Dorothea of Denmark

Read part two here. On 18 May 1535, the proxy wedding took place in Brussels. Dorothea set out for Heidelberg, where she arrived on 8 September. Frederick rode out to meet her and escorted her to Heidelberg Castle. On 9 September, the Bishop of Spires celebrated a nuptial mass. Afterwards, Frederick and Dorothea made their [read more]

Read part one here. On 5 March 1526, Margaret returned to Mechelen with John, Dorothea and Christina. Margaret wrote to Charles, “Henceforth, Monseigneur, you will have to be both father and mother to these poor children, and must treat them as your own.” For the next four and half years, Margaret made sure that the [read more]

Dorothea of Denmark was born on 10 November 1520, the daughter of Isabella of Austria and King Christian II of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Her mother was the second daughter of Joanna, Queen of Castile, and thus a sister of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. Dorothea was their fourth child, but twin boys had died [read more]