Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg

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Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was a 16th-century Danish princess who became a German duchess through marriage, linking the Danish royal house with the Brunswick-Lüneburg line.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duchess
human
noblewoman
princess
areaOfInfluence Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
Northern Europe NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 16th century
countryOfCitizenship Denmark
ethnicGroup Dane
father Christian III of Denmark NERFINISHED
floruit 16th century
gender female
languageSpoken Danish
German
linkedDynasties Brunswick-Lüneburg ducal line NERFINISHED
Danish royal house NERFINISHED
marriedInto House of Brunswick-Lüneburg NERFINISHED
memberOf House of Oldenburg NERFINISHED
mother Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg NERFINISHED
movement Protestant Reformation (dynastic context)
nobleRank duchess
princess
notableFor linking the Danish royal house with the Brunswick-Lüneburg line through marriage
positionHeld Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg NERFINISHED
realmConnectedTo Denmark–Norway NERFINISHED
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg NERFINISHED
religion Lutheranism
royalHouse Danish royal family
sibling Frederick II of Denmark NERFINISHED
socialClass high nobility
spouse William the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg NERFINISHED
title Duchess consort of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Princess of Denmark NERFINISHED
typeOfMarriage dynastic marriage

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Christian III of Denmark child Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg