Dorothea Oldenburg (1504–1547)

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Dorothea Oldenburg (1504–1547)

Duchess of Prussia. Born on August 1, 1504; died on April 11, 1547; daughter of Anna of Brandenburg (1487–1514) and Frederick I, king of Norway and Denmark (r. 1523–1533); became first wife of Albert (1490–1568), duke of Prussia (r. 1525–1568), on July 1, 1526; children: Anna Sophia of Prussia (1527–1591). Albert's second wife was Anne Marie of Brunswick (1532–1568).

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