Christian III af Danmark-Norge (konge af Danmark og Norge, de Venders og Gothers, herzog von Schleswig-Holstein)

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Personal and Family Information

Christian was born on 12 AUG 1503 in Schloss Göttorf, the son of Frederik I af Danmark-Norge and Anna von Brandenburg.

He died on 01 JAN 1559 in Koldingshus.

His wife was Dorothea von Sachsen-Lauenburg-Ratzeburg, who he married on 29 OCT 1525 in Lauenburg. Their five known children were Anna (1532-1585), Frederik II (1534-1588), Magnus (1540-1583), Johann II (1545-1622) and Dorothea (1546-1617).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Christian III af Danmark-Norge
(1503-1559)

 

Frederik I af Danmark-Norge
(1471-1533)

 

Christian I af Danmark-Norge-Sverige
(1426-1481)

 

Dietrich von Oldenburg
(c1390-1444)

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Heilwig von Schleswig-Holstein
(<1400-1436)

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Dorothea von Brandenburg-Kulmbach
(1430-1495)

 

Johann von Brandenburg-Kulmbach
(1406-1464)

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Barbara von Sachsen-Wittenberg
(>1406-1465)

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Anna von Brandenburg
(1487-1514)

 

Johann Cicero von Brandenburg
(1455-1499)

 

Albrecht Achilles von Brandenburg
(1414-1486)

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Margarete von Baden
(c1431-1457)

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Margarete von Sachsen
(1449-1501)

 

Wilhelm III von Sachsen
(1425-1482)

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Anna von Habsburg
(1432-1462)

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Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth 12 AUG 1503
Place: Schloss Göttorf
Death 1 JAN 1559
Place: Koldingshus

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title FROM 1534 TO 1559 konge af Danmark og Norge, de Venders og Gothers
Nobility Title FROM 1533 TO 1559 herzog von Schleswig-Holstein

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