King Frederick I of Denmark 1471-1533

On 28th October 1449 Christian I King of Denmark [aged 23] and [his mother] Dorothea of Brandenburg [aged 18] were married.

On 7th October 1471 King Frederick I of Denmark was born to Christian I King of Denmark [aged 45] and Dorothea of Brandenburg [aged 40].

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

On 21st May 1481 Christian I King of Denmark [aged 55] died. His son John [aged 26] succeeded King of Denmark. Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden [aged 19] by marriage Queen Consort Denmark.

On 14th July 1486 Margaret of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland [aged 30] died.

On 10th November 1495 [his mother] Dorothea of Brandenburg [aged 64] died.

On 10th April 1502 King Frederick I of Denmark [aged 30] and Anna of Brandenburg [aged 14] were married. She the daughter of John "Cicero" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg and Margaret of Thuringia. He the son of Christian I King of Denmark and Dorothea of Brandenburg. They were half second cousins.

On 12th August 1503 Christian III King of Denmark was born to King Frederick I of Denmark [aged 31] and [his wife] Anna of Brandenburg [aged 15]. He married 29th October 1525 Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway and had issue.

On 1st August 1504 [his daughter] Dorothea Oldenburg was born to King Frederick I of Denmark [aged 32] and [his wife] Anna of Brandenburg [aged 16]. She married 1526 her half first cousin once removed Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia, son of Frederick Hohenzollern I Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach and Sophia Jagiellon Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and had issue.

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

On 3rd May 1514 [his wife] Anna of Brandenburg [aged 26] died.

On 9th October 1518 King Frederick I of Denmark [aged 47] and Sophie of Pomerania Queen Consort of Denmark and Sweden [aged 20] were married. The difference in their ages was 26 years. He the son of Christian I King of Denmark and Dorothea of Brandenburg.

On 28th June 1521 [his son] John "Elder" Oldenburg was born to King Frederick I of Denmark [aged 49] and [his wife] Sophie of Pomerania Queen Consort of Denmark and Sweden [aged 23].

In 1523 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 14th October 1524 [his daughter] Elizabeth Oldenburg was born to King Frederick I of Denmark [aged 53] and [his wife] Sophie of Pomerania Queen Consort of Denmark and Sweden [aged 26]. She married 14th February 1556 her half third cousin once removed Ulrich Mecklenburg-Schwerin, son of Albrecht VII Duke Mecklenburg and Anna Hohenzollern Duchess Mecklenburg.

On 29th October 1525 Christian III King of Denmark [aged 22] and Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [aged 14] were married. He the son of King Frederick I of Denmark [aged 54] and Anna of Brandenburg.

In 1526 Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia [aged 35] and Dorothea Oldenburg [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of King Frederick I of Denmark [aged 54] and Anna of Brandenburg. He the son of Frederick Hohenzollern I Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach [aged 65] and Sophia Jagiellon Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach. They were half first cousin once removed.

On 25th January 1526 Duke Adolph Oldenburg of Holstein-Gotorp was born to King Frederick I of Denmark [aged 54] and [his wife] Sophie of Pomerania Queen Consort of Denmark and Sweden [aged 28]. He married 17th December 1564 his half fourth cousin once removed Christine Hesse, daughter of Landgrave Philip I of Hesse and Christine of Saxony, and had issue.

In 1527 [his daughter] Anna Oldenburg was born to King Frederick I of Denmark [aged 55] and [his wife] Sophie of Pomerania Queen Consort of Denmark and Sweden [aged 29].. She died aged eight in 1535.

In 1528 [his daughter] Dorothea Oldenburg was born to King Frederick I of Denmark [aged 56] and [his wife] Sophie of Pomerania Queen Consort of Denmark and Sweden [aged 30].. She married 27th October 1573 her half third cousin once removed Christopher Mecklenburg-Schwerin, son of Albrecht VII Duke Mecklenburg and Anna Hohenzollern Duchess Mecklenburg.

On 13th April 1532 [his son] Frederick Oldenburg was born to King Frederick I of Denmark [aged 60] and [his wife] Sophie of Pomerania Queen Consort of Denmark and Sweden [aged 34]..

On 10th April 1533 King Frederick I of Denmark [aged 61] died. His son Christian [aged 29] succeeded III King of Denmark.

In 1560 Duke Adolph Oldenburg of Holstein-Gotorp [aged 33] was appointed 343rd Knight of the Garter by Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland [aged 26]. It isn't entirely clear why he was awarded the Garter. He was a thirty-four years old, unmarried younger son of the King of Denark. He may have been pursuing a marriage to Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland.

In 1568 [his former wife] Sophie of Pomerania Queen Consort of Denmark and Sweden [aged 70] died.