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Submitted by Leo van de Pas
corrections/additions are welcome
 

TheAncestors of
Princess Caroline of Orange-Nassau
(6 generations)


        1. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau
            Born 28 February 1743 Leeuwarden
            Died 6 May 1787 Kirchheim-Bolanden
 
        2. Willem IV
            Prince of Orange and Nassau
            Born 1 September 1711 Leeuwarden
            Died 22 October 1751 's-Gravenhage
            Married 25 March 1734 London
        3. Princess Anne of Great Britain and Ireland
            Princess Royal, Princess of Hannover
            Born 2 November 1709 Herrenhausen, Hannover
            Died 12 January 1759 's-Gravenhage

        4. Johan Willem Friso
            Fuerst von Nassau-Dietz, Prince of Orange
            Born 4 August 1687 Dessau
            Died 14 July 1711 Hollands Diep (drowned)
            Married 26 April 1709 Kassel
        5. Landgraefin Marie Luise von Hessen-Kassel
            Born 7 February 1688 Kassel
            Died 9 April 1765 Leeuwarden, Friesland
        6. 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
        7. Markgraefin Karoline von Brandenburg-Ansbach
            Born 1 March 1683 Ansbach
            Died 20 November 1737 London, St.James's Palace
 
        8. Hendrik Casimir II
            Fuerst von Nassau-Dietz
            Born 18 January 1657 's-Gravenhage
            Died 15 March 1696 Leeuwarden
            Married 16 November 1683 Dessau
        9. Princess Henriette Amalia von Anhalt-Dessau
            Born 16 August 1666 Kleve
            Died 18 April 1726 Oranienstein nr. Dietz
       10. Karl
            Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel 1670-1730
            Born 3 August 1654 Kassel
            Died 23 March 1730 Kassel
            Married 21 May 1673 Kassel
       11. Duchess Marie Amalie of Kurland
            Born 12 June 1653 Mitau
            Died 16 June 1711 Weilmuenster
       12. 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
       13. Princess Sophie Dorothea of Brunswick-Celle
            Born 10 September 1666 Celle
            Died 13 November 1726 Castle Ahlden
       14. Johann Friedrich
            Markgraf von Brandenburg-Ansbach 1667-1686
            Born 18 October 1654 Ansbach
            Died 22 March 1686 Ansbach
            Married 4 November 1681 Eisenach
       15. Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe Luise of Saxe-Eisenach
            Duchess of Saxony
            Born 13 April 1662 Friedewald
            Died 9 September 1696 Castle Pretzsch
 
       16. Willem Frederik
            Fuerst von Nassau-Dietz
            Born 7 August 1613 Arnhem
            Died 31 October 1664 Leeuwarden
            Married 2 May 1652 Kleve
       17. Countess Albertine Agnes von Nassau
            Born 9 April 1634 's-Gravenhage
            Died 24 May 1696 Oranjewoud, Friesland
       18. Johann Georg II
            Fuerst von Anhalt-Dessau
            Born 7 November 1627 Dessau
            Died 17 August 1693 Berlin
            Married 9 July 1659 Groeningen
       19. Countess Henriette Catharina von Nassau
            Born 10 February 1637 's-Gravenhage
            Died 3 November 1708
       20. Wilhelm VI
            Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel 1637-1650-1663
            Born 23 May 1629 Kassel
            Died 16 July 1663 Haina
            Married 9 July 1649 Colln a.d.Spree
       21. Markgraefin Hedwig Sophie von Brandenburg
            Born 4 July 1623 Berlin
            Died 16 June 1683 Schmalkalden
       22. Jakob
            Duke of Kurland 1639-1682
            Born 7 November 1610 Goldingen
            Died 1 January 1682 Mitau
            Married 9 October 1645 Koenigsbergen
       23. Markgraefin Luise Charlotte von Brandenburg
            Born 13 September 1617 Berlin
            Died 29 August 1676 Mitau
       24. Ernst August
            Elector of Hannover 1692-1698
            Born 20 November 1629 Herzberg
            Died 23 January 1698 Herrenhausen
            Married 17 October 1658 Heidelberg
       25. Princess Sofie von der Pfalz
            Herzogin von Bayern, Pfalzgraefin am Rhein
            Born 13 October 1630 's-Gravenhage
            Died 8 June 1714 Herrenhausen
       26. Georg Wilhelm
            Duke of Brunswick-Celle 1665-1705
            Born 26 January 1624 Herzberg
            Died 28 August 1705 Wienhausen
            Married 15 September 1665 Celle
       27. Eleonore Desmier d'Olbreuse
            Born 13 January 1637 Olbreuse
            Died 5 February 1722 Celle
       28. Markgraf Albrecht von Brandenburg-Ansbach
            Born 16 September 1620 Ansbach
            Died 22 October 1667 Ansbach
            Married 5 October 1651 Oettingen
       29. Countess Sophie Margarete zu Oettingen-Oettingen
            Born 9 December 1634 Ulm
            Died 26 July 1664 Ansbach
       30. Johann Georg I
            Duke of Saxe-Eisenach 1668-1686
            Born 22 July 1634 Weimar
            Died 29 September 1686 Eckhartshauser Waldung
            Married 8 June 1661 Wohla
       31. Countess Johannette zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
            Born 27 April 1632 Frankfurt am Main
            Died 28 September 1701 Jena
 
