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     Magnus I Herzog von Sachsen-Lauenburg was the son of Johann V Herzog von Sachsen-Lauenburg and Dorothea von Brandenburg. He married Katherine von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, daughter of Heinrich I Herzog von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel and Katherine von Pommern-Wolgast, on 20 November 1509 at Wolfenbüttel, Niedersachsen, Germany. He died on 1 August 1543.
     He gained the title of Herzog von Sachsen-Lauenburg.

     Magnus III Herzog von Mecklenburg was born on 4 July 1509. He was the son of Heinrich V Herzog von Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Ursula von Hohenzollern.² He married Elizabeth Oldenburg, Princess of Denmark, daughter of Frederik I Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Prinzessin Sophie von Pommern-Wolgast, on 26 August 1543.¹ He died on 28 January 1550 at age 40, without issue.
     He held the office of Bishop of Schwerin in 1532.²

     Christine von Hessen was born on 29 June 1543. She was the daughter of Philip I Landgraf von Hessen and Christina von Sachsen.¹ She married Adolf Herzog von Holstein-Gottorp, son of Frederik I Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Prinzessin Sophie von Pommern-Wolgast, on 17 December 1564. She died on 13 May 1604 at age 60.

     Christopher Herzog von Mecklenburg-Gadebusch was born on 30 June 1537. He married, firstly, Dorothea Oldenburg, Princess of Denmark, daughter of Frederik I Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Prinzessin Sophie von Pommern-Wolgast, on 27 October 1573 at Kolding.² He married, secondly, Elizabeth Vasa, daughter of Gustaf I Vasa, King of Sweden and Margaret Lejonhufvud, on 7 May 1581 at Stockholm, Sweden.² He died on 4 March 1592 at age 54.
     He gained the title of Herzog von Mecklenburg-Gadebusch.¹

     Elisabeth von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen was born on 20 March 1550 at Salzderhelden, Germany^G. She was the daughter of Ernst Herzog von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen and Anne Margaret von Pommern-Stettin.¹ She married Johann Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, son of Christian III Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Dorothea von Sachsen-Lauenburg, on 19 August 1568. She died on 11 February 1586 at age 35 at Osterholm^G.
     She was also known as Elisabeth von Braunschweig-Lüneburg.²

     Ernst Herzog von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen was born on 17 December 1518. He was the son of Philip Herzog von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen and Catherine von Mansfeld. He married Anne Margaret von Pommern-Stettin, daughter of Georg Herzog von Pommern-Stettin and Amalia von der Rhein, on 9 October 1548 at Wolgast, Germany^G. He died on 2 April 1567 at age 48.
     He was also known as Ernst V von Braunschweig-Lüneburg.² He gained the title of Herzog von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen.¹

     Agnes Hedwig Prinzessin von Anhalt-Zerbst was born on 12 March 1573 at Dessau, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany^G.² She was the daughter of Joachim Ernst Prinz von Anhalt-Zerbst and Eleanor Herzogin von Württemberg.¹ She married, firstly, August Kurfürst von Sachsen, son of Heinrich Herzog von Sachsen and Catherine von Mecklenburg, on 3 January 1586. She married, secondly, Johann Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, son of Christian III Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Dorothea von Sachsen-Lauenburg, on 14 February 1588.¹ She died on 3 November 1616 at age 43 at Sonderburg^G.²
     She was Abbess of Gernrode and Frose between 1581 and 1586.²

     Dorothea von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen was born on 23 August 1579. She was the daughter of Johann Günther I Herzog von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen and Anne von Oldenburg.¹ She married Alexander Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, son of Johann Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg and Elisabeth von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen, on 26 November 1604. She died on 5 July 1639 at age 59.

     Johann Günther I Herzog von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen was born on 20 December 1532 at Sondershausen, Germany.² He was the son of Günther XL Graf von Schwarzburg and Elisabeth Gräfin zu Isenburg-Büdingen.² He married Anne von Oldenburg, daughter of Anton I Graf von Delmenhorst and Sophie von Sachsen-Lauenburg, on 16 February 1566. He died on 28 October 1586 at age 53 at Arnstadt, Germany.²
     He gained the title of Herzog von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.¹

     Marie Sibylla von Nassau-Saarbrücken was born on 6 October 1628 at Saarbrücken, Germany. She was the daughter of Wilhelm Ludwig Graf von Nassau-Saarbrücken and Anne Amelia von Baden-Durlach.¹ She married August Philipp Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, son of Alexander Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg and Dorothea von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, in 1651.¹ She died on 9 April 1699 at age 70.