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Hedwig of Denmark

1581 - 1641

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Princess Hedwig of Denmark (5 August 1581 – 26 November 1641) was the youngest daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark and Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, and Electress of Saxony from 1602 to 1611 as the wife of Christian II. The marriage was childless, and her husband was succeeded by his brother John George. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hedwig of Denmark has received more than 44,085 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Hedwig of Denmark is the 609th most popular companion (down from 597th in 2019), the 258th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 253rd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Danish Companion.

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  • 20

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  • 1.84

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Hedwig of Denmark ranks 609 out of 784. Before her are Emma of Italy, Mastani, Empress Wang, Muhammad ibn Maslamah, Louise Diane d'Orléans, and Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg. After her are Sophia of Denmark, Princess Amalia of Sweden, Helvig of Schleswig, Stateira, Alice of Champagne, and Neithhotep.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1581, Hedwig of Denmark ranks 10. Before her are James Ussher, Peter Claver, Bernardo Strozzi, Hendrik Brouwer, Giulia Tofana, and Frans Francken the Younger. After her are Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Edmund Gunter, Jean du Vergier de Hauranne, Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, and Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac. Among people deceased in 1641, Hedwig of Denmark ranks 12. Before her are Jane Frances de Chantal, Jan Janszoon, Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, Johan Banér, George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg, and Jeremiah Horrocks. After her are Franciscus Gomarus, Pau Claris i Casademunt, Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, Adam van Noort, Pedro Teixeira, and Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Hedwig of Denmark ranks 258 out of 1,032. Before her are Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark (1603), Paul Gustav Fischer (1860), Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg (1485), Princess Louise of Denmark (1726), Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1573), and Morten P. Meldal (1954). After her are Harald Nielsen (1941), Per Kirkeby (1938), Richeza of Denmark (1174), Erik Axelsson Tott (1419), Princess Louise of Denmark (1875), and Sophus Nielsen (1888).

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Among COMPANIONS In Denmark

Among companions born in Denmark, Hedwig of Denmark ranks 9. Before her are Anne of Denmark (1574), Sophia Magdalena of Denmark (1746), Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland (1456), Anne Sophie Reventlow (1693), Gunnhild, Mother of Kings (910), and Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg (1485). After her are Richeza of Denmark (1174), Princess Louise of Denmark (1875), Princess Thyra of Denmark (1880), Estrid Svendsdatter (990), Martha of Denmark (1277), and Princess Dagmar of Denmark (1890).

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