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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, Landkreis Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany

Father: Joachim Brandenburg

Mother: Hedwig Jagiellonica

Spouse(s): Julius Welf

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

The story of Hedwig van Brandenburg began in 1540 in Keulen A.d. Spree, Berlijn. Hedwig van Brandenburg married Julius Von Welf, and had children including Heinrich Julius Von Braunschweig Wolfenbuttel, Julius August Von Braunschweig Wolfenbuttel, Maria Prinses Van Brunswijk 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 Keulen A.d. Spree, Berlijn.
  • Hedwig van Brandenburg married Julius Von Welf, and had children including Heinrich Julius Von Braunschweig Wolfenbuttel, Julius August Von Braunschweig Wolfenbuttel, Maria Prinses Van Brunswijk 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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Hedwig Brandenburg's Ancestors

Self
Hedwig Brandenburg
1540–1602
Birth Place: Keulen A.d. Spree, Berlijn
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

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Hedwig (van) Brandenburg (02 MAR 1540–21 OCT 1602) m. Julius (Von) Welf (29 JUN 1528–03 MAY 1589)
  1. 1. Maria (Prinses van) Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel 1566–1626 m. Franz (II von) Sachsen-Lauenburg 1547–1619
    1. 1. Sophia (Hedwig van) Saksen-Lauenburg 1601–1660 m. Philipp (Philip Von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg) Schleswig-Holstein 1584–1663
      1. 1. Dorothée (de) Slesvig-Holstein-Sonderbourg 1636–1689 m. Frédéric-Guillaume (de) Brandebourg 1620–1688
        1. 1. Philipp (Wilhelm von) Brandenburg-Schwedt 1669–1711 m. Johanna (Charlotte von) Anhalt-Dessau 1682–1750
        2. 2. Maria (Amalia von) Brandenburg-Schwedt 1670–1739
        3. 3. Albrecht (Friedrich von) Brandenburg-Schwedt 1672–1731
      2. 2. Johan (van) Sleeswijk-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 1625–1640
      3. 3. Frans (Philips van) Sleeswijk-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 1626–1651
      4. 4. Christiaan (Hertog van) Sleeswijk-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 1627–1698
      5. 5. Maria (Elisabeth van) Sleeswijk-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 1628–1664
      6. 6. Karel (Albrecht van) Sleeswijk-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 1629–1631
      7. 7. Sophia (Hedwig van) Sleeswijk-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 1630–1652
      8. 8. Adolf (van) Sleeswijk-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 1631–1658
      9. 9. Augusta (van) Sleeswijk-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 1633–1701
      10. 10. Christine (van) Sleeswijk-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 1634–1710
      11. 11. Magdalena (Sybille van) Sleeswijk-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 1639–1640
      12. 12. Hedwig (van) Sleeswijk-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 1640–1671
      13. 13. Anna (Sabine van) Sleeswijk-Holstein-Sonderburg-Gl��cksburg 1641–1642
      14. 14. Anna (van) Sleeswijk-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 1643–1644
    2. 2. Julius (Heinrich van Saksen) Lauenburg 1586–1665
    3. 3. Juliane (van Saksen) Lauenburg 1589–1630
    4. 4. Franz (Karl van Saksen) Lauenburg 1594–1660
    5. 5. Hedwig (Maria van) Saksen-Lauenburg 1597–1644
    6. 6. Franz (Albrecht van Saksen) Lauenburg 1598–1642
    7. 7. Franz (Heinrich van Saksen) Lauenburg 1604–1658
  2. 2. Sophia (Hedwig von) Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel 1561–1631
  3. 3. Heinrich (Julius von) Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel 1564–1613
  4. 4. Julius (August Von) Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel 1578–1617

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

    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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