
Dietrich Von Oldenburg, Count Von Oldenburg

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Name Dietrich Von Oldenburg Title Count Von Oldenburg Birth 1390 Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Gender Male Burial 1440 Denmark Death 14 Feb 1440 Sachsen, Germany Person ID I7335 footsteps Last Modified 1 Jul 2025
Father Christian von Oldenburg, Graf von Oldenburg , b. 1340, Oldenburg, Germany d. 6 Apr 1423, Oldenburg, Germany
(Age 83 years)
Relationship natural Mother Agnes von Honstein, b. Abt 1360, Oldenburg, Germany d. 1460, Sachsen, Germany
(Age 100 years)
Relationship natural Family ID F8843 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Heilwig Von Holstein-Rendsburg, Countess Of Oldenburg , b. 1395, Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany d. 11 Nov 1436, Sachsen, Germany
(Age 41 years)
Marriage Bef 18 Apr 1417 Children + 1. Christian Von Oldenburg, King Of Norway Sweden Denmark , b. 1 Feb 1426, Sachsen, Germany d. 21 May 1481, Copenhagen, Denmark
(Age 55 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
Family ID F4355 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Jul 2025
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Notes
Dietrich or Theoderic of Oldenburg (c. 1398 - 14 February 1440) was a f e u d a l l ord in Northern Germany, holding the counties of Delmenhorst and O l d e n b urg. He was called "Fortunatus", as he was able to secure Delmenho r s t f o r h is branch of the Oldenburgs.
Dietrich was the father of Christian I of Denmark, who would go on to s t a r t t h e current dynasty of the Danish throne.