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Katherine af of Saxony (Wettin), Electress of Brandenburg 1421–1476 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1421

Birth Location: Of, Dresden, Dresden, Saxony

Death Date: 23 Aug 1476

Death Location: Leisnig, Leipzig, Thueringen, Germany

Father: Friedrich (END)

Mother: Catharina Braunschweig-Lüneburg

Spouse(s): Frederick Hohenzollern, Albrecht Brandenburg

Children(s): Dorothea Hohenzollern

In 1421, Katherine af of Saxony (Wettin), Electress of Brandenburg entered the world in Of, Dresden, Dresden, Saxony, born to Friedrich I De Strijdbare Von Sachsen End And Catharina Von Braunschweig Luneburg. Katherine af of Saxony (Wettin), Electress of Brandenburg married Albrecht Achilles Elector Of Brandenburg, Frederick Ii Friedrich I Iv The Quarrelsome Of Meissen Wettin Margrave Of Meissen Count Palatine And The Elector Of Saxo Hohenzollern, and had children including Dorothea Vonbrandenburg Hohenzollern. Katherine af of Saxony (Wettin), Electress of Brandenburg passed away in 1476 in Leisnig, Leipzig, Thueringen, Germany.

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Biography

  • In 1421, Katherine af of Saxony (Wettin), Electress of Brandenburg entered the world in Of, Dresden, Dresden, Saxony, born to Friedrich I De Strijdbare Von Sachsen End And Catharina Von Braunschweig Luneburg.
  • Katherine af of Saxony (Wettin), Electress of Brandenburg married Albrecht Achilles Elector Of Brandenburg, Frederick Ii Friedrich I Iv The Quarrelsome Of Meissen Wettin Margrave Of Meissen Count Palatine And The Elector Of Saxo Hohenzollern, and had children including Dorothea Vonbrandenburg Hohenzollern.
  • Katherine af of Saxony (Wettin), Electress of Brandenburg passed away in 1476 in Leisnig, Leipzig, Thueringen, Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Friedrich (END)
1370–1428
Birth Location: –
F(
Catharina Braunschweig-Lüneburg
1389–1442
Birth Location: Luneburg, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Frederick Hohenzollern
1413–1471
Birth Location: Tangermünde, Stendal, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
FH
Albrecht Brandenburg
1414–1486
Birth Location: Tangermunde, , Sachsen, Germany
AB

Children(s)

Dorothea Hohenzollern
1446–1519
Birth Location: Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
DH

Katherine Brandenburg's Ancestors

Self
Katherine Brandenburg
1421–1476
Birth Place: Of, Dresden, Dresden, Saxony
Parents
Friedrich I De Strijdbare Von Sachsen (END)
1370–1428
Catharina (Von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg
1389–1442
Luneburg, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Katherine Brandenburg's Descendants

1.
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Katherine (af of Saxony (Wettin), Electress of) Brandenburg (1421–23 Aug 1476) m. Frederick (II Friedrich I (IV) "the Quarrelsome" of Meissen (Wettin), Margrave of Meissen, Count Palatine and the Elector of Saxo) Hohenzollern (19 Nov 1413–10 Feb 1471) m. Albrecht (Achilles Elector of) Brandenburg (24 Nov 1414–11 Mar 1486)
  1. 1. Dorothea (VonBrandenburg) Hohenzollern 1446–1519 m. Johann (IV (V) Duke Of Saxony Lauenburg) Ratzburg 1439–1507
    1. 1. Magnus (I of Saxony Lauenburg) Ratzburg 1467–1543 m. Katharine (Of BRUNSWICK) WOLFENBÜTTEL 1488–1563
      1. 1. Queen (Dorothea Consort of Denmark Saxony) Lauenburg 1511–1571 m. Christian (III (King of Denmark and Norway)) Denmark 1503–1559
        1. 1. Frederick (II, King of Denmark and) Norway 1534–1588 m. Sophia (von) Mecklenburg-Güstrow 1557–1631
        2. 2. Anna (Denmark) Norway 1532–1585
        3. 3. Kaspar (av) Danmark 1533–1618
        4. 4. Magnus Denmark 1540–1583
        5. 5. DENMARK (NORWAY) Anna 1532–1585
        6. 6. Anna Oldenburg 1532–
        7. 7. Magnus Livonia 1540–1583
        8. 8. Magnus (av) Estland 1540–1583
        9. 9. Magnus Holstein 1540–1583
        10. 10. Crimthann (Naidh) Nar –2003
        11. 11. Hans (d y av Holstein Sonderburg) Plön 1548–1622
        12. 12. Denmark Hans 1545–1622
        13. 13. Schleswig (Holstein Sonderburg Beck) Hans 1545–1622
        14. 14. Dorothea 1523–
        15. 15. Dorothea VanDenemarken 1546–1617
        16. 16. Magnus Oldenburg 1540–1583
        17. 17. Hans (Younger) Denmark 1545–1622
        18. 18. Dorothea Denmark 1546–1616
        19. 19. Duke Johann 1545–1622
        20. 20. Johan (II av) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg 1545–1622
        21. 21. Hans (Johan John . "The Younger" Duke Schleswig Holstein) Sonderburg 1545–1622
        22. 22. Dorothea (Princess of Denmark) Oldenburg 1546–1617
      2. 2. Franz (I VonSachsen) Lauenburg 1510–1581
      3. 3. Sofie (av Sachsen) Lauenburg 1511–1571
      4. 4. Catherina (VonSaxe) Lauenburg 1513–1535
      5. 5. Christian (III King Of) DENMARK 1503–1559

Katherine Brandenburg's Timeline

2 Records

1421
1421
Birth of Katherine af of Saxony (Wettin), Electress of Brandenburg in Of, Dresden, Dresden, Saxony
Of, Dresden, Dresden, Saxony
1476
23 Aug 1476
Age 55
Death of Katherine af of Saxony (Wettin), Electress of Brandenburg in Leisnig, Leipzig, Thueringen, Germany
Leisnig, Leipzig, Thueringen, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1421
    Event Place: Of, Dresden, Dresden, Saxony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1476
    Event Place: Leisnig, Leipzig, Thueringen, Germany
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