| Princess Dorothea of Saxony | |
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| Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg | |
| Reign | 19 July 1610 - 17 November 1617 |
| Predecessor | Maria, Abbess of Quedlinburg |
| Successor | Dorothea Sophia, Abbess of Quedlinburg |
| Born | 7 January 1591 Dresden, Germany |
| Died | 17 November 1617 Dresden, Germany |
| Burial | |
| House | Wettin |
| Father | Christian I, Elector of Saxony |
| Mother | Sophie of Brandenburg |
Princess Dorothea of Saxony (7 January 1591 - 17 November 1617) reigned as Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg from 1610 until her death.[1]
Dorothea was born in Dresden to Christian I, Elector of Saxony, and his wife, Princess Sophie of Brandenburg.[1] Her baptism was notably held without the customary exorcism.[2]
- ^ a b Johann Heinrich Fritsch: Geschichte des vormaligen Reichsstifts Quedlinburg pt 2, 1828, pp. 26–28
- ^ Wolfgang Sommer: Die lutherischen Hofprediger in Dresden, Franz Steiner Verlag Stuttgart, 2006, p. 108