Christine, Lothringen, Herzogin
Record IDcnp00553077
URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp00553077
Genderfemale
Biographical Data1521 - 1590
Last Edit2024-02-08
General Note
Tochter v. Christian u. Mutter v. Renata ; verh. in 1. Ehe mit Franz II. von Mailand, in 2. Ehe mit Franz I. von Lothringen
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Further Biographical Data1521-1590
ActivityPersonen der Geschichte (Politiker und historische Persönlichkeiten) (16.5p) (sswd)
Adel (gnd)
CountryDänemark
Frankreich
Italien
Geographic NoteDK (iso3166)
FR (iso3166)
IT (iso3166)
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See alsoFranz, II., Mailand, Herzog, 1495-1535
Beziehung familiaer. -- 1.Ehemann
Beziehung familiaer. -- 1.Ehemann
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HeadingChristine, Lothringen, Herzogin
used in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany
used in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany
Variant NameChristierna, Dacia, Duchessa
Christina, Mailand, Herzogin
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Christina, Milano, Duchessa
Christina, von Dänemark
Christine, Dänemark, Prinzessin
Christine, Loraine, Duchesse
Christine, Mailand, Herzogin
Christine, af Danmarck
Sforza, Christine
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Holbein painted this portrait of Christina of Denmark, the young widowed Duchess of Milan, for Henry VIII of England, who was considering her as a possible wife. Thomas Cromwell sent Holbein to Brussels, accompanied by Philip Hoby, to draw the duchess, and she sat for him for three hours. John Hutton, the English representative in Brussels, wrote of the result that "Mr Haunce ... hathe shoid hym self to be the master of that siens [science], for it is very perffight". Henry was so delighted with Christina's portrait that, according to the imperial ambassador Eustace Chapuys, "since he saw it he has been in much better humour than he ever was, making musicians play on their instruments all day long". Holbein painted Christina's portrait in oils shortly afterwards, and the work has been recognised as one of his finest. In the event, Henry never secured the wary duchess as his wife. "If I had two heads," she said, "I would happily put one at the disposal of the King of England".
[Hans Holbein the Younger / National Gallery, London -- Public domain -- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan.jpg]
[Hans Holbein the Younger / National Gallery, London -- Public domain -- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan.jpg]
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