Dorothea of Brandenburg
Dorothea of Brandenburg (1430/1431 – 10 November 1495) was Queen of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden under the Kalmar Union as the consort of first King Christopher III of Denmark and later King 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. She and Christian had three surviving children: John, Margaret, and Frederick, of whom John served as king of the union and both sons served as kings of Denmark and Norway.
| Dorothea of Brandenburg | |
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Contemporary portrait in Frederiksborg Castle, Hillerød | |
| 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 |
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| House | House of Hohenzollern |
| Father | John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach |
| Mother | Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg |
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