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Dorothea von Brandenburg (Hohenzollern), Dronning af Danmark, Norge og Sverige

Russian: Доротея Бранденбургская (Гогенцоллерн), Dronning af Danmark, Norge og Sverige, Norwegian: Dorothea Von Brandenburg, Dronning af Danmark, Norge og Sverige
Also Known As: "Dorothea af Brandenburg", "Dorothy /Achillies/", "/Dorothea/", "Dorothea Of Norway & /Sweden/", "Dorothea Of Denmark"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Berlin, Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire (Germany)
Death: November 10, 1495 (64)
Kalundborg slot, Kalundborg, Sjælland, Danmark (Denmark)
Place of Burial: Roskilde, Sjælland, Danmark
Immediate Family:

Daughter of John II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach and Duchess Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg
Wife of Christoffer III "af Bayern" von der Pfalz-Neumarkt, Konge af Danmark, Norge och Sverige and Christian I King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
Mother of Oluf af Danmark og Norge von Oldenburg, Prins; Prins Knud (Oldenburg), af Danmark og Norge; Margaret af Danmark og Norge von Oldenburg; Frederick I King of Denmark and Norway and John I, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
Sister of Barbara Gonzaga, marquise of Mantua; Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Princess, Duchess of Pomerania and Rudolf von Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Prinz
Half sister of Fritz von Brandenburg

Occupation: Dronning: Danmark 1445-1448 - 1449-1481, av Norge 1445-1448 och 1450-1481, av Sverige 1445-1448 och 1457-1464., Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden twice each., Markgrevedatter av Brandenburg
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About Dorothea of Brandenburg

Dorothea of Brandenburg (1430/1431 – November 10, 1495) was the consort of Christopher of Bavaria and Christian I of Denmark. She is also known as Dorothea of Hohenzollern and as Dorothy Achillies. Queen of Denmark (1445-1448 and 1449-1481), Norway (1445-1448 and 1450-1481) and Sweden (1447-1448 and 1457-1464) two times each.

Dorothea died on 25 November 1495, and is interred next to her second husband in Roskilde Cathedral.

Über Dorothea of Brandenburg (Deutsch)

War eine Prinzessin von Brandenburg und durch heirat Königin von Dänemark, Norwegen und Schweden, sowie Herzogin von Schleswig und Holstein und Gräfin von Oldenburg.

  • Dorothe war die jüngste Tochter des Markgrafen Johann von Brandenburg, genannt der Alchimist auf dessen Ehe mit Barbara, Tochter des Herzogs Rudolf lll. von Sachen-Wittenberg.
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Dorothea of Brandenburg's Timeline

1430
November 25, 1430
Birth of Dorothea of Brandenburg
Berlin, Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire (Germany)
1450
September 29, 1450
Birth of Oluf af Danmark og Norge von Oldenburg, Prins
1451
1451
Birth of Prins Knud (Oldenburg), af Danmark og Norge
København, Danmark (Denmark)
1455
February 2, 1455
Birth of John I, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
Ålborg slot, Ålborg, Danmark (Denmark)
1456
June 23, 1456
Birth of Margaret af Danmark og Norge von Oldenburg
København, Danmark (Denmark)
1471
October 7, 1471
Birth of Frederick I King of Denmark and Norway
Haderslevhus, Haderslev, Denmark
1495
November 10, 1495
Age 64
Death of Dorothea of Brandenburg at Kalundborg slot
Kalundborg slot, Kalundborg, Sjælland, Danmark (Denmark)
1495
Age 64
Burial of Dorothea of Brandenburg
Roskilde Domkirke, Roskilde, Sjælland, Danmark (Denmark)
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