Ancestors of
Ludwig II, King of Bavaria
(6 generations)
 

        1. Ludwig II 
            King of Bavaria 1864-1886
            Born 25 August 1845 Nymphenburg
            Died 13 June 1886 Berg am Starnbergsee

        2. Maximilian II
            King of Bavaria 1848-1864
            Born 28 November 1811 München
            Died 10 March 1864 München
            Married 12 October 1842 München
        3. Princess Marie of Prussia
            Born 15 October 1825 Berlin
            Died 17 May 1889 Castle Hohenschwangau

        4. Ludwig I
            King of Bavaria 1825-1848
            Born 25 August 1786 Strassburg
            Died 29 February 1868 Nice
            Married 12 October 1810 München
        5. Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen
            Duchess of Saxony
            Born 8 July 1792 Hildburghausen
            Died 26 October 1854 München
        6. Prince Wilhelm of Prussia
            Born 3 July 1783 Potsdam
            Died 28 September 1851 Berlin
            Married 12 January 1804 Berlin
        7. Landgräfin Maria Anna von Hessen-Homburg
            Born 13 October 1785 Homburg
            Died 14 April 1846 Berlin

        8. Maximilian I Joseph
            King of Bavaria 1805-1825
            Elector of Bavaria and The Palatine 1799-1805
            Duke von der Pfalz-Zweibrücken 1795-1799
            Pfalzgraf von Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
            Born 27 May 1756 Mannheim
            Died 13 October 1825 Nymphenburg nr München 
            Married 30 September 1785 Darmstadt
        9. Landgräfin Wilhelmine von Hessen-Darmstadt
            Born 14 April 1765 Darmstadt
            Died 30 March 1796 Heidelberg
       10. Friedrich
            Duke of Saxe-Altenburg 1826-1834
            Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen 1780-1787-1834
            Duke of Saxony
            Born 29 April 1763 Hildburghausen
            Died 29 September 1834 Hummelshain
            Married 3 September 1785 Hildburghausen
       11. Duchess Charlotte von Mecklenburg-Strelitz
            Born 17 November 1769 Hannover
            Died 14 May 1818 Hildburghausen
       12. Friedrich Wilhelm II
            King of Prussia 1786-1797
            Born 25 September 1744 Berlin
            Died 16 November 1797 Marmorpalais nr Berlin
            Married 14 July 1769 Charlottenburg

       13. Princess Friederike von Hessen-Darmstadt
            Born 16 October 1751 Prenzlau
            Died 25 February 1805 Berlin
       14. Friedrich V
            Landgraf von Hessen-Homburg
            Born 30 January 1748 Homburg
            Died 20 January 1820 Homburg
            Married 27 September 1768 Darmstadt
       15. Princess Karoline von Hessen-Darmstadt
            Born 2 March 1746 Büchsweiler
            Died 18 September 1821 Homburg

       16. Friedrich Michael
            Pfalzgraf von Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
            Born 27 February 1724 Rappoltsweiler
            Died 15 August 1767 Schwetzingen
            Married 6 February 1746 Mannheim
       17. Pfalzgräfin Maria Francisca von Sulzbach
            Born 15 June 1724 Schwetzingen
            Died 15 November 1794 Sulzbach
       18. Landgraf Georg Wilhelm von Hessen-Darmstadt
            Born 11 July 1722 Darmstadt
            Died 21 June 1782 Darmstadt
            Married 15 March 1748 Castle Heidesheim
       19. Gräfin Marie Luise Albertine zu Leiningen-Dagsburg-
            Heidesheim
            Born 16 March 1729 Heidesheim
            Died 11 March 1818 Neustrelitz
       20. Ernst Friedrich III
            Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen 1745-1780
            Duke of Saxony
            Born 10 June 1727 Königsberg in Franken
            Died 23 September 1780 Seidingstedt
            Married 1 July 1758 Bayreuth
       21. Princess Ernestine Sophie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
            Duchess of Saxony
            Born 5 January 1740 Weimar
            Died 10 June 1786 Hildburghausen
       22. Karl II
            Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
            Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1794-1815-1816
            Born 10 October 1741 Mirow
            Died 6 November 1816 Neustrelitz
            Married 8 September 1768 Darmstadt
       23. Landgräfin Friederike von Hessen-Darmstadt
            Born 20 August 1752 Darmstadt
            Died 22 May 1782 Hannover
       24. Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia
            Born 9 August 1722 Berlin
            Died 12 June 1758 Oranienburg
            Married 6 January 1742 Berlin
       25. Princess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
            Born 29 January 1722 Castle Bevern, Wolfenbüttel
            Died 13 January 1780 Berlin
       26. Ludwig IX
            Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt 1768-1790
            Born 15 December 1719 Darmstadt
            Died 6 April 1790 Pirmasens
            Married 12 August 1741 Zweibrücken

