Dorothea of Brandenburg | |
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![]() Contemporary portrait in Frederiksborg Castle, Hillerød | |
Queen consort of Denmark | |
Tenure | 26 September 1445 – 5 January 1448 28 October 1449 – 21 May 1481 |
Coronation | 28 October 1449 Church of Our Lady, Copenhagen |
Queen consort of Norway | |
Tenure | 26 September 1445 – 5 January 1448 13 May 1450 – 21 May 1481 |
Coronation | 2 August 1450 Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim |
Queen consort of Sweden | |
Tenure | 26 September 1445 – 5 January 1448 23 June 1457 – 23 June 1464 |
Coronation | 29 June 1457 Uppsala Cathedral |
Born | 31 December 1430 Brandenburg |
Died | 10 November 1495 Kalundborg, Denmark |
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Issue among others... | |
House | House of Hohenzollern |
Father | John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach |
Mother | Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg |
Dorothea of Brandenburg (31 December 1430 – 10 November 1495) was Queen of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden under the Kalmar Union as the consort of first King Christopher III of Denmark and later King 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.[1][2][3] She and Christian had three surviving children: John, Margaret, and Frederick, of whom John served as king of the union and both sons served as kings of Denmark and Norway.[4][5]
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