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Hedwig Princess of Denmark 1581 – 1641 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 August 1581

Birth Location: Frederiksborg Palace, Hillerød, North Zealand, Denmark

Death Date: 26 November 1641

Death Location: Schloss Lichtenburg, Prettin, Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

Father: Frederick Norway

Mother: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin,

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The story of Hedwig Princess of Denmark Electoress of Saxony began in 1581 in Frederiksborg Palace, Hillerød, North Zealand, Denmark. Hedwig Princess of Denmark Electoress of Saxony passed away in 1641 in Schloss Lichtenburg, Prettin, Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.

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  • The story of Hedwig Princess of Denmark Electoress of Saxony began in 1581 in Frederiksborg Palace, Hillerød, North Zealand, Denmark.
  • Hedwig Princess of Denmark Electoress of Saxony passed away in 1641 in Schloss Lichtenburg, Prettin, Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.

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Hedwig Denmark's Ancestors

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Hedwig Denmark
1581 – 1641
Birth Place: Frederiksborg Palace, Hillerød, North Zealand, Denmark
Parents
Frederick II King of Denmark and Norway
1534 – 1588
Haderslev, Syddanmark, Denmark
Sophie (von) Mecklenburg-Schwerin,
1557 – 1631
Wismar, Nordmecklenburgischer Landkreis, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Grandparents
Christian (III King of) Norway-Denmark
1503 – 1559
Schleswig, Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Dorothea (of) Sachen-Lauenburg
1511 – 1571
Schloss Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Christopher Hohenzollern
1537 – 1592
Augsburg, Zwaben, Beieren
Dorothea Oldenburg
1527 – 1591
Konigsberg, Giessen, Hessen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Frederik Oldenburg,
1471 – 1533
Ann Holstein
1487 – 1514
Albrecht Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1488 – 1547
Anna Hohenzollern,
1507 – 1567
Frederik Oldenburg,
1471 – 1533
Sophia Pomerania
1498 – 1568
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christian Oldenburg,
1426 – 1481
Dorothea Brandenburg,
1430 – 1495
Magnus Güstrow,
1441 – 1503
Sophia Stettin
1460 – 1504
Joachim Hohenzollern,
1484 – 1535
Princess Denmark,
1485 – 1555
Christian Oldenburg,
1426 – 1481
Dorothea Brandenburg,
1430 – 1495
Anna Jagiellonka
1476 – 1503

Hedwig Denmark's Timeline

2 Records

1581
5 August 1581
Birth of Hedwig Princess of Denmark Electoress of Saxony in Frederiksborg Palace, Hillerød, North Zealand, Denmark
Frederiksborg Palace, Hillerød, North Zealand, Denmark
1641
26 November 1641
Age 60
Death of Hedwig Princess of Denmark Electoress of Saxony in Schloss Lichtenburg, Prettin, Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Schloss Lichtenburg, Prettin, Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 August 1581
    Event Place: Frederiksborg Palace, Hillerød, North Zealand, Denmark

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 November 1641
    Event Place: Schloss Lichtenburg, Prettin, Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

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