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Submitted by Leo van de Pas
(corrections/additions are welcome)
 


The Ancestors of Wilhelm II,
Emperor of Germany, King of Prussia
(6 generations)
 
 

        1. Wilhelm II
            Emperor of Germany, King of Prussia 1888-1918
            Born 27 January 1859 Berlin
            Died 5 June 1941 Doorn, The Netherlands

        2. Friedrich III
            Emperor of Germany, King of Prussia 1888-1888
            Born 18 October 1831 Potsdam
            Died 15 June 1888 Potsdam
            Married 25 January 1858 St.James's Palace
        3. Princess Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland
            Princess Royal
            Born 21 November 1840 Buckingham Palace
            Died 5 August 1901 Friedrichshof

        4. Wilhelm I
            Emperor of Germany, King of Prussia
            Born 22 March 1797 Berlin
            Died 9 March 1888 Berlin
            Married 11 June 1829 Berlin
        5. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
            Duchess of Saxony
            Born 30 September 1811 Weimar
            Died 7 January 1890 Berlin
        6. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
            Duke of Saxony, Prince Consort
            Born 26 August 1819 Castle Rosenau
            Died 14 December 1861 Windsor Castle
            Married 10 February 1840 St.James's Palace
        7. Victoria
            Queen of Great Britain and Ireland 1837-1901
            Born 24 May 1819 Kensington Palace
            Died 22 January 1901 Osborne House, Wight

        8. Friedrich Wilhelm III
            King of Prussia 1797-1840
            Born 3 August 1770 Potsdam
            Died 7 June 1840 Berlin
            Married 24 December 1793 Berlin
        9. Duchess Luise von Mecklenburg-Strelitz
            Born 10 March 1776 Hannover
            Died 19 July 1810 Hohenzieritz
       10. Karl Friedrich
            Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
            Born 2 February 1783 Weimar
            Died 8 July 1853 Belvedere nr. Weimar
            Married 3 August 1804 St.Petersburg
       11. Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia
            Born 4 February 1786 St.Petersburg
            Died 23 June 1859 Belvedere nr Weimar
       12. Ernst I
            Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1826-1844
            Born 2 January 1784 Coburg
            Died 29 January 1844 Gotha
            Married 13 July 1817 Gotha Div.1826
       13. Princess Luise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
            Duchess of Saxony
            Born 21 December 1800 Gotha
            Died 30 August 1831 Paris
       14. Prince Edward of Great Britain and Ireland
            Duke of Kent and Strathearn
            Born 2 November 1767 Buckingham House
            Died 23 January 1820 Sidmouth
            Married 29 May 1818 Coburg
       15. Princess Viktoria of Saxe-Saalfeld-Coburg
            Duchess of Saxony
            Born 17 August 1786 Coburg
            Died 16 March 1861 Frogmore

       16. 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
       17. Princess Friederike von Hessen-Darmstadt
            Born 16 October 1751 Prenzlau
            Died 25 February 1805 Berlin
       18. Karl II
            Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
            Born 10 October 1741 Mirow
            Died 6 November 1816 Neustrelitz
            Married 8 September 1768 Darmstadt
       19. Landgraefin Friederike von Hessen-Darmstadt
            Born 20 August 1752 Darmstadt
            Died 22 May 1782 Hannover
       20. Karl August
            Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
            Born 3 September 1757 Weimar
            Died 14 June 1828 Graditz
            Married 3 October 1775 Karlsruhe
       21. Landgraefin Luise von Hessen-Darmstadt
            Born 30 January 1757 Berlin
            Died 14 February 1830 Weimar
       22. Paul I Petrovitch
            Emperor of Russia 1796-1801
            Born 1 October 1754 St.Petersburg
            Died 23 March 1801 St.Petersburg (murdered)
            Married 7 October 1776 St.Petersburg
       23. Duchess Sophia Dorothea von Wuerttemberg
            'Maria Feodorovna'
            Born 25 October 1759 Stettin
            Died 5 November 1828 Pavlovsk
       24. Franz
            Duke of Saxe-Saalfeld-Coburg 1800-1806
            Born 15 July 1750 Coburg
            Died 9 December 1806 Coburg
            Married 13 June 1777 Ebersdorf
       25. Countess Auguste Reuss zu Lobenstein
             und Ebersdorf
            Born 19 January 1757 Ebersdorf
            Died 16 November 1831 Coburg
       26. August
            Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
            Born 23 November 1772 Gotha
            Died 27 May 1822 Gotha
            Married 21 October 1797 Ludwigslust
       27. Duchess Luise Charlotte von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
            Born 19 November 1779 Schwerin
            Died 4 January 1801 Gotha
       28. George III
            King of Great Britain and Ireland 1760-1820
            Born 4 June 1738 Norfolk House
            Died 29 January 1820 Windsor Castle
            Married 8 September 1761 London, St.James's Palace
       29. Duchess Charlotte Sophie von Mecklenburg-Strelitz
            Born 19 May 1744 Mirow
            Died 17 November 1818 Kew Palace
       30. = 24        31. = 25

