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Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
1571Oct, 7

Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg

Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Danish queen consort of Christian III of Denmark (b. 1511)
Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg (9 July 1511 – 7 October 1571) was queen consort of Denmark and Norway by marriage to King Christian III of Denmark. She was known to having wielded influence upon the affairs of state in Denmark.

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