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King of Denmark Christian I 1426–1481 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1426

Birth Location: Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany

Death Date: 21 May 1481

Death Location: Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark

Father: King STEWART

Mother: Margaret Stewart

Spouse(s): Dorothea VonBrandenburg, Katharina Kleve, Dorothea Brandenburg

Children(s): Margaret Oldenburg, Queen consort, Thomas II, Frederick Oldenburg, Johann Oldenburg, Olaf Oldenburg, Knud Oldenburg, John None

In 1426, King of Denmark Christian I entered the world in Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany, born to King Of Scotland James I Stewart Stewart And Margaret Stewart Queen Of Scotland Stewart. King of Denmark Christian I married Dorothea Brandenburg, Dorothea Vonbrandenburg, Katharina Von Kleve, and had children including Frederick Oldenburg, Johann I Denmark Oldenburg, John, Knud Oldenburg, Margaret Oldenburg, Olaf Oldenburg, Queen Margaret Mary Stewart Of Denmark And Norway Of Oldenburg Queen Consort, Thomas Christian Ii. King of Denmark Christian I passed away in 1481 in Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark.

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Biography

  • In 1426, King of Denmark Christian I entered the world in Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany, born to King Of Scotland James I Stewart Stewart And Margaret Stewart Queen Of Scotland Stewart.
  • King of Denmark Christian I married Dorothea Brandenburg, Dorothea Vonbrandenburg, Katharina Von Kleve, and had children including Frederick Oldenburg, Johann I Denmark Oldenburg, John, Knud Oldenburg, Margaret Oldenburg, Olaf Oldenburg, Queen Margaret Mary Stewart Of Denmark And Norway Of Oldenburg Queen Consort, Thomas Christian Ii.
  • King of Denmark Christian I passed away in 1481 in Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark.

Immediate Family

Parents

King STEWART
1383–1451
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
KS
Margaret Stewart
1456–1486
Birth Location: Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
MS

Spouses(s)

Dorothea VonBrandenburg
1430–1495
Birth Location: Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
DV
Katharina Kleve
1417–1479
Birth Location: Schwanenburg Castle, Kleve, Rheinland-pfalz, Prussia (Germany)
KK
Dorothea Brandenburg
1430–1495
Birth Location: Prussia
DB

Children(s)

Margaret Oldenburg
1456–1486
Birth Location: Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
MO
Queen consort
1456–1486
Birth Location: Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Qc
Thomas II
1450–1500
Birth Location: Cottesmore, Rutland, England
TI
Frederick Oldenburg
1471–1553
Birth Location: København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
FO
Johann Oldenburg
1455–1486
Birth Location: –
JO
Olaf Oldenburg
1450–1451
Birth Location: København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
OO
Knud Oldenburg
1451–1455
Birth Location: København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
KO
John None
1455–1513
Birth Location: Aalborg, Alborg Kommune, Nordjylland, Denmark
J

King I's Ancestors

Self
King I
1426–1481
Birth Place: Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Parents
King Of Scotland James I STEWART STEWART
1383–1451
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Margaret (Stewart (Queen of Scotland)) Stewart
1456–1486
Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Grandparents
James (II King of) Scotland
1430–1460
Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Mary Guelders
1433–1463
Noord, Sint Anthonis, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
King (of Denmark Christian) I
1421–1481
, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Catherine ((Katharina) of Cleves NSJ Duchess of) Guelders
1417–1479
Schwanenburg Castle, Kleve, Rheinland-pfalz, Prussia (Germany)
Great-Grandparents
Sir Iv
1373–1448
Lady DeBourgogne
1393–1441
2nd-Great-Grandparents

