Hedvig of Holstein

Hedvig of Holstein
Countess of Oldenburg
Born1398
Died1436 (aged 37–38)
BuriedSt. Lambert's Church in Oldenburg
Noble familyHouse of Schauenburg
Spouse(s)Balthasar of Mecklenburg
Dietrich of Oldenburg
IssueKing Christian I of Denmark
Maurice V of Delmenhorst
Gerhard VI, Count of Oldenburg
Adelheid, Countess of Hohenstein and Mansfeld
FatherGerhard VI of Holstein-Rendsburg
MotherCatherine 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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