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Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, Queen consort of Sweden 1599–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Nov 1599

Birth Location: Königsberg, Giessen, Hessen, Germany

Death Date: 28 Mar 1655

Death Location: Brussels, Belgium

Father: John Brandenburg

Mother: Anna, Prussia

Spouse(s): Gustavus Sweden

Children(s): Gustav Wasaborg, Christina Sweden

In 1599, Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, Queen consort of Sweden entered the world in Königsberg, Giessen, Hessen, Germany, born to John Sigismund Elector Of Brandenburg And Anna Duchess Of Prussia. Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, Queen consort of Sweden married Gustavus Ii Adolfus King Of Sweden, and had children including Christina Augusta Sweden, Gustav Gustavsson Count Of Wasaborg. Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, Queen consort of Sweden passed away in 1655 in Brussels, Belgium.

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Biography

  • In 1599, Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, Queen consort of Sweden entered the world in Königsberg, Giessen, Hessen, Germany, born to John Sigismund Elector Of Brandenburg And Anna Duchess Of Prussia.
  • Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, Queen consort of Sweden married Gustavus Ii Adolfus King Of Sweden, and had children including Christina Augusta Sweden, Gustav Gustavsson Count Of Wasaborg.
  • Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, Queen consort of Sweden passed away in 1655 in Brussels, Belgium.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Brandenburg
1572–1619
Birth Location: Halle an der Saale, Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, Prussia
JB
Anna, Prussia
1576–1625
Birth Location: Königsberg, Giessen, Hessen, Germany
AP

Spouses(s)

Gustavus Sweden
1594–1632
Birth Location: Tre Kronor Castle, Stockholm, Sweden
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Children(s)

Gustav Wasaborg
1616–1663
Birth Location: –
GW
Christina Sweden
1626–1689
Birth Location: Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
CS

Maria Sweden's Ancestors

Self
Maria Sweden
1599–1655
Birth Place: Königsberg, Giessen, Hessen, Germany
Parents
John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg
1572–1619
Halle an der Saale, Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, Prussia
Anna, (Duchess of) Prussia
1576–1625
Königsberg, Giessen, Hessen, Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Maria Sweden's Descendants

1.
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Maria (Eleonora of Brandenburg, Queen consort of) Sweden (21 Nov 1599–28 Mar 1655) m. Gustavus (II Adolfus, King of) Sweden (9 December 1594–6 November 1632)
  1. 1. Gustav (Gustavsson Count of) Wasaborg 1616–1663
  2. 2. Christina (Augusta) Sweden 1626–1689

Maria Sweden's Timeline

2 Records

1599
21 Nov 1599
Birth of Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, Queen consort of Sweden in Königsberg, Giessen, Hessen, Germany
Königsberg, Giessen, Hessen, Germany
1655
28 Mar 1655
Age 56
Death of Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, Queen consort of Sweden in Brussels, Belgium
Brussels, Belgium

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1599
    Event Place: Königsberg, Giessen, Hessen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1655
    Event Place: Brussels, Belgium
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