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Christian I of Denmark 1426–1481 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Feb 1426

Birth Location: Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Death Date: 21 May 1481

Death Location: Roskilde, Roskilde, Denmark

Father: Dietrich Oldenburg

Mother: Countess Schauenburg

Spouse(s): Dorothea Brandenburg, Dorothea Brandenburg

Children(s): Margaret Oldenburg, Elisabeth Oldenburg, Thomas II, Olaf Dänemark, Knud (Oldenburg), Hans Sweden, Frederik Norway

Christian I / of Denmark was born in 1426 in Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, the child of Dietrich Count Of Oldenburg And Countess Helvig Of Schauenburg. Christian I of Denmark married Dorothea Of Brandenburg, Dorothea Von Brandenburg, and had children including Elisabeth Of Denmark Von Oldenburg, Frederik I Of Denmark And Norway King Of Denmark And Norway, Hans Von Oldenburg Of Denmark Norway And Sweden, Knud Canute Danmark Oldenburg, Margaret Of Denmark Oldenburg, Olaf Von Danemark, Thomas Christian Ii. Christian I / of Denmark passed away in 1481 in Roskilde, Roskilde, Denmark.

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  • Christian I // of Denmark was born in 1426 in Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, the child of Dietrich Count Of Oldenburg And Countess Helvig Of Schauenburg.
  • Christian I // of Denmark married Dorothea Of Brandenburg, Dorothea Von Brandenburg, and had children including Elisabeth Of Denmark Von Oldenburg, Frederik I Of Denmark And Norway King Of Denmark And Norway, Hans Von Oldenburg Of Denmark Norway And Sweden, Knud Canute Danmark Oldenburg, Margaret Of Denmark Oldenburg, Olaf Von Danemark, Thomas Christian Ii.
  • Christian I // of Denmark passed away in 1481 in Roskilde, Roskilde, Denmark.

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Christian Denmark's Ancestors

Self
Christian Denmark
1426–1481
Birth Place: Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Parents
Dietrich Count of Oldenburg
1390–1440
Oldenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland
Countess (Helvig of) Schauenburg
1395–1436
Schleswig, Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Grandparents
Christian (V Count of) Oldenburg
1340–1399
Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Agnes (von) Honstein
1340–1404
Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Gerhard (VI Count of) Holstein-Rendsburg
1367–1404
Itzehoe, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Katherina (Elisabeth von) Braunschweig-Lüneburg
1367–1420
Wolfenbüttel, Wolfenbüttel, Wolfenbüttel, Braunschweig, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Conrad Oldenburg
1300–1347
Ingeborg Holstein-Plön
–1348
Dietrich Honstein
1326–1393
Sophia Brunswick
1340–1394
Heinrich Holstein
1317–1384
Ingeborg Mecklenburg
1343–1395
Magnus Braunschweig-Lüneburg
1324–1373
Catherine Anhalt-Bernburg
1332–1390
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Dietrich V
1306–1379
Adelheid Holstein-Rendsburg
1299–1350

Christian Denmark's Descendants

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Christian (I of) Denmark (1 Feb 1426–21 May 1481) m. Dorothea (of) Brandenburg (1430–10 Nov 1495) m. Dorothea (von) Brandenburg (1430–10 Nov 1495)
  1. 1. Margaret (Of Denmark) Oldenburg 1456–1486 m. James (III Stewart King of) Scotland 1451–1488
    1. 1. James (IV Stewart King of) Scotland 1473–1513 m. Marion Boyd 1477–1559 m. Margaret Drummond 1475–1501 m. Mary (Tudor of) Scotland 1489–1541 m. Margaret (Tudor Queen Consort of) Scotland 1489–1541 m. Janet (Kennedy -Lady) Bothwell 1480–1545 m. Agnes (Stewart -Dowager Countess Of) Bothwell 1487–1557 m. Janet Maxwell 1478–1541
      1. 1. Catherine (Stewart Countess of) Morton 1495–1554 m. James (Douglas 3rd Earl of) Morton 1487–1548 m. Adam (de) Quhitfuird 1488– m. James Hamilton 1515–1575
        1. 1. Margaret (Douglas Duchess of Châtellerault; Countess of Arran; Duchess of) Hamilton 1511–1579 m. James (Hamilton -Second Earl of Arran, Hertog van) Châtellerault 1515–1575
        2. 2. Beatrix Douglas 1515–1583 m. Robert (Maxwell -5th Lord) Maxwell 1511–1552 m. Robert (Maxwell 5th Lord Maxwell 6th Lord Of) Carlaverock 1525–1573
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Beatrice Douglas Keith Baroness Morton) Glamis 1520–1548
        4. 4. John Douglas 1521–1579 m. Geillis Irving 1526–
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Douglas -4th Countess of) Morton 1527–1581 m. James (Douglas -Fourth Earl of) Morton 1516–1581
      2. 2. Alexander (Stewart Archbishop of St.) Andrews 1493–1513
      3. 3. Lady (Katherine) Stewart 1489–1554 m. James (Douglas 3rd Earl of) Morton 1487–1548
        1. 1. Margaret Douglas 1522–1579 m. Mungo Quintigern 1520– m. John (Jardine of) Applegirth 1521–1576
      4. 4. Cathrine Steward 1500– m. David Douglas 1510–1548
    2. 2. James (Stewart Duke of) Ross 1475–1504
    3. 3. John (Earl of Mar Stewart, Prince of Scotland, Earl of) Mar 1479–1503
    4. 4. Alexander (Earl Mar and Garioch) Stewart 1474–1485
  2. 2. Elisabeth (of Denmark von) Oldenburg 1450–1451
  3. 3. Thomas (Christian) II 1450–1500
  4. 4. Olaf (von) Dänemark 1450–1451
  5. 5. Knud (Canute Danmark) (Oldenburg) 1451–1455
  6. 6. Hans (Von Oldenburg of Denmark, Norway and) Sweden 1455–1513 m. Christina (Wettin of Saxony Queen of) Denmark 1461–1521 m. Edele (Mikkelsdatter) Jernskæg 1475–1511 m. Edele (Mikkelsdatter) Jernskæg 1475–1511
  7. 7. Frederik (I of Denmark and Norway King of Denmark and) Norway 1471–1533 m. Anna (von) Brandenburg 1487–1514 m. Sophie (Dronning af Danmark og Norge Pomerania Pommern, Gryf,) Greif 1498–1568 m. Hilleke (Marike Hansdotter) Degener 1475–1533

Christian Denmark's Timeline

2 Records

1426
1 Feb 1426
Birth of Christian I // of Denmark in Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
1481
21 May 1481
Age 55
Death of Christian I // of Denmark in Copenhagen Castle, Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen Castle, Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1426
    Event Place: Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Christian I, person ID LJVS-J47.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1481
    Event Place: Copenhagen Castle, Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Christian I, person ID LJVS-J47.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roskilde, Roskilde, Denmark
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Christian I, person ID LJVS-J47.

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