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Submitted by Leo van de Pas
corrections/additions are welcome
 


The Descendants of
Christian I, King of  Denmark 1448-1481, Norway 1449-1481
(4 generations)



       Christian I
       King of Denmark 1448-1481, Norway 1449-1481
       Born February 1426 Oldenburg
       Died 21 May 1481 Copenhagen
       Buried Roskilde Cathedral
       Married 28 October 1449 Copenhagen
       Markgraefin Dorothea von Brandenburg, daughter of Johann
       "der Alchimist", Markgraf von Brandenburg and Duchess
       Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg
       Born 1430
       Died 25 November 1495 Kalundborg
       Buried Roskilde Cathedral
                 Children, Generation I

       Generation I
            1  Prince Olaf of Denmark
               Born 29 September 1450
               Died 1451

            2  Prince Knud of Denmark
               Born 1451
               Died 1455

            3  Hans
               King of Denmark and Norway 1481-1513
               Born 8 July 1455 Copenhagen
               Died 20 February 1513 Alborg
               Married 6 September 1478 Copenhagen
               Duchess Christine of Saxony, daughter of Ernst, Elector of
               Saxony 1464-1486 and Elisabeth of Bavaria
               Born circa 1461 Torzau
               Died 8 December 1521 Odense
                         Children, Generation II-1

            4  Margaret (Margrethe) of Denmark
               Born 23 June 1456
               Died 14 July 1486 Stirling
               Buried Cambuskenneth Abbey
               Married 13 July 1469 Holyrood House
               James III, King of Scots 1460-1488, son of James II, King
               of Scots 1437-1460 and Marie van Egmond
               Born 10 July 1451 St.Andrews Castle
               Died 11 June 1488 Milltown (murdered)
               Buried Cambuskenneth Abbey
                         Children, Generation II-2

            5  Fredrik I
               King of Denmark and Norway 1523-1533
               Born 7 October 1471
               Died 10 April 1533 Gottorp
               Buried Slesvig Cathedral
               Married (1) 10 April 1502 Stendal
               Markgraefin Anna von Brandenburg, daughter of Johann Cicero,
               Elector of Brandenburg 1486-1499 and Margarete of Saxony
               Born 27 August 1487 Berlin
               Died 3 May 1514 Kiel
               Buried Klosterkirche Bordesholm
               Married (2) 9 October 1518 Kiel
               Sophie von Pommern, daughter of Bogislaw X "the Great",
               Duke of Pommern and Anna of Poland
               Born 1498
               Died 13 May 1568 Kiel
                         Children, Generation II-3

       II-1 (I-3)
            1  Prince Hans of Denmark
               Died young

            2  Prince Ernst of Denmark
               Died young

            3  Christian II
               King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden 1513-1523
               Born 1 July 1481 Nyborg
               Died 25 January 1559 Castle Kalundborg
               Married 12 August 1515 Copenhagen
               Archduchess Isabella of Austria, daughter of Archduke
               Philip of Austria, King of Castile 1504-1506 and Infanta
               Juana of Aragon
               Born 18 July 1501 Bruxelles
               Died 19 January 1526 Gent
                         Children, Generation III-1

            4  Princess Elisabeth of Denmark
               Born before 24 June 1485 Nykoping
               Died 10 June 1555 Berlin
               Married 10 April 1502 Stendal
               Joachim I, Elector of Brandenburg 1499-1535, son of Johann
               Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg 1486-1499 and Margarete of
               Saxony
               Born 21 February 1484
               Died 11 July 1535 Berlin
                         Children, Generation III-2

            5  Prince Franz of Denmark
               Born 15 July 1497
               Died 1 April 1511

       II-2 (I-4)
            1  James IV
               King of Scots 1488-1513
               Born 17 March 1473 Stirling Castle
               Died 9 September 1513 Flodden (in battle)
               Married 8 August 1503 Holyrood
               Margaret Tudor, Princess of England, daughter of Henry VII,
               King of England 1485-1509 and Elizabeth of York
               Born 29 November 1489 Westminster Palace
               Died 18 October 1541 Methven Castle
               Buried 24 November 1541 St.John's Abbey, Perth
               Children by (a) Margaret Boyd, daughter of Archibald Boyd
               Child by (b) Margaret Drummond, daughter of John Drummond,
               1st Baron Drummond and Lady Elizabeth Lindsay
               Born circa 1475
               Died 1501 Drummond Castle (poisoned)
               Child by (c) Janet Kennedy, daughter of John Kennedy, 2nd
               Lord Kennedy and Lady Elizabeth Seton-Gordon
               Died before 1 June 1500
               Child by (d) Agnes Stewart, daughter of James Stewart, 1st
               Earl of Buchan and Mrs. Margaret Murray
               Died February 1557
                         Children, Generation III-3

            2  James Stewart
               Duke of Ross
               Born March 1476
               Died 12 January 1504

            3  John
               Earl of Mar
               Born December 1479
               Died 11 March 1503

       II-3 (I-5)
        (1) 1  Christian III
               King of Denmark and Norway 1534-1559
               Born 12 August 1503 Gottorp
               Died 1 January 1559 Koldinghus
               Married 29 October 1525 Lauenburg
               Duchess Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, daughter of Magnus I,
               Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg 1507-1543 and Duchess Katharina of
               Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel
               Born 9 July 1511 Lauenburg
               Died 7 October 1571 Sonderburg
                         Children, Generation III-4

