Dorothea of Denmark (1520–1580)

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Dorothea of Denmark (1520–1580)

Electress Palatine. Name variations: Dorothea Oldenburg. Born on November 10, 1520; died on September 20, 1580; daughter of Christian II (1481–1559), king of Norway and Denmark (r. 1513–1523), and Elisabeth of Habsburg (1501–1526); married Frederick II (1482–1556), elector Palatine (r. 1544–1556), on September 26, 1535.

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