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CHRISTIAN, sirnamed the Rich, eldest Son of Theodorick the For∣tunate, Earl of Oldenburgh and Dal∣menhorst, was by the procurement of his Uncle Adolph, Duke of Sleswick and Holstein, (his Mothers Brother, who had declin'd the offer by reason of his age) chosen King of Denmark, by the Estates of that Kindom, and crown'd in the year of Grace 1448. by the Name of Christian the first; to which Kingdom, upon the death of his
Uncle Adolph aforesaid, (whose Heir he was) he added that great Duke∣dom of Sleswick, and Earldom of Holstein; and in the year 1457. the Kingdom of Sweden by Conquest. For the better support of these Ho∣nours, and to strengthen his Interest in these new Acquisitions, he took to Wife Dorothea of Brandenburgh, Wi∣dow of Christopher the third, and the last King of Denmark of that Family, and bought out the Claim which his Brother Gerard and Otho Earl of Schaumberg, pretended to have in the aforesaid Dukedom of Sleswick, and Earldom of Holstein, according to the custom of Germany, giving to O∣tho 43000 Florins of Gold, besides di∣vers small Towns; and to Gerard 50000 Marks of Silver, as likewise his Interest in the Earldom of Olden∣burgh, (reserving only the Title there∣of.) After this, (upon the account of Devotion) he went to Rome in the year 1474. where he procured from the Emperour Frederick the third that
his Earldoms of Holstein, Stormer, Wagria, and Ditzmarch, (of which he stood then possessed) should be erected into a Dutchy and Incorpora∣ted with that of Sleswick. So that his Titles were King of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Goths and Uan∣dals Duke of Sleswick, Holstein, Stormar, Wagria and Ditchmarch, Earl of Oldenburgh and Dalmen∣horst; which he left to his Successors, and is the Stile of His present Majesty of Denmark, King Christian the Fifth. At the same time that he was at Rome, Pope Sixtus the fourth a∣mong other Honours Invested him with the Knightly Order of the Ele∣phant, in memory of the Passion of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. That Magnificent Chappel of the three Kings in the Cathedral Church of Roschilt was erected by this King, who dying at Copenhagen on the two and twentieth day of May, in the year of Grace one thousand four hundred eighty and two, in the fifty sixth year
of his Age, was buried there by Do∣rothea his Wife: By whom he had Issue four Sons and a Daughter, OLAUS the Eldest, who died of the Plague in the year one thousand four hundred fifty and one, an Infant. CANUTUS born Anno Dom. one thousand four hundred fifty and one, and died the same year. JOHN who succeeded his Father and was King of Denmark. FREDERICK, who was likewise King of Denmark. And MARGARET their only Daughter, Married to James the Third King of Scotland.
Christian the First King of Den∣mark, &c. Bare for his Impress or Device, a Scepter and Sword plac'd in Saltire between four Coronets, un∣der that in Chief a Mond or Globe with a Cross thereon. The word VI∣GILANTIBUS.
JOHN, third Son of Christian the first, born in the year one thousand four hundred fifty and five, was King of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Goths and Uandals, Duke of Sles∣wick, &c. and Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter, he took to Wife Christiana the Daughter of Ernest Elector of Sarony; and dying at Elburgh on the twentieth day of February, in the year of Grace one thousand five hundred and thirteen, and of his Age sixty and two, was buried with his Wife at Ottenwaldt who likewise died in the sixtieth year of her Age, and of our Lord one thousand five hundred twenty and one, leaving Issue, Christian his Son and Successor, Francis who died in his Childhood, and Elizabeth married to James the second Marquess of Bran∣denburgh, who liv'd to see threescore and ten Princes that were descended from her Loines. Christian eldest Son
of King John was born at Niburgh, on the second day of July sixteen mi∣nuits after three of the Clock in the Morning, in the year of Grace one thousand four hundred eighty and one, after the death of his Father chosen King of Denmark by the name of Christian the second, &c. But by reason of his Severity to the Conquer'd Swedes, and his Cruelty to many of the Danes he was depos'd, and his Uncle Frederick elected in his stead. He was joyn'd in Matrimony to Isa∣bella the Daughter of Philip King of Spain, and Sister to Charles the fifth and Ferdinand Emperors of Germany, by whom he had first, Philip, secondly Maximilian, who both died young; his third and youngest Son was John Duke of Holstein, who had his Edu∣cation at the Court of the Emperour Charles the fifth his Uncle, but atten∣ding him in that Expedition towards Hungary, in the year one thousand five hundred thirty and two, he fell Sick and Died at Steinburgh, on the
same day that his Father became a Prisoner in Denmark, leaving no Issue. Dorothea his Eldest Daughter was Wife to Frederick Elector Pala∣tine of the Rhyne, she died at Nea∣gon in Norway in the year one thou∣sand five hundred and eighty. And Christiana the youngest was first mar∣ried to Francis Sforza Duke of Milan, and after to Francis Duke of Lorrain. This King Christian died under Con∣finement at Callingburgh, on the one and twentieth day of January, in the year one thousand five hundred fifty and nine, and was buried at Ot∣tenwaldt by his Father. His Queen Isabella departed this Life on the nine∣teenth day of January, in the year one thousand five hundred twenty and and five, and lyes Interred at Gant.
Christian the Second King of Den∣mark, &c. Bare for Impress or De∣vice. An Eagle display'd treading up∣on a Serpent, and wounding her in the Belly. The word DIMICANDUM.