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Christiaan van Oldenburg 1426–1481 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 February 1426

Birth Location: Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany

Death Date: 21 May 1481

Death Location: Kopenhagen, Denemarken

Father: Dietrich Oldenburg*

Mother: Helvig Schauenburg

Spouse(s): Dorothea Brandenburg

Children(s): Johan DENEMARKEN, Olaf Oldenburg, Knud Oldenburg, Margaret Oldenburg, Hans Sweden, Margaret Murray, Canute Oldenburg, King Norway, Johann Oldenburg, Elisabeth Denmark, Queen Margarete, Hans Sweden, King Goths

In 1426, Christiaan van Oldenburg entered the world in Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany, born to Dietrich Count Of Oldenburg And Helvig Of Schauenburg. Christiaan van Oldenburg married Dorothea Van Brandenburg, and had children including Canute Oldenburg, Elisabeth Von Denmark, Hans I Von Denmark Norway And Sweden, Hans Oldenburg King Of Denmark Norway And Sweden, Johan Van Denemarken, Johann I Denmark Oldenburg, King Frederick I Oldenburg King Of Norway Denmark The Wends And The Goths, King Frederick I Of Denmark And Norway, Knud Oldenburg, Margaret Denmark Oldenburg, Margaret Stewart Scotland Murray, Maria Hanna Oldenburg, Olaf Oldenburg, Queen Margarete. Christiaan van Oldenburg passed away in 1481 in Kopenhagen, Denemarken.

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Biography

  • In 1426, Christiaan van Oldenburg entered the world in Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany, born to Dietrich Count Of Oldenburg And Helvig Of Schauenburg.
  • Christiaan van Oldenburg married Dorothea Van Brandenburg, and had children including Canute Oldenburg, Elisabeth Von Denmark, Hans I Von Denmark Norway And Sweden, Hans Oldenburg King Of Denmark Norway And Sweden, Johan Van Denemarken, Johann I Denmark Oldenburg, King Frederick I Oldenburg King Of Norway Denmark The Wends And The Goths, King Frederick I Of Denmark And Norway, Knud Oldenburg, Margaret Denmark Oldenburg, Margaret Stewart Scotland Murray, Maria Hanna Oldenburg, Olaf Oldenburg, Queen Margarete.
  • Christiaan van Oldenburg passed away in 1481 in Kopenhagen, Denemarken.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dietrich Oldenburg*
1398–
Birth Location: Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
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Helvig Schauenburg
1395–1436
Birth Location: Schleswig, Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Dorothea Brandenburg
1430–1495
Birth Location: Berlin, , Brandenburg, Germany
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Children(s)

Johan DENEMARKEN
1455–1513
Birth Location: Ålborg Castle, Nordjylland, Denmark
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Olaf Oldenburg
1450–1451
Birth Location: København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
OO
Knud Oldenburg
1451–1455
Birth Location: København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
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Margaret Oldenburg
1456–1486
Birth Location: Kobenhavn, Denmark
MO
Hans Sweden
–1486
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Murray
1446–1486
Birth Location: Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland
MM
Canute Oldenburg
1451–1455
Birth Location: –
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King Norway
1471–1533
Birth Location: Kobenhaven, Kobenhaven, Denmark
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Johann Oldenburg
–1486
Birth Location: –
JO
Elisabeth Denmark
–1451
Birth Location: Denmark
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Queen Margarete
1451–1474
Birth Location: –
QM
Hans Sweden
1454–1512
Birth Location: Aalborg, Aalborg, Denmark
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King Goths
1471–1533
Birth Location: København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
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Christiaan Oldenburg's Ancestors

Self
Christiaan Oldenburg
1426–1481
Birth Place: Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Parents
Dietrich Count of Oldenburg*
1398–
Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Helvig (of) Schauenburg
1395–1436
Schleswig, Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christiaan Oldenburg's Descendants

1.
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Christiaan (van) Oldenburg (1 February 1426–21 May 1481) m. Dorothea (van) Brandenburg (1 January 1430–10 November 1495)
  1. 1. Johan (van) DENEMARKEN 1455–1513 m. Christine (van Saksen) Meissen 1461–1521
    1. 1. Elisabeth (van) DENEMARKEN 1485–1555 m. Joachim (I Nestor Elector of) Brandenburg 1484–1535
      1. 1. Anna (van) Brandenburg(-) 1507–1567 m. Albrecht (van Mecklenburg) (-)Schwerin 1488–1547
        1. 1. John (Albert I Duke of) Mecklenburg-Gustrow-Schwerin 1525–1576 m. Princess (Anna Sophia\sofie of Prussia, Duchess of Mecklendurg, Hohenzollern) (-) 1527–1591
        2. 2. Christof (Van) Mecklenburg 1537–1592 m. Elisabeth (Gustavsdotter ( Princess Elizabeth of Sweden ) Vasa) ** 1549–1597 m. Dorothea (van) Denemarken 1528–1575
        3. 3. George (Duke of) Mecklenburg-Gustrow 1529–1587
        4. 4. Anna (Duchess of) Mecklenburg-Gustrow 1533–1602
        5. 5. Louis (Duke of) Mecklenburg-Gustrow 1535–1535
        6. 6. John (Duke of) Mecklenburg-Gustrow 1536–1536
        7. 7. Sophie (Duchess of) Mecklenburg-Gustrow 1538–1538
        8. 8. Karl (Charles Regent Of Mecklenburg) Schwerin 1540–1610
        9. 9. Magnus (Duke of) Mecklenburg-Gustrow 1524–1524
        10. 10. Ulrich (III Regent Of) Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1528–1603
        11. 11. Louis Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1529–1587
    2. 2. Frans (van) Denemarken 1487–1511
    3. 3. Christiaan (van) Denemarken 1481–1559
    4. 4. Nestor (Joachim I von) Brandenburg 1484–1555
  2. 2. Olaf Oldenburg 1450–1451
  3. 3. Knud Oldenburg 1451–1455
  4. 4. Margaret (Denmark) Oldenburg 1456–1486
  5. 5. Hans (I von Denmark, Norway and) Sweden –1486
  6. 6. Margaret (Stewart Scotland) Murray 1446–1486
  7. 7. Canute Oldenburg 1451–1455
  8. 8. King (Frederick I of Denmark and) Norway 1471–1533
  9. 9. Johann (I Denmark) Oldenburg –1486
  10. 10. Elisabeth (von) Denmark –1451
  11. 11. Queen Margarete 1451–1474
  12. 12. Hans (Oldenburg King of Denmark, Norway and) Sweden 1454–1512
  13. 13. King (Frederick I Oldenburg, King of Norway, Denmark, the Wends and the) Goths 1471–1533

Christiaan Oldenburg's Timeline

2 Records

1426
1 February 1426
Birth of Christiaan van Oldenburg in Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
1481
21 May 1481
Age 55
Death of Christiaan van Oldenburg in Kopenhagen, Denemarken
Kopenhagen, Denemarken

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 February 1426
    Event Place: Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1481
    Event Place: Kopenhagen, Denemarken
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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