John of Denmark (1518–1532)

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John of Denmark
St. Peter's Abbey, Ghent (1532–1883)
St. Canute's Cathedral, Odense (since 1883)
HouseOldenburg
FatherChristian II of Denmark
MotherIsabella of Austria

John of Denmark (Danish: Hans; 21 February 1518 – 11 August 1532) was the eldest child of King Christian II and Queen Isabella of Denmark and Norway.

Biography

Born at Copenhagen Castle, John was named after his paternal grandfather, King John. When John was one year old, his mother gave birth to twin boys, Philip Ferdinand and Maximilian, who both died within a year. He also had two younger sisters, Dorothea, the future Electress of the Palatinate, and Christina, the future Duchess of Lorraine.[citation needed]

King Christian II was deposed in 1523 by his uncle, who took the throne as

Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.[citation needed
]

At the beginning of 1532, John's father went to

St. Peter's Abbey in Ghent, also in the Habsburg Netherlands, but his remains were exhumed and transported to St. Canute's Cathedral in Odense, Denmark, in 1883.[1] He is portrayed as gifted and intelligent, capable of running a country.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Bricka (1887), p. 567.
  2. ^ Bricka (1887), p. 566.

References

  • Bricka, Carl Frederik, ed. (1887). Dansk biografisk leksikon (in Danish). Vol. VI. (Gerson - H. Hansen) (1st ed.). Copenhagen: Gyldendal.

External links

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