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Hedvig of Holstein | |
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| Countess of Oldenburg | |
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| Born | 1398 |
| Died | 1436 (aged 37–38) |
| Buried | St. Lambert's Church in Oldenburg |
| Noble family | House of Schauenburg |
| Spouse(s) | Balthasar of Mecklenburg Dietrich of Oldenburg |
| Issue | King Christian I of Denmark Maurice V of Delmenhorst Gerhard VI, Count of Oldenburg Adelheid, Countess of Hohenstein and Mansfeld |
| Father | Gerhard VI of Holstein-Rendsburg |
| Mother | Catherine Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
Hedvig of Holstein[1] (German: Heilwig,[2] Danish: Hedevig; 1398–1436) was a duchess of Schleswig and a countess of Holstein from the family of Schauenburg. She was the mother of King Christian I of Denmark and ancestor of the Danish Royal houses of Oldenburg and Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. [3][4]
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