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Paternal Family Tree: Oldenburg
On 28th October 1449 [his father] Christian I King of Denmark (age 23) and [his mother] Dorothea of Brandenburg (age 18) were married.
On 7th October 1471 King Frederick I of Denmark was born to [his father] Christian I King of Denmark (age 45) and [his mother] Dorothea of Brandenburg (age 40).
On 6th September 1478 [his brother] John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 23) and [his sister-in-law] Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 16) were married. He the son of [his father] Christian I King of Denmark (age 52) and [his mother] Dorothea of Brandenburg (age 47).
On 21st May 1481 [his father] Christian I King of Denmark (age 55) died. His son [his brother] John (age 26) succeeded King of Denmark. [his sister-in-law] Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 19) by marriage Queen Consort Denmark.
In 1483 [his brother] John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 27) succeeded King Norway. [his sister-in-law] Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 21) by marriage Queen Consort Norway.
On 14th July 1486 [his sister] Margaret Oldenburg Queen Consort Scotland (age 30) died.
On 10th November 1495 [his mother] Dorothea of Brandenburg (age 64) died.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 6th October 1497 [his brother] John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 42) succeeded King Sweden. [his sister-in-law] Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 35) by marriage Queen Consort Sweden.
On 10th April 1502 King Frederick I of Denmark (age 30) and Anna of Brandenburg (age 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 [his son] Christian III King of Denmark was born to King Frederick I of Denmark (age 31) and [his wife] Anna of Brandenburg (age 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 (age 32) and [his wife] Anna of Brandenburg (age 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 [his brother] John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 58) died. His son [his nephew] Christian (age 31) succeeded II King of Denmark, II King Norway.
On 3rd May 1514 [his wife] Anna of Brandenburg (age 26) died.
On 9th October 1518 King Frederick I of Denmark (age 47) and Sophie of Pomerania Queen Consort of Denmark and Sweden (age 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 (age 49) and [his wife] Sophie of Pomerania Queen Consort of Denmark and Sweden (age 23).
In 1523 [his nephew] Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 41) Abdicated following pressure from his nobility. His uncle Frederick (age 51) succeeded I King of Denmark.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 14th October 1524 [his daughter] Elizabeth Oldenburg was born to King Frederick I of Denmark (age 53) and [his wife] Sophie of Pomerania Queen Consort of Denmark and Sweden (age 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 [his son] Christian III King of Denmark (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 14) were married. He the son of King Frederick I of Denmark (age 54) and [his former wife] Anna of Brandenburg.
In 1526 [his son-in-law] Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia (age 35) and [his daughter] Dorothea Oldenburg (age 21) were married. She the daughter of King Frederick I of Denmark (age 54) and [his former wife] Anna of Brandenburg. He the son of Frederick Hohenzollern I Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach (age 65) and Sophia Jagiellon Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach. They were half first cousin once removed.
On 25th January 1526 [his son] Duke Adolph Oldenburg of Holstein-Gotorp was born to King Frederick I of Denmark (age 54) and [his wife] Sophie of Pomerania Queen Consort of Denmark and Sweden (age 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 (age 55) and [his wife] Sophie of Pomerania Queen Consort of Denmark and Sweden (age 29).. She died aged eight in 1535.
In 1528 [his daughter] Dorothea Oldenburg was born to King Frederick I of Denmark (age 56) and [his wife] Sophie of Pomerania Queen Consort of Denmark and Sweden (age 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 (age 60) and [his wife] Sophie of Pomerania Queen Consort of Denmark and Sweden (age 34)..
On 10th April 1533 King Frederick I of Denmark (age 61) died. His son Christian (age 29) succeeded III King of Denmark.
In 1560 [his son] Duke Adolph Oldenburg of Holstein-Gotorp (age 33) was appointed 343rd Knight of the Garter by Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 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 (age 70) died.
Christian III King of Denmark [1]
Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [2]
Sophia Louise Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Prussia [2]
King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [3]
Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [2]
Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [3]
Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [3]
Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover [2]
King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark [5]
Frederick William IV King Prussia [2]
Frederick VII King of Denmark [8]
Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [5]
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [5]
Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway [3]
Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [16]
King Edward VII of the United Kingdom [16]
Frederick Charles I King Finland [5]
Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [10]
Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain [16]
Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden [16]
Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark [18]
Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [18]
Carl XVI King Sweden [34]
GrandFather: Dietrich Count of Oldenburg 
Father: Christian I King of Denmark
GrandMother: Helvig of Schauenburg
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Hohenzollern
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hohenzollern II Burgrave Nuremburg
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Hohenzollern V Burgrave Nuremburg
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick I Elector Brandenburg
GrandFather: John "The Alchemist" Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Mother: Dorothea of Brandenburg
Great x 1 Grandfather: Rudolf III Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
GrandMother: Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg