Dorothy of Denmark (1546–1617)

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Dorothy of Denmark (1546–1617)

Duchess of Luneburg. Born on June 9, 1546; died on January 6, 1617; daughter of Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg (1511–1571) and Christian III (1503–1559), king of Norway and Denmark (r. 1534–1559); married William the Younger (1535–1592), duke of Luneburg (1559–1592), on October 12, 1561; children: Ernest II (b. 1564), duke of Brunswick; Christian (b. 1566), duke of Brunswick; Augustus the Elder (b. 1568), duke of Brunswick; Frederick (b. 1574), duke of Brunswick; George (b. 1582), duke of Brunswick; Sibylle of Brunswick-Luneburg (1584–1652).

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