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.
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 |
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 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.
Maria died in 1626 and was buried alongside her husband in the ducal family crypt in the Mary Magdalene Church in Lauenburg.
Maria and Francis had 14 children, of whom the following 12 reached adulthood:
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