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Christina of Denmark ( Danish: Christine af Danmark; November 1521 – 10 December 1590) was a Danish princess, the younger surviving daughter of King Christian II of Denmark and Norway and Isabella of Austria. By her two marriages, she became Duchess of Milan, then Duchess of Lorraine.
Jan 5, 2024 · Christina of Milan, Duchess of Milan, used an unusual tool to avoid becoming one of Henry VIII's unfortunate wives—the royal portrait.
Aug 22, 2022 · Here, Holbein depicts Christina in sombre mourning dress, as she was recently widowed after the death of her husband, the Duke of Milan, in 1535. Despite this mourning attire, she is sumptuously dressed, befitting her social status.
Christina, not unlike her sister Dorothea, had many possible suitors. Going back to when Christina remained as a widow in the ducal palace in Milan, her first proposed suitor was Louis of Piedmont, heir to the throne of Savoy. Louis died before the marriage could take place.
Portrait of Christina of Denmark (or Portrait in Mourning) is an oil on oak panel painting by Hans Holbein the Younger completed in 1538. It was commissioned that year by Thomas Cromwell, agent for Henry VIII, as a betrothal painting following the death of the English Queen Jane Seymour.
Christina was, according to contemporary commentators, tall for her age. She is depicted here in sombre mourning dress in honour of her husband, the Duke of Milan, who had died in 1535: she wears a black fur-lined satin gown over a black dress, and a black cap covers her hair.
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Sep 3, 2013 · After a number of years and frustrations, Christina gave up on her hopes to become ruling queen of Denmark. Instead, she retired to Italy, where she died in 1590. Several centuries later, Christina’s claim to the Scandinavian thrones would to some extent come to fruition.
