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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: Braunschweig Niedersachsen H.R.E.

Father: King II

Mother: Edwige Jagellon

Spouse(s): Julius Braunschweig

Children(s): Heinrich Kalenber, Marie d'ESTE, Philippe d'ESTE, Sophie-Edwige d'ESTE, Elisabeth d'ESTE, Edwige d'ESTE, Marie Wolfenbuttel

In 1540, Hedwig Brandenburg entered the world in Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany, born to King Joachim Hector Von Hohenzollern Ii And Edwige De Pologne Jagellon. Hedwig Brandenburg married Julius Braunschweig, and had children including Edwige De Brunswick Wolfenbuttel D Este, Elisabeth De Brunswick Wolfenbuttel D Este, Heinrich Julius Von Braunschweig Wolfenbuttel Kalenber, Marie Brunswick Wolfenbuttel, Marie De Brunswick Wolfenbuttel D Este, Philippe De Brunswick Wolfenbuttel D Este, Sophie Edwige De Brunswick Wolfenbuttel D Este. Hedwig Brandenburg passed away in 1602 in Braunschweig Niedersachsen H.R.E..

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Biography

  • In 1540, Hedwig Brandenburg entered the world in Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany, born to King Joachim Hector Von Hohenzollern Ii And Edwige De Pologne Jagellon.
  • Hedwig Brandenburg married Julius Braunschweig, and had children including Edwige De Brunswick Wolfenbuttel D Este, Elisabeth De Brunswick Wolfenbuttel D Este, Heinrich Julius Von Braunschweig Wolfenbuttel Kalenber, Marie Brunswick Wolfenbuttel, Marie De Brunswick Wolfenbuttel D Este, Philippe De Brunswick Wolfenbuttel D Este, Sophie Edwige De Brunswick Wolfenbuttel D Este.
  • Hedwig Brandenburg passed away in 1602 in Braunschweig Niedersachsen H.R.E..

Immediate Family

Parents

King II
1505–1571
Birth Location: Colln An Der Spree, Berlin, Brandenburg, Electorate of Brandenburg
KI
Edwige Jagellon
1513–1573
Birth Location: Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Pologne
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Spouses(s)

Julius Braunschweig
1528–1589
Birth Location: Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany
JB

Children(s)

Heinrich Kalenber
1564–1613
Birth Location: Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Tyskland
HK
Marie d'ESTE
1566–1626
Birth Location: Schladen, Niedersachsen, Allemagne
Md
Philippe d'ESTE
1568–1623
Birth Location: Osterode, Brunswick, Niedersachsen, Allemagne
Pd
Sophie-Edwige d'ESTE
1561–1631
Birth Location: Wolfenbüttel, Niedersachsen, Allemagne
Sd
Elisabeth d'ESTE
1567–1618
Birth Location: Osterode, Brunswick, Niedersachsen, Allemagne
Ed
Edwige d'ESTE
1580–1657
Birth Location: Wolfenbüttel, Niedersachsen, Allemagne
Ed
Marie Wolfenbuttel
1566–1626
Birth Location: Schladen, Hannover, Prussia
MW

Hedwig Brandenburg's Ancestors

Self
Hedwig Brandenburg
1540–1602
Birth Place: Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
Parents
King Joachim Hector von Hohenzollern II
1505–1571
Colln An Der Spree, Berlin, Brandenburg, Electorate of Brandenburg
Edwige (de Pologne) Jagellon
1513–1573
Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Pologne
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
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hedwig Brandenburg's Descendants

