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Prince John. v. t. e. 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.
Hedwig of Denmark (1581–1641)Electress of Saxony. 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.
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 II. The marriage was childless, and her husband was succeeded by his brother John George. After Christian's death in 1611, the Dowager Electress Hedwig held a powerful position in Saxony.
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Helvig of Schleswig (also erroneously Hedwig; 1320–1374) was the queen of Denmark as the spouse of King Valdemar IV. She was the mother of Queen Margaret I of Denmark. Life. Helvig was the daughter of Eric II, Duke of Schleswig, and Adelaide of Holstein-Rendsburg, and the sister of Valdemar V, Duke of Schleswig.
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. Prince Charles. Prince Christiane Charlotte. Prince Vilhelm. v. t. e. 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 . [1]
Because of her position and connections, her territories were hardly attacked during the Thirty Years" War. She died on 26 November 1641 at Schloss Lichtenburg in Prettin. 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 ...
