Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick
{{Short description|Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg}}
{{Other people||Dorothea of Denmark (disambiguation){{!}}Dorothea of Denmark}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Dorothea of Denmark
| image = Dorothea von Daenemark - Ludger tom Ring d. J. - Detail.jpg
| image_size = 220px
| caption = Detail from altarpiece attributed to Ludger Tom Ring the Younger in the chapel of Celle Castle, c. 1569
| house = Oldenburg
| father = Christian III of Denmark
| mother = Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
| spouse = William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
| issue = Sophie
Ernest II
Elisabeth
Christian
August I
Dorothea
Clara
Anne
Margaret
Frederick IV
Marie
Magnus
George
John
Sybille
| birth_date = {{birth_date|1546|6|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Kolding
| death_date = {{death date and age|1617|1|6|1546|6|29|df=yes}}
| death_place = Winsen
}}
{{House of Oldenburg|christian3}}
Princess Dorothea of Denmark (29 June 1546 – 6 January 1617) was the Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1561 until 1592 as the consort of Duke William the Younger.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 She was regent for her son George from 1592 to 1596.
Biography
Born in Kolding, Dorothea was the youngest child of Christian III of Denmark-Norway and Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg. She married William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 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.
Children who reached adulthood
- Sophia (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-Lüneburg
Ancestry
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|1= 1. Dorothea of Denmark
|2= 2. Christian III of Denmark
|3= 3. Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
|4= 4. Frederick I of Denmark
|5= 5. Anna of Brandenburg
|6= 6. Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
|7= 7. Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
|8= 8. Christian I of Denmark
|9= 9. Dorothea of Brandenburg
|10= 10. John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg
|11= 11. Margaret of Thuringia
|12= 12. John V, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
|13= 13. Dorothea of Brandenburg
|14= 14. Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
|15= 15. Catherine of Pomerania-Wolgast
|16= 16. Theodoric, Count of Oldenburg
|17= 17. Hedvig of Holstein
|18= 18. John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
|19= 19. Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg
|20= 20. Albrecht III, Elector of Brandenburg
|21= 21. Margaret of Baden
|22= 22. William III of Saxony and Thuringia, Duke of Luxembourg
|23= 23. Anne, Duchess of Luxembourg
|24= 24. Bernard II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
|25= 25. Adelheid of Pomerania
|26= 26. Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg
|27= 27. Katharina of Saxony
|28= 28. William IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
|29= 29. Elisabeth of Stolberg-Wernigerode
|30= 30. Eric II, Duke of Pomerania
|31= 31. Sophia of Pomerania-Stolp
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References
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Category:Princesses of Denmark
Category:16th-century women regents
Category:Duchesses of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Category:Children of Christian III of Denmark