Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan and Lorraine, 1522-1590

by Julia Cartwright

Maximilian I, d. 1519.
=(1)Mary of Burgundy.
=(2)Bianca Sforza.
+-- Philip, d. 1506.
| =Juana of Spain, d. 1555.
| +-- Eleanor, d. 1558.
| | =(1)Emanuel of Portugal.
| | =(2)Francis I. of France.
| +-- Charles V, 1500-1558.
| | =Isabella of Portugal, d. 1539.
| | +-- Margaret, d. 1586.
| | | =(1)Alessandro de' Medici.
| | | =(2)Ottavio Farnese.
| | | +-- Alessandro, Duke of Parma, d. 1592
| | | =Mary of Portugal.
| | +-- Don John, d. 1578.
| | +-- Philip II. of Spain, 1527-1598.
| | | =(1)Mary of Portugal, d. 1539.
| | | =(2)Mary of England.
| | | =(3)Elizabeth of France.
| | | =(4)Anne of Austria.
| | | +-- Don Carlos, d. 1568.
| | | +-- Philip III, d. 1621.
| | | | =Margaret of Austria.
| | | +-- Katherine.
| | | | =Charles Emanuel, Duke of Savoy.
| | | +-- Isabella, d. 1633.
| | | =Albert of Austria, d. 1621.
| | +-- Juana of Spain.
| | | =John of Portugal, d. 1554.
| | | +-- Sebastian of Portugal, d. 1578.
| | +-- Mary. (a)
| | =Maximilian II, d. 1576. (a)
| | +-- Rudolf II, d. 1612.
| | +-- Anne of Austria.
| | | =Philip II. of Spain, 1527-1598.
| | +-- Albert of Austria, d. 1621. (b)
| | | =Isabella, d. 1633.
| | +-- Elizabeth.
| | | =Charles IX., King of France.
| | +-- Matthias, d. 1619.
| | =Anne.
| +-- Isabella of Austria, 1501-1526. (See II)
| | =Christian II. of Denmark, dep. 1523, 1481-1559.
| +-- Mary, d. 1558.
| | =Louis of Hungary, d. 1526.
| +-- Ferdinand I, d. 1564.
| | =Anne of Bohemia, d. 1547.
| | +-- Maximilian II, d. 1576. (a)
| | | =Mary. (a)
| | | +-- Rudolf II. (see above)
| | | +-- Anne of Austria. (see above)
| | | +-- Albert of Austria. (see above) (b)
| | | +-- Elizabeth. (see above)
| | | +-- Matthias. (see above)
| | +-- Mary.
| | | =William of Cleves.
| | +-- Ferdinand, d. 1595.
| | | =Philippina Welser.
| | | +-- Anne.
| | | =Matthias, d. 1619.
| | +-- Charles.
| | =Anne.
| | +-- Ferdinand II, d. 1637.
| | =Maria Anna.
| | +-- Ferdinand III, d. 1657.
| | =Mary of Spain.
| | +-- Philip IV. of Spain.
| | | =Mary.
| | +-- Leopold I, d. 1705.
| | | =(1)Margaret of Spain.
| | | =(2)Claude of Tyrol.
| | | =(3)Eleanor, d. of Elector Palatine.
| | | +-- Joseph I, d. 1711.
| | | | =Wilhelmina of Hanover.
| | | +-- Charles VI, d. 1740.
| | | =Eliz. Christina of Brunswick.
| | | +-- Maria Theresa of Austria, Queen of Hungary, and daughter of the Emperor Charles VI, d. 1780.
| | | =Francis III., Duke of Lorraine; exchanged Lorraine for Tuscany; el. Emperor 1745, m. 1736, d. 1765.
| | +-- Eleanor.
| | =Charles Leopold of Lorraine.
| +-- Katherine.
| =John III. of Portugal, d. 1557.
| +-- John of Portugal, d. 1554.
| | =Juana of Spain.
| | +-- Sebastian of Portugal. (see above)
| +-- Mary of Portugal, d. 1539.
| =Philip II. of Spain, 1527-1598.
+-- Margaret, d. 1530.
=(1)John, son of Ferdinand and Isabella.
=(2)Philibert II. of Savoy.

