Dorothea of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
Dorothea von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (born July 8, 1596 in Wolfenbüttel , † September 1, 1643 in Halle (Saale) ) was a princess of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel and by marriage Margravine of Brandenburg.
Life
Dorothea was a daughter of Duke Heinrich Julius von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1564–1613) from his second marriage to Elisabeth (1573–1626), eldest daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark . One of Hedwig's brothers was Christian , “the great Halberstadt”.
Dorothea married on January 1, 1615 in Wolfenbüttel Margrave Christian Wilhelm von Brandenburg (1587-1665), Archbishop of Magdeburg, who lost this office through his marriage and was only allowed to call himself administrator. Dorothea's husband converted to Catholicism in 1632 and influenced his daughter to adopt this belief as well. Dorothea, who feared that this influence could increase and escalate, brought her daughter to her aunt Hedwig at the Saxon court in Freiberg , where she was further educated. During the turmoil of the Thirty Years' War , Dorothea fled temporarily to the Zinna monastery , where she shared exile with the Swedish queen mother Maria Eleonora .
Dorothea died in Halle, her husband's residence as administrator of Magdeburg, and was buried in the Altenburg Brothers Church.
progeny
Dorothea had a daughter from their marriage:
- Sophie Elisabeth (1616–1650)
- ⚭ 1638 Duke Friedrich Wilhelm II of Saxony-Altenburg (1603–1669)
literature
- Ute Essegern: Princesses at the court of the Electorate of Saxony , Leipziger Universitätsverlag, 2007, p. 194 f.
Web links
- Dorothea Duchess of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel on thepeerage.com , accessed on August 12, 2015.
Individual evidence
- ^ Wilhelm A. Geissler: Sagen und Legenden der Stadt Magdeburg and the surrounding area , 1847, p. 142
- ^ Thuringian-Saxon Association for Research into Patriotic Antiquity and Preservation of Its Monuments: New Communications from the Field of Historical-Antiquarian Research , Volume 7, E. Anton, 1846, p. 58
- ^ CE von Malortie: Contributions to the history of the Braunschweig-Lüneburg house and court , Volume 2, p. 154
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Dorothea of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dorothea of Brandenburg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Princess of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, by marriage Margravine of Brandenburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 8, 1596 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wolfenbüttel |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 1, 1643 |
| Place of death | Halle (Saale) |