Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Prussia

For other people of the same name, see Dorothea of Denmark (disambiguation).

Dorothea
Spouse	Albert, Duke of Prussia
Issue
Anna Sofie Katharina Friedrich Albrecht Lucia Dorothea Lucia Albrecht
Father	Frederick I of Denmark
Mother	Anna of Brandenburg
Born	1 August 1504(1504-08-01) Denmark
Died	11 April 1547(1547-04-11)

Dorothea of Denmark (1504–11 April 1547), was a Danish princess and Duchess of Prussia. She was the daughter of King Frederick I of Denmark and Anna of Brandenburg. She was married to Duke Albert, Duke of Prussia.

After her father's accession to the throne in 1523 a marriage was suggested to the English claimant to the throne Duke Henry of Suffolk, but without success. In 1525, she received a proposal from the newly made Duke of Prussia. The marriage was arranged by her father's German chancellor Wolfgang von Utenhof; it was conducted 12 February 1526 and Dorothea arrived with a large entourage in Königsberg in June. Dorothea had a very good relationship with Albert and this contributed to a good and active contact between Denmark and Prussia which continued during her brother's reign and until her death. Dorothea and her spouse corresponded with her brother, the king of Denmark, and acted as his political advisors. Dorothea and Albert were present at the coronation of Christian III of Denmark in Copenhagen in 1537; they also acted as foster-parents of her nephew Duke Hans of Denmark in 1536-1542. The Königsberg Cathedral has a monument of her.

References

• http://runeberg.org/dbl/4/0309.html (in Danish)

Vacant Title last held by New title

Duchess consort of Prussia 1525–1547

Succeeded by Anna Maria of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Persondata
Name	Denmark, Dorothea Of, Duchess Of Prussia
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Date of birth	1 August 1504
Place of birth	Denmark
Date of death	11 April 1547
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