Paternal Family Tree: Wettin
On 6th July 1512 [his father] Henry IV Duke Saxony (age 39) and [his mother] Catherine of Mecklenburg Duchess of Saxony (age 25) were married.
On 31st July 1526 Augustus Wettin Elector of Saxony was born to [his father] Henry IV Duke Saxony (age 53) and [his mother] Catherine of Mecklenburg Duchess of Saxony (age 39).
On 18th August 1541 [his father] Henry IV Duke Saxony (age 68) died.
On 7th October 1548 Augustus Wettin Elector of Saxony (age 22) and Anna Oldenburg (age 15) were married at Torgau. She the daughter of Christian III King of Denmark (age 45) and Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 37). They were third cousin once removed.
On 9th July 1553 Maurice Elector of Saxony (age 32) died. His brother Augustus (age 26) succeeded Elector Saxony.
On 1st January 1559 [his father-in-law] Christian III King of Denmark (age 55) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Frederick (age 24) succeeded II King of Denmark.
On 29th October 1560 [his son] Christian Wettin I Elector Saxony was born to Augustus Wettin Elector of Saxony (age 34) and [his wife] Anna Oldenburg (age 27). He married 25th April 1582 his third cousin Sophie of Brandenburg and had issue.
On 6th June 1561 [his mother] Catherine of Mecklenburg Duchess of Saxony (age 74) died.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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On 12th October 1561 William "Younger" Welf Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 26) and [his sister-in-law] Dorothea Oldenburg Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 15) were married. She by marriage Duchess Brunswick Lüneburg. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Christian III King of Denmark and [his mother-in-law] Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 50). They were half sixth cousins.
On 4th October 1563 [his daughter] Dorothea of Saxony was born to Augustus Wettin Elector of Saxony (age 37) and [his wife] Anna Oldenburg (age 30). She married 26th September 1585 Henry Julius Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and had issue.
On 19th August 1568 [his brother-in-law] John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 23) and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (age 18) were married. He the son of [his father-in-law] Christian III King of Denmark and [his mother-in-law] Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 57). They were sixth cousins.
On 20th July 1572 [his brother-in-law] Frederick II King of Denmark (age 38) and Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark (age 14) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark. The difference in their ages was 23 years. He the son of [his father-in-law] Christian III King of Denmark and [his mother-in-law] Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. They were second cousin once removed.
In 1578 [his brother-in-law] Frederick II King of Denmark (age 43) was appointed 364th Knight of the Garter by Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 44)..
On 25th April 1582 Christian Wettin I Elector Saxony (age 21) and Sophie of Brandenburg (age 13) were married. He the son of Augustus Wettin Elector of Saxony (age 55) and Anna Oldenburg (age 49). They were third cousins.
On 26th September 1585 [his son-in-law] Henry Julius Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 20) and Dorothea of Saxony (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Augustus Wettin Elector of Saxony (age 59) and Anna Oldenburg (age 52).
On 1st October 1585 [his wife] Anna Oldenburg (age 52) died.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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On 11th February 1586 Augustus Wettin Elector of Saxony (age 59) died. His son Christian (age 25) succeeded Elector Saxony.
Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick I Duke Saxony
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick II Duke Saxony 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Magnus "Pious" Welf II Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "The Mild" Welf 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Wartislaw Griffins VI Duke Pomerania
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie Griffins
GrandFather: Albert III Duke Saxony 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg II Duke Austria
Great x 3 Grandfather: Leopold "The Just" Habsburg III Duke Austria
Great x 4 Grandmother: Johanna Pfirt Duchess Austria
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ernest "The Iron" Habsburg I Duke Austria
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernabò Visconti
Great x 3 Grandmother: Viridis Visconti Duchess Austria
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Regina della Scala
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret of Austria
Great x 4 Grandfather: Siemowit III Duke of Masovia
Great x 3 Grandfather: Siemowit IV Duke of Masovia
Great x 4 Grandmother: Euphemia Opava
Great x 2 Grandmother: Cymburgis Masovia Duchess Austria
Great x 4 Grandfather: Algirdas Grand Duke of Lithuania
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alexandra of Lithuania
Great x 4 Grandmother: Uliana of Tver
Father: Henry IV Duke Saxony 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Augustus Wettin Elector of Saxony 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry IV Duke of Mecklenburg
GrandFather: Magnus II Duke of Mecklenburg