Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg

For other people with the same name, see Dorothea of Denmark. Duchess of Mecklenburg

Dorothea of Denmark
Duchess of Mecklenburg

Born	1528
Died	11 November 1575 (aged 46–47)
Spouse	Christopher, Duke of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch
House	Oldenburg
Father	Frederick I of Denmark
Mother	Sophie of Pomerania
Religion	Lutheranism

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Danish Royalty

Frederick I
Children Christian III Dorothea, Duchess of Prussia John the Elder, Duke of Holstein-Haderslev Elizabeth, Duchess of Mecklenburg Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp Princess Anna Dorothea, Duchess of Mecklenburg Frederick, Bishop of Hildesheim and Schleswig
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Dorothea of Denmark (1528 – 11 November 1575), was a Danish princess and a Duchess consort of Mecklenburg. She was the daughter of king Frederick I of Denmark and Sophie of Pomerania. She was married to Christopher, Duke of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch in 1573.

Dorothea was raised with her maternal grand parents in Pomerania as a child, but spent her adult life at the Danish royal court and with her mother in Kiel. She took part in the entourage of her niece Anne of Denmark at the latter's wedding in Saxony in 1548, but otherwise she lived a discreet life. She died two years after her marriage, and her sister Elizabeth of Denmark had a monument erected over her grave.