       27. Pfalzgräfin Karoline von Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
            Born 9 March 1721 Strassburg
            Died 30 March 1774 Darmstadt
       28. Friedrich IV
            Landgraf von Hessen-Homburg
            Born 15 April 1724 Braunfels
            Died 7 February 1751 Homburg
            Married 10 October 1746 Hungen
       29. Princess Ulrica Louise zu Solms-Braunfels
            Born 1 May 1731 Hungen
            Died 12 September 1792 Homburg v.d.Höhe
       30. = 26        31. = 27

       32. Christian III
            Pfalzgraf von Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
            Born 7 November 1674 Strassburg
            Died 3 February 1735 Zweibrücken
            Married 21 September 1719 Sankt Lorenzen
       33. Gräfin Caroline von Nassau-Saarbrücken
            Born 12 August 1704 Saarbrücken
            Died 25 March 1774 Darmstadt
       34. Pfalzgraf Josef Karl von Sulzbach
            Born 2 November 1694 Sulzbach
            Died 18 July 1729 Oggersheim
            Married 2 May 1717 Innsbruck
       35. Princess Elisabeth Auguste Sofie von der Pfalz
            Pfalzgräfin am Rhein
            Born 17 March 1693 Brieg
            Died 30 January 1728 Mannheim
       36. Ludwig VIII
            Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt 1739-1768
            Born 5 April 1691 Darmstadt
            Died 17 October 1768 Darmstadt
            Married 5 April 1717 Castle Philippsruhe
       37. Gräfin Charlotte von Hanau-Lichtenberg
            Born 2 May 1700 Buchsweiler
            Died 1 July 1726 Darmstadt
       38. Graf Christian Karl Reinhard zu Leiningen-Dagsburg-
            Heidesheim
            Born 7 July 1695 Broich a.d.Ruhr
            Died 17 November 1766 Heidesheim
            Married 27 November 1726 Mettenheim
       39. Gräfin Catharine Polyxene zu Solms-Rödelheim
             und Assenheim
            Born 30 January 1702 Rödelheim
            Died 21 March 1765 Heidesheim
       40. Ernst Friedrich II
            Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen 1724-1745
            Duke of Saxony
            Born 17 December 1707 Hildburghausen
            Died 13 August 1745 Hildburghausen
            Married 19 June 1726 Fürstenau
       41. Gräfin Karoline zu Erbach-Fürstenau
            Born 29 September 1700 Fürstenau
            Died 7 May 1758 Hildburghausen
       42. Ernst August I
            Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1707-1748
            Duke of Saxony
            Born 19 April 1688 Weimar
            Died 19 January 1748 Eisenach
            Married 7 April 1734 Bayreuth

       43. Markgräfin Sophie Charlotte von Brandenburg-Bayreuth
            Born 27 July 1713 Castle Weferlingen
            Died 2 March 1747 Eisenach
       44. Duke Karl of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
            Born 23 February 1708 Strelitz
            Died 5 June 1752 Mirow
            Married 5 February 1735 Eisfeld
       45. Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen
            Duchess of Saxony
            Born 4 August 1713 Hildburghausen
            Died 29 June 1761 Neustrelitz
       46. = 18        47. = 19
       48. Friedrich Wilhelm I
            King in Prussia 1713-1740
            Born 14 August 1688 Berlin
            Died 31 May 1740 Potsdam
            Married 28 November 1706 Berlin
       49. Princess Sophie Dorothea von Hannover
            Born 16 March 1687 Hannover
            Died 28 June 1757 Castle Montbijou nr Berlin
       50. Ferdinand Albrecht II
            Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
            Born 29 May 1680 Bevern
            Died 3 September 1735 Salzdahlem
            Married 15 October 1712 Braunschweig
       51. Princess Antoinette Amalie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
            Born 14 April 1696 Wolfenbüttel
            Died 6 March 1762 Braunschweig
       52. = 36        53. = 37        54. = 32        55. = 33
       56. Landgraf Kasimir Wilhelm von Hessen-Homburg
            Born 23 March 1690 Weferlingen
            Died 9 October 1726 Hotensleben
            Married 3 October 1722 Braunfels
       57. Gräfin Christine Charlotte zu Solms-Braunfels
            Born 11 November 1690 Greifenstein
            Died 16 October 1751 Homburg
       58. Friedrich Wilhelm
            1.Fürst zu Solms-Braunfels
            Born 11 January 1696 Braunfels
            Died 24 February 1761 Braunfels
            Married 9 March 1726 Utphe
       59. Gräfin Sophia Magdalena Benigna zu Solms-Utphe-Laubach
            Born 15 February 1707
            Died 31 August 1744 Braunfels
       60. = 36        61. = 37        62. = 32        63. = 33

