Dorothea, Abbess of Quedlinburg

Princess Dorothea of Saxony
Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg
Reign19 July 1610 - 17 November 1617
PredecessorMaria, Abbess of Quedlinburg
SuccessorDorothea Sophia, Abbess of Quedlinburg
Born7 January 1591
Dresden, Germany
Died17 November 1617
Dresden, Germany
Burial
Freiberg
HouseWettin
FatherChristian I, Elector of Saxony
MotherSophie of Brandenburg

Princess Dorothea of Saxony (7 January 1591 - 17 November 1617) reigned as Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg from 1610 until her death.

Dorothea was born in Dresden to Christian I, Elector of Saxony, and his wife, Princess Sophie of Brandenburg. Her baptism was notably held without the customary exorcism.

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