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Elizabeth of Denmark 1524–1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 October 1524

Birth Location: Kobenhaven Slot, KOBENHAVN,KOBENHAVN,DENMARK

Death Date: 15 October 1586

Death Location: Güstrow, Landkreis Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Father: Frederick Oldenburg

Mother: Sophia Denmark

Spouse(s): Ulrich III

Children(s): Sofia Mecklenburg-Gustrow, Ulrich Schwerin

In 1524, Elizabeth of Denmark entered the world in Kobenhaven Slot, KOBENHAVN,KOBENHAVN,DENMARK, born to Frederick Oldenburg And Sophia Of Denmark. Elizabeth of Denmark married Ulrich Mecklenburg Guestrow Iii, and had children including Sofia Duquesa De Mecklenburg Gustrow, Ulrich Mecklenburg Schwerin. Elizabeth of Denmark passed away in 1586 in Güstrow, Landkreis Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

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Biography

  • In 1524, Elizabeth of Denmark entered the world in Kobenhaven Slot, KOBENHAVN,KOBENHAVN,DENMARK, born to Frederick Oldenburg And Sophia Of Denmark.
  • Elizabeth of Denmark married Ulrich Mecklenburg Guestrow Iii, and had children including Sofia Duquesa De Mecklenburg Gustrow, Ulrich Mecklenburg Schwerin.
  • Elizabeth of Denmark passed away in 1586 in Güstrow, Landkreis Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frederick Oldenburg
1471–1533
Birth Location: Copenhagen, København, Danemark
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Sophia Denmark
1498–1568
Birth Location: Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland
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Spouses(s)

Ulrich III
1527–1603
Birth Location: Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland
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Children(s)

Sofia Mecklenburg-Gustrow
1557–1631
Birth Location: Wismar, Wismar, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
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Ulrich Schwerin
1578–1624
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Denmark's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Denmark
1524–1586
Birth Place: Kobenhaven Slot, KOBENHAVN,KOBENHAVN,DENMARK
Parents
Frederick Oldenburg
1471–1533
Copenhagen, København, Danemark
Sophia (of) Denmark
1498–1568
Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland
Grandparents
King (Christian “King Christian I of Denmark, Norway and Sweden” Oldenburg I, Duke of Schleswig, Count of) Holstein
1426–1481
Dorothea (Hohenzollern Queen consort of Denmark, Norway and) Sweden
1430–1495
Great-Grandparents
Dietrich Oldenburg
1398–1440
Hedvig Oldenburg
1398–1436
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gerhard Schleswig
1367–1404
Catherine Holstein-Rendsburg
1367–1423

Elizabeth Denmark's Descendants

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Elizabeth (of) Denmark (14 October 1524–15 October 1586) m. Ulrich (Mecklenburg-Guestrow) III (22 APR 1527–March 14, 1603)
  1. 1. Sofia (Duquesa de) Mecklenburg-Gustrow 1557–1631 m. King (Frederick Oldenburg) II 1534–1588
    1. 1. Anna Oldenburg 1574–1618 m. King (James Charles “King James VI of Scotland, I of England” Stuart) VI\I 1566–1625
      1. 1. King (Charles “King Charles I” Stuart) I 1600–1648 m. Henrietta (Maria) Bourbon 1609–1669
        1. 1. King (Charles “King Charles II” Stuart) II 1630–1684 m. Lucy Walter 1630–1658 m. Elizabeth Killigrew 1622–1680 m. Catherine Pegge 1630–1678 m. Barbara Villiers 1640–1709 m. Eleanor (“Nell”) Gwyn 1650–1687 m. Louise (Renée de Penancoët Duchess of Portsmouth, Duchesse) d'Aubigny 1649–1734 m. Mary Davis 1648–1708
        2. 2. King (James Stuart) VII\II 1633–1701 m. Arabella Churchill 1649–1730 m. Anne Hyde 1637–1671 m. Mary Modena 1658–1718
        3. 3. Mary (Henrietta) Stuart 1631–1660 m. William (Henry) II 1626–1650
      2. 2. Elizabeth Stuart 1596–1662 m. Frederick (Palatine) V 1596–1632
        1. 1. Sophia Palatine 1630–1714 m. Ernest (Augustus Hanover Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince of) Calenberg 1629–1698
    2. 2. Catherine (Princess of) Denmark 1580–1675 m. Sir (John) Turrley 1575–1660
      1. 1. John Turley 1605–1661 m. Elizabeth Oakley 1603–1682
        1. 1. Edward Jurry 1632–1710 m. Mary Gibbins 1618–1712
    3. 3. King (Christian Oldenburg) IV 1577–1648 m. Anne (Catherine) Hohenzollern 1575–1612
      1. 1. King (Frederick Oldenburg) III 1609–1670 m. Sophie (Amalie) Hanover 1628–1685
        1. 1. Prince (George) Oldenburg 1653–1708 m. Queen (Anne) Stuart 1664–1714
  2. 2. Ulrich (Mecklenburg) Schwerin 1578–1624

Elizabeth Denmark's Timeline

10 Records

1524
14 October 1524
Birth of Elizabeth of Denmark in Kobenhaven Slot, KOBENHAVN,KOBENHAVN,DENMARK
Kobenhaven Slot, KOBENHAVN,KOBENHAVN,DENMARK
1543
26 Aug 1543
Age 19
Elizabeth of Denmark was married in Kiel, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Kiel, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
1550
1550
Age 26
Elizabeth of Denmark was married in Wismer, Mecklenberg, Germany
Wismer, Mecklenberg, Germany
1556
16 Feb 1556
Age 32
Elizabeth of Denmark was married in København Slot, København, København, Denmark
København Slot, København, København, Denmark
1564
16 DEC 1564
Age 40
Elizabeth of Denmark was married
None
1573
27.10.1573
Age 49
Elizabeth of Denmark was married in Kolding
Kolding
1581
07.05.1581
Age 57
Elizabeth of Denmark was married in Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
1586
15 October 1586
Age 62
Death of Elizabeth of Denmark in Gedser, Storstrøm, Guldborgsund, Sjælland, Denmark
Gedser, Storstrøm, Guldborgsund, Sjælland, Denmark
1588
9 Dec 1588
Age 64
Elizabeth of Denmark was married in Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
1749
18.09.1749
Age 225
Elizabeth of Denmark was married in Evangelisch, Neuburg Am Rhein, Pfalz, Bavaria
Evangelisch, Neuburg Am Rhein, Pfalz, Bavaria

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 October 1524
    Event Place: Kobenhaven Slot, KOBENHAVN,KOBENHAVN,DENMARK
    Record Source:
    [1] Germany, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1543
    Event Place: Kiel, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Wismer, Mecklenberg, Germany

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1556
    Event Place: København Slot, København, København, Denmark

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 DEC 1564

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27.10.1573
    Event Place: Kolding

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 07.05.1581
    Event Place: Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1588
    Event Place: Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18.09.1749
    Event Place: Evangelisch, Neuburg Am Rhein, Pfalz, Bavaria

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 October 1586
    Event Place: Gedser, Storstrøm, Guldborgsund, Sjælland, Denmark
    Record Source:
    [1] Germany, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Güstrow, Landkreis Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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