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Dorothea Of Brandenburg Queen of Denmark Norway and Sweden 1430–1495 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1430 OR 1431

Birth Location: Kurfürstentum Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire

Death Date: 10 Nov 1495

Death Location: Roskilde Cathedral, Roskilde, Denmark

Father: John Hohenzollern

Mother: Barbara Wittenberg

Spouse(s): Christian Oldenburg

Children(s): Johannes Oldenberg, Elisabeth Oldenburg, Olaf Dänemark, Knud Sweden, Thomas II, Margaret Denmark, Johan Sweden, Frederik I

The story of Dorothea Of Brandenburg Queen of Denmark Norway and Sweden began in 1430 in Kurfürstentum Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire. Dorothea Of Brandenburg Queen of Denmark Norway and Sweden married Christian I King Of Denmark Norway Sweden Oldenburg, and had children including Elisabeth Of Denmark Von Oldenburg, Frederik Of Denmark And Norway I, Johan Von Oldenburg Of Denmark Norway And Sweden, Johannes Hans Oldenberg, Knud Von Oldenburg King Canute I King Of Denmark Norway Sweden, Margaret Oldenburg Princess Of Denmark, Olaf Von Danemark, Thomas Christian Ii. Dorothea Of Brandenburg Queen of Denmark Norway and Sweden passed away in 1495 in Roskilde Cathedral, Roskilde, Denmark.

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  • The story of Dorothea Of Brandenburg Queen of Denmark Norway and Sweden began in 1430 in Kurfürstentum Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire.
  • Dorothea Of Brandenburg Queen of Denmark Norway and Sweden married Christian I King Of Denmark Norway Sweden Oldenburg, and had children including Elisabeth Of Denmark Von Oldenburg, Frederik Of Denmark And Norway I, Johan Von Oldenburg Of Denmark Norway And Sweden, Johannes Hans Oldenberg, Knud Von Oldenburg King Canute I King Of Denmark Norway Sweden, Margaret Oldenburg Princess Of Denmark, Olaf Von Danemark, Thomas Christian Ii.
  • Dorothea Of Brandenburg Queen of Denmark Norway and Sweden passed away in 1495 in Roskilde Cathedral, Roskilde, Denmark.

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Dorothea Sweden's Ancestors

Self
Dorothea Sweden
1430–1495
Birth Place: Kurfürstentum Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire
Parents
John "The Alchemist" Von Hohenzollern
1406–1465
Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia, German Empire
Barbara (von Sachsen) Wittenberg
1405–1375
Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
Grandparents
Frederick (Margrave of Brandenburg) I
1371–1440
Brandenburg, Germany
Barbara (of) Saxe-Wittenberg
1405–1465
Rudolf (of Saxe-Wittenberg) III
1373–1419
Wittenberg, Sachsen, Prussia, Germany
Barbara (von) Schlesien-Liegnitz
1372–1436
Legnica, Wroclawskiego, Poland
Great-Grandparents
Johann II
1310–1367
Elisabeth Henneberg-Schleusingen
1305–1377
Heinrich Brunswick-Lüneburg
1355–1416
Sophia Brunswick-Lüneburg
1358–1416
Wenceslas Braunschweig-Lünebur
1335–1388
Cecilia Carrara
1356–1430
Ruprecht Liegnitz
1347–1409
Jadwiga Glogau
1348–1390
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Friedrich IV
1287–1332
Margaretha Gorz-Tirol
1290–1348
Berthold VII
1272–1340
Adelheid Henneberg-Schleusingen
1268–1317
Rudolf Saxe-Wittenberg
1274–1356
Malgorzata Poland
1293–1331
Francesco Padua
1325–1393
Adelheid Öttingen
1334–1378
Wenceslaus Legnica
1318–1364
Anna Cieszyn-Legnica
1325–1367
Heinrich Glogau
1319–1369
Anna Plocka
1324–1363

Dorothea Sweden's Descendants

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Dorothea (Of Brandenburg Queen of Denmark Norway and) Sweden (1430 OR 1431–10 Nov 1495) m. Christian (I King of Denmark Norway Sweden) Oldenburg (01 Feb 1426–21 May 1481)
  1. 1. Johannes (Hans) Oldenberg 1454–1512
  2. 2. Elisabeth (of Denmark von) Oldenburg 1450–1451
  3. 3. Olaf (von) Dänemark 1450–1451
  4. 4. Knud (Von Oldenburg King Canute I King of Denmark Norway) Sweden 1451–1455
  5. 5. Thomas (Christian) II 1450–1500
  6. 6. Margaret (Oldenburg Princess of) Denmark 1456–1486 m. James (Stewart of Scotland) III 1451–1488
    1. 1. James (Stewart Duke of) Ross 1475–1504
    2. 2. John (Stewart Earl of) Mar 1479–1503
    3. 3. James (Stewart of Scotland) IV 1473–1513 m. Margaret (Tudor Queen of) Scotland 1489–1541 m. Marion Boyd 1477–1559 m. Agnes (Stewart Countess Of) Bothwell 1480–1557 m. Margaret Drummond 1475–1501 m. Janet (Kennedy Lady) Bothwell 1480–1545
      1. 1. Catherine (Stewart Countess of) Morton 1491–1554 m. James (Douglas 3rd Earl of) Morton 1495–1548
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Beatrice Douglas Keith Baroness Morton) Glamis 1520–1548
        2. 2. Elizabeth Douglas 1528–1581
        3. 3. Beatrix Douglas 1515–1583
        4. 4. Margaret (Douglas Duchess of Châtellerault Countess of Arran And The Duchess of) Hamilton 1511–1579
        5. 5. Margaret (Douglas of) Inverugie 1511–1562 m. William (Keith 4th Earl of) Marischal 1506–1581
        6. 6. Elizabeth Douglas 1527–1581 m. James (Douglas - Fourth Earl of) Morton 1516–1581
  7. 7. Johan (Von Oldenburg of Denmark Norway and) Sweden 1455–1513 m. Christina (Wettin of Saxony Queen of) Denmark 1461–1521
  8. 8. Frederik (of Denmark and Norway) I 1471–1533 m. Hilleke (Marike Hansdotter) Degener 1475–1533 m. Anna (von Hohenzollern, Princess of) Brandenburg 1487–1514 m. Sophie (Dronning af Danmark og Norge Pomerania Pommern, Gryf,) Greif 1498–1568

Dorothea Sweden's Timeline

2 Records

1430
1430 OR 1431
Birth of Dorothea Of Brandenburg Queen of Denmark Norway and Sweden in Kurfürstentum Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire
Kurfürstentum Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire
1495
10 Nov 1495
Age 65
Death of Dorothea Of Brandenburg Queen of Denmark Norway and Sweden in Kalundborg, Denmark
Kalundborg, Denmark

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1430 OR 1431
    Event Place: Kurfürstentum Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1495
    Event Place: Kalundborg, Denmark

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roskilde Cathedral, Roskilde, Denmark

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