            2  Princess Dorothea of Denmark
               Born 1 August 1504 (Gottorp?)
               Died 11 April 1547 Koenigsbergen
               Married 1 July 1526 Koenigsbergen
               Albrecht, Duke of Prussia, son of Friedrich V, Markgraf von
               Brandenburg-Ansbach-Bayreuth and Sofie of Poland
               Born 17 May 1490 Ansbach
               Died 20 March 1568 Tapiau
                         Children, Generation III-5

        (2) 3  Prince Hans of Denmark
               Born 28 June 1521
               Died 2 October 1580

            4  Princess Elisabeth of Denmark
               Born 14 October 1524
               Died 15 October 1586 Nykoping or Gjedsor
               Buried Guestrow Cathedral
               Married (1) 26 August 1543 Kiel
               Duke Magnus von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, son of Heinrich
               V-III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Markgraefin Ursula
               von Brandenburg
               Born 4 July 1509 Stargard
               Died 28 January 1550 Butzow
               Buried Doberan
               Married (2) 16 February 1556 Copenhagen
               Ulrich III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Guestrow, son
               of Albrecht V-VII 'der Schoene', Duke of Mecklenburg
               1519-1547 & Guestrow 1534-1547 and Markgraefin Anna von
               Brandenburg
               Born 22 April 1527 Schwerin
               Died 14 March 1603 Guestrow
               Buried Gustrow Cathedral
                         Children, Generation III-6

            5  Princess Anna of Denmark
               Born 1525
               Died 4 June 1535

            6  Adolf
               Duke of Holstein-Gottorp 1544-1586
               Born 25 January 1526 Flensburg
               Died 11 October 1586 Gottorp
               Married 16 December 1564 Gottorp
               Landgraefin Christine von Hessen, daughter of Philipp I "the
               Magnanimous", Landgraf von Hessen 1509-1518-1567 and
               Duchess Christine of Saxony
               Born 29 June 1543 Kassel
               Died 23 May 1604 Kiel
                         Children, Generation III-7

            7  Princess Dorothea of Denmark
               Born 1528
               Died 11 November 1575
               Married 27 October 1573 Kolding
               Duke Christof von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, son of Albrecht
               V-VII 'der Schone', Duke of Mecklenburg 1519-1547 & Guestrow
               1534-1547 and Markgraefin Anna von Brandenburg
               Born 30 June 1537 Augsburg
               Died 4 March 1592 Tempzin
                         S.P.

            8  Prince Fredrik of Denmark
               Bishop of Hildesheim
               Born 13 April 1529
               Died 27 October 1556

      III-1 (II-1-3)
            1  Prince Hans of Denmark
               Born 21 February 1518
               Died 2 August 1532

            2  Prince Philip of Denmark
               Born 4 July 1519
               Died 1520

            3  Prince Maximilian of Denmark
               Born 4 July 1519
               Died 1519

            4  Princess Dorothea of Denmark
               Born 10 November 1520
               Died 20 September 1580
               Married 26 September 1535
               Friedrich II "der Weise", Elector von der Pfalz 1544-1556,
               son of Philipp, Elector von der Pfalz 1476-1508 and
               Margarete of Bavaria
               Born 9 December 1482
               Died 26 February 1556
                         S.P.

            5  Princess Christine of Denmark
               Regent of Lorraine 1545-1552
               Born 1521
               Died 10 December 1590 Tortona, Italy
               Buried Nancy, Convent des Cordeliers
               Married (1) 4 May 1534
               Francesco II Sforza, Duke of Milano 1521-1535, son of
               Lodovico "Il Moro" Sforza, Duke of Milan 1494-1499 and
               Beatrice d'Este
               Born 4 February 1492
               Died 24 October 1535
               Married (2) 10 July 1541 Bruxelles
               Francois I, Duc de Lorraine et Bar 1544-1545, son of
               Antoine II "le Bon", Duc de Lorraine et Bar 1508-1544 and
               Renee de Bourbon, Dame de Mercoeur
               Born 1517 Nancy
               Died 12 June 1545 Remiremont
               Buried Nancy, Convent des Cordeliers
                         Children, Generation IV-1

            6  Prince NN of Denmark
               Born January 1523
               Died January 1523

      III-2 (II-1-4)
            1  Joachim II
               Elector of Brandenburg 1535-1571
               Born 9 January 1505
               Died 3 January 1571 Koepeninck
               Married (1) 6 November 1524 Dresden
               Duchess Magdalene of Saxony, daughter of Georg, Duke of
               Saxony 1500-1539 and Barbara of Poland
               Born 7 March 1507 Dresden
               Died 25 January 1534 (Berlin?)
               Married (2) 1 September 1535
               Princess Hedwig of Poland, daughter of Sigismund I, King of
               Poland 1506-1548 and Barbara Zapolya
               Born 25 March 1513
               Died 7 February 1573
                         Children, Generation IV-2

            2  Markgraefin Anna von Brandenburg
               Born 1507
               Died 19 June 1567 Lubz
               Buried Slesvig Cathedral
               Married 17 January 1524 Berlin
               Albrecht V-VII 'der Schoene', Duke of Mecklenburg 1519-1547
               & Gustrow 1534-1547, son of Magnus II, Duke of
               Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Guestrow and Sophie von
               Pommern-Wolgast
               Born 28 July 1488 Wismar
               Died 5 January 1547 Schwerin
               Buried Doberan
                         Children, Generation IV-3

