Georg III von Brieg
- Category : Notable-Famous-Royal-family
- Type : MGE
- Profile : 6/2 - Role Model / Hermit
- Definition : Split - Small (12,21,36)
- Incarnation Cross : LAX Migration 2
Biography
Polish nobility, a Duke of Brzeg from 1633 (as administrator; in 1639 he took formally the title, together with his brothers until 1654) and Legnica-Wołów during 1653-1654 (with his brothers). He was the eldest son of John Christian, Duke of Brzeg-Legnica-Wołów-Oława, by his first wife Dorothea Sybille, daughter of John George, Elector of Brandenburg. In Bierutów on 23 February 1638, George III married firstly with Sophie Katharina (1601-1659), daughter of Charles II, Duke of Ziębice-Oleśnica by his wife Elisabeth Magdalena of Brieg, sister of George III's grandfather Joachim Frederick; thus, she was his first cousin once removed. They had one daughter: Dorothea Elisabeth (1646-1691), who married on 13 October 1663 to Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg. In Brzeg on 19 October 1660, George III married secondly with Elisabeth Marie Charlotte (1638-1664), daughter of Louis Philip, Count Palatine of Simmern-Kaiserslautern and niece of Frederick V, Elector Palatine, who was briefly King of Bohemia. The marriage was childless. George III of Brieg died in Brzeg on 4 July 1664.
