List of consorts of Bremen-Verden

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Duchess consort of Bremen and Verden

House of Vasa, 1648–1654

Christina of Sweden was Queen of Sweden, not a consort.

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House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, 1654–1719

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame Duchess-PrincessCeased to be Duchess-PrincessDeathSpouse
Hedwig Eleanor of Sweden c 1655 by David von Krafft.jpg Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
(Holstein-Gottorp)
23 October 163624 October 165413 February 1660
husband's death
24 November 1715 Charles I Gustav
Ulrica Eleanor of Sweden (1680) 1677 by Jacques D'Agar.jpg Ulrike Eleonora of Denmark
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Frederick III of Denmark
(Oldenburg)
11 September 16566 May 168026 July 1693 Charles II

House of Hanover, 1715–1823

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame Duchess-PrincessCeased to be Duchess-PrincessDeathSpouse
Kneller, after - Caroline of Ansbach - NPG 529.jpg Caroline of Ansbach
[6] [7] [8] [9]
Johann Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
(Hohenzollern)
1 March 168322 August 170511 June 1727
husband's ascension
20 November 1737 George II Augustus
Charlotte gainsborough.jpg Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
[6] [7] [8] [10] [9] [11]
Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg
(Mecklenburg)
19 May 17448 September 17616 August 1806
Losted during the Great French War
17 November 1818 George III
(1st reign)
Interregnum
Queen Charlotte by Sir Thomas Lawrence 1789.jpg Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
[10] [12] [11]
Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg
(Mecklenburg)
19 May 17448 September 176119 October 1813
Restored to Hanover
17 November 1818 George III
(2nd reign)
Caroline of Brunswick.jpg Caroline of Brunswick
[10] [12] [11]
Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick
(Welf)
17 May 17688 April 179529 January 1820
husband's ascension
7 August 1821 George IV

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