John of Denmark (1518–1532)
John of Denmark | |
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St. Peter's Abbey, Ghent (1532–1883) St. Canute's Cathedral, Odense (since 1883) | |
House | Oldenburg |
Father | Christian II of Denmark |
Mother | Isabella 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
This article needs additional citations for verification. (June 2020) |
- ^ Bricka (1887), p. 567.
- ^ 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
Media related to John of Denmark at Wikimedia Commons
- "The Children of Christian II, King of Denmark (1481-1559) [1526]". The Royal Collection. Retrieved 4 March 2018.