Dorothea of Brandenburg
| Dorothea of Brandenburg | |
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| Queen consort of Denmark | |
| Tenure | 26 September 1445 – 5 January 1448 28 October 1449 – 21 May 1481 |
| Coronation | 28 October 1449 Church of Our Lady, Copenhagen |
| Queen consort of Norway | |
| Tenure | 26 September 1445 – 5 January 1448 13 May 1450 – 21 May 1481 |
| Coronation | 2 August 1450 Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim |
| Queen consort of Sweden | |
| Tenure | 26 September 1445 – 5 January 1448 23 June 1457 – 23 June 1464 |
| Coronation | 29 June 1457 Uppsala Cathedral |
| Born |
c. 1430/1431 Brandenburg |
| Died | 10 November 1495 Kalundborg, Denmark |
| Burial | Roskilde Cathedral |
| Spouse |
Christopher III, King of Denmark Christian I, King of Denmark |
| Issue among others... |
John, King of Denmark Margaret, Queen of Scots Frederick I, King of Denmark |
| House | House of Hohenzollern |
| Father | John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach |
| Mother | Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Dorothea of Brandenburg (1430/1431 – 10 November 1495) was Queen consort of Denmark (1445–1448 and 1449–1481), Norway (1445–1448 and 1450–1481), and Sweden (1447–1448 and 1457–1464) two times each by marriage to Christopher of Bavaria and Christian I of Denmark. She served as interim regent during the interregnum in 1448, and as regent in the absence of her second spouse during his reign.
Dorothea was born in 1430 or 1431 to John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, and Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg (1405–1465). She had two sisters: Barbara (1423–1481), who became Marchioness of Mantua, and Elisabeth (14??-1451), who became Duchess of Pomerania. From about the age of eight, she lived in Bayreuth, were he father was ruler. In 1443, Christopher of Bavaria, the newly elected King of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, inherited Oberpfalz close to Bayreuth, and a marriage was suggested between Christopher and Dorothea to secure her father's support for Christopher's power over his German domain. The engagement was proclaimed prior to the application of Papal dispensation for affinity in February 1445, which was approved 10 March.
On 12 September 1445, the wedding ceremony was conducted between Christopher and Dorothea in Copenhagen, followed by the coronation of Dorothea as queen. The King had financed it with a special tax in all three Kingdoms, and the occasion is described as one of the most elaborate in Nordic Medieval history. The festivities lasted for eight days and was attended by the Princes of Breaunschweig, Hesse and Bavaria and envoys of the Hanseatic League and the Teutonic Order as well as the nobility of Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Dorothea made her entrance in the city escorted by noblemen from all three Kingdoms dressed in gold riding on white horses, and crowned Queen of Denmark, Sweden and Norway by bishops from all three Kingdoms with the golden crown from the Vadstena Abbey. On 15 September, she was granted dowers in all three Kingdoms: Roskilde, Ringsted, Haraldsborg and Skioldenses in Denmark; Jämtland in Norway, and Örebro, Närke and Värmland in Sweden. Should she chose to live outside of Scandinavia as a widow, she would instead be given a fortune of 45,000 Rhine guilders, one third from each Kingdom.
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