       32. Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia
            Born 9 August 1722 Berlin
            Died 12 June 1758 Oranienburg
            Married 6 January 1742 Berlin
       33. Princess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
            Born 29 January 1722 Wolfenbuettel, Castle Bevern
            Died 13 January 1780 Berlin
       34. Ludwig IX
            Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt 1768-1790
            Born 15 December 1719 Darmstadt
            Died 6 April 1790 Pirmasens
            Married 12 August 1741 Zweibruecken
       35. Pfalzgraefin Karoline von Zweibruecken-Birkenfeld
            Born 9 March 1721 Strassburg
            Died 30 March 1774 Darmstadt
       36. Duke Karl of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
            Born 23 February 1708 Strelitz
            Died 5 June 1752 Mirow
            Married 5 February 1735 Eisfeld
       37. Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen
            Duchess of Saxony
            Born 4 August 1713 Hildburghausen
            Died 29 June 1761 Neustrelitz
       38. Landgraf Georg Wilhelm von Hessen-Darmstadt
            Born 11 July 1722 Darmstadt
            Died 21 June 1782 Darmstadt
            Married 15 March 1748 Castle Heidesheim
       39. Countess Marie Luise Albertine zu Leiningen-Dagsburg-
            Heidesheim
            Born 16 March 1729 Heidesheim
            Died 11 March 1818 Neustrelitz
       40. Ernst August II
            Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
            Born 2 June 1737 Weimar
            Died 28 May 1758 Weimar
            Married 16 March 1756 Braunschweig
       41. Princess Anna Amalie of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
            Born 24 October 1739 Wolfenbuettel
            Died 10 April 1807 Weimar
       42. = 34        43. = 35
       44. Peter III
            Emperor of Russia 1762, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
            Born 21 February 1728 Kiel
            Died 6 July 1762 Ropscha (murdered)
            Married 24 August 1746 St.Petersburg
       45. Catherine II "the Great"
            Empress of Russia 1762-1796
            Born 2 May 1729 Stettin
            Died 6 November 1796 St.Petersburg
       46. Friedrich II Eugen
            Duke of Wuerttemberg
            Born 21 January 1732 Stuttgart
            Died 23 December 1797 Hohenheim
            Married 29 November 1753 Schwedt
       47. Markgraefin Dorothea von Brandenburg-Schwedt
            Born 18 December 1736 Schwedt
            Died 9 March 1798 Stuttgart
       48. Ernst Friedrich
            Duke of Saxe-Saalfeld-Coburg
            Born 8 March 1724 Saalfeld
            Died 8 September 1800 Coburg
            Married 23 April 1749 Wolfenbuettel
       49. Princess Sophie Antonie of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
            Born 23 January 1724 Wolfenbuettel
            Died 17 May 1802 Coburg
       50. Count Heinrich XXIV Reuss zu Ebersdorf
            Born 22 January 1724 Ebersdorf
            Died 13 May 1779 Ebersdorf
            Married 28 June 1754 Thurnau
       51. Countess Karoline Ernestine zu Erbach-Schonberg
            Born 20 August 1727 Gedern
            Died 22 April 1796 Ebersdorf
       52. Ernst II
            Duke of Saxe-Gotha
            Born 30 January 1745 Gotha
            Died 20 April 1804 Gotha
            Married 21 March 1769 Meiningen
       53. Duchess Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen
            Duchess of Saxony
            Born 11 September 1751 Frankfurt am Main
            Died 25 April 1827 Genoa
       54. Friedrich Franz I
            Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
            Born 10 December 1756 Schwerin
            Died 1 February 1837 Ludwigslust
            Married 31 May 1775 Gotha
       55. Princess Luise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
            Duchess of Saxony
            Born 9 March 1756 Roda
            Died 1 January 1808 Ludwigslust
       56. Frederick Lewis
            Prince of Wales
            Born 20 January 1707 Hannover
            Died 20 March 1751 London, Leicester House
            Married 27 April 1736 London, St.James's Palace
       57. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
            Duchess of Saxony
            Born 30 November 1719 Gotha
            Died 8 February 1772 London, Carlton House
       58. = 36        59. = 37        60. = 48        61. = 49
       62. = 50        63. = 51

       64. Friedrich Wilhelm I
            King in Prussia 1713-1740
            Born 14 August 1688 Berlin
            Died 31 May 1740 Potsdam
            Married 28 November 1706 Berlin
       65. Princess Sophie Dorothea von Hannover
            Born 16 March 1685 Hannover
            Died 28 June 1757 Castle Montbijou nr Berlin
       66. Ferdinand Albrecht II
            Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
            Born 29 May 1680 Bevern
            Died 3 September 1735 Salzdahlem
            Married 15 October 1712 Braunschweig
       67. Princess Antoinette Amalie of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
            Born 14 April 1696 Wolfenbuettel
            Died 6 March 1762 Braunschweig
       68. Ludwig VIII
            Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt
            Born 5 April 1691 Darmstadt
            Died 17 October 1768 Darmstadt
            Married 5 April 1717 Castle Philippsruhe
       69. Countess Charlotte von Hanau-Lichtenberg
            Born 2 May 1700 Buchsweiler
            Died 1 July 1726 Darmstadt
       70. Christian III
            Pfalzgraf von Zweibruecken-Birkenfeld
            Born 7 November 1674 Strassburg
            Died 3 February 1735 Zweibruecken
            Married 21 September 1719 Sankt Lorenzen
       71. Countess Caroline von Nassau-Saarbruecken
            Born 12 August 1704 Saarbruecken
            Died 25 March 1774 Darmstadt
       72. Adolf Friedrich II
            Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
            Born 19 October 1658 Grabow
            Died 12 May 1708 Strelitz
            Married 10 June 1705 Strelitz
       73. Princess Christiane Emilie von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
            Born 30 March 1681 Schwarzburg
            Died 1 November 1751 Mirow
       74. Ernst Friedrich I
            Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
            Born 21 August 1681 Arolsen
            Died 9 March 1724 Hildburghausen
            Married 4 February 1704 Erbach
       75. Countess Sophie Albertine zu Erbach
            Born 30 July 1683 Erbach
            Died 4 September 1742 Eisfeld
       76. = 68        77. = 69
       78. Count 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
       79. Countess Catharine Polyxene zu Solms-Rodelheim
             und Assenheim
            Born 30 January 1702 Rodelheim
            Died 21 March 1765 Heidesheim
       80. Ernst August I
           Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
            Born 19 April 1688 Weimar
            Died 19 January 1748 Eisenach
            Married 7 April 1734 Bayreuth
       81. Markgraefin Sophie Charlotte von Brandenburg-Bayreuth
            Born 27 July 1713 Castle Weferlingen
            Died 2 March 1747 Eisenach
       82. Karl I
            Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
            Born 1 August 1713 Wolfenbuettel
            Died 26 March 1780 Braunschweig
            Married 2 July 1733 Berlin
       83. Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia
            Born 13 March 1716 Berlin
            Died 16 February 1801 Braunschweig
       84. = 68        85. = 69        86. = 70        87. = 71
       88. Karl Friedrich
            Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
            Born 30 April 1700 Stockholm
            Died 18 June 1739 Rolfshagen
            Married 21 May 1725 St.Petersburg
       89. Grand Duchess Anna Pjotrovna of Russia
            Born 7 February 1708 Moscow
            Died 15 May 1728 Kiel
       90. Christian August
            Fuerst von Anhalt-Zerbst
            Born 29 November 1690 Dornburg
            Died 16 March 1747 Zerbst
            Married 8 November 1727 Vechelde
       91. Princess Johanna Elisabeth von Holstein-Gottorp
            Born 24 October 1712 Gottorp
            Died 30 May 1760 Paris
       92. Karl Alexander
            Duke von Wuerttemberg
            Born 24 January 1684 Stuttgart
            Died 12 March 1737 Ludwigsburg
