Life Early life. Sophie Amalie was born at the Herzberg Castle, in Herzberg am Harz.Her parents were George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg, and Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt.Nothing is known of her childhood. Sophie Amalie married Prince Frederick in Castle Glücksburg on 1 October 1643. The marriage was arranged in 1640, as it was considered suitable for the …

William (4 July 1535 – 20 August 1592), called William the Younger (German: Wilhelm der Jüngere), was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Prince of Lüneburg from 1559 until his death. Until 1569 he ruled together with his brother, Henry of Dannenberg. William was the son of Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.On 12 October 1561 he married Dorothea of Denmark (29 …