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The Ancestors of
Duchess Sofie von Mecklenburg-Guestrow
(6 generations)
1. Duchess Sofie von Mecklenburg-Guestrow
Born 21 June 1662 Guestrow
Died 7 June 1738 Oels
2. Gustav Adolf
Duke of Mecklenburg-Guestrow 1654-1695
Born 25 February 1633 Guestrow
Died 5 November 1695 Guestrow
Married 28 November 1654 Gottorp
3. Princess Magdalene Sibylle
von Holstein-Gottorp
Born 24 November 1631 Gottorp
Died 22 September 1719 Guestrow
4. Johann Albrecht II
Duke of Mecklenburg-Guestrow 1611-1628, 1632-1636
Born 5 May 1590 Waren
Died 23 April 1636 Guestrow
Married 7 May 1626 Guestrow
5. Princess Eleonore Marie
von Anhalt-Bernburg
Born 7 August 1600
Died 17 July 1657
6. Friedrich III
Duke of Holstein-Gottorp 1616-1659
Born 22 December 1597 Gottorp
Died 10 August 1659 Tonning
Married 21 February 1630 Reinbeck
7. Duchess Marie Elisabeth
of Saxony
Born 22 November 1610 Dresden
Died 24 June 1684 Husum
8. Johann V-VII
Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1576-1585-1592
Born 7 March 1558 Guestrow
Died 22 March 1592 Schwerin
Married 17 February 1588
9. Princess Sophie von Holstein-Gottorp
Born 1 June 1569 Gottorp
Died 14 November 1634 Schwerin
10. Christian I
Fuerst von Anhalt-Bernburg
Born 11 May 1568 Bernburg
Died 17 April 1630 Bernburg
Married 2 July 1595 Lorbach
11. Countess Anna zu Bentheim-Tecklenburg
Born 4 January 1579 Steinfurt
Died 9 December 1624 Bernburg
12. Johann Adolf
Duke of Holstein-Gottorp 1590-1616
Born 27 February 1575 Gottorp
Died 31 March 1616 Gottorp
Married 30 August 1596 Copenhagen
13. Princess Auguste of Denmark
Born 8 April 1580 Koldinghus
Died 5 February 1639 Husum
14. Johann Georg I
Elector of Saxony 1611-1656
Born 5 March 1585 Dresden
Died 8 October 1656 Dresden
Married 19 July 1607 Torgau
15. Duchess Magdalene Sibylle
in Prussia
Born 9 January 1587 Koenigsberg
Died 22 February 1659 Dresden
16. Johann Albrecht I
Duke of Mecklenburg-Guestrow and Schwerin
Born 23 December 1525 Guestrow
Died 12 February 1576 Schwerin
Married 24 February 1555 Koenigsberg
17. Duchess Anna Sophie of Prussia
Born 11 June 1527 Koenigsbergen
Died 6 February 1591 Schwerin
18. Adolf
Duke of Holstein-Gottorp 1544-1586
Born 25 January 1526 Flensburg
Died 11 October 1586 Gottorp
Married 16 December 1564 Gottorp
19. Landgraefin Christine von
Hessen
Born 29 June 1543 Kassel
Died 23 May 1604 Kiel
20. Joachim Ernst
Fuerst von Anhalt-Zerbst und Dessau
Born 2 October 1536 Dessau
Died 16 December 1586 Dessau
Married 25 February 1560 Dessau
21. Countess Agnes von Barby-Muehlingen
Born 23 June 1540 Barby
Died 27 November 1569 Bernburg
22. Arnold II
Count von Bentheim
Born 2 October 1554
Died 11 January 1606
Married 24 June 1573
23. Countess Magdalena von Neuenahr
Heiress of Limburg
Born 1551
Died 13 January 1626
24. = 18
25. = 19
26. Fredrik II
King of Denmark and Norway 1559-1588
Born 1 July 1534 Haderslev
Died 4 April 1588 Antvorskov
Married 20 July 1572 Copenhagen
27. Duchess Sophie zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Born 4 September 1557 Wismar
Died 14 October 1631 Nykoping
28. Christian I
Elector of Saxony 1586-1591
Born 29 October 1560 Dresden
Died 25 September 1591 Dresden
Married 25 April 1582 Dresden
29. Markgraefin Sofie von Brandenburg
Born 6 June 1568 Zechlin
Died 7 December 1622 Dresden
30. Albrecht Friedrich
Duke of Prussia
Born 29 April 1553 Neuhausen
Died 28 August 1618 Fischhausen
Married 14 October 1573 Koenigsbergen
31. Marie Eleonore
Duchess of Cleves, Julich and Berg
Born 16 June 1550 Cleves
Died 1 June 1608 Koenigsbergen
32. Albrecht V-VII 'der Schoene'
Duke of Mecklenburg 1519-1547 & Guestrow 1534-1547
Born 28 July 1488 Wismar
Died 5 January 1547 Schwerin
Married 17 January 1524 Berlin
33. Markgraefin Anna von Brandenburg
Born 1507
Died 19 June 1567 Lubz
34. Albrecht
Duke of Prussia
Born 17 May 1490 Ansbach
Died 20 March 1568 Tapiau
Married 1 July 1526 Koenigsbergen
35. Princess Dorothea of Denmark
Born 1 August 1504 (Gottorp?)
