Dorothea of Lorraine

Dorothea of Lorraine
Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Born(1545-05-24)24 May 1545
Château de Deneuvre, Deneuvre, Lorraine
Died2 June 1621(1621-06-02) (aged 76)
Nancy, Lorraine
SpouseEric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Marc de Rye, Marquis de Varambon
HouseLorraine
FatherFrancis I, Duke of Lorraine
MotherChristina of Denmark

Dorothea of Lorraine or Dorothée de Lorraine (24 May 1545 – 2 June 1621), was by birth a member of the House of Lorraine and by marriage to Eric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenburg.

Born at the Château de Deneuvre, she was the third child and second daughter of Francis I, Duke of Lorraine and Christina of Denmark. Her paternal grandparents were Antoine, Duke of Lorraine and Renée of Bourbon-Montpensier and her maternal grandparents were Christian II of Denmark and Isabella of Austria.


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