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Queen Dorothea of Brandenburg 1430–1495 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1430

Birth Location: Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany

Death Date: 10 November 1495

Death Location: Kalundborg Slot, Kalundborg, Holbaek, Denmark

Father: DIETRICH VonOldenburg

Mother: Hedwige Schleswig-Holstein

Spouse(s): Heinrich Mecklenburg

Children(s): Hanna Oldenburg, Elisabeth Schwerin, Bathasar Mecklenburg, Anna Mecklenburg, Magnus Mecklenburg

The story of Queen Dorothea of Brandenburg began in 1430 in Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany. Queen Dorothea of Brandenburg married Heinrich Iv Von Mecklenburg, Johann Christian Oldenburg, and had children including Anna Von Mecklenburg, Bathasar Von Mecklenburg, Elisabeth Van Mecklenburg Schwerin, Hanna Maria Elisabeth Oldenburg, Magnus Ii Von Mecklenburg. Queen Dorothea of Brandenburg passed away in 1495 in Kalundborg Slot, Kalundborg, Holbaek, Denmark.

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Biography

  • The story of Queen Dorothea of Brandenburg began in 1430 in Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany.
  • Queen Dorothea of Brandenburg married Heinrich Iv Von Mecklenburg, Johann Christian Oldenburg, and had children including Anna Von Mecklenburg, Bathasar Von Mecklenburg, Elisabeth Van Mecklenburg Schwerin, Hanna Maria Elisabeth Oldenburg, Magnus Ii Von Mecklenburg.
  • Queen Dorothea of Brandenburg passed away in 1495 in Kalundborg Slot, Kalundborg, Holbaek, Denmark.

Immediate Family

Parents

DIETRICH VonOldenburg
1380–1440
Birth Location: Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Niedersachsen, Germany
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Hedwige Schleswig-Holstein
1395–1436
Birth Location: Schleswig, Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Heinrich Mecklenburg
1417–1477
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Hanna Oldenburg
1828–
Birth Location: –
HO
Elisabeth Schwerin
1449–1506
Birth Location: –
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Bathasar Mecklenburg
1451–1507
Birth Location: –
BM
Anna Mecklenburg
1447–1464
Birth Location: –
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Magnus Mecklenburg
1441–1503
Birth Location: Schwerin, Sachsen, Germany
MM

Queen Brandenburg's Ancestors

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Queen Brandenburg
1430–1495
Birth Place: Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Parents
DIETRICH VonOldenburg
1380–1440
Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Niedersachsen, Germany
Hedwige ("Princess von") Schleswig-Holstein
1395–1436
Schleswig, Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Grandparents
Christian (V von) OLDENBURG
1342–1399
Agnes (von) HOHNSTEIN
1360–1404
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Queen Brandenburg's Descendants

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Queen (Dorothea of) Brandenburg (Apr 1430–10 November 1495) m. Heinrich (IV. von) Mecklenburg (1417–9 March 1477)
  1. 1. Hanna (Maria Elisabeth) Oldenburg 1828–
  2. 2. Elisabeth (van Mecklenburg) Schwerin 1449–1506
  3. 3. Bathasar (von) Mecklenburg 1451–1507
  4. 4. Anna (von) Mecklenburg 1447–1464
  5. 5. Magnus (II. von) Mecklenburg 1441–1503

Queen Brandenburg's Timeline

2 Records

1430
Apr 1430
Birth of Queen Dorothea of Brandenburg in Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
1495
10 November 1495
Age 65
Death of Queen Dorothea of Brandenburg in Kalundborg Slot, Kalundborg, Holbaek, Denmark
Kalundborg Slot, Kalundborg, Holbaek, Denmark

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1430
    Event Place: Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 November 1495
    Event Place: Kalundborg Slot, Kalundborg, Holbaek, Denmark
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