II. DENMARK, 1481-1588.

Christian I., King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, d. 1481.
=Dorothea of Brandenburg, widow of Christopher, King of Denmark, d. 1448.
+-- John, d. 1513.
| =Christina of Saxony.
| +-- Christian II. of Denmark, dep. 1523, 1481-1559.
| | =Isabella of Austria, 1501-1526.
| | +-- John, 1516-1531.
| | +-- Dorothea, 1520-1562.
| | | =Frederic II., Elector Palatine, 1483-1556.
| | +-- Christina of Denmark, 1522-1590.
| | =(1)Francesco II., last Duke of Milan, 1495-1535.
| | =(2)Francis I., Duke of Lorraine, 1517-1545.
| +-- Elizabeth.
| =Joachim of Brandenburg, d. 1535.
+-- Margaret.
| =James III. of Scotland, d. 1488.
+-- Frederick I.
=(1)Anne of Brandenburg.
=(2)Sophia of Pomerania.
+-- Dorothea.
| =Albert, Duke of Prussia, d. 1568.
+-- Christian III, d. 1558.
| +-- Frederic II, d. 1588.
| +-- Anna.
| | =Augustus, Elector of Saxony.
| +-- John, (branch of Glücksburg Augustenburg).
+-- Adolf, Duke of Holstein.
=Christina of Hesse.
+-- John Adolf, (branch of Holstein-Gottorp).
| =Amelia of Denmark.
+-- Christina.
=Charles IX. of Sweden.
+-- Gustavus Adolphus, d. 1632.
+-- Christina, d. 1689.

III. SFORZA.

Francesco, Duke of Milan, 1450, 1401-1466.
=Bianca Maria Visconti, d. 1468.
+-- Galeazzo Maria, 1444-1476.
| =Bona of Savoy.
| +-- Gian Galeazzo, 1469-1494.
| | =Isabella of Aragon, d. 1524.
| | +-- Francesco, Abbot of Noirmoutiers, 1490-1512.
| | +-- Ippolita, d. 1501.
| | +-- Bona, d. 1557.
| | =Sigismund I., King of Poland, d. 1548.
| +-- Ermes, 1470-1504.
| +-- Caterina, d. 1509.
| | =(1)Girolamo Riario.
| | =(2)Giacomo Feo.
| | =(3)Giovanni de' Medici.
| +-- Ottaviano, Bishop of Lodi.
| +-- Carlo.
| | =Bianca Simonetta.
| | +-- Ippolita.
| | =Alessandro Bentivoglio.
| +-- Anna, 1473-1497.
| =Alfonso d'Este.
+-- Ippolita, 1446-1484.
| =Alfonso of Calabria, afterwards King of Naples.
+-- Filippo, 1448-1492.
| =Costanza Sforza.
+-- Sforza, Duke of Bari, 1449-1479.
+-- Lodovico Maria, 1451-1480.
| =Beatrice d'Este, 1475-1497.
| +-- Massimiliano abd. 1515, 1493-1530.
| +-- Francesco II., last Duke of Milan, 1495-1535.
| | =Christina of Denmark, 1522-1590.
| +-- Cesare.
| +-- Leone, Protonotary.
| +-- Bianca, d. 1497.
| | =Galeazzo di Sanseverino, d. 1525.
| +-- Gian Paolo, 1497-1535.
| +-- Line of Caravaggio extinct 1697.
+-- Ascanio, Cardinal, 1455-1505.
+-- Tristano, d. 1477.
=Beatrice d'Este da Correggio.

