Background
Hedwig was a daughter of the Elector of Brandenburg Joachim II (1505–1571) and his second wife, Hedwig (1513–1573), the daughter of king Sigismund I of Poland.
Hedwig was a daughter of the Elector of Brandenburg Joachim II (1505–1571) and his second wife, Hedwig (1513–1573), the daughter of king Sigismund I of Poland.
Hedwig was described as a pious and humble, with preference for domestic activities. In 1598, the theologician Stephan Prätorius dedicated his book Der Witwen Trost ("the widow"s consolation") to Hedwig. Sophie Hedwig (1561–1631)
married in 1577 Duke Ernest Louis of Pomerania-Wolgast (1545-1592)
Henry Julius (1564–1613), Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, married:
in 1585 to Princess Dorothea of Saxony (1563–1587)
in 1590 to Princess Elizabeth of Denmark (1573–1625)
Maria (1566–1626)
married in 1582 Duke Francis II of Saxe-Lauenburg (1547-1619)
Elisabeth (1567–1618), married
in 1583 to Count Adolf XI of Holstein-Schauenburg (d 1601)
in 1604 to Duke Christopher of Brunswick-Harburg (d 1606)
Philip Sigismund (1568–1623), Bishop of Osnabrück and Verden
Margaret (1571–1580)
Joachim Charles (1573–1615)
Sabine Catharina (1574–1590)
Dorothea Augusta (1577–1625), Abbess of Gandersheim
Julius Augustus (1578–1617), abbot of Michaelstein Abbey
Hedwig (1580–1657)
married in 1621 Duke Otto III of Brunswick-Harburg (1572-1641).