King I's Descendants

1.
KI
King (of Denmark Christian) I (1426–21 May 1481) m. Dorothea VonBrandenburg (1430–10 November 1495) m. Katharina (Von) Kleve (25 May 1417–10 February 1479) m. Dorothea Brandenburg (1430–10 November 1495)
  1. 1. Margaret Oldenburg 1456–1486 m. James (Stewart) III 1451–1488 m. Alexander (of Blairquhan) Kennedy 1436–1508 m. William Thompson 1554–1635
    1. 1. John Steward 1545–1573 m. Anne (Lady) Pakenham 1504–1544 m. Elizabeth Lane 1545–1572 m. Elizabeth (Ovinge BLEAKE) Prince 1525–1614 m. Elizabeth (Ovinge BLEAKE) Prince 1525–1614
      1. 1. Thomas Prince 1559–1584
      2. 2. Margaret (Fitz) Willliams 1540–1604 m. Rahph Reresby 1540–1609
        1. 1. Elizabeth Reresby 1562–1623 m. Edward Eyre 1561–1588 m. Edward Eyre 1561–1612 m. Edward EYRE 1524–
      3. 3. Jane Prince 1563–1653
      4. 4. William (Prince) Sr. 1558–1584
      5. 5. *Jane (Prince) * 1558–1579 m. *Thomas (Taylor) * 1554–1650
        1. 1. Ann Taylor 1576–1656
        2. 2. Ann TAYLOR 1585–1675
      6. 6. Jane Prince 1558–1579 m. Thomas Taylor 1554–1650
        1. 1. Anna Taylor 1577–1656 m. Thomas Peace 1578–1637
      7. 7. Francis Steward 1572–1603 m. Elizabeth 1625–1687 m. Elizabeth Brierley 1571–1603
        1. 1. Elizabeth Cox 1761–1827 m. Timothy Reeves 1625–1692
      8. 8. James Prince 1540–1570
      9. 9. Agnes Prince 1562–1585
      10. 10. John Prince 1557–1647
      11. 11. Robert Prince 1561–1651
    2. 2. Lady (Agnes, aka Isobel, Countess of Bothwell, (Mistress King James IV Scotland), Stewart) Iv 1472–1557
    3. 3. Lady (Agnes, aka Isobel, Countess of Bothwell, (Mistress King James IV Scotland), Stewart) Iv 1472–1557
    4. 4. Alexander (Stewart (of Mar &) Garoich) 1474–1485
    5. 5. James, (Archbishop Saint) Andrews 1475–1503
    6. 6. John (Earl) Garloch 1479–1503
    7. 7. Alexander (Stewart (of) Moray) 1478–1537
    8. 8. James Stewart 1479–1503
    9. 9. Earl (Alexander) Stewart 1474–1485
    10. 10. Alexander ((of Greenan) Stewart) III 1473–1513
    11. 11. James Stuart 1472–1513
    12. 12. James (King of Scots) IV 1473–1513
    13. 13. Richard Thompson 1580–1650
  2. 2. Queen (Margaret Mary Stewart of Denmark and Norway of Oldenburg; Queen) consort 1456–1486 m. James (Stewart) III 1451–1488
    1. 1. John Stuart 1479–1503
    2. 2. James Stuart 1476–1504
    3. 3. Alexander (Earl of Mar and Garoich) Stewart 1474–1485
    4. 4. James Stuart 1476–1504
    5. 5. James Stuart 1476–1504
  3. 3. Thomas (Christian) II 1450–1500
  4. 4. Frederick Oldenburg 1471–1553 m. Sophie Pomerania 1498–1568
  5. 5. Johann (I Denmark) Oldenburg 1455–1486
  6. 6. Olaf Oldenburg 1450–1451
  7. 7. Knud Oldenburg 1451–1455
  8. 8. John 1455–1513 m. Queen (Consort Christine Christina of) Denmark-Sweden-Norway 1461–1521

King I's Timeline

6 Records

1426
FEB 1426
Birth of King of Denmark Christian I in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
1426
26 February 1426
Birth of King of Denmark Christian I in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
1426
1426
Birth of King of Denmark Christian I in Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
1481
21 MAY 1481
Age 55
Death of King of Denmark Christian I in Copenhagen Castle
Copenhagen Castle
1481
21 May 1481
Age 55
Death of King of Denmark Christian I in København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
1481
21 May 1481
Age 55
Death of King of Denmark Christian I in Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: FEB 1426
    Event Place: Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 MAY 1481
    Event Place: Copenhagen Castle

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roskilde, Roskilde Kommune, Sjælland, Denmark
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 February 1426
    Event Place: Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1481
    Event Place: København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1426
    Event Place: Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1481
    Event Place: Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
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