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Elisabeth Electress Brandenburg Denmark 1485–1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jun 1485

Birth Location: Nyborg, Nordland, Norway

Death Date: 11 Jun 1555

Death Location: Spandau, Brandenburg, Germany

Father: King Oldenburg

Mother: Princess Meissen

Spouse(s): King BRANDENBURG

Children(s): ANNA Mecklenburg, Margareta Hohenzollern, Joachim Brandenburg, Johan Brandenburg-Küstrin, Elizabeth Brandenburg

In 1485, Elisabeth Electress Brandenburg Denmark entered the world in Nyborg, Nordland, Norway, born to King Hans John I Denmark Norway And Sweden Of Oldenburg And Princess Christina Von Sachsen Sachsen Meissen. Elisabeth Electress Brandenburg Denmark married King Joachim I Nestor Elector Of Germany Denmark Norway Sweden Brandenburg, and had children including Anna Hohenzollern Of Brandenburg Princess Of Brandenburg And Duchess Of Mecklenburg, Elizabeth Von Hohenzollern Von Brandenburg, Joachim Ii Hector Elector Of Brandenburg, Johan I Van Hohenzollern Markgraaf Van Brandenburg Kustrin, Margareta Herzogin Von Pommern Furstin Anhalt Prinzessin Von Brandenburg Von Hohenzollern. Elisabeth Electress Brandenburg Denmark passed away in 1555 in Spandau, Brandenburg, Germany.

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Biography

  • In 1485, Elisabeth Electress Brandenburg Denmark entered the world in Nyborg, Nordland, Norway, born to King Hans John I Denmark Norway And Sweden Of Oldenburg And Princess Christina Von Sachsen Sachsen Meissen.
  • Elisabeth Electress Brandenburg Denmark married King Joachim I Nestor Elector Of Germany Denmark Norway Sweden Brandenburg, and had children including Anna Hohenzollern Of Brandenburg Princess Of Brandenburg And Duchess Of Mecklenburg, Elizabeth Von Hohenzollern Von Brandenburg, Joachim Ii Hector Elector Of Brandenburg, Johan I Van Hohenzollern Markgraaf Van Brandenburg Kustrin, Margareta Herzogin Von Pommern Furstin Anhalt Prinzessin Von Brandenburg Von Hohenzollern.
  • Elisabeth Electress Brandenburg Denmark passed away in 1555 in Spandau, Brandenburg, Germany.

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Elisabeth Denmark's Ancestors

Self
Elisabeth Denmark
1485–1555
Birth Place: Nyborg, Nordland, Norway
Parents
King Hans John I Denmark, Norway and Sweden of Oldenburg
1455–1513
Aalborghus slot, Aalborg, Denmark
Princess (Christina von Sachsen Sachsen) Meissen
1461–1521
Torgau, Nordsächsischer Landkreis, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany
Grandparents
King (Christian I of Denmark(-)Norway-Sweden, von) Oldenburg
1425–1481
Oldenburg, Stadt Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Queen (Louisa "Dorothea" Sophia "True Direct" of Denmark-Norway-Sweden von Hohenzoller) (-)Brandenburg-Hoffner
–1491
Berlin-Mitte, Mitte, Berlin, Germany
Prince (Ernst von) Sachsen
1441–1486
Meißen, Meissen, Sachsen, Germany
Elisabeth (Van\von Beieren) (-)
1443–1486
München, Oberbayern, Bayern, Deutschland
Great-Grandparents
Dietrich Oldenburg
1398–1440
Countess Schauenburg
1395–1436
Johan"The Brandenburg-Kulmbach
1406–1464
Barbara Sachsen-Wittenberg
1405–1465
Frederick Saxony
1412–1464
Anna Brunswick-Grubenhagen
1414–1474
Albrecht III
1401–1460
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Friedrich VI
1372–1440
Elisabeth Landshut
1383–1442
Rudolph Wittenberg
1367–1419
Barbara Liegnitz
1372–1436
Erik Brunswick-Grubenhagen
1380–1427
Elisabeth Brunswijk-Göttingen
1390–1444
Ernst (-)-München
1373–1438
Elisabeth (-)-München
1374–1432

Elisabeth Denmark's Descendants

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Elisabeth (Electress Brandenburg) Denmark (24 Jun 1485–11 Jun 1555) m. King (Joachim I Nestor Elector of Germany Denmark Norway Sweden) BRANDENBURG (21 Feb 1484–11. Juli 1535)
  1. 1. ANNA (Hohenzollern of Brandenburg Princess of Brandenburg and Duchess of) Mecklenburg 1507–1567 m. Albrecht (VII von Mecklenburg Schwerin) *** 1488–1547
    1. 1. Christoph (van) Mecklenburg(-)Schwerin 1537–1592 m. Princess (Anna Sophia\sofie of Prussia, Duchess of Mecklendurg, Hohenzollern) (-) 1527–1591
      1. 1. Johann (VII Herzog zu Mecklenburg) Schwerin 1558–1592 m. Sophie (Princess of Holstein) Gottorp 1569–1634
        1. 1. Johann (Albrecht II Duke of) Mecklenburg-Güstrow 1590–1636 m. MARGARETE (Margaretha Elisabeth Von) Mecklenburg 1584–1616 m. Eleonore (Marie von) Anhalt-Bernburg 1600–1657
        2. 2. Adolf (Frederick I of Mecklenburg) Schwerin 1588–1658
        3. 3. Anna (Sofie of) Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1591–1648
        4. 4. Adolf Friedrich 1588–1658
        5. 5. Jacob Hartogs 1590–1636
        6. 6. Adolf (Friedrich I. Herzog zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin Prinz von) Mecklenburg 1588–1658
    2. 2. John (Albert I Duke of) Mecklenburg-Gustrow-Schwerin 1525–1576 m. Princess (Anna Sophia\sofie of Prussia, Duchess of Mecklendurg, Hohenzollern) (-) 1527–1591
      1. 1. Sigismund (August Duke of) Mecklenburg 1560–1600
      2. 2. Albert (Duke of) Mecklenburg 1556–1561
      3. 3. Johann (VII. von) Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1558–1592
    3. 3. CHRISTOPH (Christof von Mecklenburg Schwerin ** Administrator of) Ratzeburg 1537–1592
    4. 4. Anna (von) Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1533–1602
    5. 5. Karel (Hertog van) Mecklenburg-Güstrow 1540–1610
    6. 6. Georg (van) Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1528–1552
    7. 7. Ulrich (III. zu) Mecklenburg 1527–1603
  2. 2. Margareta (Herzogin von Pommern Fürstin Anhalt Prinzessin von Brandenburg von) Hohenzollern 1511–1578
  3. 3. Joachim (II Hector Elector of) Brandenburg 1505–1571
  4. 4. Johan (I van Hohenzollern Markgraaf van) Brandenburg-Küstrin 1513–1570
  5. 5. Elizabeth (von Hohenzollern von) Brandenburg 1510–1558

Elisabeth Denmark's Timeline

2 Records

1485
24 Jun 1485
Birth of Elisabeth Electress Brandenburg Denmark in Nyborg, Nordland, Norway
Nyborg, Nordland, Norway
1555
11 Jun 1555
Age 70
Death of Elisabeth Electress Brandenburg Denmark in Spandau, Brandenburg, Germany
Spandau, Brandenburg, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1485
    Event Place: Nyborg, Nordland, Norway

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1555
    Event Place: Spandau, Brandenburg, Germany

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