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Christian Oldenburg 1426 – 1481 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1426

Birth Location: Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany

Death Date: 21 May 1481

Death Location: Kobenhavn, Denmark

Father: Count Oldenburg

Mother: Hedwig Schleswig-Holstein

Spouse(s): Dorothea Hohenzollern

Children(s): Margaret Danmark

Christian Oldenburg was born in 1426 in Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany, the child of Count Dietrich Oldenburg and Hedwig (Helvig) Herzogin von Schleswig-Holstein. Christian Oldenburg married Dorothea (Brandenburg-Kulmbach) von Hohenzollern, and had children including Margaret (Oldenburg) Danmark. Christian Oldenburg passed away in 1481 in Kobenhavn, Denmark.

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Biography

  • Christian Oldenburg was born in 1426 in Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany, the child of Count Dietrich Oldenburg and Hedwig (Helvig) Herzogin von Schleswig-Holstein.
  • Christian Oldenburg married Dorothea (Brandenburg-Kulmbach) von Hohenzollern, and had children including Margaret (Oldenburg) Danmark.
  • Christian Oldenburg passed away in 1481 in Kobenhavn, Denmark.

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Christian Oldenburg's Ancestors

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Christian Oldenburg
1426 – 1481
Birth Place: Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Parents
Count Dietrich Oldenburg
1398 – 1443
Oldenburg, Saxony, Germany
Hedwig ((Helvig) Herzogin von) Schleswig-Holstein
1400 – 1436
Itzehoe, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia
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Christian Oldenburg's Descendants

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Christian Oldenburg (1426 – 21 May 1481) m. Dorothea ((Brandenburg-Kulmbach) von) Hohenzollern (1430 – 1495)
  1. 1. Margaret ((Oldenburg)) Danmark (23 Jun 1456 – 14 Jul) m. James Stewart (10 Jul 1451 – 1488)
    1. 1. James (IV Stewart, King of) Scotland (17 Mar 1473 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Margaret, (Lady of) Boyd (1477 – 31 Aug 1559)
      1. 1. Margaret (Jane) Stewart (1497 – 1552)
        1. 1. Isabelle Drummond (1530 – 21 JAN 1591) m. Sir (Matthew Ayr) Campbell (1531 – 21 May 1593)

Christian Oldenburg's Timeline

2 Records

1426
1426
Birth of Christian Oldenburg in Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
1481
21 May 1481
Age 55
Death of Christian Oldenburg in Kobenhavn, Denmark
Kobenhavn, Denmark

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1426
    Event Place: Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1481
    Event Place: Kobenhavn, Denmark

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