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Medieval

 
Submitted by Leo van de Pas
corrections/additions are welcome
 

Ancestors of
Prince Karl of Prussia
(6 generations)
 

       1. Prince Karl of Prussia                                               
            Born 2 May 1717 Berlin                                              
            Died 31 August 1719 Berlin                                          
                                                                                
        2. Friedrich Wilhelm I                                                  
            King in Prussia 1713-1740                                           
            Born 14 August 1688 Berlin                                          
            Died 31 May 1740 Potsdam                                            
            Married 28 November 1706 Berlin                                     
        3. Princess Sophie Dorothea von Hannover                                
            Born 16 March 1685 Hannover                                         
            Died 28 June 1757 Castle Montbijou nr Berlin                        
                                                                                
        4. Friedrich III-I                                                      
            King in Prussia 1701-1713                                           
            Born 11 July 1657 Koenigsberg in Prussia                            
            Died 25 February 1713 Berlin                                        
            Married 8 October 1684 Herrenhausen                                 
        5. Princess Sophie Charlotte von Hannover                               
            Born 20 October 1668 Castle Iburg                                   
            Died 1 February 1705 Hannover                                       
        6. George I                                                             
            King of Great Britain and Ireland 1714-1727                         
            Born 28 May 1660 / 7 June 1660 Hannover                             
            Died 11 June 1727 / 22 June 1727 Osnabrueck                          
            Married 21 November 1682 Celle Div.28-12-1694                       
        7. Princess Sophie Dorothea of Brunswick-Celle                          
            Born 10 September 1666 Celle                                        
            Died 13 November 1726 Castle Ahlden                                 
                                                                                
        8. Friedrich Wilhelm                                                    
            Elector of Brandenburg 1640-1688                                    
            Born 6 February 1620 Berlin                                         
            Died 29 April 1688 Potsdam                                          
            Married 7 December 1646 's-Gravenhage                               
        9. Countess Louise Henriette von Nassau                                 
            Born 27 November 1627 's-Gravenhage                                 
            Died 6 June 1667 Berlin                                             
       10. Ernst August                                                         
            Elector of Hannover 1692-1698                                       
            Born 20 November 1629 Herzberg                                      
            Died 23 January 1698 Herrenhausen                                   
            Married 17 October 1658 Heidelberg                                  
       11. Princess Sofie von der Pfalz                                         
            Herzogin von Bayern, Pfalzgraefin am Rhein                          
            Born 13 October 1630 's-Gravenhage                                  
            Died 8 June 1714 Herrenhausen                                       
       12. = 10        13. = 11                                                 
       14. Georg Wilhelm                                                        
            Duke of Brunswick-Celle 1665-1705                                   
            Born 26 January 1624 Herzberg                                       
            Died 28 August 1705 Wienhausen                                      
            Married 15 September 1665 Celle                                     
       15. Eleonore Desmier d'Olbreuse                                          
            Born 13 January 1637 Olbreuse                                       
            Died 5 February 1722 Celle                                          
                                                                                
       16. Georg Wilhelm                                                        
            Elector of Brandenburg 1619-1640                                    
            Born 13 November 1595 Berlin                                        
            Died 1 December 1640 Koenigsbergen                                  
            Married 24 July 1616 Heidelberg                                     
       17. Princess Elisabeth Charlotte von der Pfalz                           
            Herzogin von Bayern, Pfalzgraefin am Rhein                          
            Born 19 November 1597 Neumarkt                                      
            Died 26 April 1660 Crossen a.O.                                     
       18. Frederik Hendrik                                                     
            Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau                                   
            Born 29 January 1584 Delft                                          
            Died 14 March 1647 's-Gravenhage                                    
            Married 4 April 1625 's-Gravenhage                                  
       19. Countess Amalia zu Solms-Braunfels                                   
            Born 31 August 1602 Braunfels                                       
            Died 8 September 1675 's-Gravenhage                                 
       20. Georg                                                                
            Duke of Brunswick-Lueneburg zu Kalenberg                            
            Born 17 February 1582 Celle                                         
            Died 12 April 1641 Wolfenbuettel                                     
            Married 14 December 1617 Darmstadt                                  
       21. Landgraefin Anna Eleonore von Hessen-Darmstadt                       
            Born 30 July 1601 Darmstadt                                         
            Died 6 May 1649 Herzberg                                            
       22. Friedrich V                                                          
            Elector von der Pfalz 1610-1620, King of Bohemia                    
            Born 26 August 1596 Huntinglodge Deinschwang                        
            Died 29 November 1632 Mainz                                         
            Married 14 February 1613 Whitehall, London                          
       23. Princess Elizabeth of England                                        
            Born 19 August 1596 Falkland Castle                                 
            Died 14 February 1662 London, Leicester House                       
       24. = 20        25. = 21        26. = 22        27. = 23                 
       28. = 20        29. = 21                                                 
       30. Alexandre Desmier                                                    
            Sire d'Olbreuse                                                     
            Born 1608                                                           
            Died 1660 Medoc                                                     
            Married 16 September 1631                                           
       31. Jacquette Poussard de Vendre                                         
            Died before 22 August 1648                                          
                                                                                
