Biography of Christian III King Denmark 1503-1559

On 10 Apr 1502 [his father] King Frederick I of Denmark (age 30) and [his mother] Anna of Brandenburg (age 14) were married. She the daughter of John "Cicero" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg 1455-1499 and Margaret of Thuringia. He the son of Christian I King Denmark 1426-1481 and Dorothea of Brandenburg. They were half second cousins.

On 12 Aug 1503 Christian III King Denmark was born to King Frederick I of Denmark (age 31) and Anna of Brandenburg (age 15).

On 03 May 1514 [his mother] Anna of Brandenburg (age 26) died.

On 09 Oct 1518 [his father] King Frederick I of Denmark (age 47) and [his step-mother] Sophie of Pomerania Queen Consort of Denmark and Sweden (age 20) were married. The difference in their ages was 26 years. He the son of Christian I King Denmark 1426-1481 and Dorothea of Brandenburg.

In 1523 Christian II King Denmark II King Norway (age 41) Abdicated following pressure from his nobility. His uncle [his father] King Frederick I of Denmark (age 51) succeeded I King Denmark.

On 29 Oct 1525 Christian III King Denmark (age 22) and Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 14) were married. He the son of King Frederick I of Denmark (age 54) and Anna of Brandenburg.

On 22 Nov 1532 [his daughter] Anna Oldenburg was born to Christian III King Denmark (age 29) and [his wife] Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 21).

On 10 Apr 1533 [his father] King Frederick I of Denmark (age 61) died. His son Christian III King Denmark (age 29) succeeded III King Denmark.

On 01 Jul 1534 [his son] Frederick II King Denmark 1534-1588 was born to Christian III King Denmark (age 30) and [his wife] Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 23).

On 26 Aug 1540 [his daughter] Magnus Oldenburg was born to Christian III King Denmark (age 37) and [his wife] Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 29)..

On 25 Mar 1545 [his son] John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg 1545-1622 was born to Christian III King Denmark (age 41) and [his wife] Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 33)..

On 29 Jun 1546 [his daughter] Dorothea Oldenburg Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg was born to Christian III King Denmark (age 42) and [his wife] Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 35) at Kolding.

On 07 Oct 1548 [his son-in-law] Augustus Wettin Elector of Saxony 1526-1586 (age 22) and [his daughter] Anna Oldenburg (age 15) were married at Torgau. She the daughter of Christian III King Denmark 1503-1559 (age 45) and Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 37). They were third cousin once removed.

Christian III King Denmark Dies Frederick II Succeeds

On 01 Jan 1559 Christian III King Denmark (age 55) died. His son [his son] Frederick II King Denmark 1534-1588 (age 24) succeeded II King Denmark.

On 07 Oct 1571 [his former wife] Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 60) died.

Family Trees of Christian III King Denmark 1503-1559

Paternal Family Tree: Oldenburg

Maternal Family Tree: Anna Schaunberg 1370-1396

Royal Ancestors of Christian III King Denmark 1503-1559

Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Son of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 11 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Son of Philip "Bold" III King France

Royal Descendants of Christian III King Denmark 1503-1559

Frederick II King Denmark 1534-1588 x 1

Christian Wettin I Elector Saxony 1560-1591 x 1

King Christian IX of Denmark 1818-1906 x 3

Gustav V King Sweden 1858-1950 x 1

Constantine I King Greece x 1

Constantine II King Hellenes 1940- x 2

Carl XVI King Sweden 1946- x 5

Ancestors of Christian III King Denmark 1503-1559

Great x 1 Grandfather: Dietrich Count of Oldenburg

GrandFather: Christian I King Denmark 1426-1481

Great x 1 Grandmother: Helvig of Schauenburg

Father: King Frederick I of Denmark

GrandMother: Dorothea of Brandenburg

Great x 2 Grandfather: Rudolf III Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg

Great x 1 Grandmother: Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg

Christian III King Denmark 1503-1559 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Mother: Anna of Brandenburg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick I Duke Saxony

Great x 1 Grandfather: William III Duke of Luxemburg 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Magnus "Pious" Welf II Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "The Mild" Welf 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather:

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie Griffins

GrandMother: Margaret of Thuringia 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg V Duke Austria 1397-1439 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joanna Sophia Wittelsbach Duchess Austria 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Silesia

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Habsburg 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg 7 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Sigismund I King Hungary I King Germany I King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg 8 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Pomerania Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Luxemburg Duchess Austria 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hermann II Count of Celje

Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara of Cilli Holy Roman Empress

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Schaunberg