Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg (1511–1571)

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Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg (1511–1571)

Queen of Norway and Denmark. Name variations: Lüneburg or Luneburg. Born on July 9, 1511; died on October 7, 1571, in Sonderburg; daughter of Magnus, duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, and Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel (1488–1563); married Christian III (1503–1559), king of Norway and Denmark (r. 1534–1559), on October 29, 1525; children: Anna of Denmark (1532–1585); Frederick II, king of Denmark and Norway (r. 1559–1588); Magnus, king of Livonia; Hans also known as Johann or John (1545–1622), duke of Holstein-Sonderburg; Dorothy of Denmark (1546–1617).

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