            3  Markgraefin Elisabeth von Brandenburg
               Born 24 August 1510
               Died 25 May 1558
               Married (1) 12 March 1525
               Erich I, Duke von Brunswick zu Kalenberg, son of Wilhelm
               II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel and Countess Elisabeth
               zu Stolberg
               Born 16 February 1470
               Died 30 July 1540
               Married (2) 30 May 1546
               Count Poppo XII von Henneberg-Schleusingen, son of Wilhelm
               IV, Count von Henneberg-Schleusingen 1480-1559 and
               Markgraefin Anastasia von Brandenburg
               Born 20 September 1513
               Died 16 April 1570
                         Children, Generation IV-4

            4  Markgraefin Margarethe von Brandenburg
               Born 29 September 1511
               Died after 1577
               Married (1) 23 January 1530
               Georg I, Duke of Pommern-Wolgast, son of Bogislaw X "the
               Great", Duke of Pommern and Anna of Poland
               Born 11 April 1493
               Died 9 May 1531
               Married (2) 15 February 1534 Dessau
               Johann II, Fuerst von Anhalt-Zerbst, son of Ernst, Fuerst von
               Anhalt-Zerbst and Margarete von Muensterberg
               Born 4 September 1504 Dessau
               Died 4 February 1551 Zerbst
               Married (3) 1553
               Hans Jonas von Goltz
                         Children, Generation IV-5

            5  Johann I
               Markgraf von Brandenburg-Kuestrin
               Born 3 August 1513 Tangermuende
               Died 13 January 1571 Kuestrin
               Married 31 December 1537 Wolfenbuettel
               Duchess Katharina of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel, daughter of
               Heinrich II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel and Marie von
               Wuerttemberg
               Born 1518 Wolfenbuettel
               Died 16 May 1574 Krossen a.d.O.
                         Children, Generation IV-6

      III-3 (II-2-1)
            1  James Stewart
               Duke of Rothesay
               Born 21 February 1507 Holyrood
               Died 27 February 1508 Stirling Castle

            2  NN Stewart
               Born 15 July 1508 Holyrood
               Died 15 July 1508 Holyrood

            3  Arthur Stewart
               Duke of Rothesay
               Born 20 October 1509 Holyrood
               Died 14 July 1510 Edinburgh Castle

            4  James V
               King of Scots 1513-1542
               Born 10 April 1512 Linlithgow Palace
               Died 14 December 1542 Falkland Castle
               Buried Holyroodhouse Abbey
               Married (1) 1 January 1537 Notre Dame, Paris
               Madeleine de Valois, Princess of France, daughter of
               Francois I, King of France 1515-1547 and Claude de France
               Born 10 August 1520 St.Germain-en-Laye
               Died 7 July 1537 Holyrood
               Married (2) 9 May 1538 St.Andrews
               Marie de Lorraine, daughter of Claude de Lorraine, Duc de
               Guise and Antoinette de Bourbon
               Born 22 November 1515 Bar-le-Duc
               Died 10 June 1560 Edinburgh Castle
               Child by (a) Elizabeth Shaw
               Child by (b) Margaret Erskine, daughter of James Erskine,
               5th Lord Erskine and Lady Margaret/Elizabeth Campbell
               Died 5 May 1572
               Child by (c) Christina Barclay
               Child by (d) Euphemia Elphinstone, daughter of Alexander
               Elphinstone, 1st Baron Elphinstone and Elizabeth Barlow
               Child by (e) Elizabeth Carmichael, daughter of Sir John
               Carmichael
               Child by (f) Lady Helen Stewart, daughter of John Stewart,
               12th Earl of Lennox and Lady Elizabeth Stewart
               Died before 25 November 1564 in Flanders
               Child by (g) Elizabeth Beatoun, daughter of Sir John
               Beatoun, of Creich, Hereditary Keeper of Falkland
               Child by (h) NN
                         Children, Generation IV-7

            5  NN Stewart
               Born 1513
               Died 1513

            6  Alexander Stewart
               Duke of Ross
               Born 30 April 1514 Stirling Castle
               Died 18 December 1515 Stirling Castle

        (a) 7  Alexander Stewart
               Born 1493
               Died 9 September 1513 Flodden (in battle)

            8  James Stewart

            9  Lady Katherine Stewart
               mentioned 5 July 1554
               Married before 10 December 1507
               James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton, son of John Douglas, 2nd
               Earl of Morton and Janet Crichton
               Died before 4 November 1550
                         Children, Generation IV-8

        (b) 10 Lady Margaret Stewart
               Born 1497
               Married (1) November 1512
               John Gordon, Lord Gordon, son of Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl
               of Huntly and Lady Janet Stewart
               Died 5 December 1517 Abbey of Kinloss
               Buried Abbey of Kinloss
               Married (2) 20 January 1531 *
               Sir John Drummond, of Innerpeffry, son of Sir John
               Drummond, of Innerpeffry
                         Children, Generation IV-9

        (c) 11 James Stewart
               Earl of Moray
               Born circa 1499
               Died 12 June 1544 Darnaway
               Married August 1529
               Lady Elizabeth Campbell, daughter of Colin Campbell, 3rd
               Earl of Argyll and Lady Jean Gordon
               Died before 15 May 1548
               Child by (a) Marion Stewart
               Child by (b) NN
                         Children, Generation IV-10
 

