NOBLEMAN

Christina of Denmark

1521 - 1590

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Christina of Denmark (Danish: Christine af Danmark; November 1521 – 10 December 1590) was a Danish princess, the younger surviving daughter of King Christian II of Denmark and Norway and Isabella of Austria. By her two marriages, she became Duchess of Milan, then Duchess of Lorraine. She served as the regent of Lorraine from 1545 to 1552 during the minority of her son. She was also a claimant to the thrones of Denmark, Norway and Sweden in 1561–1590 and was sovereign Lady of Tortona in 1578–1584. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christina of Denmark is the 220th most popular nobleman (down from 173rd in 2019), the 109th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 89th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Danish Nobleman.

Christina of Denmark is most famous for being the Queen of Sweden and Norway. She was the only surviving daughter of King Christian II of Denmark, and she was the sister of King Christian III of Denmark. She had a long and successful reign in Sweden and Norway.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Christina of Denmark ranks 220 out of 1,415. Before her are Maria Theresa of Austria, Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, Cymburgis of Masovia, Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg, Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, Duchess of Orléans, and Archduchess Anna of Austria. After her are Agnes of Waiblingen, Cynegils, Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg, Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, and Guntram the Rich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1521, Christina of Denmark ranks 4. Before her are Pope Urban VII, Takeda Shingen, and Peter Canisius. After her are Maurice, Elector of Saxony, Thomas Wyatt the Younger, Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu, Andrew Avellino, Xu Wei, Antoine Caron, Richard Chancellor, and Philippe de Monte. Among people deceased in 1590, Christina of Denmark ranks 6. Before her are Pope Urban VII, Pope Sixtus V, Charles II, Archduke of Austria, Ambroise Paré, and Archduchess Anna of Austria. After her are Gioseffo Zarlino, Bernardino de Sahagún, Francis Walsingham, Catherine of Ricci, Marietta Robusti, and Maddalena Casulana.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Christina of Denmark ranks 109 out of 1,032. Before her are Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847), Georg Brandes (1842), Bille August (1948), Sophia Brahe (1556), Sven Hassel (1917), and Christopher II of Denmark (1276). After her are Absalon (1128), Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg (1524), Johan Christian Fabricius (1745), Maximilian von Spee (1861), Boetius of Dacia (1240), and Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1900).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Denmark

Among noblemen born in Denmark, Christina of Denmark ranks 5. Before her are Margrethe II of Denmark (1940), Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark (1968), Princess Charlotte of Denmark (1789), and Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye (850). After her are Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg (1524), Princess Ingeborg of Denmark (1878), Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (1814), Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1609), Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark (1649), Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine (1520), and Princess Juliane Sophie of Denmark (1788).

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