Biography of Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine 1521-1590

Paternal Family Tree: Oldenburg

Maternal Family Tree: Leonor de Alvim

On 20 Feb 1513 [her grandfather] John King Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 58) died. His son [her father] Christian II King Denmark II King Norway (age 31) succeeded II King Denmark, II King Norway.

In 1515 [her father] Christian II King Denmark II King Norway (age 33) and [her mother] 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 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.

In Nov 1521 Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine was born to Christian II King Denmark II King Norway (age 40) and Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 20).

On 20 Jan 1526 [her mother] Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 24) died at Ghent [Map].

1538 Hans Holbein The Younger (age 41). Portrait of Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine (age 16).

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

Letters and Papers 1538. 23 Mar 1538. Spanish Calendar, V. ii. No. 220. 583. Chapuys (age 48) to the [her aunt] Queen of Hungary (age 32).

She has done well in writing to Cromwell (age 53), who was much gratified by her letter. The French ambassadors have had difficulty in getting an interview with the King (age 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 (age 46) will probably not give till he has heard from Spain. On the same day, the 18th, the painter (age 41) returned with the Duchess' (age 16) likeness, which has pleased the King (age 46) much, and put him in much better humour. He has been masking and visiting the Duchess of Suffolk (age 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 (age 25) and Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Christian II King 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.

On 18 Feb 1543 [her son] Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine was born to [her husband] Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine (age 25) and Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine (age 21).

On 20 Apr 1544 [her daughter] Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria was born to [her husband] Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine (age 26) and Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine (age 22).

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

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

On 12 Jun 1545 [her husband] Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine (age 27) died. His son [her son] Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine (age 2) succeeded III Duke Lorraine.

On 01 May 1549 [her former brother-in-law] Nicholas of Lorraine Duke of Mercœur (age 24) and Marguerite Egmont (age 32) were married in Brussels [Map]. He the son of Antoine Lorraine II Duke Lorraine. They were third cousin once removed.

On 24 Feb 1555 [her former brother-in-law] Nicholas of Lorraine Duke of Mercœur (age 30) and Princess Joanna of Savoy Nemours (age 23) were married in Brussels [Map]. He the son of Antoine Lorraine II Duke Lorraine.

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

On 25 Jan 1559 [her father] Christian II King Denmark II King Norway (age 77) died.

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

On 15 May 1568 [her former sister-in-law] Anna of Lorraine (age 45) died.

In 1569 [her former sister-in-law] Anna Lorraine (age 47) died.

On 11 May 1569 [her former brother-in-law] Nicholas of Lorraine Duke of Mercœur (age 44) and Catherine Romula Duchess of Lorraine (age 18) were married. The difference in their ages was 26 years. He the son of Antoine Lorraine II Duke Lorraine. They were first cousin once removed.

On 23 Jan 1577 [her former brother-in-law] Nicholas of Lorraine Duke of Mercœur (age 52) died.

On 10 Dec 1590 Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine (age 69) died.

Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine 1521-1590 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Isabella Queen Castile 1451-1504

Royal Ancestors of Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine 1521-1590

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

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Royal Descendants of Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine 1521-1590

Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria x 1

Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress x 1

Francis I Holy Roman Emperor x 1

Elisabeth Therese Lorraine Queen Consort Sardinia x 1

Ancestors of Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine 1521-1590

Great x 2 Grandfather: Dietrich Count of Oldenburg

Great x 1 Grandfather: Christian I King Denmark

Great x 2 Grandmother: Helvig of Schauenburg

GrandFather: John King Denmark Norway and Sweden

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick I Duke Saxony

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick II Duke Saxony 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 Grandfather: Ernest Elector Saxony 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret of Austria

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 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Gorizia Duchess Bavaria

Great x 2 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach III Duke Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

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 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

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

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

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

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna Brunswick Grubenhagen Duchess Bavaria 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

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

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth of Brunswick-Göttingen 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margarete of Berg 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor

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 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

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

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

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

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand I King Aragon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Alberquerque Queen Consort Aragon 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip "Good" Valois III Duke Burgundy 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles "Bold" Valois Duke Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

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

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

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

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bourbon I Duke Bourbon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Bourbon I Duke Bourbon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Valois I Duchess Auverge 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella Bourbon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Valois Duchess Bourbon 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Mother: Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John I King Castile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand I King Aragon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Castile 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John II King Aragon 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Sancho Alfonso Ivrea 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor of Alberquerque Queen Consort Aragon 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

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

Great x 1 Grandfather: Ferdinand II King Aragon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso Enríquez Enríquez 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Fadrique Enríquez Count Melgar Count Rueda 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Juana Mendoza

Great x 2 Grandmother: Juana Enríquez Queen Consort Aragon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

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 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John I King Castile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry III King Castile 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Castile 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John II King Castile Great Grand Son 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 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance of Castile Duchess of Lancaster 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatriz Pereira de Alvim