Dorothea Hedwig of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel

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Dorothea Hedwig von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (born February 3, 1587 in Wolfenbüttel , † October 16, 1609 in Zerbst ) was a princess of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel and, by marriage, Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst .

Life

Dorothea Hedwig was the eldest child of Duke Heinrich Julius von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1564–1613) from his first marriage to Dorothea (1563–1587), daughter of Elector August of Saxony (1526–1586). Her birth had caused her mother's death.

Dorothea Hedwig married Prince Rudolf von Anhalt-Zerbst (1576–1621) in Wolfenbüttel on December 29, 1605 . She died giving birth to her fourth child; a stillborn princess who was born an hour after her mother's death. The princess was buried in the Bartholomäikirche in Zerbst. Their motto was: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom .

progeny

Dorothea Hedwig had the following children from their marriage:

  • Daughter (* / † 1606)
  • Dorothea (1607-1634)
⚭ 1623 Duke August the Younger of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1579–1666)
⚭ 1632 Duke Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Norburg (1581–1658)
  • Daughter (* / † 1609)

literature

  • August B. Michaelis, Julius Wilhelm Hamberger: Introduction to a complete history of the Chur and Princely Houses in Germany. Volume 3, Meyer, 1785, p. 674

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.royaltyguide.nl/families/welfen/braunschweig2.htm
  2. ↑ Max Lbe: Walsprüche: Devisen und Sinnsprüche , BiblioBazaar, LLC, 2009, p. 11
personal data
SURNAME Dorothea Hedwig of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dorothea Hedwig of Anhalt-Zerbst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Princess of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, by marriage Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst
DATE OF BIRTH February 3, 1587
PLACE OF BIRTH Wolfenbüttel
DATE OF DEATH October 16, 1609
Place of death Zerbst