began in 1540 in Keulen A.d. Spree, Berlijn.
  • Hedwig van Brandenburg married Julius Vorst Van Brunswijk Wolfenbuttel, and had children including Maria Prinses Van Brunswijk Wolfenbuttel.
  • Hedwig van Brandenburg passed away in 1602 in Wolfenbüttel, Nedersaksen.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joachim HOHENZOLLERN
1505–1571
Birth Location: Berlin, Berlin, Allemagne
JH
Hedwig Jagiellon
1513–1573
Birth Location: Poznań, Miasto Poznań, Wielkopolskie, Poland
HJ

Spouses(s)

Julius Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel
1528–1589
Birth Location: Wolfenbüttel, Nedersaksen
JB

Children(s)

Maria Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel
1566–1626
Birth Location: Schladen, Nedersaksen
MB

Hedwig Brandenburg's Ancestors

Self
Hedwig Brandenburg
1540–1602
Birth Place: Keulen A.d. Spree, Berlijn
Parents
Joachim II von HOHENZOLLERN
1505–1571
Berlin, Berlin, Allemagne
Hedwig (Jadwiga Poland) Jagiellon
1513–1573
Poznań, Miasto Poznań, Wielkopolskie, Poland
Grandparents
Joachim (I. Nestor Von Brandenburg Von Hohenzollern) Kurfü
1484–1535
Berlin, Berlin, Allemagne
Elisabeth (Von) Dänemark
1485–1555
Nyborg, Slot, Svendborg, Danemark
Sigismund ('Der van) POLEN
1467–1548
Kozienice, Polen
Barbara (Palatin Ungarn) Zápolya
1495–1515
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hedwig Brandenburg's Descendants

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Hedwig (van) Brandenburg (02 MAR 1540–21 OCT 1602) m. Julius (Vorst van) Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel (29 JUN 1528–13 MAY 1589)
  1. 1. Maria (Prinses van) Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel 1566–1626 m. Frans (II Hertog van) Saksen-Lauenburg 1547–1619
    1. 1. Sophie (de) Saxe-Lauenbourg 1601–1660 m. Philipp (von) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 1584–1663
      1. 1. Augusta (Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg) Glücksburg 1633–1701 m. Ernst (Günther von) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 1609–1689
        1. 1. Louise (Charlotte) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 1658–1740 m. Frederick (Louis Duke Of) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 1653–1728
        2. 2. Friedrich (van Holstein) Sonderburg 1652–1692
        3. 3. Sophia (Amalia Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg) Augustenburg 1654–1655
        4. 4. Philipp (Ernst Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg) Augustenburg 1655–1677
        5. 5. Ernestine (Justine Princess Of) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenborg 1659–1662
        6. 6. Dorothea (Louise Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg) Augustenburg 1663–1721
        7. 7. Frederik (Wilhelm von) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 1668–1714
      2. 2. Johann (Oldenburg af Schleswig - Holstein - Sønderburg -) Glücksburg 1625–1640
      3. 3. Franz (Philip Oldenburg von Schleswig - Holstein - Sønderburg -) Glücksburg 1626–1651
      4. 4. Christian (Oldenburg von Schleswig - Holstein - Sønderburg -) Glücksburg 1627–1698
      5. 5. Maria (Elisabeth Oldenburg von Schleswig - Holstein - Sønderburg -) Glücksburg 1628–1664
      6. 6. Karl (Albrecht Oldenburg von Schleswig - Holstein - Sønderburg -) Glücksburg 1629–1631
      7. 7. Sophia (Hedwig Oldenburg von Schleswig - Holstein - Sønderburg -) Glücksburg 1630–1652
      8. 8. Adolf (Oldenburg von Schleswig - Holstein - Sønderburg -) Glücksburg 1631–1658
      9. 9. Christina (Oldenburg von Schleswig - Holstein - Sønderburg -) Glücksburg 1634–1701
      10. 10. Dorothea (Sophia Oldenburg af Schleswig - Holstein - Sønderburg -) Glücksburg 1636–1689
      11. 11. Magdalena (Sybille Oldenburg von Schleswig - Holstein - Sønderburg -) Glücksburg 1639–1640
      12. 12. Hedwig (Oldenburg von Schleswig - Holstein - Sønderburg -) Glücksburg 1640–1671
      13. 13. Anna (Sabine Oldenburg von Schleswig - Holstein - Sønderburg -) Glücksburg 1641–1642
      14. 14. Anna (Oldenburg von Schleswig - Holstein - Sønderburg -) Glücksburg 1643–1644
      15. 15. Anna (Oldenburg von Schleswig - Holstein - Sønderburg -) Glücksburg 1643–1644
      16. 16. Friedrich (August von) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 1664–1664
    2. 2. Frans (Julius van Saksen-Lauenburg Heer van) Anker 1584–1634
    3. 3. Julius (Hendrik van Saksen-Lauenburg Heer van) Schlackenwerth 1586–1665
    4. 4. Juliana (van) Saksen-Lauenburg 1589–1630
    5. 5. Frans (Karel Hertog van) Saksen-Lauenburg 1591–1660
    6. 6. Hedwig (Maria van) Saksen-Lauenburg 1597–1644
    7. 7. Frans (Hendrik van Saksen-Lauenburg Heer van) Franzhagen 1604–1658

Hedwig Brandenburg's Timeline

2 Records

1540
02 MAR 1540
Birth of Hedwig van Brandenburg in Keulen A.d. Spree, Berlijn
Keulen A.d. Spree, Berlijn
1602
21 OCT 1602
Age 62
Death of Hedwig van Brandenburg in Wolfenbüttel, Nedersaksen
Wolfenbüttel, Nedersaksen

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 MAR 1540
    Event Place: Keulen A.d. Spree, Berlijn
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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