Dorothée of Denmark

Dorothée of Denmark born in 1546, deceased in 1617.

It was regent during the minority of his Georges son of Brunswick-Luneburg.

Family

Girl of Christian III of Denmark and Dorothée of Saxony-Lauenburg-Magnus.

In 1561, it married Guillaume VI of Brunswick-Luneburg (1535 - 1617)

Fifteen children were born from this union:

Of which:

  • Sophie of Brunswick-Luneburg (1563 - 1639, in 1579 it married the margrave Georges de Brandeburg-Ansbach († 1603)

  • Ernest II of Brunswick-Luneburg, duke of Brunswick-Luneburg of 1592 with 1611

  • Elisabeth of Brunswick-Luneburg (1565 - 1621), in 1586 it married the count Frederic von Hohenlohe († 1590)

  • Christian of Brunswick-Luneburg (1566 - (1633), he was bishop of Minden, duke of Lübeck, duke of Brunswick-Luneburg of 1633 with 1636

  • Claire of Brunswick-Luneburg (1571 - 1658), in 1593 it married the count Guillaume zu Schwarzburg († 1597)

  • Marguerite of Brunswick-Luneburg (1573 - (1643), in 1599 it married the duke Jean of Saxony-Cobourg-Eisenach († 1633)

  • Sibyl of Brunswick-Luneburg (1584 - 1652), in 1617 it married the duke Jules of Brunswick-Danneburg († 1636)

Biography

Not to suffer from the crises of insanity of her husband, Dorothée of Denmark escaped to be put in safety. In 1592, it ensured regency during the minority of his/her Georges son of Brunswick-Luneburg. It had with regard to the advisers of Guillaume VI of Brunswick-Luneburg a great mistrust, those had managed in a disastrous way the fields of her husband. Equipped with a great strength of character, it showed great capacities in policy.

Internal bonds

External bonds and sources

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