        (d) 12 Lady Janet Stewart
               Died before 20 February 1563
               Married circa 28 February 1524
               Malcolm Fleming, 3rd Lord Fleming, son of John Fleming, 2nd
               Lord Fleming and Eupheme Drummond
               Born circa 1494
               Died 10 September 1547 Pinkie (in battle)
               Child by (a) Henri II, King of France 1547-1559, son of
               Francois I, King of France 1515-1547 and Claude de France
               Born 31 March 1519 St.Germain en Laye
               Died 10 July 1559 Paris
               Buried St.Denis
                         Children, Generation IV-11

      III-4 (II-3-1)
            1  Princess Anna of Denmark
               Born 25 November 1532 Haderslev
               Died 1 October 1585 Dresden
               Married 7 October 1548 Torgau
               August, Elector of Saxony 1553-1586, son of Heinrich V "the
               Pious", Duke of Saxony 1539-1541 and Duchess Katharina von
               Mecklenburg-Schwerin
               Born 31 July 1526 Freiberg
               Died 11 February 1586 Dresden
                         Children, Generation IV-12

            2  Fredrik II
               King of Denmark and Norway 1559-1588
               Born 1 July 1534 Haderslev
               Died 4 April 1588 Antvorskov
               Buried Roskilde
               Married 20 July 1572 Copenhagen
               Duchess Sophie zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin, daughter of Ulrich
               III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Gustrow and Princess
               Elisabeth of Denmark
               Born 4 September 1557 Wismar
               Died 14 October 1631 Nykoping
               Buried Roskilde
                         Children, Generation IV-13

            3  Magnus
               King of Livland 1570-1577, Duke von Holstein
               Born 14 August 1540
               Died 28 March 1583
               Married 12 April 1573
               Maria of Russia, daughter of Wladimir of Russia, Prince of
               Staritza and Eudoxia Odojewska
               Born 1560
               Died 13 June 1597
                         Children, Generation IV-14

            4  Johann
               Duke of Holstein-Sonderburg-Plon 1564-1622
               Born 25 March 1545 Koldinghus
               Died 9 October 1622 Gluecksburg
               Married (1) 19 August 1568 Kolding
               Princess Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, daughter of
               Ernst, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen 1551-1567 and Anna
               Margarete von Pommern
               Born 20 March 1550 Salzerhelden
               Died 11 February 1586 Osterholm
               Married (2) 14 February 1588
               Princess Agnes Hedwig von Anhalt-Zerbst, daughter of
               Joachim Ernst, Fuerst von Anhalt-Zerbst und Dessau and
               Duchess Eleonore von Wuerttemberg
               Born 12 March 1573 Dessau
               Died 3 November 1616 Sonderburg
                         Children, Generation IV-15

            5  Princess Dorothea of Denmark
               Born 29 June 1546 Koldinghus
               Died 16 January 1617 Winsen
               Married 12 October 1561 Celle
               Wilhelm, Duke of Brunswick-Lueneburg, son of Ernst "the
               Confessor", Duke of Brunswick-Lueneburg and Duchess Sophie
               von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
               Born 4 July 1535 (Celle?)
               Died 30 August 1592 Celle
                         Children, Generation IV-16

      III-5 (II-3-2)
            1  Duchess Anna Sophie of Prussia
               Born 11 June 1527 Koenigsbergen
               Died 6 February 1591 Schwerin
               Married 24 February 1555 Koenigsberg
               Johann Albrecht I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Guestrow and
               Schwerin, son of Albrecht V-VII 'der Schoene', Duke of
               Mecklenburg 1519-1547 & Guestrow 1534-1547 and Markgraefin
               Anna von Brandenburg
               Born 23 December 1525 Guestrow
               Died 12 February 1576 Schwerin
                         Children, Generation IV-17

            2  Duchess Katharina of Prussia
               Born 24 February 1528
               Died 24 February 1528

            3  Duke Friedrich Albrecht of Prussia
               Born 5 December 1529
               Died 1 January 1530

            4  Duchess Lucia Dorothea of Prussia
               Born 8 April 1531
               Died 1 February 1532

            5  Duchess Lucia of Prussia
               Born February 1537
               Died May 1539

            6  Duke Albrecht of Prussia
               Born March 1539
               Died March 1539

      III-6 (II-3-4)
        (2) 1  Duchess Sophie zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin
               Born 4 September 1557 Wismar
               Died 14 October 1631 Nykoping
               Buried Roskilde
               Married 20 July 1572 Copenhagen
               Fredrik II, King of Denmark and Norway 1559-1588, son of
               Christian III, King of Denmark and Norway 1534-1559 and
               Duchess Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
               Born 1 July 1534 Haderslev
               Died 4 April 1588 Antvorskov
               Buried Roskilde
                         Children, Generation IV-18

      III-7 (II-3-6)
            1  Friedrich II
               Duke of Holstein-Gottorp 1586-1587
               Born 21 April 1568
               Died 15 June 1587

            2  Princess Sophie von Holstein-Gottorp
               Born 1 June 1569 Gottorp
               Died 14 November 1634 Schwerin
               Married 17 February 1588
               Johann V-VII, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1576-1585-1592,
               son of Johann Albrecht I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Guestrow and
               Schwerin and Duchess Anna Sophie of Prussia
               Born 7 March 1558 Guestrow
               Died 22 March 1592 Schwerin
                         Children, Generation IV-19

