When her husband died in 1592, she became regent for her under age son George. She had a deep mistrust of the councillors because of their ill management of her husband's estates during his insanity. Dorothea was known as a capable and energetic regent.
^Das fürstliche Beilager Herzog Johann Casimirs auf Schloss Heldburg und in Coburg. siehe: Norbert Klaus Fuchs: Das Heldburger Land–ein historischer Reiseführer. Verlag Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza 2013, ISBN 978-3-86777-349-2
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dorothea, denmark, duchess, brunswick, other, people, with, same, name, dorothea, denmark, princess, dorothea, denmark, june, 1546, january, 1617, duchess, brunswick, lüneburg, from, 1561, until, 1592, consort, duke, william, younger, regent, george, from, 159. For other people with the same name see Dorothea of Denmark Princess Dorothea of Denmark 29 June 1546 6 January 1617 was the Duchess of Brunswick Luneburg from 1561 until 1592 as the consort of Duke William the Younger 1 She was regent for her son George from 1592 to 1596 Dorothea of DenmarkDetail from altarpiece attributed to Ludger Tom Ring the Younger in the chapel of Celle Castle c 1569Born 1546 06 29 29 June 1546KoldingDied6 January 1617 1617 01 06 aged 70 WinsenSpouseWilliam Duke of Brunswick LuneburgIssueSophieErnest IIElisabethChristianAugust IDorotheaClaraAnneMargaretFrederick IVMarieMagnusGeorgeJohnSybilleHouseOldenburgFatherChristian III of DenmarkMotherDorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Contents 1 Biography 2 Children who reached adulthood 3 Ancestry 4 References 5 External linksBiography editBorn in Kolding Dorothea was the youngest child of Christian III of Denmark Norway and Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg She married William Duke of Brunswick Luneburg on 12 October 1561 When her husband died in 1592 she became regent for her under age son George She had a deep mistrust of the councillors because of their ill management of her husband s estates during his insanity Dorothea was known as a capable and energetic regent She died in Winsen Germany at the age of 70 Children who reached adulthood editSophia 30 October 1563 1639 married George Frederick Margrave of Brandenburg Ansbach Ernst 31 December 1564 2 March 1611 Elisabeth 19 October 1565 17 July 1621 married Frederick Count of Hohenlohe Langenburg Christian 19 November 1566 8 November 1633 Augustus 18 November 1568 1 October 1636 Dorothea 1 January 1570 15 August 1649 married Charles Count Palatine of Birkenfeld Clara 16 January 1571 18 July 1658 married William Count of Schwarzburg Blankenburg Anne 22 March 1572 5 February 1601 Margaret 6 April 1573 7 August 1643 married Johann Casimir Duke of Saxe Coburg Friedrich 28 August 1574 10 December 1648 Marie 21 October 1575 8 August 1610 Magnus 30 August 1577 10 February 1632 Georg 17 February 1582 12 April 1641 Johann 23 June 1583 27 November 1628 Sybille 3 June 1584 5 August 1652 married Julius Ernest Duke of Brunswick LuneburgAncestry editAncestors of Dorothea of Denmark Duchess of Brunswick16 Theodoric Count of Oldenburg8 Christian I of Denmark17 Hedvig of Holstein4 Frederick I of Denmark18 John Margrave of Brandenburg Kulmbach9 Dorothea of Brandenburg19 Barbara of Saxe Wittenberg2 Christian III of Denmark20 Albrecht III Elector of Brandenburg10 John Cicero Elector of Brandenburg21 Margaret of Baden5 Anna of Brandenburg22 William III of Saxony and Thuringia Duke of Luxembourg11 Margaret of Thuringia23 Anne Duchess of Luxembourg1 Dorothea of Denmark24 Bernard II Duke of Saxe Lauenburg12 John V Duke of Saxe Lauenburg25 Adelheid of Pomerania6 Magnus I Duke of Saxe Lauenburg26 Frederick II Elector of Brandenburg13 Dorothea of Brandenburg27 Katharina of Saxony3 Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg28 William IV Duke of Brunswick Luneburg14 Henry IV Duke of Brunswick Luneburg29 Elisabeth of Stolberg Wernigerode7 Catherine of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel30 Eric II Duke of Pomerania15 Catherine of Pomerania Wolgast31 Sophia of Pomerania StolpReferences edit Das furstliche Beilager Herzog Johann Casimirs auf Schloss Heldburg und in Coburg siehe Norbert Klaus Fuchs Das Heldburger Land ein historischer Reisefuhrer Verlag Rockstuhl Bad Langensalza 2013 ISBN 978 3 86777 349 2External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dorothea of Denmark Duchess of Brunswick Luneburg Dorothea of Denmark Duchess of BrunswickHouse of OldenburgBorn 29 June 1546 Died 6 January 1617 German nobility Preceded bySophia of Mecklenburg Schwerin Duchess consort of Brunswick Luneburg1561 1592 VacantTitle next held bySophia Dorothea of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glucksburg Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dorothea of Denmark Duchess of Brunswick amp oldid 1222669277, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
