Dorothea of Brandenburg
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Dorothea of Brandenburg was Queen of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden under the Kalmar Union as the consort of first Christopher III of Denmark and later Christian I of Denmark. She served as interim regen
Contemporary portrait in Frederiksborg Castle, Hillerød
King Christian I and Queen Dorothea
Christian I of Denmark
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Christian I was a German noble and Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union. He was king of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. From 1460 to 1481, he was also duke of Schleswig and count of Holstein. He wa
Dorothea of Brandenburg
…1430 – 10 November 1495) was Queen of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden under the Kalmar Union as the consort of first Christopher III of Denmark and later Christian I of Denmark. She served as interim regent during the interregnum in 1448 and as regent in the absence of her second spouse during his reign. She and Christian had…
Portrait at Frederiksborg Castle, 15th century
Christian's parents, Dietrich and Hedwig of Oldenburg, depicted in 1704
Duke Adolph declining the offer of the Danish throne and recommending his nephew, Count Christian of Oldenburg. History painting by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, 1819.
The ascension promissory of Christian I