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Christian III of Denmark
1503–1559 · Oldenburg
King of Denmark and Norway. Born at Gottorf Castle. Died at Kolding.
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Reigned
| 1534–1559 | Monarch of Denmark |
| 1537–1559 | Monarch of Norway |
Family
- Father
- Frederick I of Denmark
- Mother
- Anna of Brandenburg
- Married
- Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg 1525
- Children (5)
- Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony 1532
Frederick II of Denmark 1534
Magnus, Duke of Holstein 1540
John the Younger, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg 1545
Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg 1546 - Siblings (6)
- Dorothea of Denmark 1504
John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev 1521
Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg 1524
Adolf I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp 1526
Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg 1528
Frederick of Denmark 1529
Related to
- Christian III of Denmark was the 21× great-grandson of Charlemagne.
- Christian III of Denmark was the 7× great-grandfather of Victoria.
- Christian III of Denmark was the third cousin 3 times removed of Louis XIV of France.