       32. Ernst Casimir
            Count von Nassau-Dietz
            Born 22 December 1573 Dillenburg
            Died 2 June 1632 Roermond (in battle)
            Married 8 June 1607 Groeningen nr Halberstadt
       33. Duchess Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
            Born 20 February 1592 Wolfenbuettel
            Died 23 January 1642 Arnhem
       34. 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
       35. Countess Amalia zu Solms-Braunfels
            Born 31 August 1602 Braunfels
            Died 8 September 1675 's-Gravenhage
       36. Johann Kasimir
            Fuerst von Anhalt-Dessau
            Born 17 December 1596 Dessau
            Died 15 September 1660 Dessau
            Married 18 May 1623 Dessau
       37. Landgraefin Agnes von Hessen-Kassel
            Born 13 March 1606 Kassel
            Died 28 May 1650 Dessau
       38. = 34        39. = 35
       40. Wilhelm V
            Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel 1627-1637
            Born 13 February 1602 Kassel
            Died 21 September 1637 Leer, East-Friessia
            Married 21 November 1619 Kassel
       41. Countess Amelia Elisabeth von Hanau-Muenzenberg
            Born 29 January 1602 Hanau
            Died 8 August 1651 Kassel
       42. Georg Wilhelm
            Elector of Brandenburg 1619-1640
            Born 13 November 1595 Berlin
            Died 1 December 1640 Koenigsbergen
            Married 24 July 1616 Heidelberg
       43. Princess Elisabeth Charlotte von der Pfalz
            Herzogin von Bayern, Pfalzgraefin am Rhein
            Born 19 November 1597 Neumarkt
            Died 26 April 1660 Crossen a.O.
       44. Wilhelm
            Duke of Kurland
            Born 20 July 1574 Mitau
            Died 17 April 1640 Kukelow
            Married 22 October 1609 Koenigsbergen
       45. Duchess Sophie of Prussia
            Born 10 April 1582
            Died 4 December 1610 Goldingen
       46. = 42        47. = 43
       48. Georg
            Duke of Brunswick-Lueneburg zu Kalenberg
            Born 17 February 1582 Celle
            Died 12 April 1641 Wolfenbuettel
            Married 14 December 1617 Darmstadt
       49. Landgraefin Anna Eleonore von Hessen-Darmstadt
            Born 30 July 1601 Darmstadt
            Died 6 May 1649 Herzberg
       50. 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
       51. Princess Elizabeth of England
            Born 19 August 1596 Falkland Castle
            Died 14 February 1662 London, Leicester House
       52. = 48        53. = 49
       54. Alexandre Desmier
            Sire d'Olbreuse
            Born 1608
            Died 1660 Medoc
            Married 16 September 1631
       55. Jacquette Poussard de Vendre
            Died before 22 August 1648
       56. Joachim Ernst
            Markgraf von Brandenburg-Ansbach
            Born 22 June 1583 Kolln a.d.Spree
            Died 7 March 1625 Ansbach
            Married 14 October 1612 Ansbach
       57. Countess Sophie zu Solms-Laubach
            Born 15 May 1594 Laubach
            Died 16 May 1651 Plotzkau
       58. Joachim Ernst I
            Count zu Oettingen-Oettingen
            Born 31 March 1612 Oettingen
            Died 8 August 1659 Harburg
            Married 18 December 1633 Oettingen
       59. Countess Anna Sibylle zu Solms-Sonnenwalde
            Born 1615 (Laubach?)
            Died 29 September 1635 Neurenberg
       60. Wilhelm "der Grosse"
            Duke of Saxe-Weimar 1603-1662, Eisenach 1644-1662
            Born 11 April 1598 Altenburg
            Died 17 May 1662 Weimar
            Married 23 May 1625 Weimar
       61. Princess Eleonore Dorothea von Anhalt-Dessau
            Born 6 February 1602 Dessau
            Died 26 December 1664 Weimar
       62. Ernst
            Count zu Sayn-Wittgenstein in Sayn
            Born 5 September 1594
            Died 22 May 1632 Frankfurt am Main
            Married 19 January 1624
       63. Countess Luise Juliane zu Erbach
            Born 18 June 1603 Fuerstenau
            Died 28 September 1670 Friedewald
 