            3  Philipp
               Duke of Holstein-Gottorp 1587-1590
               Born 10 August 1570
               Died 18 October 1590

            4  Princess Christine von Holstein-Gottorp
               Born 13 April 1573 Kiel
               Died 8 December 1625 Gripsholm
               Married 27 August 1592 Nykoping
               Carl IX, King of Sweden 1604-1611, son of Gustaf I
               Eriksson, King of Sweden 1523-1560 and Margaretha
               Leijonhufvud
               Born 4 October 1550 Stockholm
               Died 30 October 1611 Nykoping
                         Children, Generation IV-20

            5  Princess Elisabeth von Holstein-Gottorp
               Born 11 March 1574
               Died 12 January 1587

            6  Johann Adolf
               Duke of Holstein-Gottorp 1590-1616
               Born 27 February 1575 Gottorp
               Died 31 March 1616 Gottorp
               Married 30 August 1596 Copenhagen
               Princess Auguste of Denmark, daughter of Fredrik II, King
               of Denmark and Norway 1559-1588 and Duchess Sophie zu
               Mecklenburg-Schwerin
               Born 8 April 1580 Koldinghus
               Died 5 February 1639 Husum
                         Children, Generation IV-21

            7  Princess Anna von Holstein-Gottorp
               Born 27 February 1575
               Died 24 April 1610
               Married 25 June 1598
               Enno III, Count von Ostfriesland 1599-1625, son of Edzard
               II, Count von Ostfriesland 1540-1561-1599 and Princess
               Catharina of Sweden
               Born 30 September 1563
               Died 19 August 1625
                         Children, Generation IV-22

            8  Prince Christian von Holstein-Gottorp
               Born 29 May 1576
               Died 22 April 1577

            9  Princess Agnes von Holstein-Gottorp
               Born 20 December 1578
               Died 1627

            10 Prince Johann Friedrich von Holstein-Gottorp
               Archbishop of Bremen, Bishop of Lubeck
               Born 1 September 1579
               Died 3 September 1634

       IV-1 (III-1-5)
        (2) 1  Charles II
               Duc de Lorraine 1552-1608
               Born February 1543 Nancy
               Died 14 May 1608 Nancy
               Buried Nancy, Convent des Cordeliers
               Married 22 January 1559 Paris, Notre Dame
               Claude de France, daughter of Henri II, King of France
               1547-1559 and Catharina de' Medici
               Born 12 November 1547 Fontainebleau
               Died 21 February 1575 Nancy
               Child by (a) NN

            2  Renee de Lorraine
               Born 20 April 1544 Nancy
               Died 22 May 1602 Muenchen
               Buried Jesuit Church, Muenchen
               Married 22 February 1568 Wien
               Wilhelm V, Duke of Bavaria 1579-1597, son of Albrecht V,
               Duke of Bavaria 1550-1579 and Archduchess Anna of Austria
               Born 29 September 1548 Landshut
               Died 17 February 1626 Schleissheim
               Buried St.Michael, Muenchen

            3  Dorothee de Lorraine
               Born 24 May 1545 Chateau de Deneuvre
               Died 2 June 1621 Nancy
               Buried Cordeliers de Nancy
               Married (1) January 1576
               Erich II, Duke of Brunswick-Kalenberg, son of Erich I, Duke
               von Brunswick zu Kalenberg and Markgraefin Elisabeth von
               Brandenburg
               Born 10 August 1528
               Died 17 November 1584
               Married (2) 1597
               Marc de Rye, Marquis de Varambon, son of Gerard de Rye,
               Seigneur de Berlancon and Louise de Longvy, Dame de
               Vuillafans
               Died December 1598
                         S.P.

       IV-2 (III-2-1)
        (1) 1  Johann Georg
               Elector of Brandenburg 1571-1598
               Born 11 September 1525
               Died 18 January 1598 Berlin
               Married (1) 15 February 1545 Berlin
               Duchess Sophie von Schlesien-Liegnitz, daughter of
               Friedrich II von Schlesien, Duke von Liegnitz & Wohlau and
               Markgraefin Sophie von Brandenburg-Ansbach
               Born circa 1525
               Died 6 February 1546 Berlin
               Married (2) 12 February 1548 Ansbach
               Markgraefin Sabine von Brandenburg-Ansbach, daughter of
               Georg, Markgraf von Brandenburg-Ansbach and Duchess Hedwig
               von Muensterberg
               Born 12 May 1529 Ansbach
               Died 2 November 1575 Berlin
               Married (3) 6 October 1577 Letzlingen
               Princess Elisabeth von Anhalt-Zerbst, daughter of Joachim
               Ernst, Fuerst von Anhalt-Zerbst und Dessau and Countess
               Agnes von Barby-Muehlingen
               Born 5 September 1563 Zerbst
               Died 5 October 1607 Krossen

            2  Markgraefin Barbara von Brandenburg
               Born 10 August 1527
               Died 2 January 1595
               Married 15 February 1545
               Georg II von Schlesien, Duke von Liegnitz zu Brieg und
               Wohlau, son of Friedrich II von Schlesien, Duke von
               Liegnitz & Wohlau and Markgraefin Sophie von
               Brandenburg-Ansbach
               Born 18 July 1523
               Died 7 May 1586

