Elizabeth was raised at the royal Danish court of her half brother and described as an extraordinary beauty. In 1542 she was engaged, and on 26 August 1543 Elizabeth was married to Duke Magnus III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (4 July 1509 – 28 January 1550). This marriage was childless. She returned to Denmark in 1551 and stayed there until her second marriage in 1556.
Elizabeth made frequent visits to the Danish royal court, and also to her former sister in law queen dowager Dorothea. After her daughter became Queen of Denmark in 1572, her visits to Denmark became longer. She is described as kind, sensible, religious and practical. She was also active in Mecklenburg-Güstrow: she reconstructed the churches in Güstrow and Doberan and protected hospitals and convents. She died on return from one of her visits to Denmark.
Grewolls, Grete (2011). Wer war wer in Mecklenburg und Vorpommern. Das Personenlexikon (in German). Rostock: Hinstorff Verlag. p. 2457. ISBN978-3-356-01301-6.
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elizabeth, denmark, duchess, mecklenburg, elisabeth, denmark, october, 1524, october, 1586, danish, princess, duchess, mecklenburg, schwerin, later, mecklenburg, güstrow, through, marriage, elder, daughter, king, frederick, denmark, second, spouse, sophie, pom. Elisabeth of Denmark 14 October 1524 15 October 1586 was Danish princess and a Duchess of Mecklenburg Schwerin and later of Mecklenburg Gustrow through marriage She was the elder daughter of King Frederick I of Denmark and his second spouse Sophie of Pomerania Elizabeth of DenmarkPortrait by Cornelius Krommeny 1578Born14 October 1524DenmarkDied 1586 10 15 15 October 1586SpouseMagnus III Duke of Mecklenburg SchwerinUlrich III of Mecklenburg GustrowIssueSophie Queen of Denmark and NorwayHouseOldenburgFatherFrederick I of DenmarkMotherSophie of Pomerania Contents 1 Biography 2 Legacy 3 Ancestry 4 References 5 LiteratureBiography EditElizabeth was raised at the royal Danish court of her half brother and described as an extraordinary beauty In 1542 she was engaged and on 26 August 1543 Elizabeth was married to Duke Magnus III of Mecklenburg Schwerin 4 July 1509 28 January 1550 This marriage was childless She returned to Denmark in 1551 and stayed there until her second marriage in 1556 Secondly she married on 14 February 1556 Duke Ulrich III of Mecklenburg Gustrow and had the only daughter Sophie who married King Frederick II of Denmark in 1572 Her relationship to Ulrich is described as a happy one Elizabeth made frequent visits to the Danish royal court and also to her former sister in law queen dowager Dorothea After her daughter became Queen of Denmark in 1572 her visits to Denmark became longer She is described as kind sensible religious and practical She was also active in Mecklenburg Gustrow she reconstructed the churches in Gustrow and Doberan and protected hospitals and convents She died on return from one of her visits to Denmark Legacy EditElizabeth s granddaughter Anne of Denmark married King James I of England Thus every British monarch since has been her direct descendant the present King Charles III being king of 15 independent nations Ancestry EditAncestors of Elizabeth of Denmark Duchess of Mecklenburg16 Christian V of Oldenburg8 Dietrich Count of Oldenburg17 Agnes of Hohnstein Heringen4 Christian I of Denmark18 Gerhard VI of Holstein Rendsburg9 Helvig of Schauenburg19 Catherine Elisabeth of Brunswick Luneburg2 Frederick I of Denmark20 Frederick I of Brandenburg10 John Margrave of Brandenburg Kulmbach21 Elisabeth of Bavaria5 Dorothea of Brandenburg22 Rudolph III of Saxe Wittenberg11 Barbara of Saxe Wittenberg23 Barbara of Legnica1 Elizabeth of Denmark24 Wartislaw IX of Pomerania12 Eric II of Pomerania25 Sophia of Saxe Lauenburg6 Bogislaw X of Pomerania26 Bogislaw IX of Pomerania13 Sophie of Pomerania27 Maria of Masovia3 Sophie of Pomerania28 Wladyslaw II Jagiello of Poland14 Casimir IV of Poland29 Sophia of Halshany7 Anna of Poland30 Albert II of Germany15 Elisabeth of Austria31 Elizabeth of LuxembourgReferences Edit in Danish Article in the Dansk biografisk LexikonLiterature EditElisabeth Hertuginde av Meklenborg In Dansk biografisk leksikon Vol 4 pp 497f digitalised Grewolls Grete 2011 Wer war wer in Mecklenburg und Vorpommern Das Personenlexikon in German Rostock Hinstorff Verlag p 2457 ISBN 978 3 356 01301 6 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elizabeth of Denmark Duchess of Mecklenburg This Danish biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biography of a member of a European royal house is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elizabeth of Denmark Duchess of Mecklenburg amp oldid 1126366409, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
