The daughter of King Frederik I of Denmark, and therefore a Danish princess, she was also known as Dorothea von Brandenburg-Ansbach, Dorothea von Hohenzollern, and, by virtue of her marriage to Duke Albrecht of Prussia (Preussen) in 1526, the Duchess of Prussia. Her husband was the last Grandmaster of the Teutonic Knights in Prussia, which organization he secularized. He became thereby the first Duke of Prussia and made Prussia Lutheran. The couple had six children; only the first child, daughter Anna Sophie, survived childhood. Dorothea was known for her charity and her furthering of the Lutheran faith. The tomb pictured at right was destroyed in WWII. Click on the photos for credits.
(Dorothea was born in Schloss [Castle] Gottorf in Schleswig and died in Königsberg, Prussia [now Kalinengrad, Russia].)
Please note that the distinction "af Danmark" is in Danish. (The first two occurences of "a" are not typos.)
CWJZ, member 49515120, kindly provided the day and month of birth and death.
(Dorothea was born in Schloss [Castle] Gottorf in Schleswig and died in Königsberg, Prussia [now Kalinengrad, Russia].)
Please note that the distinction "af Danmark" is in Danish. (The first two occurences of "a" are not typos.)
CWJZ, member 49515120, kindly provided the day and month of birth and death.
The daughter of King Frederik I of Denmark, and therefore a Danish princess, she was also known as Dorothea von Brandenburg-Ansbach, Dorothea von Hohenzollern, and, by virtue of her marriage to Duke Albrecht of Prussia (Preussen) in 1526, the Duchess of Prussia. Her husband was the last Grandmaster of the Teutonic Knights in Prussia, which organization he secularized. He became thereby the first Duke of Prussia and made Prussia Lutheran. The couple had six children; only the first child, daughter Anna Sophie, survived childhood. Dorothea was known for her charity and her furthering of the Lutheran faith. The tomb pictured at right was destroyed in WWII. Click on the photos for credits.
(Dorothea was born in Schloss [Castle] Gottorf in Schleswig and died in Königsberg, Prussia [now Kalinengrad, Russia].)
Please note that the distinction "af Danmark" is in Danish. (The first two occurences of "a" are not typos.)
CWJZ, member 49515120, kindly provided the day and month of birth and death.
(Dorothea was born in Schloss [Castle] Gottorf in Schleswig and died in Königsberg, Prussia [now Kalinengrad, Russia].)
Please note that the distinction "af Danmark" is in Danish. (The first two occurences of "a" are not typos.)
CWJZ, member 49515120, kindly provided the day and month of birth and death.
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See more von Preussen or af Danmark memorials in:
- Königsberg Cathedral von Preussen or af Danmark
- Kaliningrad von Preussen or af Danmark
- Kaliningrad Oblast von Preussen or af Danmark
- Russia von Preussen or af Danmark
- Find a Grave von Preussen or af Danmark
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