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Dorothea of Brandenburg

Dorothea of Brandenburg (1431 to 1495) was the daughter of Johan of Brandenburg and Barbara of Sachsen-Wittenberg. She was the consort of Christian I of Denmark. She is also known as Dorothea of Hohenzollern and as Dorothy Achillies.

Born: 1430
Died: November 25 1495
Married: Christopher III (1416 - 1448) 31yrs King of Denmark
September 12 1445
Married: Christian I (1426 - 1481) King of Denmark
October 28 1449
Parents: Johann (1406 - 1464) Margrave of Brandenburg
Barbara (1405 - 1465) Duchess of Anhalt
Brothers & Sisters: Barbara (c.1423 - 1481) became the Duchess of Milan
Elisabeth (14 - 1451) married Joachim (14 - 1451) Duke of Pomerania
Children: Olaf (1450 - 1451)
Canute (1451 - 1455)
John(Kung Hans) (1455 - 1513) Duke of Schleswig and Holstein, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
Margrethe (1456 - 1486) married James III of Scotland at age 13 and became the Queen of Scotland
Frederik I (1471 - 1533) Duke of Schleswig and Holstein, King of Denmark and Norway


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