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Hedwig of Brandenburg 1540–1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 FEB 1540

Birth Location: Cölln, Brandenburg, Germany

Death Date: 21 OCT 1602

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

Father: Joachim Brandenburg

Mother: Hedwig Jagiellonica

Spouse(s): Julius Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel

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

In 1540, Hedwig of Brandenburg entered the world in Cölln, Brandenburg, Germany, born to Joachim Ii Von Brandenburg And Hedwig Jagiellonica. Hedwig of Brandenburg married Julius Furst Von Braunschweig Wolfenbuttel, and had children including Heinrich Julius Von Welf, Julius August Von Braunschweig Wolfenbuttel, Marie Von Welf, Sophia Hedwig Von Braunschweig Wolfenbuttel. Hedwig of Brandenburg passed away in 1602 in Wolfenbüttel, Landkreis Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Hedwig of Brandenburg entered the world in Cölln, Brandenburg, Germany, born to Joachim Ii Von Brandenburg And Hedwig Jagiellonica.
  • Hedwig of Brandenburg married Julius Furst Von Braunschweig Wolfenbuttel, and had children including Heinrich Julius Von Welf, Julius August Von Braunschweig Wolfenbuttel, Marie Von Welf, Sophia Hedwig Von Braunschweig Wolfenbuttel.
  • Hedwig of Brandenburg passed away in 1602 in Wolfenbüttel, Landkreis Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joachim Brandenburg
1505–1571
Birth Location: Colln An Der Spree, Berlin, Brandenburg, Electorate of Brandenburg
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Hedwig Jagiellonica
1513–1573
Birth Location: Poznań, Miasto Poznań, Wielkopolskie, Poland
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Spouses(s)

Julius Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
1528–1589
Birth Location: Wolfenbüttel, Niedersachsen, Deutschland
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Children(s)

Heinrich Welf
1564–1613
Birth Location: Hessen, Germany
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Sophia Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
1561–1631
Birth Location: –
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Marie Welf
1566–1626
Birth Location: –
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Julius Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
1578–1617
Birth Location: –
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Hedwig Brandenburg's Ancestors

Self
Hedwig Brandenburg
1540–1602
Birth Place: Cölln, Brandenburg, Germany
Parents
Joachim II von Brandenburg
1505–1571
Colln An Der Spree, Berlin, Brandenburg, Electorate of Brandenburg
Hedwig Jagiellonica
1513–1573
Poznań, Miasto Poznań, Wielkopolskie, Poland
Grandparents
Joachim (I Nestor King consort of) Denmark
1484–1535
Colln An Der Spree, Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
Elisabeth (van Oldenburg Prinses van) Zweden
1485–1555
Nyborg Castle, Nyborg, Svendborg, Denmark
Sigismund (I Jagiello Koning van) Polen
1467–1548
Barbara Zapolya
1495–1515
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hedwig Brandenburg's Descendants

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Hedwig (of) Brandenburg (23 FEB 1540–21 OCT 1602) m. Julius (Fürst von) Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (29 JUN 1528–03 MAY 1589)
  1. 1. Heinrich (Julius Von) Welf 1564–1613 m. Dorothea (Von von) SACHSEN 1563–1587 m. Elisabeth (Oldenburg of) Denmark-Norway 1573–1626
    1. 1. Dorothea (Hedwig Of) Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 1587–1609 m. Johann (Ernest Rudolph I Von Anhalt) Zerbst 1576–1621
      1. 1. Eleonore (Prinses van) Anhalt-Zerbst 1608–1680 m. Frederik (Hertog van) Sleeswijk-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg 1581–1658
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Juliane Von Holstein) Norburg 1634–1704 m. Anton (Ulrich Vorst van) Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel 1633–1714
        2. 2. (Herzog) (Johann Bogislaus von) Schleswig-Holstein-Norburg 1629–1679
        3. 3. Johan (Bogislaw Von Oldenburg) (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plon) 1629–1679
        4. 4. Stillborn (von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg) Schleswig-Holstein 1633–1633
        5. 5. Princess (Dorothea Hedwig Von) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg 1636–1692
        6. 6. Christian (August Of Schleswig Holstein) Norburg 1639–1687
        7. 7. Louise (Amone vanHolstein) Norburg 1642–1685
        8. 8. Rudolf (Friedrich Holstein Sonderburg) Norburg 1645–1688
        9. 9. Elisabeth (Julia von) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg –1705
      2. 2. X (Askanier von Anhalt) Zerbst 1606–1606
      3. 3. Sophie (Dorothea Von) Askanier 1607–1634
      4. 4. Eleonore (Prinses van) Anhalt-Zerbst 1608–1680
      5. 5. John (Vi Prince Of) Anhalt-Zerbst 1621–1667
  2. 2. Sophia (Hedwig von) Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel 1561–1631
  3. 3. Marie (Von) Welf 1566–1626
  4. 4. Julius (August Von) Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel 1578–1617

Hedwig Brandenburg's Timeline

2 Records

1540
23 FEB 1540
Birth of Hedwig of Brandenburg in Cölln, Brandenburg, Germany
Cölln, Brandenburg, Germany
1602
21 OCT 1602
Age 62
Death of Hedwig of Brandenburg in Wolfenbuttel, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany
Wolfenbuttel, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 FEB 1540
    Event Place: Cölln, Brandenburg, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 OCT 1602
    Event Place: Wolfenbuttel, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave 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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