            3  Markgraefin Elisabeth von Brandenburg
               Born 1528
               Died 20 August 1529

            4  Markgraf Friedrich von Brandenburg
               Archbishop of Magdeburg
               Born 12 December 1530 Berlin
               Died 2 October 1552 Halberstadt

            5  Markgraf Albrecht von Brandenburg
               Born 15 February 1532 Berlin
               Died 16 February 1532 Berlin

            6  Markgraf Georg von Brandenburg
               Born 15 February 1532 Berlin
               Died 15 February 1532 Berlin

            7  Markgraf Paul von Brandenburg
               Born 20 January 1534
               Died 28 January 1534

        (2) 8  Markgraefin Elisabeth Magdalene von Brandenburg
               Born 6 November 1537
               Died 22 August 1595
               Married 11 January 1559
               Franz Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Lueneburg, son of Ernst "the
               Confessor", Duke of Brunswick-Lueneburg and Duchess Sophie
               von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
               Born 20 June 1530
               Died 29 April 1559
                         S.P.

            9  Markgraf Siegmund von Brandenburg
               Archbishop of Magdeburg
               Born 2 December 1538
               Died 14 September 1566 Halle, Moritzburg
               Buried Halle Moritzkirche

            10 Markgraefin Hedwig von Brandenburg
               Born 2 March 1540 (Berlin?)
               Died 21 October 1602 Wolfenbuettel
               Married 25 February 1560 Berlin
               Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel, son of Heinrich II,
               Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel and Marie von Wuerttemberg
               Born 29 June 1528 (Wolfenbuettel?)
               Died 13 May 1589 Wolfenbuettel

            11 Markgraefin Sophie von Brandenburg
               Born 14 December 1541
               Died 27 June 1564 Krumau
               Buried Hohenfurth
               Married 14 December 1561 Berlin
               Wilhelm von Rosenberg, son of Jobst III von Rosenberg and
               Anna von Rogendorff
               Born 10 March 1535
               Died 31 August 1592 Prag
                         S.P.

            12 Markgraf Joachim von Brandenburg
               Born circa 1543
               Died 23 March 1544 Coln an der Spree

            13 Markgraefin NN von Brandenburg
               Died after 21 March 1545

       IV-3 (III-2-2)
            1  Duke Magnus von Mecklenburg
               Born 19 November 1524 Berlin
               Died 19 November 1524

            2  Johann Albrecht I
               Duke of Mecklenburg-Guestrow and Schwerin
               Born 23 December 1525 Guestrow
               Died 12 February 1576 Schwerin
               Married 24 February 1555 Koenigsbergen
               Duchess Anna Sophie of Prussia, daughter of Albrecht, Duke
               of Prussia and Princess Dorothea of Denmark
               Born 11 June 1527 Koenigsbergen
               Died 6 February 1591 Schwerin

            3  Ulrich III
               Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Guestrow
               Born 22 April 1527 Schwerin
               Died 14 March 1603 Guestrow
               Buried Guestrow Cathedral
               Married (1) 16 February 1556 Copenhagen
               Princess Elisabeth of Denmark, daughter of Fredrik I, King
               of Denmark and Norway 1523-1533 and Sophie von Pommern
               Born 14 October 1524
               Died 15 October 1586 Nykoping or Gjedsor
               Buried Gustrow Cathedral
               Married (2) 9 December 1588
               Duchess Anna von Pommern, daughter of Philipp I, Duke of
               Pommern-Wolgast and Maria of Saxony
               Born 18 September 1554
               Died 10 September 1626

            4  Duke Georg von Mecklenburg-Guestrow
               Born 22 February 1529
               Died 20 July 1552 Frankfurt am Main (in battle)
 
          5  Duchess Anna zu Mecklenburg-Guestrow
               Born 14 October 1533 (Wismar?)
               Died 14 July 1602 Schwerin
               Buried Mitau
               Married 12 March 1566 Koenigsbergen
               Gotthard, Duke of Kurland 1561-1587, son of Gotthard von
               Ketteler zu Melrich and Sibylle von Nesselrode
               Born circa 1517 Assen
               Died 27 May 1587 Mitau

            6  Duke Christof von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
               Born 30 June 1537 Augsburg
               Died 4 March 1592 Tempzin
               Married (1) 27 October 1573 Kolding
               Princess Dorothea of Denmark, daughter of Fredrik I, King
               of Denmark and Norway 1523-1533 and Sophie von Pommern
               Born 1528
               Died 11 November 1575
               Married (2) 14 May 1581 Stockholm
               Princess Elisabeth of Sweden, daughter of Gustaf I
               Eriksson, King of Sweden 1523-1560 and Margaretha
               Leijonhufvud
               Born 5 April 1549 Kungsor
               Died 20 November 1597 Stockholm

            7  Karl I
               Duke of Mecklenburg-Guestrow & Schwerin
               Born 28 September 1540
               Died 22 July 1610

       IV-4 (III-2-3)
        (1) 1  Duchess Elisabeth von Brunswick-Kalenberg
               Died 19 August 1566
               Married 1543
               Georg Ernst, Count von Henneberg-Schleusingen 1559-1574,
               son of Wilhelm IV, Count von Henneberg-Schleusingen
               1480-1559 and Markgraefin Anastasia von Brandenburg
               Born 27 May 1511
               Died 4 March 1574

            2  Erich II
               Duke of Brunswick-Kalenberg
               Born 10 August 1528
               Died 17 November 1584
               Married (1) 17 May 1545 Munchen Div.1573
               Duchess Sidonie of Saxony, daughter of Heinrich V "the
               Pious", Duke of Saxony 1539-1541 and Duchess Katharina von
               Mecklenburg-Schwerin
               Born 8 March 1518 Meissen
               Died 4 January 1575 Kloster Weissenfels
               Married (2) January 1576
               Dorothee de Lorraine, daughter of Francois I, Duc de
               Lorraine et Bar 1544-1545 and Princess Christine of
               Denmark, Regent of Lorraine 1545-1552
               Born 24 May 1545 Chateau de Deneuvre
               Died 2 June 1621 Nancy
               Buried Cordeliers de Nancy
               Children by (a) Katharina von Wedden, daughter of Cornille
               von Wedden

            3  Duchess Anna Maria of Brunswick-Kalenberg
               Born 1532
               Died 20 March 1568 Koenigsbergen
               Married 26 February 1550 Koenigsbergen
               Albrecht, Duke of Prussia, son of Friedrich V, Markgraf von
               Brandenburg-Ansbach-Bayreuth and Sofie of Poland
               Born 17 May 1490 Ansbach
               Died 20 March 1568 Tapiau

            4  Duchess Katharina von Brunswick-Kalenberg
               Born 4 June 1534
               Died 10 May 1559
               Married 28 February 1557
               Wilhelm von Rosenberg, son of Jobst III von Rosenberg and
               Anna von Rogendorff
               Born 10 March 1535
               Died 31 August 1592 Prag
                         S.P.

       IV-5 (III-2-4)
        (1) 1  Georgia von Pommern
               Born 28 November 1531
               Died 10 January 1574
               Married 24 October 1563
               Stanislaus Latalski, Count von Labischin
               Died 11 December 1598

        (2) 2  Karl
               Fuerst von Anhalt-Zerbst 1556-1561
               Born 17 November 1534
               Died 4 May 1561
               Married 16 May 1557
               Duchess Anna von Pommern, daughter of Barnim IX, Duke of
               Pommern-Stettin and Duchess Anna of Brunswick-Lueneburg
               Born 5 February 1531
               Died 13 October 1592
                         S.P.

            3  Joachim Ernst
               Fuerst von Anhalt-Zerbst und Dessau
               Born 2 October 1536 Dessau
               Died 16 December 1586 Dessau
               Married (1) 25 February 1560 Dessau
               Countess Agnes von Barby-Muehlingen, daughter of Wolfgang I,
               Count von Barby und Muehlingen and Countess Agnes von
               Mansfeld
               Born 23 June 1540 Barby
               Died 27 November 1569 Bernburg
               Married (2) 8 January 1571 Stuttgart
               Duchess Eleonore von Wuerttemberg, daughter of Christoph,
               Duke von Wuerttemberg 1550-1568 and Markgraefin Anna Maria
               von Brandenburg-Ansbach
               Born 22 March 1552 Tuebingen
               Died 12 January 1618 Darmstadt

            4  Princess Maria von Anhalt-Zerbst
               Born 1 December 1538 Dessau
               Died 25 April 1563 Rosslau
               Married 25 August 1559
               Albrecht V, Count von Barby-Muehlingen, son of Wolfgang I,
               Count von Barby und Muehlingen and Countess Agnes von
               Mansfeld
               Born 15 February 1534
               Died 1586

            5  Elisabeth von Anhalt-Zerbst
               Born 15 October 1545
               Died 26 September 1574
               Married 9 July 1570
               Wolfgang, Count von Barby und Walternienburg, son of
               Wolfgang I, Count von Barby und Muehlingen and Countess
               Agnes von Mansfeld
               Born 21 December 1531
               Died 23 March 1615
                         S.P.

       IV-6 (III-2-5)
            1  Markgraefin Elisabeth von Brandenburg-Kuestrin
               Born 29 August 1540
               Died 8 March 1578
               Married 26 December 1558
               Georg Friedrich, Markgraf von Brandenburg-Ansbach, son of
               Georg, Markgraf von Brandenburg-Ansbach and Duchess Emilie
               of Saxony
               Born 5 April 1539
               Died 26 April 1603
                         S.P.

            2  Markgraefin Katharina von Brandenburg-Kuestrin
               Born 10 August 1549 Kuestrin
               Died 10 October 1602 Berlin
               Married 8 January 1570 Kuestrin
               Joachim Friedrich, Elector of Brandenburg 1598-1608, son of
               Johann Georg, Elector of Brandenburg 1571-1598 and Duchess
               Sophie von Schlesien-Liegnitz
               Born 27 January 1546 Berlin
               Died 28 July 1608 nr Koepenik

       IV-7 (III-3-4)
        (2) 1  James Stewart
               Duke of Rothesay
               Born 22 May 1540 St.Andrew
               Died April 1541 St.Andrews

            2  Arthur Stewart
               Duke of Albany
               Born April 1541 Falkland Castle
               Died April 1541 eight days old

