Hedwig Jagiellon, Electress of Brandenburg
| Hedwig Jagiellon | |
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Portrait by Hans Krell (1537) | |
| Electress consort of Brandenburg | |
| Tenure | 1535–1571 |
| Born | 15 March 1513 Poznań, Poland |
| Died | 7 February 1573 (aged 59) Neuruppin, Brandenburg |
| Burial | Berlin Cathedral (tomb lost, 1750) |
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| House | House of Jagiellon (by birth) House of Hohenzollern (by marriage) |
| Father | Sigismund I the Old |
| Mother | Barbara Zápolya |
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.