1.
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Hedwig Brandenburg (02 Mar 1540–21 Oct 1602) m. Julius Braunschweig (29 Jun 1528–13 May 1589)
  1. 1. Heinrich (Julius Von Braunschweig-Wolfenbuttel) Kalenber 1564–1613 m. Elisabeth (von van DENEMARKEN, Duchess of) Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 1573–1626 m. Prinzessin (Dorothea Wettin von) Sachsen 1563–1587
    1. 1. Elisabeth (Herzogin von Sachsen-Altenburg Prinzessin von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) Welfen 1593–1650 m. Johann (Philipp von) Sachsen-Altenburg 1597–1639
      1. 1. Princess (ELISABETH SOPHIA von) Sachsen-Altenburg 1619–1680 m. Ernest (I Saxe) Gotha 1601–1675
        1. 1. Frederick (I) Wettin 1646–1691 m. Magdalene Sibylle 1648–1681
        2. 2. Johann (Ernst IV Wettin von Sachsen, Duke of) Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1658–1729 m. Charlotte (Jeanne de) WALDECK 1664–1699
        3. 3. Ernst, (Duke of) Saxe-Hildburghausen 1655–1715 m. Sophia (Henriette, Countess of) Waldeck 1662–1702
    2. 2. Anna (Augusta van) Welf 1612–1673
    3. 3. Dorothea (von) Welf 1596–1643
    4. 4. Prinzessin (Dorothea Hedwig von) Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel 1587–1609 m. Johann (Ernest Rudolph I von Anhalt Zerbst) Prinz 1576–1621 m. Rodolphe (Ier d'Anhalt-Zerbst) d'ASCANIE 1576–1621
      1. 1. Dorothea (of) Anhalt-Zerbst 1607–1634 m. Augustus (the Younger, Duke of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1579–1666
        1. 1. Anthony (Ulrich, Duke of) Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 1633–1714 m. Elisabeth (Juliana Van) Sleeswijk-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg 1634–1704
      2. 2. Eleonore (of) Anhalt-Zerbst 1608–1681 m. Frederick, (Duke of) Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Norburg 1581–1658
        1. 1. Elisabeth (Juliana Van) Sleeswijk-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg 1634–1704 m. Anthony (Ulrich, Duke of) Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 1633–1714
    5. 5. Sophia (Hedwig von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel Welf Gräfin zu) Nassau-Dietz 1592–1642 m. Ernest (Casimir I Nassau) Dietz 1573–1632
      1. 1. William (Frederick, Prince of) Nassau-Dietz 1613–1664 m. Albertine (Agnes Van Nassau) Oranje 1634–1696
        1. 1. Hendrik (Casimir van Nassau-Dietz) II 1657–1696 m. Henriëtte (Amalie von Anhalt-Dessau Askanier Fürstin zu) Nassau-Dietz 1666–1726
  2. 2. Marie (de Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel) d'ESTE 1566–1626
  3. 3. Philippe (de Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel) d'ESTE 1568–1623
  4. 4. Sophie-Edwige (de Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel) d'ESTE 1561–1631
  5. 5. Elisabeth (de Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel) d'ESTE 1567–1618
  6. 6. Edwige (de Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel) d'ESTE 1580–1657
  7. 7. Marie (Brunswick) Wolfenbuttel 1566–1626 m. Franz (Saxe) Lauenburg 1547–1619
    1. 1. Sofie (Hedwig Saxe) Launburg 1601–1660 m. Philipp (von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg Schleswig-Holstein, Oldenburg Herzog zu) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 1584–1663
      1. 1. Sophia (Dorothea) Holsten 1636–1689 m. Friedrich (Wilhelm I. der Grosse Kurfürst Von Brandenburg Herzog Von) Pruessen 1620–1688
        1. 1. Philipps Markgraf 1669–1711 m. Johanna (Charlotte Prinzessin von) Anhalt-Dessau 1682–1750
        2. 2. Albert-Frédéric (de Brandebourg-Schwedt de) HOHENZOLLERN 1672–1731
        3. 3. Elisabeth-Sophie (de Prusse de) HOHENZOLLERN 1674–1748
        4. 4. Marie-Amélie (de Brandebourg de) HOHENZOLLERN 1670–1739 m. Moritz (Wilhelm von von) SACHSEN 1664–1718
      2. 2. Auguste (von) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg 1633–1701 m. Ernst (Gunther Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg) Augustenburg 1609–1689
        1. 1. Louise (Charlotte of) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 1658–1740 m. Frédéric-Louis (DE) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderbourg-Beck 1653–1728

Hedwig Brandenburg's Timeline

9 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)
1560
25 February 1560
Age 20
Hedwig Brandenburg was married in Berlin, Germany
Berlin, Germany
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, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany
Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany
1602
21 Oct 1602
Age 62
Death of Hedwig Brandenburg in Braunschweig Niedersachsen H.R.E.
Braunschweig Niedersachsen H.R.E.

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] 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: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 February 1560
    Event Place: Berlin, Germany

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1602
    Event Place: Wolfenbüttel, Neidersachsen, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1602
    Event Place: Braunschweig Niedersachsen H.R.E.
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