Individual Details
Hedwig "Duchess" Holstein
(Abt 1400 - 1436)
== Biography ==
Hedwig Herzogin von Schleswig-Holstein
b. circa 1400, d. circa 1436
Hedwig Herzogin von Schleswig-Holstein was born circa 1400. She was the daughter of Gerhard VI Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein and Elisabeth von Braunschweig.2 She married, firstly, Balthasar Prinz von Mecklenburg in 1417. She married, secondly, Dietrich Oldenburg, Count of Oldenburg, son of Christian V Oldenburg, Count of Oldenburg and Agnes von Hohnstein-Heringen, in 1423.2 She died circa 1436. She gained the title of Gräfin von Holstein.1 She gained the title of Herzogin von Schleswig.1Children of Hedwig Herzogin von Schleswig-Holstein and Dietrich Oldenburg, Count of Oldenburg:Christian I Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway+ b. c Feb 1426, d. 21 May 1481
:Moritz V Oldenburg, Count of Delmenhorst+ b. c 1428, d. 9 Aug 1464
:Gerhard VI Oldenburg, Count of Oldenburg+ b. c 1430, d. 22 Feb 1500
:Adelheid von Oldenburg b. b 1433
Citations[S12] C. Arnold McNaughton, The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy, in 3 volumes (London, U.K.: Garnstone Press, 1973), volume 1, page 156. Hereinafter cited as The Book of Kings.[S16] 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.
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THE KALMAR UNION 1397-1523
The most important aspect of the Kalmar Union was the personal union between the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Also included in this fellowship was Finland, that was a part of Sweden (until 1809), and Iceland, Greenland, the Faroes and the Shetland archipelago, belonging to Norway, meaning that the union encompassed all of the Nordic countries. The formal marking of the unification took place in the Swedish city of Kalmar, where Erik of Pomerania was crowned king of all three realms in 1397. The union’s centre of power was located in Denmark, but all the countries were principally ruled according to their own laws and traditions. The union was, with short breaks, maintained from 1397 to 1448. Following this, only the personal union with Norway – with a few interruptions – remained in effect (until 1814), while the Danish kings only managed to rule in Sweden for brief periods until Sweden definitively seceded by proclaiming Gustav Vasa king of Sweden in 1523.
* [[Wagner-1106 | Travis Wagner]], firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Travis and others.*Thank you to [[Gash-100 | Mark Gash]] for [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Of Schauenburg-1 creating] Of Schauenburg-1 on 2 Oct 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Mark and others.
== Sources ==
* http://www.thepeerage.com/p10553.htm#i105522
Hedwig Herzogin von Schleswig-Holstein
b. circa 1400, d. circa 1436
Hedwig Herzogin von Schleswig-Holstein was born circa 1400. She was the daughter of Gerhard VI Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein and Elisabeth von Braunschweig.2 She married, firstly, Balthasar Prinz von Mecklenburg in 1417. She married, secondly, Dietrich Oldenburg, Count of Oldenburg, son of Christian V Oldenburg, Count of Oldenburg and Agnes von Hohnstein-Heringen, in 1423.2 She died circa 1436. She gained the title of Gräfin von Holstein.1 She gained the title of Herzogin von Schleswig.1Children of Hedwig Herzogin von Schleswig-Holstein and Dietrich Oldenburg, Count of Oldenburg:Christian I Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway+ b. c Feb 1426, d. 21 May 1481
:Moritz V Oldenburg, Count of Delmenhorst+ b. c 1428, d. 9 Aug 1464
:Gerhard VI Oldenburg, Count of Oldenburg+ b. c 1430, d. 22 Feb 1500
:Adelheid von Oldenburg b. b 1433
Citations[S12] C. Arnold McNaughton, The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy, in 3 volumes (London, U.K.: Garnstone Press, 1973), volume 1, page 156. Hereinafter cited as The Book of Kings.[S16] 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://www.thepeerage.com/p10553.htm#i105521
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THE KALMAR UNION 1397-1523
The most important aspect of the Kalmar Union was the personal union between the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Also included in this fellowship was Finland, that was a part of Sweden (until 1809), and Iceland, Greenland, the Faroes and the Shetland archipelago, belonging to Norway, meaning that the union encompassed all of the Nordic countries. The formal marking of the unification took place in the Swedish city of Kalmar, where Erik of Pomerania was crowned king of all three realms in 1397. The union’s centre of power was located in Denmark, but all the countries were principally ruled according to their own laws and traditions. The union was, with short breaks, maintained from 1397 to 1448. Following this, only the personal union with Norway – with a few interruptions – remained in effect (until 1814), while the Danish kings only managed to rule in Sweden for brief periods until Sweden definitively seceded by proclaiming Gustav Vasa king of Sweden in 1523.
* [[Wagner-1106 | Travis Wagner]], firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Travis and others.*Thank you to [[Gash-100 | Mark Gash]] for [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Of Schauenburg-1 creating] Of Schauenburg-1 on 2 Oct 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Mark and others.
== Sources ==
* http://www.thepeerage.com/p10553.htm#i105522
Events
| Birth | Abt 1400 | Itzehoe, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia | |||
| Marriage | 1423 | Denmark - Count Dietrich "Count of Oldenburg" Oldenberg | |||
| Death | 1436 | Oldenburg, Saxony, Germany | |||
| Reference No | 3890634 | ||||
| Reference No | 3961527 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Count Dietrich "Count of Oldenburg" Oldenberg (1398 - 1443) |
| Child | Christian Oldenberg (1426 - 1481) |
| Child | Adelheid Von Oldenburg (1425 - 1475) |
| Child | Maurice "Count of Oldenburg" Von Oldenburg (1428 - 1464) |
| Child | Gerhard Von Oldenburg (1430 - 1500) |
| Father | Gerhard Holstein (1367 - 1404) |
| Mother | Catherine Brunswick (1367 - 1420) |