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Christian I Oldenburg King of Denmark 1426–1481 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1426

Birth Location: Oldenburg, Oldenburger Stadtkreis, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany

Death Date: 21 May 1481

Death Location: Roskilde, Sjaeland, Denmark

Father: Dietrich Oldenburg

Mother: Helvig Schauenburg

Spouse(s): Dorothea Brandenburg

Children(s): Frederick Oldenburg, Margaret Denmark

The story of Christian I Oldenburg King of Denmark began in 1426 in Oldenburg, Oldenburger Stadtkreis, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. Christian I Oldenburg King of Denmark married Dorothea Of Brandenburg, and had children including Frederick I King Of Denmark Oldenburg, Margaret Princess Of Denmark. Christian I Oldenburg King of Denmark passed away in 1481 in Roskilde, Sjaeland, Denmark.

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  • The story of Christian I Oldenburg King of Denmark began in 1426 in Oldenburg, Oldenburger Stadtkreis, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany.
  • Christian I Oldenburg King of Denmark married Dorothea Of Brandenburg, and had children including Frederick I King Of Denmark Oldenburg, Margaret Princess Of Denmark.
  • Christian I Oldenburg King of Denmark passed away in 1481 in Roskilde, Sjaeland, Denmark.

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Christian Denmark's Ancestors

Self
Christian Denmark
1426–1481
Birth Place: Oldenburg, Oldenburger Stadtkreis, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
Parents
Dietrich Count of Oldenburg
1398–1440
Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Helvig (of) Schauenburg
1395–1436
Schleswig, Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Grandparents
Christian (V Oldenburg Count of) Oldenburg
1340–1399
Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Countess (Agnes Honstein) Heiringen
1340–1404
Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Conrad Oldenburg
–1367
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John II
–1314

Christian Denmark's Descendants

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Christian (I Oldenburg King of) Denmark (1426–21 May 1481) m. Dorothea (Of) Brandenburg (1430–10 November 1495)
  1. 1. Frederick (I King Of Denmark) Oldenburg 1471–1533 m. Sophia (of) Pomerania 1498–1568
  2. 2. Margaret (Princess of) Denmark 1456–1486 m. James (III) King 1451–1488
    1. 1. James IV 1437–1513 m. Margaret Drummond 1475–1501
      1. 1. Janet Stewart 1500–1560 m. Malcolm (Fleming 3rd Lord) Fleming 1494–1547
        1. 1. Margaret Fleming 1529–1586 m. John (Stewart 4th Earl of) Atholl 1528–1579
        2. 2. John (Fleming 5th Lord) Fleming 1540–1572 m. Countess (Margaret Hamilton) Angus 1541–1578 m. Elizabeth Ross 1545–1578
      2. 2. Margaret (Jane) Stewart 1497–1517 m. John Drummond 1489–1531
        1. 1. Agnes Drummond 1523–1589 m. Hugh (Montgomerie 3rd Earl of) Eglinton 1531–1585
        2. 2. Isabell Drummond 1531– m. Mathew (Campbell Lord of) Loudoun 1525–1593

Christian Denmark's Timeline

2 Records

1426
1426
Birth of Christian I Oldenburg King of Denmark in Oldenburg, Oldenburger Stadtkreis, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
Oldenburg, Oldenburger Stadtkreis, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
1481
21 May 1481
Age 55
Death of Christian I Oldenburg King of Denmark in Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1426
    Event Place: Oldenburg, Oldenburger Stadtkreis, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1481
    Event Place: Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roskilde, Sjaeland, Denmark
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

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