       64. Johann VI
            Count von Nassau-Dillenburg
            Born 22 November 1536 Dillenburg
            Died 8 October 1606 Dillenburg
            Married 16 June 1559 Dillenburg
       65. Landgraefin Elisabeth von Leuchtenberg
            Born March 1537
            Died 6 July 1579 Dillenburg
       66. Heinrich Julius
            Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
            Born 15 October 1564 Hessen
            Died 30 July 1613 Prag
            Married 19 April 1590 Kronberg
       67. Princess Elisabeth of Denmark
            Born 25 August 1573 Koldinghus
            Died 19 June 1625 Braunschweig
       68. 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
       69. Louise de Coligny
            Born 23 September 1555 Chatillon-sur-Loing
            Died 13 November 1620 Fontainebleau
       70. Count Johann Albrecht I zu Solms-Braunfels
            Born 5 March 1563
            Died 14 May 1623 's-Gravenhage
            Married 13 May 1590
       71. Countess Agnes zu Sayn-Wittgenstein
            Born 18 April 1568
            Died 22 April 1617
       72. Johann Georg I
            Fuerst von Anhalt-Dessau
            Born 9 May 1567 Harzgerode
            Died 14 May 1618 Dessau
            Married 11 September 1595 Heidelberg
       73. Pfalzgraefin Dorothea von Simmern
            Born 6 January 1581 Kaiserslautern
            Died 18 September 1631 Sandersleben
       74. Moritz "den Gelehrten"
            Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel 1592-1627
            Born 25 May 1572 Kassel
            Died 15 March 1632 Eschwege
            Married 22 May 1603 Dillenburg
       75. Countess Juliana von Nassau-Siegen
            Born 3 September 1587 Dillenburg
            Died 15 February 1643 Eschwege
       76. = 68        77. = 69        78. = 70        79. = 71

       80. = 74
       81. Countess Agnes zu Solms-Laubach
            Born 7 January 1578 Laubach
            Died 23 November 1602 Laubach
       82. Philipp Ludwig II
            Count von Hanau-Muenzenberg
            Born 18 November 1576 Hanau
            Died 9 August 1612
            Married 23 October 1596 Dillenburg Castle
       83. Countess Catharina Belgica von Nassau
            Born 3 July 1578 Antwerpen
            Died 12 April 1648
       84. 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
       85. Duchess Anna of Prussia
            Born 3 July 1576 Koenigsbergen
            Died 9 April 1625 Berlin
       86. Friedrich IV
            Elector von der Pfalz 1583-1592-1610
            Born 5 March 1574 Amberg
            Died 9 September 1610 Heidelberg
            Married 12 June 1593 Dillenburg
       87. Countess Louise Juliana von Nassau
            Born 31 March 1576 Delft
            Died 15 March 1644 Koenigsberg, Prussia
       88. Gotthard
            Duke of Kurland 1561-1587
            Born circa 1517 Assen
            Died 27 May 1587 Mitau
            Married 12 March 1566 Koenigsbergen
       89. Duchess Anna zu Mecklenburg-Guestrow
            Born 14 October 1533 (Wismar?)
            Died 14 July 1602 Schwerin
       90. Albrecht Friedrich
            Duke of Prussia
            Born 29 April 1553 Neuhausen
            Died 28 August 1618 Fischhausen
            Married 14 October 1573 Koenigsbergen
       91. Marie Eleonore
            Duchess of Cleves, Juelich and Berg
            Born 16 June 1550 Cleves
            Died 1 June 1608 Koenigsbergen
       92. = 84        93. = 85        94. = 86        95. = 87
       96. Wilhelm
            Duke of Brunswick-Lueneburg
            Born 4 July 1535 (Celle?)
            Died 30 August 1592 Celle
            Married 12 October 1561 Celle
       97. Princess Dorothea of Denmark
            Born 29 June 1546 Koldinghus
            Died 16 January 1617 Winsen
       98. 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
       99. Markgraefin Magdalene von Brandenburg
            Born 7 January 1582 Berlin
            Died 4 May 1616 Darmstadt
      100. = 86       101. = 87
      102. 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
      103. Princess Anna of Denmark
            Born 12 October 1574 Skanderborg Castle, Jutland
            Died 4 March 1619 Hampton Court Palace
      104. = 96       105. = 97       106. = 98       107. = 99
      108. Alexandre Desmier
            Sire d'Olbreuse
            Died circa 1621
            Married 14 January 1605 La Rochelle
      109. Marie Baudouin
            Born 1577
            Died after 19 February 1619
      110. Joachim Poussard
            Seigneur de Bas-Vendre
      111. Susanne Gaillard
      112. Johann Georg
            Elector of Brandenburg 1571-1598
            Born 11 September 1525
            Died 18 January 1598 Berlin
            Married 6 October 1577 Letzlingen
      113. Princess Elisabeth von Anhalt-Zerbst
            Born 5 September 1563 Zerbst
            Died 5 October 1607 Krossen
      114. Johann Georg I
            Count zu Solms-Laubach
            Born 26 November 1547 Sodel
            Died 29 August 1600 Laubach
            Married 10 December 1572 Glauchau
      115. Margarethe von Schoenburg-Glauchau
            Born 1554 Glauchau
            Died 19 June 1606 Rheinfels
      116. Ludwig Eberhard
            Count zu Oettingen-Oettingen
            Born 9 July 1577 Schillingsfurst
            Died 4 July 1634 Heidenheim
            Married 17 May 1598 Oettingen
      117. Countess Margarethe zu Erbach
            Born 17 May 1576 Erbach
            Died 5 June 1635 Ulm
      118. Count Heinrich Wilhelm I zu Solms-Sonnenwalde
            Born 21 March 1583 Laubach
            Died 21 March 1632 Schweinfurt (in battle)
            Married 5 October 1612
      119. Countess Sophie Dorothea von Mansfeld
            Born circa 1593
            Died 16 January 1617
      120. Johann
            Duke of Saxe-Weimar 1573-1605
            Born 22 May 1570 Weimar
            Died 31 October 1605 Weimar
            Married 7 January 1593 Altenburg
      121. Princess Dorothea Marie von Anhalt-Zerbst
            Born 2 July 1574 Dessau
            Died 18 July 1617 Weimar
      122. = 72       123. = 73
      124. Wilhelm III
            Count zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
            Born 14 March 1569
            Died 29 October 1623
            Married 1 June 1591
      125. Countess Anna Elisabeth von Sayn
            Heiress of Sayn
            Born 1 November 1572
            Died 21 March 1608
      126. Georg III
            Count zu Erbach
            Born 15 July 1548 Erbach
            Died 26 February 1605 Erbach
            Married 2 August 1592 Corbach
      127. Countess Maria von Barby-Muehlingen
            Born 8 April 1563
            Died 29 December 1619 Waldeck
 
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