Brief Life History of Dorothea
When Princess Dorothea of Denmark Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg was born on 29 June 1546, in Kolding, Vejle, Denmark, her father, King Christian III of Denmark, was 42 and her mother, Dorothea von Sachsen Lauenburg, was 34. She married Wilhelm V "The Victorious", Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg in 1565. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 8 daughters. She died on 6 January 1617, in Winsen, Winsen (Aller), Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany, at the age of 70, and was buried in Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany.
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Spouse and Children
1546–1617 Female
Children (15)
1563–1639 Female
1565–1621 Female
1566–1633 Male
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1503–1559 Male
1511–1571 Female
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1532–1585 Female
1534–1588 Male
1535–1610 Female
1540–1583 Male
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1563
Age 17
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Chinese Young, Sung, Jung, Yong, Chang, Kwang, Sang, Dong, Hyun, Jae, Jin, Kyung, Jong, Chong, Chung, Byung, Jeong, Pyong, Myong, Hak, Jin Hwan, Sook, Yeong, Choon.
Korean: variant of O .
Japanese: variant of Ō (see O ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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