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Dorothea van Brandenburg-Kulmbach 1430–1495 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1430

Birth Location: Berlin, Zwing Cölln, Stadtschloss Cölln, Bundeshauptstadt, Regierungssitz, Germany.

Death Date: 10 Nov 1495

Death Location: Kalundborg Slot, Kalunborg, Holbaek, Denmark

Father: John Brandenburg

Mother: Princess Wittenburg

Spouse(s): Christian Norway, King Bavaria, King Denmark

Children(s): Frederick Oldenburg***, Oluf Denmark, William Murray, Margaret Murray, Patrick Murray, Mary Guelders, DENMARK Knud, Margarete Pauline, John Hans, Magnus Mecklenburg, Johan Sleeswijk-Holstein, Elisabeth Oldenburg

Dorothea van Brandenburg-Kulmbach was born in 1430 in Berlin, Zwing Cölln, Stadtschloss Cölln, Bundeshauptstadt, Regierungssitz, Germany., the child of John The Alchemist Of Hohenzollern Brandenburg And Princess Barbara Of Sachsen Wittenburg. Dorothea van Brandenburg-Kulmbach married Christian I Von Oldenburg King Of Denmark Norway, King Christopher Iii Bavaria, King Christopher Iii Of Denmark, and had children including Denmark Knud, Elisabeth Of Denmark Von Oldenburg, Frederick I King Of Norway Denmark The Wends And The Goths Von Oldenburg, Johan I Van Oldenburg Koning Van Zweden Noorwegen En Denemarken Hertog Van Sleeswijk Holstein, John I Hans, Magnus Ii Duke Of Mecklenburg, Margaret Stewart Scotland Murray, Margarete Queen Of Scotland Oldenburg 15Th X Ggm Pauline, Mary Guelders, Oluf Prince Of Denmark, Patrick Murray, William Murray. Dorothea van Brandenburg-Kulmbach passed away in 1495 in Kalundborg Slot, Kalunborg, Holbaek, Denmark.

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  • Dorothea van Brandenburg-Kulmbach was born in 1430 in Berlin, Zwing Cölln, Stadtschloss Cölln, Bundeshauptstadt, Regierungssitz, Germany., the child of John The Alchemist Of Hohenzollern Brandenburg And Princess Barbara Of Sachsen Wittenburg.
  • Dorothea van Brandenburg-Kulmbach married Christian I Von Oldenburg King Of Denmark Norway, King Christopher Iii Bavaria, King Christopher Iii Of Denmark, and had children including Denmark Knud, Elisabeth Of Denmark Von Oldenburg, Frederick I King Of Norway Denmark The Wends And The Goths Von Oldenburg, Johan I Van Oldenburg Koning Van Zweden Noorwegen En Denemarken Hertog Van Sleeswijk Holstein, John I Hans, Magnus Ii Duke Of Mecklenburg, Margaret Stewart Scotland Murray, Margarete Queen Of Scotland Oldenburg 15Th X Ggm Pauline, Mary Guelders, Oluf Prince Of Denmark, Patrick Murray, William Murray.
  • Dorothea van Brandenburg-Kulmbach passed away in 1495 in Kalundborg Slot, Kalunborg, Holbaek, Denmark.

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Dorothea Brandenburg-Kulmbach's Ancestors

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Dorothea Brandenburg-Kulmbach
1430–1495
Birth Place: Berlin, Zwing Cölln, Stadtschloss Cölln, Bundeshauptstadt, Regierungssitz, Germany.
Parents
John "The Alchemist" of Hohenzollern Brandenburg
1406–1464
Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
Princess (Barbara of Sachsen) Wittenburg
1405–1465
Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
Grandparents
Frederik (I Von Brandenburg van Hohenzollern) Keurvorst
1371–1440
Neurenberg, Mittelfranken, Beieren
Lady (Elisabeth van Wittelsbach Prinses van) Beieren
1383–1442
Slot Trausnitz, Landshut, Niederbayern, Beieren
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-Kulmbach's Descendants

