Johannes (Oldenberg) Oldenburg (abt. 1518 - abt. 1532)

Ancestors

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Biography

Children of Isabella Erzherzogin von Österreich and Christian II Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway:

John Oldenburg, Prince of Denmark b. 21 Feb 1518, d. c 1532

Maximilian Oldenburg b. 4 Jul 1519, d. c 1519

Philipp Oldenburg b. 4 Jul 1519, d. c 1520

Dorothea Oldenburg, Princess of Denmark b. 10 Nov 1520, d. 20 Sep 1580

Christine Oldenburg, Princess of Denmark+ b. c 1521, d. 10 Dec 1590

son Oldenburg b. Jan 1523

Sources

• http://www.thepeerage.com/p10553.htm#i105525

THE KALMAR UNION 1397-1523

The most important aspect of the Kalmar Union was the personal union between the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Also included in this fellowship was Finland, that was a part of Sweden (until 1809), and Iceland, Greenland, the Faroes and the Shetland archipelago, belonging to Norway, meaning that the union encompassed all of the Nordic countries. The formal marking of the unification took place in the Swedish city of Kalmar, where Erik of Pomerania was crowned king of all three realms in 1397. The union’s centre of power was located in Denmark, but all the countries were principally ruled according to their own laws and traditions. The union was, with short breaks, maintained from 1397 to 1448. Following this, only the personal union with Norway – with a few interruptions – remained in effect (until 1814), while the Danish kings only managed to rule in Sweden for brief periods until Sweden definitively seceded by proclaiming Gustav Vasa king of Sweden in 1523.