Dorothea of Brandenburg

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Dorothea of Brandenburg (1430/1431 – November 10, 1495) was the consort of Christopher of Bavaria and Christian I of Denmark. She is also known as Dorothea of Hohenzollern and as Dorothy Achillies. She was queen of Denmark (1445-1448 and 1449-1481), Norway (1445-1448 and 1450-1481) and Sweden (1447-1448 and 1457-1464) two times each.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Children 3 References 4 External links 5 Succession

[edit] Biography

Dorothea was born in 1430 or 1431 to John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach and Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg (1405-1465). She had two sisters: Barbara (1423-1481, who became the Marchioness of Mantua, and Elisabeth (14??-1451), who married Joachim I Mlodszy, Duke of Pomerania (14??-1451).

She married, on 12 September 1445, Christopher of Bavaria, the King of Denmark from 1440-1448, Sweden from 1441-1448 and Norway from 1442-1448. The wedding was held in Copenhagen. She was crowned queen of the three kingdoms on 14 September 1445.

After Christopher's death, Dorothea married the next elected king, King Christian I of Denmark, on 28 October 1449. In 1457, she became queen of Sweden for the second time and was crowned in Uppsala Cathedral.

Dorothea was given very large estates in Sweden at her first wedding, which she lost control over in 1464. For the rest of her life, she fought to regain control over them, and also asked for the help of the Pope. She was given Holstein as her fief, and in 1481, she made her youngest son Frederik regent there. In 1488 she visited the Pope in Rome. She is described as economical and energetic and she is believed to have exerted political influence.

[edit] Children

• Oluf (1450-1451)
• Canute (1451-1455)
• John (Hans) (1455-1513), Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
• Margarete (1456-1486), married King James III of Scotland in 1469
• King Frederik I of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (1471-1533)

Dorothea died on 25 November 1495, and is interred next to her second husband in Roskilde Cathedral.

[edit] References

• Åke Ohlmarks: Alla Sveriges drottningar (All the queens of Sweden) (Swedish)
• Herman Lindvist: Historien om alla Sveriges drottningar (History of all the queens of Sweden) (Swedish) (2006)

[edit] External links

• Dorothea of Brandenburg at Find a Grave

[edit] Succession

Dorothea of Brandenburg House of Hohenzollern Born: 1430/1431 Died: November 10 1495
Danish royalty
Preceded by Philippa of England	Queen consort of Denmark 1445-1448	Succeeded by Herself
Preceded by Herself	Queen consort of Denmark 1449-1481	Succeeded by Christina of Saxony
Norwegian royalty
Preceded by Philippa of England	Queen consort of Norway 1445-1448	Succeeded by Catherine of Bjurum
Preceded by Catherine of Bjurum	Queen consort of Norway 1450-1481	Succeeded by Christina of Saxony
Swedish royalty
Preceded by Philippa of England	Queen consort of Sweden 1445-1448	Succeeded by Karin Karlsdotter as Regent consort, as queen Catherine of Bjurum
Preceded by Catherine of Bjurum as queen consort	Queen consort of Sweden 1457-1464	Succeeded by Elin Gustavsdotter Sture as Regent consort, as queen Kristina Abrahamsdotter