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Biography of Christian II King Denmark II King Norway 1481-1559

Paternal Family Tree: Oldenburg

Maternal Family Tree: Anna of the Palatinate 1346-1415

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

On 1st July 1481 Christian II King Denmark II King Norway was born to John King Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 26) and Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 19).

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

In 1515 Christian II King Denmark II King Norway (age 33) and 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.

On 21st February 1518 [his son] John Oldenburg was born to Christian II King Denmark II King Norway (age 36) and [his wife] Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 16) at Copenhagen.

On 16th July 1518 Manuel "Fortunate" I King Portugal (age 49) and [his sister-in-law] Eleanor of Austria Queen Consort France Queen Consort Portugal (age 19) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. The difference in their ages was 29 years. She the daughter of Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile and [his mother-in-law] Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 39). They were first cousin twice removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 12th January 1519 Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor (age 59) died. His grandson [his brother-in-law] Charles (age 18) succeeded V Holy Roman Emperor.

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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 4th July 1519 [his son] Maximilian Oldenburg was born to Christian II King Denmark II King Norway (age 38) and [his wife] Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 17).

On 4th July 1519 [his son] Philip Ferdinand Oldenburg was born to Christian II King Denmark II King Norway (age 38) and [his wife] Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 17).

After 4th July 1519 [his son] Maximilian Oldenburg (deceased) died before his first birthday.

In 1520 [his son] Philip Ferdinand Oldenburg died.

On 10th November 1520 [his daughter] Dorothea Oldenburg was born to Christian II King Denmark II King Norway (age 39) and [his wife] Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 19).

In November 1521 [his daughter] Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine was born to Christian II King Denmark II King Norway (age 40) and [his wife] Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 20).

On 8th December 1521 [his mother] Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 59) died.

In 1522 [his brother-in-law] Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor (age 18) was appointed 279th Knight of the Garter by King Henry VIII of England and Ireland (age 30).

In 1523 Christian II King Denmark II King Norway (age 41) Abdicated following pressure from his nobility. His uncle [his uncle] Frederick (age 51) succeeded I King Denmark.

In January 1523 [his son] Stillborn Oldenburg was born to Christian II King Denmark II King Norway (age 41) and [his wife] Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 21).

On 10th February 1525 John III King Portugal (age 22) and [his sister-in-law] Catherine of Austria Queen Consort Portugal (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. She the daughter of Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile and [his mother-in-law] Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 46). He the son of Manuel "Fortunate" I King Portugal and Maria Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal. They were first cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 10th February 1525 [his sister-in-law] Catherine of Austria Queen Consort Portugal (age 18) was crowned Queen Consort Portugal.

On 20th January 1526 [his wife] Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 24) died at Ghent [Map].

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. 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. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 2nd August 1532 [his son] John Oldenburg (age 14) died.

Before 1543 [his son-in-law] Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine (age 25) and [his daughter] Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Christian II King Denmark II King Norway (age 61) and [his former wife] 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 25th January 1559 Christian II King Denmark II King Norway (age 77) died.

[his mother] Queen Margaret to Christiern King (sic) of Norway. In favour of Magnus Beld, on his being recalled to Denmark. Edinburgh.

Royal Ancestors of Christian II King Denmark II King Norway 1481-1559

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

Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 10 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Christian II King Denmark II King Norway 1481-1559

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

Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress

Francis I Holy Roman Emperor

Elisabeth Therese Lorraine Queen Consort Sardinia

Ancestors of Christian II King Denmark II King Norway 1481-1559

Great x 1 Grandfather: Dietrich Count of Oldenburg

GrandFather: Christian I King Denmark

Great x 1 Grandmother: Helvig of Schauenburg

Father: John King Denmark Norway and Sweden

GrandMother: Dorothea of Brandenburg

Great x 2 Grandfather: Rudolf III Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg

Great x 1 Grandmother: Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg

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

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick I Duke Saxony

Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick II Duke Saxony 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Magnus "Pious" Welf II Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "The Mild" Welf 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Wartislaw Griffins VI Duke Pomerania

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie Griffins

GrandFather: Ernest Elector Saxony 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg II Duke Austria

Great x 3 Grandfather: Leopold "The Just" Habsburg III Duke Austria

Great x 4 Grandmother: Johanna Pfirt Duchess Austria

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ernest "The Iron" Habsburg I Duke Austria

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernabò Visconti

Great x 3 Grandmother: Viridis Visconti Duchess Austria

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Regina della Scala

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret of Austria

Great x 4 Grandfather: Siemowit III Duke of Masovia

Great x 3 Grandfather: Siemowit IV Duke of Masovia

Great x 4 Grandmother: Euphemia Opava

Great x 2 Grandmother: Cymburgis Masovia Duchess Austria

Great x 4 Grandfather: Algirdas Grand Duke of Lithuania

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alexandra of Lithuania

Great x 4 Grandmother: Uliana of Tver

Mother: Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth Barcelona Duchess Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ernest Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Meinhard Gorizia VI Count Gorizia

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Gorizia Duchess Bavaria

Great x 1 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach III Duke Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephano Visconti

Great x 3 Grandfather: Bernabò Visconti

Great x 4 Grandmother: Valentina Doria

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elisabetta Visconti Duchess Bavaria

Great x 4 Grandfather: Mastino II della Scala

Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Regina della Scala

Great x 4 Grandmother: Taddea da Carrara

GrandMother: Elisabeth Wittelsbach Electress of Saxony 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert I Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

Great x 2 Grandfather: Eric Brunswick Grubenhagen 1st Duke Brunswick Grubenhagen 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Magnus II Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Guelph 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anna Brunswick Grubenhagen Duchess Bavaria 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Otto I Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elisabeth of Brunswick-Göttingen 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William II of Berg 6 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margarete of Berg 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna of the Palatinate 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England