Biography of Petronilla Melusine Schulenburg Countess Chesterfield 1693-1778

In 1679 [her father] King George I of Great Britain and Ireland (age 18) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort England 1666-1726 (age 12) were married. She the daughter of George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg 1624-1705 (age 54) and . He the son of Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 1629-1698 (age 49) and Sophia Palatinate Simmern (age 48). They were first cousins. He a great grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

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On 01 Apr 1693 Petronilla Melusine Schulenburg Countess Chesterfield was born illegitimately to King George I of Great Britain and Ireland (age 32) and (age 25).

Death of Queen Anne

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On 18 Jul 1716 [her mother]  (age 48) was created 1st Duke Munster, 1st Marquis Dungannon, 1st Earl Dungannon, 1st Baron Dundalk.

On 19 Mar 1719 [her mother]  (age 51) was created 1st Duke Kendal, 1st Earl Feversham, 1st Baron Glastonbury.

On 27 Jan 1722 [her illegitimate son] Benedict Swingate Calvert was born illegitimately to Charles Calvert 5th Baron Baltimore (age 22) and Petronilla Melusine Schulenburg Countess Chesterfield (age 28). He a grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 11 Jun 1727 [her father] King George I of Great Britain and Ireland (age 67) died. His son [her half-brother] King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 43) succeeded II King Great Britain and Ireland. Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England (age 44) by marriage Queen Consort England.

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On 05 Sep 1733 Philip Stanhope 4th Earl Chesterfield (age 38) and Petronilla Melusine Schulenburg Countess Chesterfield (age 40) were married at Isleworth. She by marriage Countess Chesterfield. She the daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland and (age 65). He the son of Philip Stanhope 3rd Earl Chesterfield and Elizabeth Savile Countess Chesterfield 1677-1708.

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On 10 Dec 1743 [her mother]  (age 75) died unmarried. Duke Kendal, Earl Feversham, Baron Glastonbury extinct.

On 16 Sep 1778 Petronilla Melusine Schulenburg Countess Chesterfield (age 85) died.

Family Trees of Petronilla Melusine Schulenburg Countess Chesterfield 1693-1778

Paternal Family Tree: Hanover

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Royal Ancestors of Petronilla Melusine Schulenburg Countess Chesterfield 1693-1778

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd 1100-1170

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132

Kings England: Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Ancestors of Petronilla Melusine Schulenburg Countess Chesterfield 1693-1778

GrandFather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 1629-1698 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Philip I of Hesse 1504-1567 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave George I of Hesse Darmstadt 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Christine of Saxony 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 1601-1659 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Father: King George I of Great Britain and Ireland Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick III Elector Palatine 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis VI Elector Palatine 1539-1583 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick IV Elector Palatine 1574-1610 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine 1576-1644 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Duke of Montpensier 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jacqueline de Longwy 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

GrandMother: Sophia Palatinate Simmern Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Matthew Stewart 4th Earl Lennox 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "Lord Darnley" Stewart Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Douglas Countess Lennox Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King James V of Scotland Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Queen of Scots Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian III King Denmark 1503-1559 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick II King Denmark 1534-1588 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ulrich Mecklenburg-Schwerin 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 1557-1631 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Petronilla Melusine Schulenburg Countess Chesterfield 1693-1778 Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

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