After her father's accession to the throne in 1523 a marriage was suggested to the English claimant to the throne, Duke Richard of Suffolk, who was supported by King Francis of France, but without success.
In 1525, she received a proposal from the newly made Duke of Prussia. The marriage was arranged by her father's Germanchancellor Wolfgang von Utenhof. The wedding was conducted 12 February 1526 and Dorothea arrived with a large entourage in Königsberg in June.
Dorothea had a very good relationship with Albert and this contributed to a good and active contact between Denmark and Prussia which continued during her brother's reign and until her death. Dorothea and her spouse corresponded with her brother, the king of Denmark, and acted as his political advisors. Dorothea and Albert were present at the coronation of Christian III of Denmark in Copenhagen in 1537; they also acted as foster-parents of her nephew Duke Hans of Denmark in 1536–1542.
dorothea, denmark, duchess, prussia, other, people, with, same, name, dorothea, denmark, dorothea, denmark, august, 1504, april, 1547, duchess, prussia, marriage, duke, albert, duke, prussia, daughter, king, frederick, denmark, anna, brandenburg, dorothea, den. For other people with the same name see Dorothea of Denmark Dorothea of Denmark 1 August 1504 11 April 1547 was a Duchess of Prussia by marriage to Duke Albert Duke of Prussia She was the daughter of King Frederick I of Denmark and Anna of Brandenburg Dorothea of DenmarkPortrait by Jacob BinckDuchess consort of PrussiaTenure1 July 1526 11 April 1547Born1 August 1504DenmarkDied11 April 1547 1547 04 11 aged 42 SpouseAlbert Duke of PrussiaIssueamong others Anna Sophia Duchess of MecklenburgFatherFrederick I of DenmarkMotherAnna of Brandenburg Contents 1 Life 2 Issue 3 References 4 External linksLife editAfter her father s accession to the throne in 1523 a marriage was suggested to the English claimant to the throne Duke Richard of Suffolk who was supported by King Francis of France but without success In 1525 she received a proposal from the newly made Duke of Prussia The marriage was arranged by her father s German chancellor Wolfgang von Utenhof The wedding was conducted 12 February 1526 and Dorothea arrived with a large entourage in Konigsberg in June Dorothea had a very good relationship with Albert and this contributed to a good and active contact between Denmark and Prussia which continued during her brother s reign and until her death Dorothea and her spouse corresponded with her brother the king of Denmark and acted as his political advisors Dorothea and Albert were present at the coronation of Christian III of Denmark in Copenhagen in 1537 they also acted as foster parents of her nephew Duke Hans of Denmark in 1536 1542 The Konigsberg Cathedral has a monument of her nbsp Funeral monument now in Pushkin museumIssue editAnna Sophia 11 June 1527 6 February 1591 married John Albert I Duke of Mecklenburg Gustrow Katharina b and d 24 February 1528 Frederick Albert 5 December 1529 1 January 1530 Lucia Dorothea 8 April 1531 1 February 1532 Lucia 3 February 1537 May 1539 Albert b and d March 1539 References editDansk biografisk Lexikon IV Bind Clemens Eynden in Danish External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dorothea of Denmark Duchess of Prussia VacantTitle last held byNew title Duchess consort of Prussia1525 1547 Succeeded byAnna Marie of Brunswick Luneburg Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dorothea of Denmark Duchess of Prussia amp oldid 1191843570, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
