Christina of Saxony

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Christina of Saxony (b. Torgau, 25 December 1461 - d. Odense, 8 December 1521), granddaughter of Frederick the Gentle of Saxony and daughter of Ernest, Elector of Saxony and Elisabeth of Bavaria-Munich,

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She was married to Hans, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden on 6 September 1478. She was Queen consort of Denmark and Norway from 1483 to 1513 and of Sweden from 1497 to 1501.

She was the mother of Christian II, Franciscus, Knud and Elisabeth, who later married Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg.

In 1497, her husband was made king of Sweden; in 1499, Christina was crowned queen of Sweden in Uppsala and in 1500, Queen Christina was made regent in Sweden during her husband's absence from this country. When a rebellion broke out in Sweden against Denmark and the union in 1501, Christina was sieged in the castle of Tre Kronor in Stockholm. She surrendered on May 9, 1502, after the Danish soldiers had been reduced from 1000 men to 70 by sickness and starvation. She was taken prisoner by Sten Sture the Elder and kept at Vadstena convent until 1503, when she was released against ransom and returned to Denmark.

Christina of Saxony died in 1521, aged 59.

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• Åke Ohlmarks, "Alla Sveriges drottningar"

Preceded by Dorothea of Brandenburg 1445-1481	Queen Consort of Denmark 1483-1513	Succeeded by Isabella of Burgundy 1515-1523
Preceded by Dorothea of Brandenburg 1450-1481	Queen Consort of Norway 1483-1513	Succeeded by Isabella of Burgundy 1515-1523
Preceded by Kristina Abrahamsdotter 1470	Queen Consort of Sweden 1497-1501	Succeeded by Isabella of Burgundy 1520-1521