Hans of Denmark Oldenburg 2 3 4
- Born: 2 Feb 1455, Aalborg Castle, Aalborg
- Marriage: Christina of Saxony Wettin on 6 Sep 1478 in Copenhagen, Denmark 1
- Died: 20 Feb 1513, Aalborg Castle, Aalborg aged 58
- Buried: Odense, , Fyn, Denmark
Another name for Hans was John of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
General Notes:
John, Johann, Johan II, or colloquially "Hans", Danish monarch and union king of Denmark (1481-1513), Norway (1483-1513) Sweden (1497-1501), under the Kalmar Union, and also Duke of Schleswig and Holstein.
In 1478 he married Christina of Saxony, granddaughter of Frederick the Gentle of Saxony. This produced the following offspring: Christian II of Denmark, Franciscus, Knud, and Elisabeth, who later married as princess of Brandenburg.
According to the Privilege of Ripen the Noble Diets of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein were to elect a duke among the sons of the previous duke. After the death of Christian I, John did however successfully argue for electing both sons to co-dukes (in 1482), when it looked as though his 10 years old brother Frederick was going to be elected. Although it was initially agreed they should govern the duchies jointly, at the majority of Frederick (in 1490) the duchies were never the less divided.
Research Notes:
Stammtafeln says born 8 Jul 1455.
Noted events in his life were:
• He was a Duke of Schleswig-Holstein.
• Acceded: King of Denmark, 1481.
Hans married Christina of Saxony Wettin, daughter of Ernst von Sachsen and Elisabeth von Ober-Bayern-München, on 6 Sep 1478 in Copenhagen, Denmark.1 (Christina of Saxony Wettin was born on 25 Dec 1461 in Torgau, Sachsen, Germany and died on 8 Dec 1521 in Odensee, Isle of Funen, Denmark.)
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