Biography of Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway 1481-1559

Paternal Family Tree: Oldenburg

Maternal Family Tree: Beatrice of Sicily 1326-1365

On 6th September 1478 [his father] John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 23) and [his mother] Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 16) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Christian I King of Denmark (age 52) and [his grandmother] Dorothea of Brandenburg (age 47).

On 1st July 1481 Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway was born to [his father] John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 26) and [his mother] Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 19).

In 1483 [his father] John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 27) succeeded King Norway. [his mother] Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 21) by marriage Queen Consort Norway.

On 6th October 1497 [his father] John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 42) succeeded King Sweden. [his mother] Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 35) by marriage Queen Consort Sweden.

On 20th February 1513 [his father] John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 58) died. His son Christian (age 31) succeeded II King of Denmark, II King Norway.

Around 1514. Michael Sittow (age 45). Portrait of Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 32).

In 1515 Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 33) and 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 John King of 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 12th August 1515 [his wife] Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 14) was crowned Queen Consort Denmark.

Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.

In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.

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On 21st February 1518 [his son] John Oldenburg was born to Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 36) and [his wife] Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 16) at Copenhagen.

On 16th July 1518 Manuel "Fortunate" I King Portugal (age 49) and [his sister-in-law] Eleanor of Austria Queen Consort France Queen Consort Portugal (age 19) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. The difference in their ages was 29 years. She the daughter of Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile and [his mother-in-law] Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 39). They were first cousin twice removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 12th January 1519 Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor (age 59) died. His grandson [his brother-in-law] Charles (age 18) succeeded V Holy Roman Emperor.

On 4th July 1519 [his son] Maximilian Oldenburg was born to Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 38) and [his wife] Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 17). He died aged less than one years old.

On 4th July 1519 [his son] Philip Ferdinand Oldenburg was born to Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 38) and [his wife] Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 17). He died aged less than one years old.

After 4th July 1519 [his son] Maximilian Oldenburg (deceased) died before his first birthday.

In 1520 [his son] Philip Ferdinand Oldenburg died.

On 10th November 1520 [his daughter] Dorothea Oldenburg was born to Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 39) and [his wife] Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 19).

In November 1521 [his daughter] Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine was born to Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 40) and [his wife] Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 20). She married before 1543 her third cousin Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine, son of Antoine Lorraine II Duke Lorraine and Renée Bourbon Duchess Lorraine, and had issue.

William of Worcester's Chronicle of England

William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.

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On 8th December 1521 [his mother] Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 59) died.

In 1522 [his brother-in-law] Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor (age 18) was appointed 279th Knight of the Garter by King Henry VIII of England and Ireland (age 30).

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

In January 1523 [his son] Stillborn Oldenburg was born to Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 41) and [his wife] Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 21).

On 10th February 1525 John III King Portugal (age 22) and [his sister-in-law] Catherine of Austria Queen Consort Portugal (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. She the daughter of Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile and [his mother-in-law] Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 46). He the son of Manuel "Fortunate" I King Portugal and Maria Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal. They were first cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 10th February 1525 [his sister-in-law] Catherine of Austria Queen Consort Portugal (age 18) was crowned Queen Consort Portugal.

On 20th January 1526 [his wife] Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 24) died at Ghent [Map].

On 2nd August 1532 [his son] John Oldenburg (age 14) died.

Before 1543 [his son-in-law] Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine (age 25) and Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 61) and Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. He the son of Antoine Lorraine II Duke Lorraine (age 53) and Renée Bourbon Duchess Lorraine. They were third cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Deeds of King Henry V

Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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On 25th January 1559 Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 77) died.

[his mother] Queen Margaret to Christiern King (sic) of Norway. In favour of Magnus Beld, on his being recalled to Denmark. Edinburgh.

Royal Ancestors of Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway 1481-1559

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

Kings Godwinson: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

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

Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway 1481-1559
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria [1]

Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress [1]

Francis I Holy Roman Emperor [1]

Elisabeth Therese Lorraine Queen Consort Sardinia [1]

Ancestors of Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway 1481-1559

Great x 1 Grandfather: Dietrich Count of Oldenburg

GrandFather: Christian I King of Denmark

Great x 1 Grandmother: Helvig of Schauenburg

Father: John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden

GrandMother: Dorothea of Brandenburg

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

Great x 1 Grandmother: Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg

Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick I Duke Saxony

Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick II Duke Saxony 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: Wartislaw Griffins VI Duke Pomerania

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie Griffins

GrandFather: Ernest Elector Saxony 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg II Duke Austria

Great x 3 Grandfather: Leopold "The Just" Habsburg III Duke Austria

Great x 4 Grandmother: Johanna Pfirt Duchess Austria

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ernest "The Iron" Habsburg I Duke Austria

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernabò Visconti

Great x 3 Grandmother: Viridis Visconti Duchess Austria

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Regina della Scala

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret of Austria

Great x 4 Grandfather: Siemowit III Duke of Masovia

Great x 3 Grandfather: Siemowit IV Duke of Masovia

Great x 4 Grandmother: Euphemia Opava

Great x 2 Grandmother: Cymburgis Masovia Duchess Austria

Great x 4 Grandfather: Algirdas Grand Duke of Lithuania

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alexandra of Lithuania

Great x 4 Grandmother: Uliana of Tver

Mother: Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth Barcelona Duchess Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ernest Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Meinhard Gorizia VI Count Gorizia

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Gorizia Duchess Bavaria

Great x 1 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach III Duke Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephano Visconti

Great x 3 Grandfather: Bernabò Visconti

Great x 4 Grandmother: Valentina Doria

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elisabetta Visconti Duchess Bavaria

Great x 4 Grandfather: Mastino II della Scala

Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Regina della Scala

Great x 4 Grandmother: Taddea da Carrara

GrandMother: Elisabeth Wittelsbach Electress of Saxony 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert I Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

Great x 2 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 II Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Guelph 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anna Brunswick Grubenhagen Duchess Bavaria 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Otto I Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elisabeth of Brunswick-Göttingen 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William II of Berg 6 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margarete of Berg 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna of the Palatinate 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England