IV. LORRAINE, 1300-1736.

Frederic IV, d. 1328.
=Elizabeth, daughter of the Emperor Albert I.
+-- Raoul, killed at Crécy, d. 1346.
+-- John, d. 1391.
+-- Charles II, d. 1431.
| =Margaret, daughter of the Emperor Rupert III.
| +-- Isabella, d. 1453.
| =René I. of Anjou, d. 1480.
| +-- John, d. 1470.
| +-- Margaret.
| | =Henry, VI. of England.
| +-- Yolande, 1428-1483.
| =Frederic, Count of Vaudemont, d. 1472.
| +-- René II., Duke of Lorraine and Bar, King of Sicily, etc, d. 1508.
| =Philippa of Guelders, d. 1547.
| +-- Anthony, 1489-1544.
| | =René de Bourbon, d. 1539.
| | +-- Francis I., Duke of Lorraine, 1517-1545.
| | | =Christina of Denmark, 1522-1590.
| | | +-- Charles III, 1543-1608.
| | | =Claude, de France, 1548-1575.
| | | +-- Henry, 1563-1624.
| | | | =(1)Catherine, de Bourbon, d. 1604.
| | | | =(2)Margaret Gonzaga.
| | | | +-- Claude of Lorraine, d. 1648.
| | | | | =Nicolas-Francis, Duke of Lorraine, d. 1670.
| | | | | +-- Charles-Leopold, 1643-1690.
| | | | | =Eleanor of Austria.
| | | | | +-- Leopold-Joseph, 1679-1729.
| | | | | =Charlotte-Elizabeth of Orleans.
| | | | | +-- Francis III., Duke of Lorraine; exchanged Lorraine for Tuscany; el. Emperor 1745, d. 1765.
| | | | | =Maria Theresa of Austria, Queen of Hungary, and daughter of the Emperor Charles VI., m. 1736, d. 1780.
| | | | +-- Nicole, d. 1657.
| | | | =Charles IV., abd. 1634, d. 1675.
| | | +-- Francis II, 1571-1632.
| | | | =Christina of Salm.
| | | | +-- Nicolas-Francis, Duke of Lorraine, d. 1670.
| | | | | =Claude of Lorraine, d. 1648.
| | | | | +-- Charles-Leopold. (see above)
| | | | +-- Henrietta, 1606-1660.
| | | | | =(1)Count of Phalsburg.
| | | | | =(2)Count Carlo Guasco.
| | | | +-- Margaret.
| | | | =Gaston, Duke of Orleans.
| | | +-- Christina, 1565-1636.
| | | | =Ferdinand, Grand Duke of Tuscany.
| | | +-- Antoinette, 1568-1610.
| | | | =William, Duke of Cleves.
| | | +-- Elizabeth, 1573-1633.
| | | | =Maximilian II., Duke of Bavaria.
| | | +-- Catherine, Abbess of Remiremont, 1570-1648.
| | +-- Anne, 1522-1568.
| | | =(1)René Prince of Orange.
| | | =(2)Philip, Duke of Aerschot.
| | | +-- Charles, de Croy, Marquis of Havre, b. 1549.
| | +-- Nicolas, Count of Vaudemont, 1524-1577.
| | =(1)Margaret of Egmont.
| | =(2)Joanna of Savoy.
| | =(3)Catherine of Aumale, m. 1569.
| | +-- Louise.
| | | +Henri III. of France.
| | +-- Philip, d. 1612.
| | +-- Charles, Cardinal, d. 1587.
| +-- Claude, Duke of Guise. (See Table V.)
| +-- John, Cardinal, 1498-1550.
| +-- Francis, Count of Lambesque, 1503-1525.
| +-- Louis, Count of Vaudemon, 1506-1527.
+-- Frederic, killed at Agincourt, d. 1415.
=Margaret, heiress of Joinville and Vaudemont.
+-- Anthony.
=heiress of Aumale and Mayenne.
+-- Frederic, Count of Vaudemont, d. 1472.
=Yolande, 1428-1483.
+-- René II., Duke of Lorraine, etc. (see above)

V. GUISE, 1500-1600.

René II., Duke of Lorraine and Bar, King of Sicily, etc, d. 1508.
=Philippa of Guelders, d. 1547.
+-- Claude, Duke of Guise, 1496-1550.
=Antoinette of Bourbon, 1494-1583.
+-- Mary, 1515-1560.
| =(1)Louis, Duke of Longueville, d. 1537.
| =(2)James, V., King of Scotland, d. 1542.
| +-- Louis, Duke of Longueville, 1536-1551.
| +-- Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587.
| =(1)Francis II., King of France, d. 1560.
| =(2)Henry, Lord Darnley, d. 1567.
| +-- James, VI. of Scotland and I. of England (1603), 1567-1623.
| =Anne of Denmark, d. 1619.
+-- Francis, Duke of Guise, 1520-1563.
| =Anna d'Este, 1531-1607.
| +-- Henri le Balafré Prince of Joinville, etc., Duke of Guise, 1549-1588.
| =Catherine of Cleves.
| +-- Charles, Duke of Guise, 1571-1640.
| | =Henriette de Joyeuse, Duchess of Montpensier, d. 1656.
| +-- Louis, Cardinal and Archbishop of Reims, b. 1575.
| +-- Claude, Duke of Chevreuse, b. 1578.
| | =Marie de Rohan.
| +-- Louise.
| =Francis, Prince of Conti, m. July 24, 1605.
+-- Louise, 1521-1542.
| =Charles, Prince of Chimay.
+-- René Abbess of S. Pierre, Reims, 1522-1586.
+-- Charles, Cardinal, 1523-1574.
+-- Claude, Duke of Aumale, 1526-1573.
| =Louise, de Bréze, m. 1545.
| +-- Catherine of Aumale.
| | =Nicolas, Count of Vaudemont, b. 1524, m. 1569, d. 1577.
| +-- Charles, Duke of Aumale, b. 1556.
| | =Marie d'Elbœuf m. 1576.
| +-- Claude, Abbot of Bec, b. 1563.
| +-- Diana, m. 1576.
| =Francis, Duke of Piney.
+-- Louis, Cardinal, 1527-1578.
+-- Antoinette, Abbess of Farmoustiers, 1531-1561.
+-- Francis, Prior of Malta, 1534-1563.
+-- René Marquis of Elbœuf, 1535-1576.
=Louise, de Rieux.
+-- Charles, Marquis of Elbœuf; created Duke 1581.
+-- Marie d'Elbœuf, m. 1576.
=Charles, Duke of Aumale, b. 1556.

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