Markgraefin Dorothea von Brandenburg
(1430-1495)
Born 1430
Died 25 November 1495 Kalundborg
Buried Roskilde Cathedral
Married (1) 12 September 1445
Christopher III, King of Denmark, Norway &
Sweden, son of
Duke Johann of Bavaria, Pfalzgraf bei Rhein in
Neumarkt and
Katarina von Pommern-Stolp
Born 26 February 1416
Died 6 January 1448
Married (2) 28 October 1449 Copenhagen
Christian I, King of Denmark 1448-1481, Norway
1449-1481,
son of Dietrich II 'the Fortunate', Count von
Oldenburg,
Count von Delmenhorst and Countess Heilwig von
Holstein
Born February 1426 Oldenburg
She was a shrewd financial manager and worked to establish her younger
son's rights in Slesvig and Holstein. With her sister, the Marchesa of
Mantua, she carried on a lively correspondence.
Source: Leo van de Pas |
