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Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg

1488–1563

Born
1488
Country of birth
Germany(inferred from the family)
Died
9 Jul 1563, Amt Neuhaus
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A life in time

  1. Born

    Birth

  2. Child born: Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

    Birth

  3. Child born: Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg

    Birth, Lauenburg/Elbe

  4. Child born: Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg

    Birth, Ratzeburg

  5. Child born: Sophie of Saxe-Lauenburg

    Birth

  6. Child born: Ursula von Sachsen-Lauenburg

    Birth

  7. Died · Amt Neuhaus

    Death, Amt Neuhaus

What was it like?

The world around 1488: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

Strict regulations controlled social class appearance; for example, commoners were forbidden from wearing gold, silver, pearls, or silk. A wife of a commoner could wear a simple gold ring worth no more than five or six guilders, without gemstones.

Known for

Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was a member of the house of Welf and a Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg.

During their lifetime

  1. 1517

    Luther posts the Ninety-five Theses

    Martin Luther sparked the Reformation by posting his Ninety-five Theses in Wittenberg, fundamentally changing the religious and social lives of ordinary people.

  2. 1524

    The Great Peasants' War occurs

    Tens of thousands of peasants participated in a massive uprising across the German lands, demanding the abolition of feudal burdens and serfdom.

  3. 1534

    Public access to the postal system

    The postal system opened to the general public in the Holy Roman Empire, allowing anyone to send mail for a fee and transforming communication routines.

  4. 1555

    Peace of Augsburg enacted (1555)

    The 1555 Peace of Augsburg established the legal principle that local princes could determine the religion of their subjects as either Lutheran or Catholic. If subjects disagreed with their ruler's choice, they were granted the right to emigrate with their property and families.

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