Our Maritime Ties
Christian, I King of Denmark
1426 - 1481 (55 years)1. Christian, I King of Denmark was born 1426 (son of Dietrich, II {the Fortunate} Ct of Oldenburg and Hedwig, Countess of Holstein); died 21 May 1481, Copenhagen, , , Denmark. Christian married Dorothea, Markgrafin of Brandenburg 28 Oct 1449, Copenhagen, , , Denmark. Dorothea (daughter of John {the Alchemist}, Margrave of Brandenburg and Barbara, Duchess of Saxe-Wittenberg) was born 1430; died 25 Nov 1495, Kalundborg, , , Denmark. [Group Sheet]
Children:- Margaret, of Denmark was born Abt 1457; died 14 Jul 1486, Stirling, , , Scotland.
- John, King of Denmark was born 1455; died 1513.
- Frederick, I King of Denmark was born 7 Oct 1471; died 10 Apr 1533, Gottorp.
2. Dietrich, II {the Fortunate} Ct of Oldenburg was born Abt 1390 (son of Christian, VI Count of Oldenburg and Agnes, Ct of Hohnstein-Lohru-Klettenberg); died 22 Jan 1440, Delmenhorst. Dietrich married Hedwig, Countess of Holstein 23 Nov 1423. Hedwig (daughter of Gerhard, VI Ct of Holstein, D of Schleswig and Elizabeth, Duchess of Brunswick-Gottingen) was born Abt 1400; died Abt 1436. [Group Sheet]
3. Hedwig, Countess of Holstein was born Abt 1400 (daughter of Gerhard, VI Ct of Holstein, D of Schleswig and Elizabeth, Duchess of Brunswick-Gottingen); died Abt 1436. Children:
- 1. Christian, I King of Denmark was born 1426; died 21 May 1481, Copenhagen, , , Denmark.
Generation: 3
4. Christian, VI Count of Oldenburg was born Abt 1360 (son of Konrad, Count of Oldenburg and Ingeborg, Countess of Holstein); died Aft 6 Feb 1389. Christian married Agnes, Ct of Hohnstein-Lohru-Klettenberg Abt 1377. Agnes (daughter of Dietrich, V Ct of Hohnstein-Lohru-Klettenberg) was born 1369; died 1 Sep 1404. [Group Sheet]
5. Agnes, Ct of Hohnstein-Lohru-Klettenberg was born 1369 (daughter of Dietrich, V Ct of Hohnstein-Lohru-Klettenberg); died 1 Sep 1404. Children:
- 2. Dietrich, II {the Fortunate} Ct of Oldenburg was born Abt 1390; died 22 Jan 1440, Delmenhorst.
6. Gerhard, VI Ct of Holstein, D of Schleswig (son of Heinrich, II Count of Holstein); died 4 Aug 1404. Gerhard married Elizabeth, Duchess of Brunswick-Gottingen 1391. Elizabeth (daughter of Magnus, II Duke of Brunswick-Gottingen) was born Abt 1370; died Between 1417 and 1422. [Group Sheet]
7. Elizabeth, Duchess of Brunswick-Gottingen was born Abt 1370 (daughter of Magnus, II Duke of Brunswick-Gottingen); died Between 1417 and 1422. Children:
- 3. Hedwig, Countess of Holstein was born Abt 1400; died Abt 1436.
Generation: 4
8. Konrad, Count of Oldenburg Konrad — Ingeborg, Countess of Holstein. [Group Sheet]
9. Ingeborg, Countess of Holstein Children:
- 4. Christian, VI Count of Oldenburg was born Abt 1360; died Aft 6 Feb 1389.
10. Dietrich, V Ct of Hohnstein-Lohru-Klettenberg Children:
- 5. Agnes, Ct of Hohnstein-Lohru-Klettenberg was born 1369; died 1 Sep 1404.
12. Heinrich, II Count of Holstein Children:
- 6. Gerhard, VI Ct of Holstein, D of Schleswig died 4 Aug 1404.
14. Magnus, II Duke of Brunswick-Gottingen Children:
- 7. Elizabeth, Duchess of Brunswick-Gottingen was born Abt 1370; died Between 1417 and 1422.