Elizabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (20 March 1550 – 11 February 1586) was the first wife of Duke John of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, the son of King Christian III of Denmark.
| Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen | |
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| Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg | |
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| Reign | 1568 – 1586 |
| Born | 20 March 1550 |
| Died | 11 February 1586 |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | John of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg |
| Issue | Dorothea, Duchess of Legnica Christian, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Ærø Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg Marie, Abbess of Itzehoe John Adolph, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Norburg Anna, Duchess of Pomerania Sophia, Duchess of Pomerania-Stettin Elisabeth, Duchess of Pomerania Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg Margarete, Countess of Nassau-Siegen Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg |
| Father | Ernest III of Brunswick-Grubenhagen |
| Mother | Margaret of Pomerania |
Family
editElisabeth was born on 20 March 1550. She was the only daughter of Duke Ernest III of Brunswick-Grubenhagen and his wife, Duchess Margaret of Pomerania.
Marriage
editElisabeth married the Duke John of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg on 19 Aug 1568.
- Dorothy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1569–1593), in 1589, she married the Duke Frederick IV of Liegnitz (died 1596)
- Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1570–1633), Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Arroë
- Ernest of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1572–1596)
- Alexander of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
- Augustus of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1574–1596)
- Mary of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1575–1640), she became Abbess of Itzehoe
- John-Adolphus of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg (1576–1624), Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Norburg
- Anne of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1577–1616), in 1601, married Duke Bogusław XIII of Pomerania-Barth (died 1606)
- Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1579–1618), in 1607, married Duke Philip II of Pomerania-Barth (died 1618)
- Elizabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1580–1653), in 1625, married Duke Bogusław XIV of Pomerania (died 1637)
- Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Norburg (1581–1658), Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg, in 1627, married Juliana of Saxe-Lauenbourg (daughter of Duke Francis II of Saxe-Lauenbourg), (one child). Veuf, married in 1632 Eleonor of Anhalt-Zerbst (died 1681), (daughter of Prince Rudolph of Anhalt-Zerbst) (five children)
- Margaret of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1583–1658), in 1603, married Count John VII of Nassau-Siegen (died 1623)
- Philip of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksbourg, he founded the second branch
- Albert of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1585–1613).