Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine 1521-1590

Paternal Family Tree: Oldenburg

Maternal Family Tree: Leonor de Alvim

In 1515 [her father] Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway [aged 33] and [her mother] Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [aged 13] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark, Queen Consort Norway. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile and [her grandmother] Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile [aged 36]. He the son of John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden and Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden [aged 53]. They were third cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In November 1521 Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine was born to Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway [aged 40] and Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [aged 20].

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

On 20th January 1526 [her mother] Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [aged 24] died at Ghent [Map].

1538 Hans Holbein The Younger [aged 41]. Portrait of Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine [aged 16].

On 10th March 1538 Philip Hoby [aged 33] arrived in Brussels [Map] with Hans Holbein The Younger [aged 41] having been sent by Thomas Cromwell 1st Earl Essex [aged 53] to procure a portrait of Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine [aged 16]. King Henry VIII of England and Ireland [aged 46] received the portrait on 18th March 1538 and was reported to have been pleased.

Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1538. 23rd March 1538. Spanish Calendar, V. ii. No. 220. 583. Chapuys [aged 48] to the [her aunt] Queen of Hungary [aged 32].

She has done well in writing to Cromwell [aged 53], who was much gratified by her letter. The French ambassadors have had difficulty in getting an interview with the King [aged 46], and were ill received; on which the Bishop of Tarbes said to the Venetian secretary he would do his best to promote a peace between the Emperor and France. Next day the Bishop received a present of 500 cr. and 150 cr. for a gentleman of his suite; but he has not yet got his passports, which the King will probably not give till he has heard from Spain. On the same day, the 18th, the painter [aged 41] returned with the Duchess' [aged 16] likeness, which has pleased the King much, and put him in much better humour. He has been masking and visiting the Duchess of Suffolk [aged 19], &c. Does not think, however, that he is pleased at the meeting arranged between the Pope, the Emperor, and Francis. London, 23 March 1538.From a MS. at Vienna.

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

On 18th February 1543 [her son] Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine was born to [her husband] Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine [aged 25] and Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine [aged 21]. He married 1559 his fourth cousin Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine and had issue.

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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.

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On 20th April 1544 [her daughter] Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria was born to [her husband] Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine [aged 26] and Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine [aged 22]. She married 22nd February 1568 her second cousin William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria, son of Albert V Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria and Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria, and had issue.

On 14th June 1544 [her father-in-law] Antoine Lorraine II Duke Lorraine [aged 55] died. His son [her husband] Francis [aged 26] succeeded I Duke Lorraine. Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine [aged 22] by marriage Duchess Lorraine.

In 1545 [her daughter] Dorothea Lorraine was born to [her husband] Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine [aged 27] and Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine [aged 23].

On 12th June 1545 [her husband] Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine [aged 27] died. His son Charles [aged 2] succeeded III Duke Lorraine.

In 1559 Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine [aged 15] and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine [aged 11] were married. She by marriage Duchess Lorraine. She the daughter of King Henry II of France [aged 39] and Catherine Medici Queen Consort France [aged 39]. He the son of Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine and Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine [aged 37]. They were fourth cousins.

On 25th January 1559 [her father] Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway [aged 77] died.

On 22nd February 1568 [her son-in-law] William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria [aged 19] and Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria [aged 23] were married at Munich. She by marriage Duchess Bavaria. She the daughter of Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine and Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine [aged 46]. He the son of Albert V Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria [aged 39] and Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria [aged 39]. They were second cousins.

On 10th December 1590 Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine [aged 69] died.

