Christina of Saxony
| Christina of Saxony | |
|---|---|
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| Queen consort of Denmark | |
| Tenure | 21 May 1481 – 20 February 1513 |
| Coronation | 18 May 1483 Copenhagen Cathedral |
| Queen consort of Norway | |
| Tenure | 1483 – 20 February 1513 |
| Queen consort of Sweden | |
| Tenure | 6 October 1497 – August 1501 |
| Born |
25 December 1461 Torgau, Saxony |
| Died | 8 December 1521 (aged 59) Odense, Denmark |
| Burial | St. Canute's Cathedral, Odense (from 1807) |
| Spouse | John of Denmark |
| Issue among others |
Christian II Elizabeth, Electress of Brandenburg Francis Jacob the Dacian (disputed) |
| House | Wettin |
| Father | Ernst, Elector of Saxony |
| Mother | Elisabeth of Bavaria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Christina of Saxony (b. Torgau, 25 December 1461 – d. Odense, 8 December 1521), was Queen consort of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. She was born a granddaughter of Frederick the Gentle of Saxony, and daughter of Ernest, Elector of Saxony and Elisabeth of Bavaria. She was the grandmother of Christina of Denmark through her son Christian II.
Christina was engaged to John, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, in 1477. The year after, she traveled from Saxony to Warnemunde, where she was met by a Danish retinue who brought her Copenhagen Castle, where she was married to John on 6 September 1478.
In 1481, she became queen of Denmark. She was however not crowned until 1483, when John had become king of Norway also. On 18 May 1483, she and John were crowned king and queen of Denmark and Norway in the Frue Kirke in Copenhagen.
During the first twenty years of her marriage, there is not much information about Christina, and she seem to have lived a life devoted to her family. She was the mother of Christian II, Franciscus, Knud and Elizabeth, who later married Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg, and (probably) also of Jacob the Dacian. Christina is described as pious, and were said to weep every time she was unable to attend mass.
In 1497, John was elected king of Sweden. Two years later, Christina followed him to Sweden, and on 4 February 1499, they were crowned king and queen of Sweden in Uppsala. She accompanied John on his second visit to Sweden in 1500, and his third in January 1501. During the 1501 visit, John entered into his love affair with one of her ladies-in-waiting, Edel Jernskjæg, which attracted a scandal and caused a de facto termination of her marriage.
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