Died 11 April 1547 Koenigsbergen
36. Fredrik I
King of Denmark and Norway 1523-1533
Born 7 October 1471
Died 10 April 1533 Gottorp
Married 9 October 1518 Kiel
37. Sophie von Pommern
Born 1498
Died 13 May 1568 Kiel
38. Philipp I "the Magnanimous"
Landgraf von Hessen 1509-1518-1567
Born 13 November 1504 Marburg
Died 31 March 1567 Kassel
Married 11 December 1523 Dresden
39. Duchess Christine of Saxony
Born 25 December 1505
Died 15 April 1549 Kassel
40. Johann II
Fuerst von Anhalt-Zerbst
Born 4 September 1504 Dessau
Died 4 February 1551 Zerbst
Married 15 February 1534 Dessau
41. Markgraefin Margarethe von
Brandenburg
Born 29 September 1511
Died after 1577
42. Wolfgang I
Count von Barby und Muehlingen
Born 1502 Barby
Died 24 January 1564 Barby
Married 23 January 1526 Seeburg
43. Countess Agnes von Mansfeld
Born 5 March 1511 Seeburg
Died 12 December 1558 Barby
44. Everwin III
Count von Bentheim
Born 1536
Died 19 February 1562
Married circa 12 February 1553
45. Countess Anna von Tecklenburg
Heiress of Tecklenburg and Rheda
Born 5 July 1532
Died 23 August 1582
46. Gumprecht IV
Count von Neuenahr und von Limburg
Born 1503
Died 17 June 1552 / 21 May 1556
Married 20 November 1542
47. Amone von Daun-Falkenstein
Heiress of Limburg
48. = 36
49. = 37 50. = 38
51. = 39
52. Christian III
King of Denmark and Norway 1534-1559
Born 12 August 1503 Gottorp
Died 1 January 1559 Koldinghus
Married 29 October 1525 Lauenburg
53. Duchess Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
Born 9 July 1511 Lauenburg
Died 7 October 1571 Sonderburg
54. Ulrich III
Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Guestrow
Born 22 April 1527 Schwerin
Died 14 March 1603 Guestrow
Married 16 February 1556 Copenhagen
55. Princess Elisabeth of Denmark
Born 14 October 1524
Died 15 October 1586 Nykoping or Gjedsor
56. August
Elector of Saxony 1553-1586
Born 31 July 1526 Freiberg
Died 11 February 1586 Dresden
Married 7 October 1548 Torgau
57. Princess Anna of Denmark
Born 25 November 1532 Haderslev
Died 1 October 1585 Dresden
58. Johann Georg
Elector of Brandenburg 1571-1598
Born 11 September 1525
Died 18 January 1598 Berlin
Married 12 February 1548 Ansbach
59. Markgraefin Sabine von Brandenburg-Ansbach
Born 12 May 1529 Ansbach
Died 2 November 1575 Berlin
60. = 34
61. Duchess Anna Maria of Brunswick-Kalenberg
Born 1532
Died 20 March 1568 Koenigsbergen
62. Wilhelm III "the Rich"
Duke of Cleves, Juelich and Berg
Born 28 July 1516 Duesseldorf
Died 5 January 1592 Duesseldorf
Married 18 July 1546 Regensburg
63. Archduchess Maria of Austria
Born 15 May 1531 Prag
Died 11 December 1581 Hambach
64. Magnus II
Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Guestrow
Born 1441
Died 20 November 1503 Wismar
Married 29 May 1478 Anklam
65. Sophie von Pommern-Wolgast
Died 26 May 1504 Wismar
66. Joachim I
Elector of Brandenburg 1499-1535
Born 21 February 1484
Died 11 July 1535 Berlin
Married 10 April 1502 Stendal
67. Princess Elisabeth of Denmark
Born before 24 June 1485 Nykoping
Died 10 June 1555 Berlin
68. Friedrich V
Markgraf von Brandenburg-Ansbach-Bayreuth
Born 8 May 1460 Ansbach
Died 4 April 1536 Ansbach
Married 14 February 1479 Frankfurt a.d.Oder
69. Sofie of Poland
Born 6 April 1464
Died 5 October 1512
70. = 36
71. Markgrafin Anna von Brandenburg
Born 27 August 1487 Berlin
Died 3 May 1514 Kiel
72. Christian I
King of Denmark 1448-1481, Norway 1449-1481
Born February 1426 Oldenburg
Died 21 May 1481 Copenhagen
Married 28 October 1449 Copenhagen
73. Markgraefin Dorothea von Brandenburg
