Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Hedwig of Brehna
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1. Hedwig of Brehna Notes:
Countess of Brehna. Mentioned 1242.
Family/Spouse: Dietrich I of Honstein. Dietrich (son of Elger of Honstein and Oda) died on 23 Jul 1249. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Heinrich II of Honstein
died on 24 Jan 1284.
- 2. Heinrich II of Honstein
Generation: 2
2. Heinrich II of Honstein (1.Hedwig1) died on 24 Jan 1284.
Notes:
Count of Honstein.
Heinrich married Mechtild von Regenstein before 1253. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Dietrich II of Honstein
died between 28 May 1309 and 11 Aug 1309.
- 3. Dietrich II of Honstein
Generation: 3
3. Dietrich II of Honstein (2.Heinrich2, 1.Hedwig1) died between 28 May 1309 and 11 Aug 1309.
Notes:
Count of Honstein.
Dietrich married Sophie of Anhalt before 28 Nov 1282. Sophie (daughter of Bernhard I of Anhalt and Sophie Abelsdatter of Denmark & S¢nderjylland) died after 20 May 1322. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Dietrich III of Honstein
died between 29 Sep 1329 and 4 May 1330.
- 4. Dietrich III of Honstein
Generation: 4
4. Dietrich III of Honstein (3.Dietrich3, 2.Heinrich2, 1.Hedwig1) died between 29 Sep 1329 and 4 May 1330.
Notes:
Count of Honstein in Klettenberg.
Family/Spouse: Elizabeth of Waldeck. Elizabeth (daughter of Otto I of Waldeck and Sophia of Hesse) died after 1370. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Dietrich IV of Honstein
died between 1378 and 1379.
- 5. Dietrich IV of Honstein
Generation: 5
5. Dietrich IV of Honstein (4.Dietrich4, 3.Dietrich3, 2.Heinrich2, 1.Hedwig1) died between 1378 and 1379.
Notes:
Count of Honstein.
Dietrich married Sophie of Brunswick after 1350. Sophie (daughter of Magnus I of Brunswick and Sophia of Brandenburg) died in 1394. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. Agnes of Honstein
was born about 1360; died on 1 Sep 1407.
- 6. Agnes of Honstein
Generation: 6
6. Agnes of Honstein (5.Dietrich5, 4.Dietrich4, 3.Dietrich3, 2.Heinrich2, 1.Hedwig1) was born about 1360; died on 1 Sep 1407.
Notes:
Countess of Honstein.
Agnes married Christian V of Oldenburg before 29 Aug 1377. Christian (son of Konrad I of Oldenburg and Ingeborg of Holstein) died between 10 Nov 1399 and 22 Apr 1403. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Dietrich of Oldenburg
died on 14 Feb 1440 in Delmenhorst, Lower Saxony, Germany; was buried in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.
- 7. Dietrich of Oldenburg
Generation: 7
7. Dietrich of Oldenburg (6.Agnes6, 5.Dietrich5, 4.Dietrich4, 3.Dietrich3, 2.Heinrich2, 1.Hedwig1) died on 14 Feb 1440 in Delmenhorst, Lower Saxony, Germany; was buried in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Notes:
"Der Glückliche" (the Fortunate). Count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst.
Dietrich married Heilwig of Holstein on 23 Nov 1423. Heilwig (daughter of Gerhard V of Holstein and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg) was born in 1398; died before 11 Nov 1436; was buried in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. Christian I, King of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
was born in Feb 1426; died on 21 Mar 1481 in Copenhagen, Denmark; was buried in Roskilde Cathedral, Zealand, Denmark.
- 8. Christian I, King of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
Generation: 8
8. Christian I, King of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (7.Dietrich7, 6.Agnes6, 5.Dietrich5, 4.Dietrich4, 3.Dietrich3, 2.Heinrich2, 1.Hedwig1) was born in Feb 1426; died on 21 Mar 1481 in Copenhagen, Denmark; was buried in Roskilde Cathedral, Zealand, Denmark.
Notes:
Count of Oldenburg. Duke of Schleswig-Holstein.
"[C]ourageous and ambitious but not politically successful, lost Sweden after the battle of Brunkeberg in 1471, made a royal progress through Germany and Italy to Rome in 1474, founded the University of Copenhagen in 1479." [The Ancestry of Charles II, King of England (citation details below)]
The present queen of Denmark, Margrethe II, is a direct patrilineal descendant of Christian I:
Christian I of Denmark, 1426–1481
Frederik I of Denmark, 1471–1533
Christian III of Denmark, 1503–1559
John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, 1545–1622
Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, 1573–1627
August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, 1612–1675
Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, 1653–1728
Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, 1696–1775
Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, 1727–1759
Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, 1757–1816
Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, 1785–1831
Christian IX of Denmark, 1818–1906
Frederik VIII of Denmark, 1843–1912
Christian X of Denmark, 1870–1947
Frederik IX of Denmark, 1899–1972
Margrethe II of Denmark, b. 1940Christian married Dorothea of Brandenburg on 28 Oct 1449 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Dorothea (daughter of Johann "the Alchemist" of Brandenburg and Barbara of Saxony) was born in 1430; died on 10 Nov 1495 in Kalundborg, Denmark; was buried in Roskilde Cathedral, Zealand, Denmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Margaret of Denmark
was born on 23 Jun 1456; died on 14 Jul 1486 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland; was buried in Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
- 9. Margaret of Denmark