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Christina of Denmark

Type Figure Region Denmark Time c. 1521–1590 Also known as Christina of Denmark、Christine of Denmark、Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan

Christina of Denmark (c. 1521/22–1590) was a daughter of King Christian II of Denmark and an important female political figure at the Habsburg court.

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  1. c. 1521–1533Copenhagen · DenmarkDaughter of King Christian II of Denmark and Princess Isabella. After her father was deposed in 1523 she went into exile with her mother, grew up in the Habsburg court, received a humanist education, and became an important candidate for European royal marriages.
  2. 1533–1535Milan · ItalyIn 1533 she married Francesco II Sforza, Duke of Milan, becoming duchess. Widowed in 1535 after her husband's death, she rejected a marriage proposal from Henry VIII, preserving her political independence.
  3. 1544–1590Nancy · LorraineIn 1544 she married Francis I, Duke of Lorraine, and in the 1550s served as a diplomatic envoy of Charles V and Philip II during the unrest in the Netherlands. In the 1560s she continued to mediate for the Habsburg family, dying in Nancy on 10 December 1590.

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