Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen


Elizabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen was the first wife of Duke John of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, the son of King Christian III of Denmark.

Family

Elizabeth was the only daughter of Duke Ernest III of Brunswick-Grubenhagen and his wife, Duchess Margaret of Pomerania.

Marriage

Isabelle married the Duke John of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg on 19 Aug 1568.
  1. Dorothy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, in 1589, she married the Duke Frederick IV of Liegnitz
  2. Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Arroë
  3. Ernest of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
  4. Alexander of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
  5. Augustus of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
  6. Mary of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, she became Abbess of Itzehoe
  7. John-Adolphus of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Norburg
  8. Anne of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, in 1601, married Duke Bogusław XIII of Pomerania-Barth
  9. Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, in 1607, married Duke Philip II of Pomerania-Barth
  10. Elizabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, in 1625, married Duke Bogusław XIV of Pomerania
  11. Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Norburg, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg, in 1627, married Juliana of Saxe-Lauenbourg,. Veuf, married in 1632 Eleonor of Anhalt-Zerbst,
  12. Marguerite of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, in 1603, married Count John VII of Nassau-Siegen
  13. Philip of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksbourg, he founded the second branch
  14. Albert of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg.