Issue
Among the six children of Christian II three are of particular interest. Prince John (Danish: Hans) died as a boy in exile in 1532. The two daughters Dorothea, Electress Palatine, and Christina, Duchess of Lorraine, both in turn, for many years, demanded in vain the Danish and Norwegian thrones as their inheritance. Christian II's blood returned to the Swedish and Norwegian thrones in the person of Charles XV of Sweden.
By his wife, Isabella of Austria (1501–1526)
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| John | 21 February 1518 | 2 August 1532 | Heir to the thrones of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. |
| Philip Ferdinand | 4 July 1519 | 1520 | Twin |
| Maximilian | 4 July 1519 | 1519 | Twin |
| Dorothea | 10 November 1520 | 31 May 1580 | married in 1535, Frederick II, Elector Palatine and had no issue. |
| Christina | c.1522 | c.1590 | married in 1533, Francis II Sforza and had no issue, married secondly in 1541, Francis I, Duke of Lorraine and had issue. |
| Stillborn son | January 1523 | January 1523 | Unnamed |
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