Hedvig of Holstein
Hedvig of Holstein | |
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| Countess of Oldenburg | |
| Born | 1398 |
| Died | 1436 (aged 37–38) |
| Buried | St. Lambert's Church |
| Noble family | House of Schauenburg |
| Spouses | Balthasar of Mecklenburg Dietrich of Oldenburg |
| Issue | Christian I, King of Denmark Maurice V of Delmenhorst Gerhard VI, Count of Oldenburg Adelheid, Countess of Hohenstein and Mansfeld |
| Father | Gerhard VI of Holstein-Rendsburg |
| Mother | Catherine Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
Hedvig of Holstein (German: Heilwig, Danish: Hedevig; 1398–1436) was a duchess of Schleswig and a countess of Holstein from the family of Schauenburg. She was the mother of King Christian I of Denmark and ancestor of the Danish Royal houses of Oldenburg and Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.