Dorothea of Brandenburg

Dorothea of Brandenburg (1430/1431 – November 10, 1495) was the consort of Christopher of Bavaria and Christian I of Denmark. She is also known as Dorothea of Hohenzollern and as Dorothy Achillies.

Dorothea was born in 1430 or 1431 to John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach and Barbara, Duchess of Anhalt (1405-1465). She had two sisters: Barbara (1423-1481, who became the Marchioness of Mantua, and Elisabeth (14??-1451), who married Joachim I Mlodszy, Duke of Pomerania (14??-1451).

She married, on 12 September 1445, Christopher of Bavaria, the King of Denmark from 1440-1448, Sweden from 1441-1448 and Norway from 1442-1448. The wedding was held in Copenhagen. She was crowned queen of the three kingdoms on 14 September 1445.

Dorothea married, secondly, on 28 October 1449, King Christian I of Denmark. They had five children:

Oluf (1450-1451)
Canute (1451-1455)
John (Hans) (1455-1513), Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
Margarete (1456-1486), married King James III of Scotland in 1469
King Frederik I of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (1471-1533)

Dorothea died on 25 November 1495, and is interred next to her second husband in Roskilde Cathedral.

Preceded by Philippa of England 1406-1430	Queen Consort of Denmark 1445-1481	Succeeded by Christina of Saxony 1483-1513
Preceded by Philippa of England 1406-1430 Catherine of Bjurum 1449-1450	Queen Consort of Norway 1445-1448 1450-1481	Succeeded by Catherine of Bjurum 1449-1450 Christina of Saxony 1483-1513
Preceded by Philippa of England 1406-1430	Queen Consort of Sweden 1447-1448 1457-1464	Succeeded by Catherine of Bjurum 1448-1450

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