Dorothea of Saxony
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Dorothea of Saxony was a Saxon
princess from the House of Wettin
and by marriage Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.
of Saxony (1526-1586) from his marriage to Anna
(1532-1585), daughter King of the Christian III of Denmark
. Only four of the 15 children from the marriage of her parents, who survived their father; Dorothea was among them.
She married on 26 September 1585 in Wolfenbüttel the later Duke Henry Julius of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1564-1613). Her mother Anna was at that time seriously ill and Dorothea had felt very badly and cried pitifully when she said farewell. In this poem, Henry embodied Henry the Lion.
The marriage would consolidate a Protestant alliance of German princes, led by Count Palatine John Casimir of Simmern, who had married Dorothea's sister Elizabeth
in 1570.
Dorothea died in childbirth in 1587. She was only 23 years old.
Electorate of Saxony
The Electorate of Saxony , sometimes referred to as Upper Saxony, was a State of the Holy Roman Empire. It was established when Emperor Charles IV raised the Ascanian duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg to the status of an Electorate by the Golden Bull of 1356...
princess from the House of Wettin
Wettin
Wettin is:*House of Wettin, a German Royal House*Wettin Castle, near Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, ancestral seat of the House of Wettin*Asteroid 90709 Wettin, named in the castle's and House's honour...
and by marriage Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.
Life
Dorothy was a daughter of the Elector AugustusAugustus, Elector of Saxony
Augustus was Elector of Saxony from 1553 to 1586.-First years:Augustus was born in Freiberg, the youngest child and third son of Henry IV, Duke of Saxony, and Catherine of Mecklenburg. He consequently belonged to the Albertine branch of the Wettin family...
of Saxony (1526-1586) from his marriage to Anna
Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony
Anne of Denmark or Anna was Electress of Saxony and Margravine of Meissen. She was a member of the House of Oldenburg.- Life :...
(1532-1585), daughter King of the Christian III of Denmark
Christian III of Denmark
Christian III reigned as king of Denmark and Norway. He was the eldest son of King Frederick I and Anna of Brandenburg.-Childhood:...
. Only four of the 15 children from the marriage of her parents, who survived their father; Dorothea was among them.
She married on 26 September 1585 in Wolfenbüttel the later Duke Henry Julius of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1564-1613). Her mother Anna was at that time seriously ill and Dorothea had felt very badly and cried pitifully when she said farewell. In this poem, Henry embodied Henry the Lion.
The marriage would consolidate a Protestant alliance of German princes, led by Count Palatine John Casimir of Simmern, who had married Dorothea's sister Elizabeth
Elisabeth of Saxony
Elisabeth of Saxony was an Saxon princess from the House of Wettin by birth and by marriage Countess Palatine of Simmern.- Life :...
in 1570.
Dorothea died in childbirth in 1587. She was only 23 years old.
Issue
From her marriage to Henry Julius Dorothea had one daughter:- Dorothea HedwigDorothea Hedwig of Brunswick-WolfenbüttelDorothea Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was a princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel by birth and by marriage Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst.- Life :...
(1587-1609)
- married in 1605 Rudolf of Anhalt-ZerbstRudolph, Prince of Anhalt-ZerbstRudolph of Anhalt-Zerbst , was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the unified principality of Anhalt...
(1576-1621)