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Biography of Frederick II King Denmark 1534-1588

Paternal Family Tree: Oldenburg

On 29th October 1525 [his father] Christian III King Denmark (age 22) and [his mother] Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 14) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] King Frederick I of Denmark (age 54) and [his grandmother] Anna of Brandenburg.

On 1st July 1534 Frederick II King Denmark was born to Christian III King Denmark (age 30) and Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 23).

Christian III King Denmark Dies Frederick II Succeeds

On 1st January 1559 [his father] Christian III King Denmark (age 55) died. His son Frederick (age 24) succeeded II King Denmark.

On 7th October 1571 [his mother] Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 60) died.

On 20th July 1572 Frederick II King Denmark (age 38) and Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark (age 14) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark. The difference in their ages was 23 years. He the son of Christian III King Denmark and Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. They were second cousin once removed.

On 25th August 1573 [his daughter] Elizabeth Oldenburg was born to Frederick II King Denmark (age 39) and [his wife] Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark (age 15).

On 12th December 1574 [his daughter] Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland was born to Frederick II King Denmark (age 40) and [his wife] Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark (age 17).

On 12th April 1577 [his son] Christian IV King Denmark was born to Frederick II King Denmark (age 42) and [his wife] Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark (age 19).

In 1578 Frederick II King Denmark (age 43) was appointed 364th Knight of the Garter by Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 44)..

On 30th December 1578 [his son] Prince Ulrik Oldenburg was born to Frederick II King Denmark (age 44) and [his wife] Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark (age 21).

In 1579 [his son] John August Oldenburg died.

In 1579 [his son] John August Oldenburg was born to Frederick II King Denmark (age 44) and [his wife] Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark (age 21).

On 5th April 1580 [his son] Augusta Oldenburg was born to Frederick II King Denmark (age 45) and [his wife] Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark (age 22).

On 5th August 1581 [his son] Hedwig Oldenburg was born to Frederick II King Denmark (age 47) and [his wife] Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark (age 23).

On 9th July 1583 [his son] John Oldenburg was born to Frederick II King Denmark (age 49) and [his wife] Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark (age 25).

On 4th April 1588 Frederick II King Denmark (age 53) died. His son [his son] Christian (age 10) succeeded IV King Denmark.

On 14th October 1631 [his former wife] Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark (age 74) died.

Royal Ancestors of Frederick II King Denmark 1534-1588

Kings Wessex: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 12 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 20 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Frederick II King Denmark 1534-1588

Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland

Christian IV King Denmark

King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England

Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway

Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England

Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover

King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark

Frederick William IV King Prussia

William I King Prussia

Frederick VII King Denmark

Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway

Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia

King Edward VII of the United Kingdom

Frederick Charles I King Finland

Constantine I King Greece

Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark

Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain

Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden

Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark

Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh

Carl XVI King Sweden

Ancestors of Frederick II King Denmark 1534-1588

Great x 2 Grandfather: Dietrich Count of Oldenburg

Great x 1 Grandfather: Christian I King Denmark

Great x 2 Grandmother: Helvig of Schauenburg

GrandFather: King Frederick I of Denmark

Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothea of Brandenburg

Great x 3 Grandfather: Rudolf III Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg

Great x 2 Grandmother: Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg

Father: Christian III King Denmark 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick I Duke Saxony

Great x 2 Grandfather: William III Duke of Luxemburg 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "The Mild" Welf 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophie Griffins

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret of Thuringia 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg IV Duke Austria

Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg V Duke Austria 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanna Sophia Wittelsbach Duchess Austria 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Habsburg 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund 8 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Luxemburg Duchess Austria 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara of Cilli Holy Roman Empress

Frederick II King Denmark 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Mother: Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway