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

Birth Date: 1426

Birth Location: Oldenburg, Denmark

Death Date: 21 May 1481

Death Location: Bad Doberan, Landkreis Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Father: Dietrich Oldenburg*

Mother: Countess Schauenburg

Spouse(s): Dorothea Brandenburg

Children(s): Canute Oldenburg, Elisabeth Denmark, Princess Oldenburg

In 1426, Christian Oldenburg\ King of Denmark I entered the world in Oldenburg, Denmark, born to Dietrich Count Of Oldenburg And Countess Hedwig Von Schauenburg. Christian Oldenburg\ King of Denmark I married Dorothea Von Brandenburg, and had children including Canute Oldenburg, Elisabeth Von Oldenburg Of Denmark, Princess Margaret Of Denmark Oldenburg. Christian Oldenburg\ King of Denmark I passed away in 1481 in Bad Doberan, Landkreis Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

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Biography

  • In 1426, Christian Oldenburg\ King of Denmark I entered the world in Oldenburg, Denmark, born to Dietrich Count Of Oldenburg And Countess Hedwig Von Schauenburg.
  • Christian Oldenburg\ King of Denmark I married Dorothea Von Brandenburg, and had children including Canute Oldenburg, Elisabeth Von Oldenburg Of Denmark, Princess Margaret Of Denmark Oldenburg.
  • Christian Oldenburg\ King of Denmark I passed away in 1481 in Bad Doberan, Landkreis Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Christian I's Ancestors

Self
Christian I
1426–1481
Birth Place: Oldenburg, Denmark
Parents
Dietrich Count of Oldenburg*
1398–1440
Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Countess (Hedwig von) Schauenburg
1395–1436
Schleswig, Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Grandparents
Count (of Oldenburg Christian V) Oldenburg
1340–1399
Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
Agnes (Von) Hohnstein-Heringen
1360–1404
Oldenburg, Germany
Duke (Gerhard Schleswig Schauenburg\) VI
1367–1404
Itzehoe, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Duchess (Katharina Elisabeth) Brunswick
1370–1420
Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christian I's Descendants

1.
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Christian (Oldenburg\ King of Denmark) I (1426–21 May 1481) m. Dorothea (von) Brandenburg (9 February 1420–19 January 1491)
  1. 1. Canute Oldenburg 1451–1503
  2. 2. Elisabeth (von Oldenburg of) Denmark 1449–1451
  3. 3. Princess (Margaret of Denmark) Oldenburg 1456–1486 m. King (James III Stewart, King of) Scotland 1451–1488
    1. 1. James (IV King of Scotland) Stewart 1473–1513 m. Margaret (Mistress to King James IV) Drummond 1475–1501
      1. 1. Margaret Stewart 1497–1578 m. Sir (John Innerpeffray Drummond) * 1489–1531
        1. 1. Isabell (Drummond) Campbell 1531–1568 m. Sir (Matthew Ayr) Campbell 1531–1593

Christian I's Timeline

2 Records

1426
1426
Birth of Christian Oldenburg\ King of Denmark I in Oldenburg, Denmark
Oldenburg, Denmark
1481
21 May 1481
Age 55
Death of Christian Oldenburg\ King of Denmark I in Roskilde Domkirke, Kobenhavn, Denmark
Roskilde Domkirke, Kobenhavn, Denmark

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1426
    Event Place: Oldenburg, Denmark
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Germany, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1481
    Event Place: Roskilde Domkirke, Kobenhavn, Denmark
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Germany, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bad Doberan, Landkreis Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Germany, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

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