Hedwig Jagiellon, Electress of Brandenburg

Hedwig Jagiellon
Hedwig Jagiellon
	Portrait by Hans Krell (1537)
Electress consort of Brandenburg
Tenure	1535–1571
Born	15 March 1513; Poznań, Poland
Died	7 February 1573 (aged 59); Neuruppin, Brandenburg
Spouse	Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (m. 1535; died 1571)
Issue; more...	Elisabeth Magdalena, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg; Sigismund, Bishop of Magdeburg; Hedwig, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg; Sophia, Countess of Rosenberg;
House	House of Jagiellon (by birth); House of Hohenzollern (by marriage)
Father	Sigismund I the Old
Mother	Barbara Zápolya

Hedwig Jagiellon (Polish: Jadwiga Jagiellonka, Lithuanian: Jadvyga Jogailaitė, German: Hedwig Jagiellonica; 15 March 1513 – 7 February 1573) was a member of the Jagiellonian dynasty as a daughter of Sigismund I the Old of Poland. She was Electress of Brandenburg by marriage to Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg.

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