Dorothea of Brandenburg, Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg
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Dorothea of Brandenburg (born 1446; died March 1519) was a princess of Brandenburg by birth and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg
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of Brandenburg (1413–1471) from his marriage to Catherine
(1421–1476 ), daughter of Elector Frederick I
of Saxony.
She married on 12 February 1464 in Lüneburg
Duke John V
of Saxe-Lauenburg (1439–1507). As shw was oldest daughter of the Elector Frederick, who had no surviving sons, the marriage agreement was important. In addition to florins dowry promises Frederick his son-in-law everything that he can legally leave to his daughter. Later, however, Frederick abdicated in favour of his younger brother Albert Achilles, so as to keep his possessions in the family.
Frederick also failed to pay the dowry to his son-in-law. This led Dorothea's uncle John the Alchemist
to compare himself with the Elector Frederick in 1482.
Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg
The Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg between the 14th and 17th centuries), later also known as the Duchy of Lauenburg, was a reichsfrei duchy that existed 1296–1803 and 1814–1876 in the extreme southeast region of what is now Schleswig-Holstein...
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Life
Dorothea was the eldest child of Elector Frederick IIFrederick II, Elector of Brandenburg
Frederick II of Brandenburg , nicknamed "the Iron" and sometimes "Irontooth" , was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg from 1440 until his abdication in 1470, and was a member of the House of Hohenzollern.-Biography:Frederick II was born in Tangermünde to Frederick I, Brandenburg's...
of Brandenburg (1413–1471) from his marriage to Catherine
Catherine of Saxony, Electress of Brandenburg
Catherine of Saxony was a princess of Saxony by birth and Electress of Brandenburg by marriage.- Life :Catherine was a daughter of the Elector Frederick I of Saxony from his marriage to Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg , daughter of Duke Henry I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.On 11 June 1441...
(1421–1476 ), daughter of Elector Frederick I
Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
Frederick IV of Meissen and Elector of Saxony was Margrave of Meissen and Elector of Saxony from 1381 until his death. He is not to be confused with his cousin Frederick IV, Landgrave of Thuringia, the son of Balthasar, Landgrave of Thuringia...
of Saxony.
She married on 12 February 1464 in Lüneburg
Lüneburg
Lüneburg is a town in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is located about southeast of fellow Hanseatic city Hamburg. It is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region, and one of Hamburg's inner suburbs...
Duke John V
John V, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
John V of Saxe-Lauenburg was the eldest son of Duke Bernard II of Saxe-Lauenburg and Adelheid of Pomerania-Stolp , daughter of Duke Bogislaus VIII of Pomerania-Stolp...
of Saxe-Lauenburg (1439–1507). As shw was oldest daughter of the Elector Frederick, who had no surviving sons, the marriage agreement was important. In addition to florins dowry promises Frederick his son-in-law everything that he can legally leave to his daughter. Later, however, Frederick abdicated in favour of his younger brother Albert Achilles, so as to keep his possessions in the family.
Frederick also failed to pay the dowry to his son-in-law. This led Dorothea's uncle John the Alchemist
John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
John, nicknamed the Alchemist was a Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach and served as the peace-loving Margrave of Brandenburg after the abdication of his father, Frederick I, the first member of the House of Hohenzollern to rule Brandenburg.-Biography:John was the eldest son of Frederick I,...
to compare himself with the Elector Frederick in 1482.
Offspring
From her marriage with John of Saxony, Angria and Westphalia, as he was officially titled, Dorothea had the following children:- Adelheid (died young)
- Sophia (died in or before 1497)
- married on 29 November 1491 Anthony of Schauenburg and Holstein-Pinneberg (1439-22 December 1526)
- Magnus IMagnus I, Duke of Saxe-LauenburgMagnus I of Saxe-Lauenburg was a Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg from the House of Ascania.-Life:...
(1470–1543), Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg - EricEric of Saxe-Lauenburg (prince-bishop)Eric of Sachsen-Lauenburg was Bishop of Hildesheim as Eric II from 1502 to 1502 and Bishop of Münster as Eric I from 1508 to 1522.- Life :...
(1472–1522), as Eric I prince-bishop of Hildesheim (1501–1503) and as Eric II prince-bishop of Münster (1508–1522) - Catherine, Cistercian nunCistercian nunsCistercian nuns are female members of the Cistercian Order, a religious order belonging to the Roman Catholic branch of the Catholic Church.-History:...
in Reinbek bei HamburgReinbekReinbek is a town located in Stormarn district in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein within the metropolitan region of Hamburg... - Bernhard (died 1524), canonCanon (priest)A canon is a priest or minister who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to an ecclesiastical rule ....
at Cologne CathedralCologne CathedralCologne Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Cologne, Germany. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne. It is renowned monument of German Catholicism and Gothic architecture and is a World Heritage Site...
and Magdeburg Cathedral - JohnJohn IV of Saxe-Lauenburg (prince-bishop)John IV of Saxe-Lauenburg was a Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim.-Life:The son of Dorothea of Brandenburg and Duke John V of Saxe-Lauenburg stood for election as prince-archbishop of Bremen, however, the majority of the canons of the cathedral chapters of Bremen and Hamburg elected Johann Rode...
(1483–1547), as John IV Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim (1503–1547) - Rudolph (died 1503)
- Elisabeth (died circa 1542)
- Magnus I
- married Duke Henry IVHenry IV, Duke of Brunswick-GrubenhagenDuke Henry IV of Brunswick Grubenhagen was a member of the Guelph dynasty and was Prince of Brunswick-Grubenhagen.- Life :...
of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (1460–1526)- Henry (died young)
- Frederick (died before 1501)
- Anna (died 1504)
- married firstly in 1490 Count John of Lindau-Ruppin (died 1500)
- married secondly, in about 1503, Count Frederick Spiegelberg (died 1537)