Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Paternal Family Tree: Holstein-Gottorp
On 14th May 1710 Adolph Frederick King Sweden was born to [his father] Christian August of Holstein Gottorp Prince Eutin [aged 37].
On 24th April 1726 [his father] Christian August of Holstein Gottorp Prince Eutin [aged 53] died.
On 29th August 1744 Adolph Frederick King Sweden [aged 34] and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden [aged 24] were married. She the daughter of Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia [aged 57]. They were fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 24th January 1746 [his son] Gustav III King Sweden was born to Adolph Frederick King Sweden [aged 35] and [his wife] Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden [aged 25]. He a great x 4 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. He married 1st October 1766 his second cousin Queen Sophia of Sweden, daughter of Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway and Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway, and had issue.
On 7th October 1748 [his son] Charles XIII King Sweden was born to Adolph Frederick King Sweden [aged 38] and [his wife] Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden [aged 28].. He a great x 4 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 18th July 1750 [his son] Frederick Adolph Duke of Östergötland was born to Adolph Frederick King Sweden [aged 40] and [his wife] Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden [aged 30].. He a great x 4 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 5th April 1751 Frederick I King Sweden [aged 74] died. His third cousin once removed Adolph [aged 40] succeeded King Sweden. He the first king of the House of Holstein-Gottorp.
On 1st October 1766 Gustav III King Sweden [aged 20] and Queen Sophia of Sweden [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway and Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. He the son of Adolph Frederick King Sweden [aged 56] and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden [aged 46]. They were second cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. She a granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 12th May 1771 Adolph Frederick King Sweden [aged 60] died in Stockholm apparently after having consumed a large meal, consisting of lobster, caviar, sauerkraut, kippers and champagne, topped off with 14 servings of his favourite dessert: hetvägg, made of semla pastries served in bowls of hot milk.
[his son] Gustav III King Sweden [aged 25] succeeded King Sweden. [his daughter-in-law] Queen Sophia of Sweden [aged 24] by marriage Queen Sweden.
On 2nd July 1782 [his former wife] Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden [aged 62] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 26 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of Philip V King France I King Navarre
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick III Duke of Holstein Gottorp
GrandFather: Christian Albert Duke of Holstein Gottorp 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Augustus Wettin Elector of Saxony 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian Wettin I Elector Saxony 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Oldenburg 
11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John George Elector Saxony 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John George Hohenzollern Margrave of Brandenburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie of Brandenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Marie Elisabeth of Saxony Duchess Holstein Gottorp 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Frederick Hohenzollern Duke Prussia 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Maria Guelph Duchess Prussia 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William de la Marck Duke of Jülich Cleves Berg 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Eleonore de la Marck 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Habsburg Spain Duchess Cleves 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: Christian August of Holstein Gottorp Prince Eutin 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Adolph Frederick King Sweden 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England