Born 1430
Died 25 November 1495 Kalundborg
74. Bogislaw X "the Great"
Duke of Pommern
Born 3 June 1454 Stolp
Died 5 October 1523 Stettin
Married 2 February 1491 Stettin
75. Anna of Poland
Born 12 March 1476 Nessau
Died 12 August 1503 Ueckermunde
76. Wilhelm II
Landgraf von Hessen 1483-1493-1509
Born circa 29 March 1469
Died 11 July 1509 Kassel
Married 20 October 1500 Kassel
77. Duchess Anna von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Born 14 September 1485 Wismar
Died 12 May 1525 Rodelheim
78. Georg
Duke of Saxony 1500-1539
Born 27 August 1471 Meissen
Died 17 April 1539 Dresden
Married 21 November 1496 Leipzig
79. Barbara of Poland
Born 15 July 1478 Sandomir
Died 15 February 1534 Leipzig
80. Ernst
Fuerst von Anhalt-Zerbst
Born after 1456
Died 12 July 1516
Married 20 January 1494 Kotbus
81. Margarete von Muensterberg
Born 25 August 1473
Died 28 June 1530 Dresden
82. = 66
83. = 67
84. Burchard
Count von Barby und Muehlingen
Died 3 November 1505
Married 1482
85. Duchess Magdalene zu Mecklenburg-Stargard
Born circa 1454
Died 2 April 1532
86. Gebhard VII
Count von Mansfeld
Born 1478
Died 13 September 1558
Married circa 1510
87. Countess Margarethe von Gleichen
Died 1 August 1567
88. Arnold I
Count von Bentheim, Herr zu Steinfurt
Born 1497
Died 1553
Married 30 January 1530
89. Walburga van Brederode
Born 8 January 1512
Died 1567
90. Konrad
Count von Tecklenburg
Born 1493
Died 16 March 1557
Married 19 May 1527
91. Landgraefin Mathilde von Hessen
Born circa 1490
Died 6 May 1558
92. Gumprecht III
Count von Neuenahr
Died before 18 June 1505
93. Amalie von Wertheim
94. Wirich V von Daun
Count von Falkenstein
Born 1473
Died circa 1544
95. Countess Irmgard zu Sayn
Heiress of Limburg and Bruch
96. = 72
97. = 73 98. = 74
99. = 75
100. = 76
101. = 77 102. = 78
103. = 79
104. = 36
105. = 71
106. Magnus I
Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg 1507-1543
Born circa 1470
Died 1 August 1543 Ratzeburg
Married 20 November 1509 Wolfenbuettel
107. Duchess Katharina of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel
Born 1488
Died 19 June 1563
108. = 32
109. = 33 110. = 36
111. = 37
112. Heinrich V "the Pious"
Duke of Saxony 1539-1541
Born 16 March 1473 Dresden
Died 18 August 1541 Dresden
Married 6 July 1512 Freiberg
113. Duchess Katharina von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Born 1487
Died 6 June 1561 Wolkenstein
114. = 52
115. = 53
116. Joachim II
Elector of Brandenburg 1535-1571
Born 9 January 1505
Died 3 January 1571 Koepeninck
Married 6 November 1524 Dresden
117. Duchess Magdalene of Saxony
Born 7 March 1507 Dresden
Died 25 January 1534 (Berlin?)
118. Georg
Markgraf von Brandenburg-Ansbach
Born 4 March 1484 Ansbach
Died 27 December 1543
Married 9 January 1525 Oels
119. Duchess Hedwig von Muensterberg
Born 10 June 1508
Died 28 November 1531 Liegnitz
120. = 68
121. = 69
122. Erich I
Duke von Brunswick zu Kalenberg
Born 16 February 1470
Died 30 July 1540
Married 12 March 1525
123. Markgraefin Elisabeth von Brandenburg
Born 24 August 1510
Died 25 May 1558
124. Johann III
Duke of Cleves 1521-1539 Juelich & Berg 1524-1539
Born 10 November 1490
Died 6 February 1539
Married 1 October 1510
125. Marie von Juelich und Berg
Born 3 August 1491
Died 19 August 1543
126. Ferdinand I
Holy Roman Emperor 1556-1564
Born 10 March 1503 Alcala de Henares
Died 25 July 1564 Wien
Married 25 May 1521 Linz
127. Princess Anna Jagiello of Hungary
Born 23 June 1503 Ofen
Died 27 January 1547 Prag
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