Dorothea of Brandenburg (1446–1519)

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Dorothea of Brandenburg (1446–1519)

Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg. Name variations: Dorothea von Brandenburg. Born in 1446; died in March 1519; daughter of Catherine of Saxony (1421–1476) and Frederick II the Iron (1413–1471), elector of Brandenburg (r. 1440–1470, abdicated); married John V of Saxe-Lauenburg, duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, on February 12, 1464; children: Magnus of Saxe-Lauenburg, duke of Saxe-Lauenburg.

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