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Dorothea of Brandenburg 1430–1495 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1430

Birth Location: Kurfürstentum Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire

Death Date: 10 Nov 1495

Death Location: Roskilde Cathedral, Roskilde, Denmark

Father: der Alchimist

Mother: Barbara Saxe-Wittenberg

Spouse(s): Christian Denmark, Christoffer Denmark

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

In 1430, Dorothea of Brandenburg / entered the world in Kurfürstentum Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire, born to Der Alchimist And Barbara Of Saxe Wittenberg. Dorothea of Brandenburg married Christian I Of Denmark, Christoffer Iii Of Denmark, 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. Dorothea of Brandenburg / passed away in 1495 in Roskilde Cathedral, Roskilde, Denmark.

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  • In 1430, Dorothea of Brandenburg // entered the world in Kurfürstentum Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire, born to Der Alchimist And Barbara Of Saxe Wittenberg.
  • Dorothea of Brandenburg // married Christian I Of Denmark, Christoffer Iii Of Denmark, 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.
  • Dorothea of Brandenburg // passed away in 1495 in Roskilde Cathedral, Roskilde, Denmark.

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Dorothea Brandenburg's Ancestors

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Dorothea Brandenburg
1430–1495
Birth Place: Kurfürstentum Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire
Parents
der Alchimist
1406–1465
Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia, German Empire
Barbara (of) Saxe-Wittenberg
1405–1375
Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
Grandparents
Friedrich (von Brandenburg) I
1371–1440
Germany
Elisabeth (von) Bayern-Landshut
1383–1442
Landshut, Stadt Landshut, Bayern, Germany
Rudolf (III Duke of) Saxe-Wittenberg
1373–1419
Wittenberg, Sachsen, Prussia, Germany
Barbara (von Schlesien ,Prinzessin von) Schlesien-Liegnitz
1372–1436
Legnica, Wroclawskiego, Poland
Great-Grandparents
Frederick Nuremberg
1333–1398
Elisabeth Meissen
1329–1375
Hendrik Braunschweig
–1416
Friedrich Bayern
1339–1393
Wenceslas Saxe-Wittenberg
1335–1388
Cecilia Carrara
1356–1430
Ruprecht Schlesien-Liegnitz
1347–1409
Hedwig Schlesien-Sagan
1348–1390
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothea Brandenburg's Descendants

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Dorothea (of) Brandenburg (1430–10 Nov 1495) m. Christian (I of) Denmark (1 Feb 1426–21 May 1481) m. Christoffer (III of) Denmark (26 Feb 1416–Bet 10 Jan 1448 and 9 Jan 1449)
  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

Dorothea Brandenburg's Timeline

2 Records

1430
1430
Birth of Dorothea of Brandenburg // in Kurfürstentum Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire
Kurfürstentum Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire
1495
10 Nov 1495
Age 65
Death of Dorothea of Brandenburg // in Kalundborg, Kalundborg, Vestsjælland, Denmark
Kalundborg, Kalundborg, Vestsjælland, Denmark

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1430
    Event Place: Kurfürstentum Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Dorothea of Brandenburg, person ID GK5F-ZSF.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1495
    Event Place: Kalundborg, Kalundborg, Vestsjælland, Denmark
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Dorothea of Brandenburg, person ID GK5F-ZSF.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roskilde Cathedral, Roskilde, Denmark
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Dorothea of Brandenburg, person ID GK5F-ZSF.

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