            3  Mary Stewart
               Queen of Scots
               Born 7 December 1542 Linlithgow Palace
               Died 8 February 1587 Fotheringay Castle (beheaded)
               Buried Westminster Abbey
               Married (1) 24 April 1558 Paris, Notre Dame
               Francois II, King of France 1559-1560, son of Henri II,
               King of France 1547-1559 and Catharina de' Medici
               Born 19 January 1544 Fontainebleau
               Died 5 December 1560 Orleans
               Married (2) 29 July 1565 Holyrood
               Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, son of Matthew Stuart, 13th
               Earl of Lennox, Regent of Scotland and Lady Margaret
               Douglas
               Born 7 December 1545 Temple Newsome
               Died 10 February 1567 Kirk O'Field (murdered)
               Buried Chapel Royal, Holyrood
               Married (3) 15 May 1567 Holyrood
               James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, Duke of Orkney, son of
               Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell and Agnes Sinclair
               Born 1536
               Died 14 April 1578 Malmo, Sweden

        (a) 4  James Stewart
               Commendator of the Abbeys of Melrose and Kelso
               Died 25 September 1557

        (b) 5  James Stewart
               1st Earl of Moray, Regent of Scotland
               Born 1531
               Died 21 January 1570 Linlithgow (murdered)
               Buried Edinburgh, St.Giles's
               Married 10 February 1562
               Lady Anne Keith, daughter of William Keith, 3rd Earl
               Marischal and Margaret Keith, of Innerugie
               Died 16 July 1588 Edinburgh

        (c) 6  James Stewart
               Born circa 1532
               Died in infancy

        (d) 7  Robert Stewart
               Earl of Orkney
               Born 1533
               Died 4 February 1593
               Married circa 14 December 1561
               Lady Janet Kennedy, daughter of Gilbert Kennedy, 3rd Earl
               of Cassillis and Margery Kennedy
               Died September 1598
               Children by (a) NN
               Child by (b) Janet Robertson
               Child by (c) Marjorie Sandilands

        (e) 8  John Stewart
               Prior of Coldinghame, Baron Darnley
               Born circa 1532
               Died 1563 Inverness
               Married 4 January 1562
               Lady Jean Hepburn, daughter of Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of
               Bothwell and Agnes Sinclair
               Died before 27 July 1599

        (f) 9  Adam Stewart
               Prior of Charterhouse, Perth
               Married Janet Ruthven
                         S.P.

        (g) 10 Lady Jean Stewart
               Died 7 January 1588
               Married 1 July 1554 * Div.1573
               Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll, son of Archibald
               Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll and Lady Helen Hamilton
               Born circa 1532
               Died 12 September 1573
                         S.P.

        (h) 11 Lady Margaret Stewart

       IV-8 (III-3-9)
            1  Lady Margaret Douglas
               Died after 24 May 1579
               Married circa 23 September 1532
               James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, Duc de Chƒtellerault,
               son of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran, 2nd Lord Hamilton
               and Janet Beaton
               Died 22 January 1575 Hamilton

            2  Lady Beatrix Douglas
               Died after 31 October 1583
               Married after 25 July 1530
               Robert Maxwell, 5th Lord Maxwell, son of Robert Maxwell,
               4th Lord Maxwell and Janet Douglas
               Died 13 September 1552 Dumfries

            3  Lady Elizabeth Douglas
               Died after 12 July 1581
               Married after 18 March 1543
               James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, Regent of Scotland, son
               of Sir George Douglas, of Pittendreich and Elizabeth
               Douglas
               Born circa 1516
               Died 2 June 1581 Edinburgh (executed)
               Buried Grey Friars, Edinburgh

       IV-9 (III-3-10)
        (1) 1  George Gordon
               4th Earl of Huntly
               Born 1513
               Died 22 October 1562 Corrichie
               Married 27 March 1530 *
               Lady Elizabeth Keith, daughter of Robert Keith, Master of
               Marischal and Lady Elizabeth Douglas
               Died after 22 October 1562

            2  Alexander Gordon
               Bishop of The Isles, Bishop of Galloway
               Died 11 November 1575
               Married Barbara Logie, of Kessogton

            3  James Gordon
               Chancellor of Moray

        (2) 4  Agnes Drummond
               Died 21 January 1589
               Married (1) Sir Hugh Campbell, of Loudoun, son of Sir Hugh
               Campbell, of Loudoun and Isobel Wallace
               Born 1502
               Died February 1561
               Married (2) 8 June 1562 *
               Hugh Montgomerie, 3rd Earl of Eglintoun, son of Hugh
               Montgomerie, 2nd Earl of Eglintoun and Mariot Seton
               Died 3 June 1585
               Married (3) 15 November 1588 *
               Patrick Drummond, 3rd Lord Drummond, son of David Drummond,
               2nd Lord Drummond and Lilias Ruthven
               Born 1550
               Died circa 1602

            5  Margaret Drummond
               Died circa 21 January 1590
               Married 2 November 1549
               Robert Elphinstone, 3rd Lord Elphinstone, son of Alexander
               Elphinstone, 2nd Lord Elphinstone and Katherine Erskine
               Born 9 September 1530
               Died May 1602

      IV-10 (III-3-11)
        (a) 1  James Stewart

        (b) 2  Elizabeth Stewart
               Married John Stewart, Master of Buchan, son of John
               Stewart, 3rd Earl of Buchan and Margaret Scrymgeour
               Died 10 September 1547 Pinkie (in battle)
                         S.P.

      IV-11