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

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for her son

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from 1592 to 1596.

Biography

Born in

Kolding Kolding () is a Danish seaport located at the head of Kolding Fjord in the Region of Southern Denmark. It is the seat of Kolding Municipality. It is a transportation, commercial, and manufacturing centre, and has numerous industrial companie ...

, Dorothea was the youngest child of

Christian III of Denmark-Norway Christian III (12 August 1503 – 1 January 1559) reigned as King of Denmark from 1534 and King of Norway from 1537 until his death in 1559. During his reign, Christian formed close ties between the church and the crown. He established ...

and Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg. She married

William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg William (4 July 1535 – 20 August 1592), called William the Younger (''german: Wilhelm der Jüngere''), was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Prince of Lüneburg from 1559 until his death. Until 1569 he ruled together with his brother, He ...

on 12 October 1561. When her husband died in 1592, she became regent for her under age son

. 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. She died in Winsen,

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at the age of 70.

Children who reached adulthood

* Sophia (30 October 1563 – 1639), married

George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach George Frederick of Brandenburg-Ansbach (german: Georg Friedrich der Ältere; 5 April 1539 in Ansbach – 25 April 1603) was Margrave of Ansbach and Bayreuth, as well as Regent of Prussia. He was the son of George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach a ...

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(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) *

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(18 November 1568 – 1 October 1636) *

Dorothea Dorothea (also spelled Dorothée, Dorotea or other variants) is a female given name from Greek (Dōrothéa) meaning "God's Gift". It may refer to: People * Dorothea Binz (1920–1947), German concentration camp officer executed for war cr ...

(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 John Casimir of Saxe-Coburg (Gotha, 12 June 1564 – Coburg, 16 July 1633) was the Duke of Saxe-Coburg. He was the descendant of the Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin. Under his rule, the residence town of Coburg prospered with many ...

* 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

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{{Authority control Danish princesses Norwegian princesses 16th-century women rulers Duchesses of Brunswick-Lüneburg 1546 births 1617 deaths People from Kolding Children of Christian III of Denmark Daughters of kings