            Married 1 May 1727 Frankfurt am Main
       93. Princess Maria Augusta Anna von Thurn und Taxis
            Born 11 August 1706 Frankfurt am Main
            Died 1 February 1756 Goeppingen
       94. Friedrich Wilhelm
            Markgraf von Brandenburg-Schwedt
            Born 27 December 1700 Oranienbaum nr Dessau
            Died 4 March 1771 Wildenbruch
            Married 10 November 1734 Potsdam
       95. Princess Sofie of Prussia
            Born 25 January 1719 Berlin
            Died 13 November 1765 Schwedt
       96. Franz Josias
            Duke of Saxe-Saalfeld-Coburg
            Born 25 September 1697 Saalfeld
            Died 16 September 1764 Rodach
            Married 2 January 1723 Rudolstadt
       97. Princess Anna Sophie von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
            Born 9 September 1700 Rathsfeld
            Died 11 December 1780 Castle Romhild
       98. = 66        99. = 67
      100. Count Heinrich XXIX Reuss zu Ebersdorf
            Born 21 July 1699 Ebersdorf
            Died 22 May 1747 Herrnhut
            Married 7 September 1721 Castell
      101. Countess Sofie Theodora zu Castell-Remlingen
            Born 12 May 1703 Castell
            Died 8 January 1777 Herrnhut
      102. Georg August
            Count zu Erbach-Schoenberg
            Born 17 June 1691 Waldenburg
            Died 29 March 1758 Koenig
            Married 15 December 1719 Gedern
      103. Countess Ferdinande Henriette zu Stolberg-Gedern
            Born 2 October 1699 Gedern
            Died 31 January 1750 Koenig
      104. Friedrich III
            Duke of Saxe-Gotha
            Born 14 April 1699 Gotha
            Died 10 March 1772 Gotha
            Married 17 September 1729 Gotha
      105. Duchess Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen
            Duchess of Saxony
            Born 10 August 1710 Meiningen
            Died 22 October 1767 Gotha
      106. Anton Ulrich
            Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
            Born 22 October 1687 Meiningen
            Died 27 January 1763 Frankfurt am Main
            Married 26 September 1750 Homburg v.d.H.
      107. Landgraefin Charlotte Amalie von Hessen-Philippsthal
            Born 11 August 1730 Philippsthal
            Died 7 September 1801 Meiningen
      108. Duke Ludwig von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
            Born 6 August 1725 Grabow
            Died 12 September 1778 Schwerin
            Married 13 May 1755 Schwerin
      109. Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Saalfeld-Coburg
            Duchess of Saxony
            Born 24 September 1731 Coburg
            Died 2 August 1810 Schwerin
      110. Duke Johann August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
            Duke of Saxony
            Born 17 February 1704 Gotha
            Died 8 May 1767 Roda
            Married 6 January 1752 Roda
      111. Countess Luise Reuss zu Schleiz
            Born 3 July 1726 Staffelstein
            Died 28 May 1773 Roda
      112. George II
            King of Great Britain and Ireland 1727-1760
            Born 30 October 1683 Hannover
            Died 25 October 1760 Kensington Palace
            Married 22 August 1705 Herrenhausen
      113. Markgraefin Karoline von Brandenburg-Ansbach
            Born 1 March 1683 Ansbach
            Died 20 November 1737 London, St.James's Palace
      114. Friedrich II
            Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
            Born 28 July 1676 Gotha
            Died 23 March 1732 Altenburg
            Married 7 June 1696 Gotha
      115. Princess Magdalene Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst
            Born 12 October 1679 Zerbst
            Died 11 October 1740 Gotha
      116. = 72       117. = 73       118. = 74       119. = 75
      120. = 96       121. = 97       122. = 66       123. = 67
      124. = 100      125. = 101      126. = 102      127. = 103
 

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