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Sophie Amalie Brunswick-Lüneburg, von

Sophie Amalie was born on April 3rd, 1628 in Herzberg. Sophie Amalie's father was Georg Brunswick-Lüneburg zu Kalenberg, von and her mother was Anna Eleonore Hesse-Darmstadt, von. Her paternal grandparents were Wilhelm 'der Junge' Brunswick-Lüneburg, von and Dorothea Oldenburg; her maternal grandparents were Ludwig V. (IV.) Hesse-Darmstadt, von and Magdalene Hohenzollern. She had four brothers and three sisters, named Christian Ludwig, George Wilhelm, Johann Friedrich, Ernest Augustus, Magdalene, Dorothea Magdalene and Anna. She was the fifth oldest of the eight children. She died at the age of 56 on March 2nd, 1685 in Copenhagen.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Otto II. Brunswick-Lüneburg, von ^*
  - b.1439 d.1471
  
  Heinrich Brunswick-Lüneburg, von
  - b.1468 d.1532
  
  Anna Nassau-Dietz, de ^*
  - b.1440 d.1514
  
  Ernst II. Brunswick-Lüneburg, von
  - b.1497 d.1546
  
  Ernst Sachsen, von ^*
  - b.1441 d.1486
  
  Margarete Sachsen, von
  - b.1469 d.1528
  
  Elisabeth Wittelsbach ^*
  - b.1443 d.1484
  
  Wilhelm 'der Junge' Brunswick-Lüneburg, von
  - b.1535 d.1592
  
  Sofie Mecklenburg, von
  - b.1508 d.1541
  
  Georg Brunswick-Lüneburg zu Kalenberg, von
  - b.17 Feb 1582 in Celle d.12 Apr 1641 in Wolfenbüttel
  
  Christian I. Oldenburg-Denmark ^*
  - b.1425 d.21 May 1481
  
  Frederick I. Oldenburg-Denmark
  - b.07 Oct 1471 d.10 Apr 1533 in Gottorp
  
  Dorothea Hohenzollern ^*
  - b.1430 d.1495
  
  Christian III. Oldenburg-Denmark
  - b.12 Aug 1503 in Gottorp d.01 Jan 1559 in Coldingen
  
  Johann Cicero Hohenzollern ^*
  - b.1455 d.09 Jan 1499
  
  Anna Hohenzollern
  - b.27 Aug 1487 d.03 May 1514 in Kiel
  
  Margaret Sachsen, von ^*
  - b.1449 d.1501
  
  Dorothea Oldenburg
  - b.1546 d.1617
  
  Johann V. Sachsen-Lauenburg, von ^*
  - b.1439 d.1507
  
  Magnus I. Sachsen-Lauenburg, von
  - d.1543
  
  Dorothea Hohenzollern ^*
  - b.1446 d.1519
  
  Dorothea Sachsen-Lauenburg, von
  - b.09 Jul 1511 d.07 Oct 1571 in Sonderburg
  
  Heinrich I. Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, von ^*
  - b.1463 d.1514 in battle
  
  Katharina Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, von
  - b.1488 d.1563
  
  Katharina Pomerania, de
  - d.1526
  
  Sophie Amalie Brunswick-Lüneburg, von
  - b.03 Apr 1628 in Herzberg d.02 Mar 1685 in Copenhagen
  
  Wilhelm II. Hesse, von ^*
  - b.1469 d.1509
  
  Philipp I. Hesse, von
  - b.1504 d.1567
  
  Anna Mecklenburg, von
  - b.1485 d.1525
  
  Georg I. "der Fromm" Hesse-Darmstadt, von
  - b.1547 d.1596
  
  Margarete Saale, von der
  - b.1522 d.1566
  
  Ludwig V. (IV.) Hesse-Darmstadt, von
  - b.1577 d.1626
  
  Magdalene Lippe, zur
  - b.1552 d.1587
  
  Anna Eleonore Hesse-Darmstadt, von
  - b.30 Jul 1601 in Darmstadt d.06 May 1659 in Herzberg
  
  Joachim I. Nestor Hohenzollern ^*
  - b.1484 d.11 Jul 1535
  
  Joachim II. Hector Hohenzollern
  - b.1505 d.02 Jan 1571
  
  Elisabeth Oldenburg-Denmark ^*
  - b.1485 d.1555
  
  Johann Georg Hohenzollern
  - b.1525 d.08 Jan 1598
  
  Georg Sachsen, von ^*
  - b.1471 d.1539
  
  Magdalene Sachsen, von
  - b.1507 d.1534
  
  Barbara Jagellon ^*
  - b.15 Jul 1478 d.15 Feb 1534
  
  Magdalene Hohenzollern
  - b.1582 d.1616
  
  Johann II. Anhalt-Zerbst, von ^*
  - b.1504 d.1551
  
  Joachim Ernst Anhalt, von
  - b.1536 d.1586
  
  Margaret Hohenzollern ^*
  - b.1511 d.1577
  
  Elisabeth Anhalt, von
  - b.1563 d.1607
  
  Agnes Barby, von
  - b.1540 d.1569
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

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Details of Sophie Amalie's family with Fredrik III. Oldenburg-Denmark