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Female Hedwig von Holstein Click to view Hedwig von Holstein in the family tree

Hedwig was born about 1395 in Of,Schleswig,Schleswig-Holstein,Prussia.  Hedwig's father was Gerhard VI, Duke Of Holstein and her mother was Katherine Or Elisabeth Princess Of BRUNSWICK.  Her paternal grandparents were Heinrich II, "Der Eiserne" Count Of Holstein and Ingeburg Princess Of Mecklenburg; her maternal grandparents were Magnus II BRUNSWICK WOLFEN and Katharine Anhalt Bernburg. She had three brothers and a sister, named Heinrich IV, Count Of, Adolf VII, Count of, Gerhard VII, Count Of and Ingeborg, Countess Of.  She was the oldest of the five children.  She died in 1436.


Hedwig's family with Dietrich Count Of Oldenburg

‌Hedwig and Dietrich Count Of were married in a religious ceremony on November 23rd, 1423.  They had three sons and a daughter, named Christian I King of, Moritz IV Count Of, Gerhard Count Of and Adelheid Countess Of.

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