       64. Christian II
            Pfalzgraf von Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
            Born 22 June 1637 Bischweiler
            Died 26 April 1717 Birkenfeld
            Married 5 September 1667 Rappoltsweiler
       65. Gräfin Catharine Agathe zu Rappoltstein
            Born 15 June 1648 Rappoltsweiler
            Died 16 July 1683 Bischweiler
       66. Ludwig Kraft
            Graf von Nassau-Saarbrücken
            Born 28 March 1663 Saarbrücken
            Died 14 February 1713 Saarbrücken
            Married 25 April 1699 Saarbrücken

       67. Gräfin Philippine Henriette zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg
            Born 19 November 1679 Langenburg
            Died 14 January 1751 Bergzabern
       68. Theodor Eustach
            Pfalzgraf von Sulzbach 1708-1732
            Born 14 February 1659 Sulzbach
            Died 11 July 1732 Dinkelsbuhl
            Married 9 June 1692 Lobositz, Bohemia
       69. Landgräfin Maria Eleonore von Hessen-Rheinfels-Rotenburg
            Born 25 February 1675 Rheinfels
            Died 27 January 1720 Sulzbach
       70. Karl III Philipp
            Kurfürst von der Pfalz 1716-1742
            Born 4 November 1661 Neuburg
            Died 31 December 1742 Mannheim
            Married 10 August 1688 Berlin
       71. Princess Ludwika Karolina Radziwill
            Born 27 February 1667 Königsberg
            Died 25 March 1695 Brieg
       72. Ernst Ludwig
            Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt 1678-1688-1739
            Born 15 December 1667 Castle Friedenstein nr Gotha
            Died 12 September 1739 Castle Jägersburg nr Darmstadt
            Married 1 December 1687 Darmstadt
       73. Markgräfin Dorothea Charlotte von Brandenburg-Ansbach
            Born 18 November 1661 Ansbach
            Died 15 November 1705 Darmstadt
       74. Johann Reinhard III
            Fürst von Hanau
            Born 31 July 1665 Bischofsheim
            Died 28 March 1736 Hanau
            Married 20 August 1699 Hanau
       75. Markgräfin Dorothea Friederike von Brandenburg-Ansbach
            Born 12 August 1676 Ansbach
            Died 13 March 1731 Hanau
       76. Graf Johann Carl August zu Leiningen-Dagsburg-
            Heidesheim
            Born 19 March 1662 Broich a.d.Ruhr
            Died 3 November 1698 Broich a.d.Ruhr
            Married 3 December 1685 Babenhausen
       77. Gräfin Johanne Magdalene von Hanau-Lichtenberg
            Born 18 December 1660 Bischofsheim
            Died 21 August 1715 Hanau
       78. Graf Ludwig zu Solms-Rödelheim
            Born 28 December 1664 Rödelheim
            Died 25 November 1716 Rödelheim
            Married 12 June 1696 Hamburg
       79. Grevinde Charlotte Sibylla af Ahlefeld
            Born August 1672 Copenhagen
            Died 17 February 1726 Frankfurt am Main
       80. Ernst Friedrich I
            Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen 1715-1724
            Duke of Saxony
            Born 21 August 1681 Arolsen
            Died 9 March 1724 Hildburghausen
            Married 4 February 1704 Erbach

