Helvig of Schauenburg
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Helvig of Schauenburg | |
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Catherine Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
Helvig of Schauenburg (
Schleswig and a countess of Holstein from the family of Schauenburg
.
She was the mother of King Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
.
[2][3]
Biography
She was a daughter of
Abel of Denmark (1218–1252).[4] Through their father, they were also descendants of King Magnus III of Sweden
.
On 18 April 1417 Helvig was married to Prince
Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg
. From her second marriage she had the following children:
- Maurice V of Delmenhorst (1428–1464); when his elder brother became king, he was given the County of Delmenhorst.
- Gerhard VI of Oldenburg(1430–1500); when his eldest brother had become king, he was given the county of Oldenburg, and from his other brother's heirs he also inherited Delmenhorst in about 1483.
- Adelheid of Oldenburg (1425–1475); first married Ernest III, Count of Hohenstein (died 1454) and then in 1474 Gerhard VI, Count of Mansfeld (died 1492).
References
- ^ Britannica Library, Christian I, 2019
- ^ "Christian (Christiern) I, 1426-81, Konge". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "King Abel". danmarkskonger.dk. Archived from the original on October 23, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Erik 5. Klipping, 1249-1286". Danmarks Historie. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Christian I. (König von Dänemark, Norwegen und Schweden)". Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
Other Sources
- "Christian I 2019". Britannica Library. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- Hartmut Platte (2006) Das Haus Oldenburg (Börde-Verlag, Werl) ISBN 3-9810315-4-7
Ancestry
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Danish royal descent
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| Christopher I | Abel | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eric V | Sophie | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richenza | Bernhard II | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sophie | Bernhard III | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry II | Catherine | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Catherine Elisabeth | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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