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Female Princess Hedwig of Meissen Click to view Princess Hedwig of Meissen in the family tree

Hedwig was born in 1200 in Meissen, Dresden, Saxony.1   Hedwig's father was Margrave Dietrich (der Bedrhangte) of Meissen and her mother was Princess Jutte of Thuringia.  Her paternal grandparents were Margrave Otto (der Reiche) of Meissen and Princess Hedwig of Saxony; her maternal grandparents were Landgrave Hermann of Thuringia I and Countess Sofie of Sommerschenburg. She had four brothers and two sisters, named Otto, Conrad, der Erlauchte, Dietrich, Sofie and Jutte.  She was the oldest of the seven children. She had two half-brothers and a half-sister, named Hermann, Berthold and Margarethe.  She died at the age of 49 on February 2nd, 1249.1 

Family Details of Hedwig's family with Count Dietrich of Kleve V

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