Dorothea of Brandenburg
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Dorothea of Brandenburg (1431 to November 10, 1495) was the daughter of Johan of Brandenburg and Barbara of Sachsen-Wittenberg. She was the consort of Christopher of Bavaria and Christian I of Denmark. She is also known as Dorothea of Hohenzollern and as Dorothy Achillies.
| Born: | 1430 |
| Died: | November 25 1495 |
| Married: | Christopher III (1416 - 1448) 31yrs King of Denmark |
| September 12 1445 | |
| Married: | Christian I (1426 - 1481) King of Denmark |
| October 28 1449 | |
| Parents: | Johann (1406 - 1464) Margrave of Brandenburg |
| Barbara (1405 - 1465) Duchess of Anhalt | |
| Brothers & Sisters: | Barbara (c.1423 - 1481) became the Duchess of Milan |
| Elisabeth (14 - 1451) married Joachim (14 - 1451) Duke of Pomerania | |
| Children: | Olaf (1450 - 1451) |
| Canute (1451 - 1455) | |
| John(Kung Hans) (1455 - 1513) Duke of Schleswig and Holstein, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden | |
| Margrethe (1456 - 1486) married James III of Scotland at age 13 and became the Queen of Scotland | |
| Frederik I (1471 - 1533) Duke of Schleswig and Holstein, King of Denmark and Norway |