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Dorothea (van) Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1430–10 Nov 1495) m. Christian (I von Oldenburg King of Denmark) Norway (FEB 1425/26–21 May 1481) m. King (Christopher III) Bavaria (26 Feb 1416–6 Jan 1448) m. King (Christopher III of) Denmark (26 February 1416–6 January 1448)
  1. 1. Frederick (I King of Norway, Denmark, the Wends and the Goths Von) Oldenburg*** 1471–1533 m. Anna (Von Brandenburg) Hohenzollern** 1487–1514 m. Sofie (de) Pomerania 1498–1568 m. Anna (von) Brandenburg 1487–1547
    1. 1. Dorothea (Herzogin von Brandenburg-Ansbach Prinzessin von Dänemark und Norwegen Herzogin von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf von) Oldenburg 1504–1547 m. Albrecht (von) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1490–1568
      1. 1. Princess (Anna Sophia\sofie of Prussia, Duchess of Mecklendurg, Hohenzollern) (-) 1527–1591 m. Christoph (van) Mecklenburg(-)Schwerin 1537–1592 m. John (Albert I Duke of) Mecklenburg-Gustrow-Schwerin 1525–1576
        1. 1. Johann (VII Herzog zu Mecklenburg) Schwerin 1558–1592 m. Sophie (Princess of Holstein) Gottorp 1569–1634
        2. 2. Sigismund (August Duke of) Mecklenburg 1560–1600
        3. 3. Albert (Duke of) Mecklenburg 1556–1561
      2. 2. Albrecht (Friedrich) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1529–1618
      3. 3. Lucia (Dorothea, Princess von Preußen von Brandenburg-Ansbach) Hohenzollern 1531–1532
      4. 4. Anna (Sofie) PRUSSIA 1527–1591
      5. 5. Elisabeth (Prinzessin von Preußen von) Hohenzollern 1551–1596
      6. 6. Katharine (of) Prussia 1537–1539
      7. 7. Albrecht Brandenburg-Ansbach 1539–1539
      8. 8. Albrecht (Frédéric de) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1553–1618
      9. 9. Katharina (von) Preussen 1528–1528
      10. 10. Katharina (Brandenburg-Ansbach Princess of) Prussia 1528–1528
      11. 11. Friedrich (Albrecht) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1529–1530
      12. 12. Lucia (Princess of) Prussia 1537–1539
      13. 13. Albrecht (Prince of) Prussia 1538–1538
    2. 2. King (Christian III of Denmark & Norway) Oldenburg 1503–1559
    3. 3. Christian (II of Denmark-Norway) (Tyrann) 1503–1559
    4. 4. Elizabeth Oldenburg 1524–1586
    5. 5. Elizabeth (of) Denmark 1524–1586
    6. 6. Adolf (DENMARK) NORWAY 1526–1586
  2. 2. Oluf (Prince Of) Denmark 1450–1451
  3. 3. William Murray 1448–1486
  4. 4. Margaret (Stewart Scotland) Murray 1446–1486
  5. 5. Patrick Murray 1446–1513
  6. 6. Mary Guelders 1434–1463
  7. 7. DENMARK Knud 1450–1455
  8. 8. Margarete (" Queen of Scotland " Oldenburg 15th x ggm) Pauline 1456–1486
  9. 9. John (I) Hans 1454–1513
  10. 10. Magnus (II Duke of) Mecklenburg 1441–1503
  11. 11. Johan (I van Oldenburg Koning van Zweden, Noorwegen en Denemarken Hertog van) Sleeswijk-Holstein 1455–1533
  12. 12. Elisabeth (of Denmark von) Oldenburg 1450–1451

Dorothea Brandenburg-Kulmbach's Timeline

2 Records

1430
1430
Birth of Dorothea van Brandenburg-Kulmbach in Berlin, Zwing Cölln, Stadtschloss Cölln, Bundeshauptstadt, Regierungssitz, Germany.
Berlin, Zwing Cölln, Stadtschloss Cölln, Bundeshauptstadt, Regierungssitz, Germany.
1495
10 Nov 1495
Age 65
Death of Dorothea van Brandenburg-Kulmbach in Kalundborg Slot, Kalunborg, Holbaek, Denmark
Kalundborg Slot, Kalunborg, Holbaek, Denmark

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1430
    Event Place: Berlin, Zwing Cölln, Stadtschloss Cölln, Bundeshauptstadt, Regierungssitz, Germany.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1495
    Event Place: Kalundborg Slot, Kalunborg, Holbaek, Denmark

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