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Princess Hedwig of Denmark (5 August 1581 – 26 November 1641) was the youngest daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark and Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, and Electress of Saxony from 1602 to 1611 as the wife of Christian II.
Princess Hedwig of Denmark (5 August 1581 – 26 November 1641) was the youngest daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark and Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, and Electress of Saxony from 1602 to 1611 as the wife of Christian II. The marriage was childless, and her husband was succeeded by his brother John George.
Born on August 5, 1581; died on November 26, 1641; daughter of Frederick II (1534–1588), king of Denmark and Norway (r. 1559–1588), and Sophia of Mecklenburg (1557–1631); sister of Anne of Denmark (1574–1619); married Christian II (1583–1611), elector of Saxony (r. 1591–1611), on September 12, 1602.
Princess Hedwig was the youngest daughter of Frederick II and the sister to Anne of Denmark, James I’s Queen. She married the Elector of Saxony in 1602 and after his death in 1611 wielded considerable power and exploiting her relations with the English and Danish crown to keep her territories out of the Thirty Years’ War.
Princess Sophia Hedwig of Denmark and Norway (28 August 1677 – 13 March 1735) was a Danish princess, the daughter of King Christian V and his queen-consort, Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel.
Princess Hedwig of Denmark was the youngest daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark and Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, and Electress of Saxony from 1602 to 1611 as the wife of Christian World War II.
Hedwig Sophia (1681–1708) Princess of Sweden and duchess of Holstein-Gottorp. Name variations: Hedwig Sophie of Sweden; Hedwig von Simmern.