       32. Johann Sigismund                                                     
            Elector von Brandenburg 1608-1619                                   
            Born 8 November 1572 Halle                                          
            Died 23 December 1619 Koeln a.d.Spree (Berlin)                      
            Married 30 October 1594 Koenigsbergen                               
       33. Duchess Anna of Prussia                                              
            Born 3 July 1576 Koenigsbergen                                      
            Died 9 April 1625 Berlin                                            
       34. Friedrich IV                                                         
            Elector von der Pfalz 1583-1592-1610                                
            Born 5 March 1574 Amberg                                            
            Died 9 September 1610 Heidelberg                                    
            Married 12 June 1593 Dillenburg                                     
       35. Countess Louise Juliana von Nassau                                   
            Born 31 March 1576 Delft                                            
            Died 15 March 1644 Koenigsberg, Prussia                             
       36. Willem I "the Silent"                                                
            Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau                                   
            Born 24 April 1533 Dillenburg                                       
            Died 10 July 1584 Delft (murdered)                                  
            Married 24 April 1583 Antwerpen                                     
       37. Louise de Coligny                                                    
            Born 23 September 1555 Chatillon-sur-Loing                          
            Died 13 November 1620 Fontainebleau                                 
       38. Count Johann Albrecht I zu Solms-Braunfels                           
            Born 5 March 1563                                                   
            Died 14 May 1623 's-Gravenhage                                      
            Married 13 May 1590                                                 
       39. Countess Agnes zu Sayn-Wittgenstein                                  
            Born 18 April 1568                                                  
            Died 22 April 1617                                                  
       40. Wilhelm                                                              
            Duke of Brunswick-Lueneburg                                         
            Born 4 July 1535 (Celle?)                                           
            Died 30 August 1592 Celle                                           
            Married 12 October 1561 Celle                                       
       41. Princess Dorothea of Denmark                                         
            Born 29 June 1546 Koldinghus                                        
            Died 16 January 1617 Winsen                                         
       42. Ludwig V "der Getreue"                                               
            Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt 1596-1626                             
            Born 24 September 1577 Darmstadt                                    
            Died 27 July 1626 Darmstadt                                         
            Married 5 June 1598 Berlin                                          
       43. Markgraefin Magdalene von Brandenburg                                
            Born 7 January 1582 Berlin                                          
            Died 4 May 1616 Darmstadt                                           
       44. = 34        45. = 35                                                 
       46. James VI-I                                                           
            King of England 1603-1625, King of Scots 1567-1625                  
            Born 19 June 1566 Edinburgh Castle                                  
            Died 27 March 1625 Theobalds Park, Herts.                           
            Married 24 November 1589 Oslo                                       
       47. Princess Anna of Denmark                                             
            Born 12 October 1574 Skanderborg Castle, Jutland                    
            Died 4 March 1619 Hampton Court Palace                              
       48. = 40        49. = 41        50. = 42        51. = 43                 
       52. = 34        53. = 35        54. = 46        55. = 47                 
       56. = 40        57. = 41        58. = 42        59. = 43                 
       60. Alexandre Desmier                                                    
            Sire d'Olbreuse                                                     
            Died circa 1621                                                     
            Married 14 January 1605 La Rochelle                                 
       61. Marie Baudouin                                                       
            Born 1577                                                           
            Died after 19 February 1619                                         
       62. Joachim Poussard                                                     
            Seigneur de Bas-Vendre                                              
       63. Susanne Gaillard                                                     
                                                                                