       81. Gräfin Sophie Albertine zu Erbach
            Born 30 July 1683 Erbach
            Died 4 September 1742 Eisfeld
       82. Graf Philipp Karl zu Erbach-Fürstenau
            Born 14 September 1677 Schonberg
            Died 2 April 1736 Fürstenau
            Married 4 December 1698 Kleinheubach
       83. Gräfin Charlotte Amalie von Kunowitz
            Born 27 April 1677 Kassel
            Died 8 June 1722 Fürstenau
       84. Johann Ernst III
            Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1683-1707
            Duke of Saxony
            Born 22 June 1664 Weimar
            Died 10 June 1707 Weimar
            Married 11 October 1685 Zerbst
       85. Princess Sophie Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst
            Born 9 March 1663 Zerbst
            Died 14 September 1694 Weimar
       86. Georg Friedrich Karl
            Markgraf von Brandenburg-Bayreuth 1726-1735
            Born 30 June 1688 Sulzburg
            Died 17 May 1735 Bayreuth
            Married 17 April 1709 Berlin Div.1716
       87. Princess Dorothea von Holstein-Beck
            Born 4 December 1685 Augustenburg
            Died 25 December 1761 Staflö
       88. Adolf Friedrich II
            Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1701-1708
            Born 19 October 1658 Grabow
            Died 12 May 1708 Strelitz
            Married 10 June 1705 Strelitz
       89. Princess Christiane Emilie von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
            Born 30 March 1681 Schwarzburg
            Died 1 November 1751 Mirow
       90. = 80        91. = 81        92. = 36        93. = 37
       94. = 38        95. = 39
       96. Friedrich III-I
            King in Prussia 1701-1713
            Elector of Brandenburg 1688-1701
            Born 11 July 1657 Königsberg i.Pr.
            Died 25 February 1713 Berlin
            Married 8 October 1684 Herrenhausen
       97. Princess Sophie Charlotte von Hannover
            Born 20 October 1668 Castle Iburg
            Died 1 February 1705 Hannover
       98. George I
            King of Great Britain and Ireland 1714-1727
            Kurfürst von Hannover
            Born 28 May 1660 / 7 June 1660 Hannover
            Died 11 June 1727 / 22 June 1727 Osnabrück
            Married 21 November 1682 Celle Div.28-12-1694
       99. Princess Sophie Dorothea of Brunswick-Celle
            Born 10 September 1666 Celle
            Died 13 November 1726 Castle Ahlden
      100. Ferdinand Albrecht I
            Duke of Brunswick-Bevern
            Born 22 May 1636 Braunschweig
            Died 23 April 1687 Bevern
            Married 25 November 1667 Eschwege

      101. Landgräfin Christine von Hessen-Eschwege
            Born 30 October 1649 Kassel
            Died 18 March 1702 Bevern
      102. Ludwig Rudolf
            Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
            Duke of Brunswick-Blankenburg
            Born 22 July 1671 Wolfenbüttel
            Died 1 March 1735 Braunschweig
            Married 22 April 1690 Aurich
      103. Princess Christine Luise zu Oettingen-Oettingen
            Born 20 March 1671 Oettingen
            Died 3 September 1747 Blankenburg
      104. = 72       105. = 73       106. = 74       107. = 75
      108. = 64       109. = 65       110. = 66       111. = 67
      112. Friedrich II
            Landgraf von Hessen-Homburg 1680-1708
            'mit dem Silbernern Bein'
            Born 30 March 1633 Homburg
            Died 24 January 1708 Homburg
            Married 23 October 1670 Berlin
      113. Duchess Louisa Elisabeth of Kurland
            Born 12 August 1646 Mitau
            Died 16 December 1690 Weferlingen
      114. Wilhelm Moritz
            Graf zu Solms-Greifenstein & Braunfels
            Graf zu Solms-Braunfels (1693)
            Born 4 April 1651 Greifenstein
            Died 9 February 1724 Braunfels
            Married 23 January 1679 Bingenheim
      115. Landgräfin Magdalene Sophie von Hessen-Homburg
            Born 24 April 1660 Bingenheim
            Died 22 March 1720 Braunfels
      116. = 114      117. = 115
      118. Karl Otto
            Graf zu Solms-Utphe
            Born 13 September 1673 Wildenfels
            Died 16 February 1743 Utphe
            Married 10 November 1703 Wildenfels
      119. Gräfin Louise von Schönburg-Waldenburg
            Born 9 March 1686 Waldenburg
            Died 7 December 1740 Utphe
      120. = 72       121. = 73       122. = 74       123. = 75
      124. = 64       125. = 65       126. = 66       127. = 67

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