Hedwig of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

For other people with similar names, see Hedwig of Brandenburg and Margravine Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg.
Hedwig of Brandenburg
Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Hedwig of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, detail of a family portrait
Born23 February 1540
Cölln, Brandenburg
Died21 October 1602(1602-10-21) (aged 62)
Wolfenbüttel, Brunswick-Lüneburg
Noble familyHouse of Hohenzollern
SpouseJulius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
IssueSophie Hedwig
Henry Julius
Maria
Elisabeth
Philip Sigismund
Joachim Charles
Dorothea Augusta
Julius Augustus
Hedwig
FatherJoachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg
MotherHedwig Jagiellon

Hedwig of Brandenburg (23 February 1540 – 21 October 1602), a member of the Hohenzollern dynasty, was Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel from 1568 to 1589, by her marriage with the Welf duke Julius.

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