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Hedwig of Denmark
Electress consort of Saxony
Tenure1602–1611
Born5 August 1581
Frederiksborg Palace, Hillerød, Kingdom of Denmark
Died26 November 1641(1641-11-26) (aged 60)
Schloss Lichtenburg, Prettin, Electorate of Saxony
Burial
Freiberg, Saxony
SpouseChristian II, Elector of Saxony
HouseOldenburg
FatherFrederick II of Denmark
MotherSophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
ReligionLutheranism

Princess Hedwig of Denmark (5 August 1581 – 26 November 1641) was the youngest daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark and Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, and Electress of Saxony from 1602 to 1611 as the wife of Christian II. The marriage was childless, and her husband was succeeded by his brother John George. After Christian's death in 1611, the Dowager Electress Hedwig held a powerful position in Saxony. [1]

  1. ^ Carl Frederik Bricka. "Hedevig, Kurfyrstinde af Sachsen, 1581-1641". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved June 1, 2018.

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