Individual Details
Christian Oldenberg
(Feb 1426 - 21 May 1481)
[[Category:List of Danish Monarchs]]
[[Category:List of Norwegian Monarchs]]
[[Category:House of Oldenburg]]
== Biography == }Christian I Oldenburg, known as "the Quarrelsome", King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Born circa February 1426 at Oldenburg, Germany.
He was the son of Dietrich Oldenburg, Count of Oldenburg and Hedwig Herzogin von Schleswig-Holstein. He married Dorothea von Hohenzollern, daughter of Johann Markgraf von Brandenburg-Kulmbach and Barbara von Sachsen-Wittenberg, on 26 October 1449 at Copenhagen, Denmark. He died on 21 May 1481 at Copenhagen, Denmark.
He gained the title of Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein. He succeeded to the title of King Christian I of Denmark in 1448.2 He succeeded to the title of King Christian I of Norway in 1448.2 He succeeded to the title of King Christian I of Sweden in 1457.2 He was deposed as King of Sweden in 1464.
Children of Christian I Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway and Dorothea von Hohenzollern
:Olaf Oldenburg b. 29 Sep 1450, d. c 1451
:Canute (Knut) Oldenburg b. 1451, d. c 1455:Hans Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway+ b. 2 Feb 1455, d. 20 Feb 1513:Margaret Oldenburg, Princess of Denmark+ b. 23 Jun 1456, d. 14 Jul 1486
:Frederik I Oldenburg, King of Denmark+ b. 7 Oct 1471, d. 10 Apr 1533
== Sources ==
* http://www.thepeerage.com/p10247.htm#i102469
* http://www.danmarkskonger.dk/kingsofdenmark.htm
* http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedidex.php/n=royal?denmark* John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 151. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.* Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 17. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_I_of_Denmark
== Acknowledgements ==*This profile was created through the import of McQuery Family Tree.ged on 20 May 2011.* WikiTree profile Christian-275 created through the import of O'Bryan Family tree.ged on Sep 6, 2011 by [[Tropeck-1 | Tim Tropeck]].*This profile was created through the import of Jim Walker gedcom 4 Wikitree may 22 2011.ged on 24 May 2011.
*Thanks to [[Petersen-214 | Sheri Sturm]] for starting this profile.
*Thanks to [[Gash-100|Mark Gash]] for starting this profile.
[[Category:List of Norwegian Monarchs]]
[[Category:House of Oldenburg]]
== Biography == }Christian I Oldenburg, known as "the Quarrelsome", King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Born circa February 1426 at Oldenburg, Germany.
He was the son of Dietrich Oldenburg, Count of Oldenburg and Hedwig Herzogin von Schleswig-Holstein. He married Dorothea von Hohenzollern, daughter of Johann Markgraf von Brandenburg-Kulmbach and Barbara von Sachsen-Wittenberg, on 26 October 1449 at Copenhagen, Denmark. He died on 21 May 1481 at Copenhagen, Denmark.
He gained the title of Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein. He succeeded to the title of King Christian I of Denmark in 1448.2 He succeeded to the title of King Christian I of Norway in 1448.2 He succeeded to the title of King Christian I of Sweden in 1457.2 He was deposed as King of Sweden in 1464.
Children of Christian I Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway and Dorothea von Hohenzollern
:Olaf Oldenburg b. 29 Sep 1450, d. c 1451
:Canute (Knut) Oldenburg b. 1451, d. c 1455:Hans Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway+ b. 2 Feb 1455, d. 20 Feb 1513:Margaret Oldenburg, Princess of Denmark+ b. 23 Jun 1456, d. 14 Jul 1486
:Frederik I Oldenburg, King of Denmark+ b. 7 Oct 1471, d. 10 Apr 1533
== Sources ==
* http://www.thepeerage.com/p10247.htm#i102469
* http://www.danmarkskonger.dk/kingsofdenmark.htm
* http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedidex.php/n=royal?denmark* John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 151. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.* Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 17. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_I_of_Denmark
== Acknowledgements ==*This profile was created through the import of McQuery Family Tree.ged on 20 May 2011.* WikiTree profile Christian-275 created through the import of O'Bryan Family tree.ged on Sep 6, 2011 by [[Tropeck-1 | Tim Tropeck]].*This profile was created through the import of Jim Walker gedcom 4 Wikitree may 22 2011.ged on 24 May 2011.
*Thanks to [[Petersen-214 | Sheri Sturm]] for starting this profile.
*Thanks to [[Gash-100|Mark Gash]] for starting this profile.
Events
| Birth | Feb 1426 | Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany | |||
| Death | 21 May 1481 | Kobenhavn, Denmark | |||
| Marriage | Dorothea Brandenburg-Kulmbach | ||||
| Alt name | Oldenburg | ||||
| Reference No | 3890631 | ||||
| Reference No | 3961523 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Dorothea Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1430 - 1495) |
| Child | Margaret "Marguerite" Oldenburg Queen consort of Scotland (1456 - 1486) |
| Child | Olaf Oldenburg (1450 - 1451) |
| Child | Knud Oldenburg (1451 - 1455) |
| Child | Johannes Oldenburg (1454 - 1512) |
| Child | Frederik "Konge af Danmark og Norge" Oldenburg (1471 - 1533) |
| Father | Count Dietrich "Count of Oldenburg" Oldenberg (1398 - 1443) |
| Mother | Hedwig "Duchess" Holstein (1400 - 1436) |
| Sibling | Adelheid Von Oldenburg (1425 - 1475) |
| Sibling | Maurice "Count of Oldenburg" Von Oldenburg (1428 - 1464) |
| Sibling | Gerhard Von Oldenburg (1430 - 1500) |