       64. Joachim Friedrich                                                    
            Elector of Brandenburg 1598-1608                                    
            Born 27 January 1546 Berlin                                         
            Died 28 July 1608 nr Koepenik                                       
            Married 8 January 1570 Kuestrin                                     
       65. Markgraefin Katharina von Brandenburg-Kuestrin                       
            Born 10 August 1549 Kuestrin                                        
            Died 10 October 1602 Berlin                                         
       66. Albrecht Friedrich                                                   
            Duke of Prussia                                                     
            Born 29 April 1553 Neuhausen                                        
            Died 28 August 1618 Fischhausen                                     
            Married 14 October 1573 Koenigsbergen                               
       67. Marie Eleonore                                                       
            Duchess of Cleves, Juelich and Berg                                 
            Born 16 June 1550 Cleves                                            
            Died 1 June 1608 Koenigsbergen                                      
       68. Ludwig VI                                                            
            Elector von der Pfalz 1576-1583                                     
            Born 4 July 1539 Simmern                                            
            Died 22 October 1583 Heidelberg                                     
            Married 8 July 1560 Marburg                                         
       69. Landgraefin Elisabeth von Hessen                                     
            Born 13 February 1539 Kassel                                        
            Died 14 March 1582 Heidelberg                                       
       70. = 36                                                                 
       71. Charlotte de Bourbon                                                 
            Born circa 1546                                                     
            Died 5 May 1582 Antwerpen                                           
       72. Wilhelm "the Rich"                                                   
            Count von Nassau-Dillenburg                                         
            Born 10 April 1487 Dillenburg                                       
            Died 6 October 1559 Dillenburg                                      
            Married 20 September 1531                                           
       73. Countess Juliana zu Stolberg-Wernigerode                             
            Born 15 February 1506 Stolberg                                      
            Died 18 June 1580 Dillenburg                                        
       74. Gaspard II de Coligny                                                
            Comte de Coligny et Chatillon sur Loing                             
            Born 16 February 1516 Chatillon sur Loing                           
            Died 24 August 1572 Paris (murdered)                                
            Married 1547                                                        
       75. Charlotte de Laval-Montfort                                          
            Died 3 March 1568                                                   
       76. Konrad                                                               
            Count zu Solms-Braunfels                                            
            Born 17 June 1540                                                   
            Died 28 December 1592                                               
            Married 16 June 1559 Dillenburg                                     
       77. Countess Elisabeth von Nassau-Dillenburg                             
            Born 25 September 1542 Dillenburg                                   
            Died 18 November 1603                                               
       78. Ludwig I                                                             
            Count zu Sayn-Wittgenstein                                          
            Born 7 December 1532 Wittgenstein                                   
            Died 2 July 1605 Altenkirchen                                       
            Married 14 January 1567 Laubach                                     
       79. Countess Elisabeth zu Solms-Laubach                                  
            Born 6 March 1549 Laubach                                           
            Died 5 August 1599 Dillenburg                                       
       80. Ernst "the Confessor"                                                
            Duke of Brunswick-Lueneburg                                         
            Born 26 June 1497 Velzen                                            
            Died 11 January 1546 Celle                                          
            Married 2 June 1528 Schwerin                                        
       81. Duchess Sophie von Mecklenburg-Schwerin                              
            Born before 12 April 1508 Schwerin                                  
            Died 17 June 1541 Celle                                             
       82. Christian III                                                        
            King of Denmark and Norway 1534-1559                                
            Born 12 August 1503 Gottorp                                         
            Died 1 January 1559 Koldinghus                                      
            Married 29 October 1525 Lauenburg                                   
       83. Duchess Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg                                   
            Born 9 July 1511 Lauenburg                                          
            Died 7 October 1571 Sonderburg                                      
       84. Georg I                                                              
            Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt                                       
            Born 10 September 1547 Kassel                                       
            Died 7 February 1596 Darmstadt                                      
            Married 17 August 1572 Kassel                                       
       85. Countess Magdalene zur Lippe                                         
            Born 24 February 1552 Detmold                                       
            Died 26 February 1587 Darmstadt                                     
       86. Johann Georg                                                         
            Elector of Brandenburg 1571-1598                                    
            Born 11 September 1525                                              
            Died 18 January 1598 Berlin                                         
            Married 6 October 1577 Letzlingen                                   
       87. Princess Elisabeth von Anhalt-Zerbst                                 
            Born 5 September 1563 Zerbst                                        
            Died 5 October 1607 Krossen                                         
       88. = 68        89. = 69        90. = 36        91. = 71                 
       92. Henry Stuart                                                         
            Lord Darnley                                                        
            Born 7 December 1545 Temple Newsome                                 
            Died 10 February 1567 Kirk O'Field (murdered)                       
            Married 29 July 1565 Holyrood                                       
       93. Mary Stewart                                                         
            Queen of Scots                                                      
            Born 7 December 1542 Linlithgow Palace                              
            Died 8 February 1587 Fotheringay Castle (beheaded)                  
       94. Fredrik II                                                           
            King of Denmark and Norway 1559-1588                                
            Born 1 July 1534 Haderslev                                          
            Died 4 April 1588 Antvorskov                                        
            Married 20 July 1572 Copenhagen                                     
       95. Duchess Sophie zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin                               
            Born 4 September 1557 Wismar                                        
            Died 14 October 1631 Nykoping                                       
       96. = 80        97. = 81        98. = 82        99. = 83                 
      100. = 84       101. = 85       102. = 86       103. = 87                 
      104. = 68       105. = 69       106. = 36       107. = 71                 
      108. = 92       109. = 93       110. = 94       111. = 95                 
      112. = 80       113. = 81       114. = 82       115. = 83                 
      116. = 84       117. = 85       118. = 86       119. = 87                 
      120. Louis Desmier                                                        
            Sire d'Olbreuse                                                     
            Died after 26 September 1586                                        
            Married 1577                                                        
      121. Jeanne de Mathefelon                                                 
            Died circa 1590                                                     
      122. Mathieu Baudouin                                                     
            Sire de Le Treuil                                                   
            Married 20 February 1574                                            
      123. Jacquette Tarquez                                                    
      124. Jean Poussard                                                        
            Seigneur de Bas-Vendre                                              
            Married 20 July 1566                                                
      125. Anne de la Jaille                                                    
      126. Lancelot Gaillard                                                    
            Seigneur de St. Disant                                              
            Born after 1547                                                     
            Died 1604 / 23 August 1610                                          
      127. Jacquette de L'Isle                                                  
            Died after 23 August 1610                                           
                                                                                
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