Hedwig of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Hedwig of Brandenburg ( born February 23, 1540 in Coelln, † October 21, 1602 in Wolfenbüttel ) was Margrave of Brandenburg, and was by marriage Duchess of Brunswick and Lüneburg and Duchess of Brunswick- Wolfenbüttel.

Life

Hedwig was a daughter of the Elector Joachim II of Brandenburg (1505-1571) from his second marriage with Hedwig (1513-1573), daughter of King Sigismund I of Poland.

She married on 25 February 1560 in Colin on the Spree Duke Julius of Brunswick- Wolfenbüttel ( 1528-1589 ). The couple had met at the court of the Margrave Johann in Kuestrin where Julius had fled from his wayward father.

After the reconciliation of Julius with his father Henry II, who had reluctantly consented to the Protestant marriage of his son, the couple lock Hesse and Schladen received more than suitable as a residence. After Julius older brothers were killed in the battle at Sievershausen, Henry II is said to have appeared at Castle Hesse and access have given to the room of his daughter, have acknowledged and proclaimed to her newly born son from the cradle: You sat nu min Leiwe Son sin.

Later, Julius turned away from his wife when he ( " Schlüter - Liese " ) came under the influence of the fraudulent Sömmering Philip and Anne Marie Schombach. Hedwig was described as pious and humble, the dedicated with fondness domestic activities.

Progeny

From their marriage Hedwig had the following children:

• Sophie Hedwig (1561-1631)

• Heinrich Julius (1564-1613), Duke of Brunswick- Wolfenbüttel

• Maria (1566-1626)

• Elisabeth (1567-1618)

• Philipp Sigismund (1568-1623), bishop of Verden and Osnabrück
• Margaret (1571-1580)
• Joachim Karl (1573-1615)
• Sabine Catharina (1574-1590)
• Dorothea Auguste (1577-1625), Abbess of Gander Home
• Julius August (1578-1617), Abbot of Michael Stone
• Hedwig (1580-1657)