Who married Hedwig Jagiellon, Electress of Brandenburg?
Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg married Hedwig Jagiellon, Electress of Brandenburg on . Hedwig Jagiellon, Electress of Brandenburg was 22 years old on the wedding day (22 years, 5 months and 17 days). Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg was 30 years old on the wedding day (30 years, 7 months and 19 days). The age gap was 8 years, 2 months and 2 days.
The marriage lasted 35 years, 4 months and 2 days (12908 days ). The marriage ended on .
Hedwig Jagiellon, Electress of Brandenburg
Hedwig Jagiellon (Polish: Jadwiga Jagiellonka, Lithuanian: Jadvyga Jogailaitė, German: Hedwig Jagiellonica; 15 March 1513 – 7 February 1573) was a princess of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and a member of the Jagiellonian dynasty as a daughter of Sigismund I the Old. She was Electress of Brandenburg by marriage to Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg.
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Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg
Joachim II (German: Joachim II Hector or Hektor; 13 January 1505 – 3 January 1571) was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (1535–1571), the sixth member of the House of Hohenzollern. Joachim II was the eldest son of Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg and his wife Elizabeth of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. He received the cognomen Hector after the Trojan prince and warrior for his athel qualities and prowess.
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