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Christian II 'The Tyrant' of Oldenburg, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden 1481–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 July 1481

Birth Location: Nyborg Castle, Nyborg Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark

Death Date: 25 January 1559

Death Location: Kallundborg Slot, Kalundborg, Holbaek, Denmark

Father: King Sleeswijk-Holstein-Oldenburg

Mother: Princess Wettin

Spouse(s): Isabella Habsburg, Dyveke Sigbritsdatter

Children(s): Christine Oldenburg, Prince Oldenberg, Princess Rhine, Son (Stillborn), Philip Maximilian, Maximilian Ferdinand, Christian Dänemark, Catherine Danemark, Prince (Stillborn)

In 1481, Christian II 'The Tyrant' of Oldenburg, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden entered the world in Nyborg Castle, Nyborg Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark, born to King Hans John Johan Johann I Van Denemarken Zweden Noorwegen Hertog Von Sleeswijk Holstein Oldenburg And Princess Christina Consort Norway Sweden Saxony Wettin. Christian II 'The Tyrant' of Oldenburg, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden married Dyveke Sigbritsdatter, Isabella Elizabeth Of Austria Queen Consort Queen Of Denmark Sweden And Norway Habsburg, and had children including Catherine De Danemark, Christian Von Danemark, Christine Christina Van Denemarken Denmark Of Milan And Lorraine Oldenburg, Maximilian Twin To Philip Ferdinand, Philip Ferdinand Twin To Maximilian, Prince Baby Son Stillborn, Prince John Hans Of Denmark Norway Sweden Oldenberg, Princess Dorothea Of Denmark Countess Of Palatine Of The Rhine, Son Oldenburg Stillborn. Christian II 'The Tyrant' of Oldenburg, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden passed away in 1559 in Kallundborg Slot, Kalundborg, Holbaek, Denmark.

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Biography

  • In 1481, Christian II 'The Tyrant' of Oldenburg, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden entered the world in Nyborg Castle, Nyborg Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark, born to King Hans John Johan Johann I Van Denemarken Zweden Noorwegen Hertog Von Sleeswijk Holstein Oldenburg And Princess Christina Consort Norway Sweden Saxony Wettin.
  • Christian II 'The Tyrant' of Oldenburg, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden married Dyveke Sigbritsdatter, Isabella Elizabeth Of Austria Queen Consort Queen Of Denmark Sweden And Norway Habsburg, and had children including Catherine De Danemark, Christian Von Danemark, Christine Christina Van Denemarken Denmark Of Milan And Lorraine Oldenburg, Maximilian Twin To Philip Ferdinand, Philip Ferdinand Twin To Maximilian, Prince Baby Son Stillborn, Prince John Hans Of Denmark Norway Sweden Oldenberg, Princess Dorothea Of Denmark Countess Of Palatine Of The Rhine, Son Oldenburg Stillborn.
  • Christian II 'The Tyrant' of Oldenburg, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden passed away in 1559 in Kallundborg Slot, Kalundborg, Holbaek, Denmark.

Immediate Family

Parents

King Sleeswijk-Holstein-Oldenburg
1455–1513
Birth Location: Aalborg, Alborg Kommune, Nordjylland, Denmark
KS
Princess Wettin
1461–1521
Birth Location: Torgau A.d. Elbe, Saksen
PW

Spouses(s)

Isabella Habsburg
1501–1526
Birth Location: Brussels, Brussels (Bruxelles), Belgium
IH
Dyveke Sigbritsdatter
1490–1517
Birth Location: Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
DS

Children(s)

Christine Oldenburg
1521–1590
Birth Location: Copenhagen, , København, Denmark
CO
Prince Oldenberg
1517–1532
Birth Location: Kobenhavn, Kobenhavn, Denmark
PO
Princess Rhine
1520–1580
Birth Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
PR
Son (Stillborn)
1522–1522
Birth Location: of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
S(
Philip Maximilian
1519–1532
Birth Location: København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
PM
Maximilian Ferdinand
1519–1519
Birth Location: K2benhavn, K2benhavn, Denmark
MF
Christian Dänemark
1516–
Birth Location: –
CD
Catherine Danemark
1521–1590
Birth Location: –
CD
Prince (Stillborn)
1523–1523
Birth Location: –
P(

Christian Sweden's Ancestors

Self
Christian Sweden
1481–1559
Birth Place: Nyborg Castle, Nyborg Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark
Parents
King "Hans" John\Johan\Johann I van Denemarken-Zweden-Noorwegen, Hertog von Sleeswijk-Holstein-Oldenburg
1455–1513
Aalborg, Alborg Kommune, Nordjylland, Denmark
Princess (Christina Consort Norway Sweden Saxony) Wettin
1461–1521
Torgau A.d. Elbe, Saksen
Grandparents
HRH (King Christian I von Oldenburg of Denmark, Norway and) Sweden
1426–1481
Oldenburg, Stadt Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
HRH (Queen Martgaretha Dorothea Tiedmann von Hohenzollern von Brandenburg-Ansbach of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, Princess of) Bavaria
1430–1495
Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christian Sweden's Descendants

1.
CS
Christian (II 'The Tyrant' of Oldenburg, King of Denmark, Norway and) Sweden (1 July 1481–25 January 1559) m. Isabella (Elizabeth of Austria (Queen Consort) Queen of Denmark, Sweden and Norway) Habsburg (28 Jul 1501–19 Jan 1526) m. Dyveke Sigbritsdatter (1490–21 September 1517)
  1. 1. Christine (Christina Van Denemarken Denmark of Milan and Lorraine) Oldenburg 1521–1590
  2. 2. Prince (John "Hans" of Denmark, Norway, Sweden,) Oldenberg 1517–1532
  3. 3. Princess (Dorothea of Denmark, Countess of Palatine of the) Rhine 1520–1580
  4. 4. Son (Oldenburg) (Stillborn) 1522–1522
  5. 5. Philip (Ferdinand twin to) Maximilian 1519–1532
  6. 6. Maximilian (twin to Philip) Ferdinand 1519–1519
  7. 7. Christian (von) Dänemark 1516–
  8. 8. Catherine (de) Danemark 1521–1590
  9. 9. Prince (Baby Son) (Stillborn) 1523–1523

Christian Sweden's Timeline

2 Records

1481
1 July 1481
Birth of Christian II 'The Tyrant' of Oldenburg, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden in Nyborg Castle, Nyborg Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark
Nyborg Castle, Nyborg Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark
1559
25 January 1559
Age 78
Death of Christian II 'The Tyrant' of Oldenburg, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden in Kallundborg Slot, Kalundborg, Holbaek, Denmark
Kallundborg Slot, Kalundborg, Holbaek, Denmark

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 July 1481
    Event Place: Nyborg Castle, Nyborg Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 January 1559
    Event Place: Kallundborg Slot, Kalundborg, Holbaek, Denmark
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