Ancestors of Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine 1521-1590

Great x 2 Grandfather: Dietrich Count of Oldenburg

Great x 1 Grandfather: Christian I King of Denmark

Great x 2 Grandmother: Helvig of Schauenburg

Grandfather: John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Hohenzollern V Burgrave Nuremburg

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick I Elector Brandenburg

Great x 2 Grandfather: John "The Alchemist" Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

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 II King of Denmark II King Norway 8 x Great Grandson of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick I Duke Saxony

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick II Duke Saxony 7 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

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

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

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophie Griffins

Great x 1 Grandfather: Ernest Elector Saxony 8 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Leopold "The Just" Habsburg III Duke Austria 14 x Great Grandson of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest "The Iron" Habsburg I Duke Austria 15 x Great Grandson of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Great x 4 Grandmother: Viridis Visconti Duchess Austria

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret of Austria 16 x Great Granddaughter of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Great x 4 Grandfather: Siemowit IV Duke of Masovia

Great x 3 Grandmother: Cymburgis Masovia Duchess Austria

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alexandra of Lithuania

Grandmother: Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria 3 x Great Grandson of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria 4 x Great Grandson of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Gorizia Duchess Bavaria

Great x 2 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach III Duke Bavaria 5 x Great Grandson of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernabò Visconti

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabetta Visconti Duchess Bavaria

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Regina della Scala

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elisabeth Wittelsbach Electress of Saxony 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert I Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

Great x 3 Grandfather: Eric Brunswick Grubenhagen 1st Duke Brunswick Grubenhagen 7 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Guelph 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna Brunswick Grubenhagen Duchess Bavaria 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Otto I Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth of Brunswick-Göttingen 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margarete of Berg 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Louis VIII of France

Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine 2 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Leopold "The Just" Habsburg III Duke Austria 14 x Great Grandson of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest "The Iron" Habsburg I Duke Austria 15 x Great Grandson of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Great x 4 Grandmother: Viridis Visconti Duchess Austria

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor 16 x Great Grandson of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Great x 4 Grandfather: Siemowit IV Duke of Masovia

Great x 3 Grandmother: Cymburgis Masovia Duchess Austria

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alexandra of Lithuania

Great x 1 Grandfather: Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor 3 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King John I of Portugal 5 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward "The Philosopher" I King Portugal Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa of Lancaster Queen Consort Portugal Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Aviz Holy Roman Empress 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand I King Aragon 4 x Great Grandson of King Louis IX of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Louis IX of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Alberquerque Queen Consort Aragon 6 x Great Granddaughter of Alfonso II King Aragon

Grandfather: Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip "Good" Valois III Duke Burgundy Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles "Bold" Valois Duke Burgundy 2 x Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: King John I of Portugal 5 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Aviz Duchess Burgundy Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa of Lancaster Queen Consort Portugal Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy 3 x Great Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bourbon I Duke Bourbon 2 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Bourbon I Duke Bourbon Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Valois I Duchess Auverge Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella Bourbon 2 x Great Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Valois Duchess Bourbon Great Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

mother: Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: John I King Castile 3 x Great Grandson of King Louis IX of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand I King Aragon 4 x Great Grandson of King Louis IX of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Castile 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 2 Grandfather: John II King Aragon -2 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Sancho Alfonso Ivrea 5 x Great Grandson of Alfonso II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor of Alberquerque Queen Consort Aragon 6 x Great Granddaughter of Alfonso II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Burgundy 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Ferdinand II King Aragon son of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso Enríquez Enríquez 6 x Great Grandson of Alfonso II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Fadrique Enríquez Count Melgar Count Rueda 7 x Great Grandson of Alfonso II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Juana Mendoza

Great x 2 Grandmother: Juana Enríquez Queen Consort Aragon 8 x Great Granddaughter of Alfonso II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Diego Fernández Lord Baena

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mariana Fernández Countess Melgar

Great x 4 Grandmother: Inés Ayala

Grandmother: Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile Granddaughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: John I King Castile 3 x Great Grandson of King Louis IX of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry III King Castile 4 x Great Grandson of King Louis IX of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Castile 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 2 Grandfather: John II King Castile Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine of Lancaster Queen Consort Castile Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance of Castile Duchess of Lancaster 6 x Great Granddaughter of Alfonso II King Aragon

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella Queen Castile 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King John I of Portugal 5 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Prince John Aviz Constable Portugal Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa of Lancaster Queen Consort Portugal Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Castile 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Afonso Aviz I Duke Braganza 6 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella of Braganza 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatriz Pereira de Alvim

Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine 1521-1590