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ChristianIIDEN

Christian II, King of Denmark









Reign July 22, 1513 - January 20, 1523  (9 years)
Coronation June 11, 1514
Predecessor John of Denmark
Successor Frederick I of Denmark




House House of Oldenburg
Birth

July 1, 1481

Nyborg, Denmark

Father John  (1455-1513)
Mother Christina, Princess of Saxony  (1461-1521)
Brothers

John, Prince of Denmark  (1479-1479)

Ernst, Prince of Denmark  (1480-1480)

Jacob, Prince of Denmark  (1484-1566)

Francis, Prince of Denmark  (1497-1511)

Sisters Elizabeth, Electress of Brandenburg  (1485-1555)
Paternal Grandparents

Christian I of Denmark  (1426-1481)

Dorothea, Margravine of Brandenburg  (1430-1495)

Maternal Grandparents

Ernest, Elector of Saxony  (1441-1486)

Elisabeth, Princess of Bavaria  (1443-1484)

Death

January 25, 1559

Kalundborg, Denmark

(77 years)




Marriages
Isabella, Archduchess of Austria  (1501-1526)

Married July 11, 1514

Widowed January 19, 1526

(11 years)




Children
John, Crown Prince of Denmark

Born February 21, 1518

Died August 11, 1532

(14 years)

Philip Ferdinand, Prince of Denmark

Born July 4, 1519

Died September 3, 1520

(1 year)

Maximilian, Prince of Denmark

Born July 4, 1519

Died July 5, 1519

(1 day)

Dorothea, Princess of Denmark

(m.1535 Frederick II, Elector Palatine)

Born November 10, 1520

Died May 31, 1580

(59 years)

Christina, Princess of Denmark

(m.1534 Francisco II Sforza, Duke of Milan)

(m.1541 Francis I, Duke of Lorraine)

(1 son, 2 daughters)

Born November 12, 1521

Died December 10, 1590

(69 years)