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Paternal Family Tree: Wettin
Maternal Family Tree: Anna of the Palatinate 1346-1415
Queen Margaret to [her son] Christiern King (sic) of Norway. In favour of Magnus Beld, on his being recalled to Denmark. Edinburgh.
On 19th November 1460 [her father] Ernest Elector Saxony (age 19) and [her mother] Elisabeth Wittelsbach Electress of Saxony (age 17) were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Albert Wittelsbach III Duke Bavaria and [her grandmother] Anna Brunswick Grubenhagen Duchess Bavaria (age 46). They were second cousin once removed.
On 25th December 1461 Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden was born to Ernest Elector Saxony (age 20) and Elisabeth Wittelsbach Electress of Saxony (age 18).
In 1477 [her future husband] John King Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 21) and Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 15) were engaged.
On 6th September 1478 John King Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 23) and Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 16) were married. He the son of Christian I King Denmark (age 52) and Dorothea of Brandenburg (age 47).
In 1479 [her son] Hans Oldenburg was born to [her husband] John King Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 23) and Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 17).
In 1480 [her son] Ernst Oldenburg was born to [her husband] John King Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 24) and Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 18).
In 1480 [her son] Hans Oldenburg (age 1) died.
On 21st May 1481 [her father-in-law] Christian I King Denmark (age 55) died. His son [her husband] John (age 26) succeeded King Denmark. Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 19) by marriage Queen Consort Denmark.
On 1st July 1481 [her son] Christian II King Denmark II King Norway was born to [her husband] John King Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 26) and Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 19).
In 1483 [her husband] John King Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 27) succeeded King Norway. Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 21) by marriage Queen Consort Norway.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In 1484 [her son] Jacob Oldenburg was born to [her husband] John King Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 28) and Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 22).
On 24th June 1485 [her daughter] Elizabeth Oldenburg was born to [her husband] John King Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 30) and Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 23).
On 5th March 1486 [her mother] Elisabeth Wittelsbach Electress of Saxony (age 43) died.
On 14th July 1486 [her sister-in-law] Margaret Oldenburg Queen Consort Scotland (age 30) died.
On 26th August 1486 [her father] Ernest Elector Saxony (age 45) died.
On 15th July 1497 [her son] Francis Oldenburg was born to [her husband] John King Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 42) and Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 35).
On 6th October 1497 [her husband] John King Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 42) succeeded King Sweden. Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 35) by marriage Queen Consort Sweden.
In 1500 [her son] Ernst Oldenburg (age 20) died.
On 10th April 1502 [her brother-in-law] King Frederick I of Denmark (age 30) and Anna of Brandenburg (age 14) were married. She the daughter of John "Cicero" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg and Margaret of Thuringia. He the son of [her father-in-law] Christian I King Denmark and [her mother-in-law] Dorothea of Brandenburg. They were half second cousins.
On 1st April 1511 [her son] Francis Oldenburg (age 13) died.
All About History Books
The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 20th February 1513 [her husband] John King Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 58) died. His son [her son] Christian (age 31) succeeded II King Denmark, II King Norway.
In 1515 [her son] Christian II King Denmark II King Norway (age 33) and [her daughter-in-law] Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 13) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark, Queen Consort Norway. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile and Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 36). He the son of [her former husband] John King Denmark Norway and Sweden and Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 53). They were third cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 8th December 1521 Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 59) died.
James IV to the Queen of Denmark. Credence for the above Magnus Beilde.
Kings Wessex: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick I Duke Saxony
GrandFather: Frederick II Duke Saxony 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert II Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Magnus "Pious" Welf II Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry "The Mild" Welf 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bogislaw V Duke of Pomerania
Great x 3 Grandfather: Wartislaw Griffins VI Duke Pomerania
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophie Griffins
Father: Ernest Elector Saxony 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg I Duke Austria
Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg II Duke Austria
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carinthia Duchess Austria
Great x 2 Grandfather: Leopold "The Just" Habsburg III Duke Austria
Great x 3 Grandmother: Johanna Pfirt Duchess Austria
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ernest "The Iron" Habsburg I Duke Austria
Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephano Visconti
Great x 3 Grandfather: Bernabò Visconti
Great x 4 Grandmother: Valentina Doria
Great x 2 Grandmother: Viridis Visconti Duchess Austria
Great x 4 Grandfather: Mastino II della Scala
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Regina della Scala
Great x 4 Grandmother: Taddea da Carrara
GrandMother: Margaret of Austria
Great x 3 Grandfather: Siemowit III Duke of Masovia
Great x 2 Grandfather: Siemowit IV Duke of Masovia
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas II Duke of Opava
Great x 3 Grandmother: Euphemia Opava
Great x 1 Grandmother: Cymburgis Masovia Duchess Austria
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gediminas Grand Duke of Lithuania
Great x 3 Grandfather: Algirdas Grand Duke of Lithuania
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jewna Lithuania
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alexandra of Lithuania
Great x 4 Grandfather: Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver
Great x 3 Grandmother: Uliana of Tver
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anastasia of Halych
Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Stephen Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrix Świdnica Holy Roman Empress
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick III King Sicily
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth Barcelona Duchess Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Capet 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ernest Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Meinhard Gorizia VI Count Gorizia
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Gorizia Duchess Bavaria
GrandFather: Albert Wittelsbach III Duke Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Matteo I Visconti
Great x 3 Grandfather: Stephano Visconti
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bonacossa Borri
Great x 2 Grandfather: Bernabò Visconti
Great x 3 Grandmother: Valentina Doria
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elisabetta Visconti Duchess Bavaria
Great x 3 Grandfather: Mastino II della Scala
Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Regina della Scala
Great x 4 Grandfather: Jacopo I da Carrara
Great x 3 Grandmother: Taddea da Carrara
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Gradenigo
Mother: Elisabeth Wittelsbach Electress of Saxony 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Albert I Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
Great x 1 Grandfather: Eric Brunswick Grubenhagen 1st Duke Brunswick Grubenhagen 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: Magnus II Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Guelph 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Anna Brunswick Grubenhagen Duchess Bavaria 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Otto I Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elisabeth of Brunswick-Göttingen 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gerhard Jülich VI Count Berg and Ravensberg 5 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William II of Berg 6 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margarete of Berg 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Rupert II Elector Palatine 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna of the Palatinate 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England