Maria of Brunswick-Lüneburg | |
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Born | Schladen | 13 January 1566
Died | 13 August 1626 Lauenburg | (aged 60)
Noble family | House of Guelph |
Spouse(s) | Francis II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg |
Issue more.... |
Augustus Francis Julius Francis Charles Francis Henry |
Father | Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
Mother | Hedwig of Brandenburg |
Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (born: 13 January 1566 in Schladen; died: 13 August 1626 in Lauenburg) was a princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel by birth and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg.
Mary was a daughter of the Duke Julius of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1528–1589) from his marriage to Hedwig (1540–1602), daughter of the Elector Joachim II of Brandenburg.
She married on 10 November 1582 [1] at Wolfenbüttel with Duke Francis II of Saxe-Lauenburg (1547–1619). She was his second wife. She was given Franzhagen Castle as her wittum; she created a Meierhof and a court church there. [2]
Maria died in 1626 and was buried alongside her husband in the ducal family crypt in the Mary Magdalene Church in Lauenburg. [3]
Maria and Francis had 14 children, of whom the following 12 reached adulthood:
Maria of Brunswick-Lüneburg | |
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Born | Schladen | 13 January 1566
Died | 13 August 1626 Lauenburg | (aged 60)
Noble family | House of Guelph |
Spouse(s) | Francis II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg |
Issue more.... |
Augustus Francis Julius Francis Charles Francis Henry |
Father | Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
Mother | Hedwig of Brandenburg |
Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (born: 13 January 1566 in Schladen; died: 13 August 1626 in Lauenburg) was a princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel by birth and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg.
Mary was a daughter of the Duke Julius of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1528–1589) from his marriage to Hedwig (1540–1602), daughter of the Elector Joachim II of Brandenburg.
She married on 10 November 1582 [1] at Wolfenbüttel with Duke Francis II of Saxe-Lauenburg (1547–1619). She was his second wife. She was given Franzhagen Castle as her wittum; she created a Meierhof and a court church there. [2]
Maria died in 1626 and was buried alongside her husband in the ducal family crypt in the Mary Magdalene Church in Lauenburg. [3]
Maria and Francis had 14 children, of whom the following 12 reached adulthood: