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Dorothea van Brandenburg 1430–1495 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 January 1430

Birth Location: Berlin, , Brandenburg, Germany

Death Date: 10 November 1495

Death Location: Roskilde, Denemarken

Father: Johann Alchemist"

Mother: Princess Wittenburg

Spouse(s): Christiaan Oldenburg, King Bavaria

Children(s): Johan DENEMARKEN, Olaf Oldenburg, Knud Oldenburg, Margaret Oldenburg, Hans Sweden, Margaret Murray, Canute Oldenburg, King Norway, Johann Oldenburg, Elisabeth Denmark, Queen Margarete, Hans Sweden, King Goths

In 1430, Dorothea van Brandenburg entered the world in Berlin, , Brandenburg, Germany, born to Johann Iii Margrave Hohenzollern Brandenburg The Alchemist And Princess Barbara Sachsen Wittenburg. Dorothea van Brandenburg married Christiaan Van Oldenburg, King Christopher Iii Bavaria, and had children including Canute Oldenburg, Elisabeth Von Denmark, Hans I Von Denmark Norway And Sweden, Hans Oldenburg King Of Denmark Norway And Sweden, Johan Van Denemarken, Johann I Denmark Oldenburg, King Frederick I Oldenburg King Of Norway Denmark The Wends And The Goths, King Frederick I Of Denmark And Norway, Knud Oldenburg, Margaret Denmark Oldenburg, Margaret Stewart Scotland Murray, Maria Hanna Oldenburg, Olaf Oldenburg, Queen Margarete. Dorothea van Brandenburg passed away in 1495 in Roskilde, Denemarken.

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Biography

  • In 1430, Dorothea van Brandenburg entered the world in Berlin, , Brandenburg, Germany, born to Johann Iii Margrave Hohenzollern Brandenburg The Alchemist And Princess Barbara Sachsen Wittenburg.
  • Dorothea van Brandenburg married Christiaan Van Oldenburg, King Christopher Iii Bavaria, and had children including Canute Oldenburg, Elisabeth Von Denmark, Hans I Von Denmark Norway And Sweden, Hans Oldenburg King Of Denmark Norway And Sweden, Johan Van Denemarken, Johann I Denmark Oldenburg, King Frederick I Oldenburg King Of Norway Denmark The Wends And The Goths, King Frederick I Of Denmark And Norway, Knud Oldenburg, Margaret Denmark Oldenburg, Margaret Stewart Scotland Murray, Maria Hanna Oldenburg, Olaf Oldenburg, Queen Margarete.
  • Dorothea van Brandenburg passed away in 1495 in Roskilde, Denemarken.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johann Alchemist"
1406–1464
Birth Location: Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
JA
Princess Wittenburg
1405–1465
Birth Location: Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
PW

Spouses(s)

Christiaan Oldenburg
1426–1481
Birth Location: Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
CO
King Bavaria
1416–1448
Birth Location: House of Palitinate-Neumarkt
KB

Children(s)

Johan DENEMARKEN
1455–1513
Birth Location: Ålborg Castle, Nordjylland, Denmark
JD
Olaf Oldenburg
1450–1451
Birth Location: København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
OO
Knud Oldenburg
1451–1455
Birth Location: København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
KO
Margaret Oldenburg
1456–1486
Birth Location: Kobenhavn, Denmark
MO
Hans Sweden
–1486
Birth Location: –
HS
Margaret Murray
1446–1486
Birth Location: Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland
MM
Canute Oldenburg
1451–1455
Birth Location: –
CO
King Norway
1471–1533
Birth Location: Kobenhaven, Kobenhaven, Denmark
KN
Johann Oldenburg
–1486
Birth Location: –
JO
Elisabeth Denmark
–1451
Birth Location: Denmark
ED
Queen Margarete
1451–1474
Birth Location: –
QM
Hans Sweden
1454–1512
Birth Location: Aalborg, Aalborg, Denmark
HS
King Goths
1471–1533
Birth Location: København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
KG

Dorothea Brandenburg's Ancestors

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Dorothea Brandenburg
1430–1495
Birth Place: Berlin, , Brandenburg, Germany
Parents
Johann III Margrave Hohenzollern Brandenburg "The Alchemist"
1406–1464
Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
Princess (Barbara Sachsen) Wittenburg
1405–1465
Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
Grandparents
Frederik (I van Hohenzollern Keurvorst van) Brandenburg
1371–1440
Neurenberg, Mittelfranken, Beieren
Lady (Elisabeth van Wittelsbach Prinses van) Beieren
1383–1442
Landshut, Bayern, Germany
Prince (Rudolf Elector of Saxony\) III
1367–1419
Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Barbara, (Princess of Liegnitz,) Liegnitz
1372–1436
Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothea Brandenburg's Descendants

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Dorothea (van) Brandenburg (1 January 1430–10 November 1495) m. Christiaan (van) Oldenburg (1 February 1426–21 May 1481) m. King (Christopher III) Bavaria (26 Feb 1416–6 Jan 1448)
  1. 1. Johan (van) DENEMARKEN 1455–1513 m. Christine (van Saksen) Meissen 1461–1521
    1. 1. Elisabeth (van) DENEMARKEN 1485–1555 m. Joachim (I Nestor Elector of) Brandenburg 1484–1535
      1. 1. Anna (van) Brandenburg(-) 1507–1567 m. Albrecht (van Mecklenburg) (-)Schwerin 1488–1547
        1. 1. John (Albert I Duke of) Mecklenburg-Gustrow-Schwerin 1525–1576 m. Princess (Anna Sophia\sofie of Prussia, Duchess of Mecklendurg, Hohenzollern) (-) 1527–1591
        2. 2. Christof (Van) Mecklenburg 1537–1592 m. Elisabeth (Gustavsdotter ( Princess Elizabeth of Sweden ) Vasa) ** 1549–1597 m. Dorothea (van) Denemarken 1528–1575
        3. 3. George (Duke of) Mecklenburg-Gustrow 1529–1587
        4. 4. Anna (Duchess of) Mecklenburg-Gustrow 1533–1602
        5. 5. Louis (Duke of) Mecklenburg-Gustrow 1535–1535
        6. 6. John (Duke of) Mecklenburg-Gustrow 1536–1536
        7. 7. Sophie (Duchess of) Mecklenburg-Gustrow 1538–1538
        8. 8. Karl (Charles Regent Of Mecklenburg) Schwerin 1540–1610
        9. 9. Magnus (Duke of) Mecklenburg-Gustrow 1524–1524
        10. 10. Ulrich (III Regent Of) Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1528–1603
        11. 11. Louis Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1529–1587
    2. 2. Frans (van) Denemarken 1487–1511
    3. 3. Christiaan (van) Denemarken 1481–1559
    4. 4. Nestor (Joachim I von) Brandenburg 1484–1555
  2. 2. Olaf Oldenburg 1450–1451
  3. 3. Knud Oldenburg 1451–1455
  4. 4. Margaret (Denmark) Oldenburg 1456–1486
  5. 5. Hans (I von Denmark, Norway and) Sweden –1486
  6. 6. Margaret (Stewart Scotland) Murray 1446–1486
  7. 7. Canute Oldenburg 1451–1455
  8. 8. King (Frederick I of Denmark and) Norway 1471–1533
  9. 9. Johann (I Denmark) Oldenburg –1486
  10. 10. Elisabeth (von) Denmark –1451
  11. 11. Queen Margarete 1451–1474
  12. 12. Hans (Oldenburg King of Denmark, Norway and) Sweden 1454–1512
  13. 13. King (Frederick I Oldenburg, King of Norway, Denmark, the Wends and the) Goths 1471–1533

Dorothea Brandenburg's Timeline

2 Records

1430
1 January 1430
Birth of Dorothea van Brandenburg in Berlin, , Brandenburg, Germany
Berlin, , Brandenburg, Germany
1495
10 November 1495
Age 65
Death of Dorothea van Brandenburg in Roskilde, Denemarken
Roskilde, Denemarken

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 January 1430
    Event Place: Berlin, , Brandenburg, Germany
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 November 1495
    Event Place: Roskilde, Denemarken
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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