Isabella of Austria
| Isabella of Austria | |
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| Queen consort of Denmark | |
| Tenure | 12 August 1515 – 20 January 1523 |
| Coronation | 12 August 1515 Copenhagen Cathedral |
| Queen consort of Norway | |
| Tenure | 12 August 1515 – 20 January 1523 |
| Queen consort of Sweden | |
| Tenure | 1 November 1520 – 23 August 1521 |
| Born | 18 July 1501 Brussels |
| Died | 19 January 1526 (aged 24) Ghent |
| Burial | Odense Cathedral |
| Spouse | Christian II of Denmark |
| Issue among others... |
John, Prince of Denmark Dorothea, Electress Palatine Christina, Duchess of Milan |
| House | House of Habsburg |
| Father | Philip I of Castile |
| Mother | Joanna of Castile |
Isabella of Austria ( 18 July 1501 – 19 January 1526), also known as Elizabeth, Archduchess of Austria and Infanta of Castile and Aragon, was Queen of Denmark, Sweden and Norway as the wife of King Christian II. She was the daughter of King Philip I and Queen Joanna of Castile and the sister of Emperor Charles V. She was born at Brussels. She served as regent of Denmark in 1520.
Isabella spent her childhood in the Netherlands under the tutorage of the regent of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria. Her fortune, her succession rights, and her connections made her a valuable pawn in the royal marriage market. The king of Denmark had first intended to marry her eldest sister Eleanor of Austria, but the Habsburgs considered Eleanor too valuable for the throne of Denmark, because as the eldest sister, there was a likelihood that her progeny may succeed. Therefore, Isabella was selected for the Danish king.
On 11 July 1514, one week short of her 13th birthday, Isabella was married by proxy to King Christian II of Denmark with Emperor Maximilian I, her grandfather, standing in for the king. She remained in the Netherlands, but is said to have fallen in love with her spouse at the sight of his painting, and asked to be taken to Denmark. A year after the wedding, the Archbishop of Nidaros was sent to escort her to Copenhagen. The marriage was ratified on 12 August 1515 (she was 14 years old).
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