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Paternal Family Tree: Hanover
Maternal Family Tree: Eleonore Esmier D'Olbreuse Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg
On 21st November 1682 [her father] George Louis of Hanover (age 22) and [her mother] Sophia Dorothea of Celle (age 16) were married. The marriage had been arranged by their respective fathers [her grandfather] Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 53) and [her grandfather] George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 58), and his mother [her grandmother] Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern (age 52). She the illegitmate daughter of George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg and [her grandmother] Eleonore Esmier D'Olbreuse Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg. He the son of Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg and Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern. They were first cousins. He a great grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 26th March 1687 Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia was born to King George I (age 26) and Sophia Dorothea of Celle (age 20). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%.
Around 1690. Jacques Vaillant (age 47). Portrait of [her mother] Sophia Dorothea of Celle (age 23) with her two children [her brother] George (age 6) and Sophia (age 2).
On 28th December 1694 the marriage of the future [her father] King George I (age 34) and [her mother] Sophia Dorothea of Celle (age 28) was dissolved. Sophia Dorothea was named as the guilty party for "maliciously leaving her husband". She was forbidden to remarry or to see her children again; her name was removed from official documents, she was stripped of her title of Electoral Princess. She was imprisoned for life.
On 28th November 1706 Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia (age 18) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 19) were married. She the daughter of King George I (age 46) and Sophia Dorothea of Celle (age 40). He the son of Frederick I King Prussia (age 49) and Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia. They were first cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 23rd November 1707 [her son] Frederick Louis Hohenzollern was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia (age 19) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 20). He a great x 3 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.31%.
On 13th May 1708 [her son] Frederick Louis Hohenzollern died.
On 3rd July 1709 [her daughter] Friedrike Wilhelmine Hohenzollern was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia (age 20) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 22). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.31%.
On 16th August 1710 [her son] Frederick William Hohenzollern was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia (age 22) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 23). He a great x 3 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.31%.
On 21st July 1711 [her son] Frederick William Hohenzollern died.
On 24th January 1712 [her son] Frederick "The Great" I King Prussia was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia (age 23) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 24). He a great x 3 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.31%.
On 25th February 1713 [her father-in-law] Frederick I King Prussia (age 55) died. His son [her husband] Frederick (age 24) succeeded I King Prussia. Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 25) by marriage Queen Consort Prussia.
On 5th May 1713 [her daughter] Charlotte Albertine Hohenzollern was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia (age 24) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 26). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.31%.
On 10th June 1714 [her daughter] Charlotte Albertine Hohenzollern (age 1) died.
All About History Books
The 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. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 28th September 1714 [her daughter] Frederica Louise Hohenzollern was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia (age 26) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 27). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.31%.
On 13th March 1716 [her daughter] Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia (age 27) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 28). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.31%.
On 2nd May 1717 [her son] Louis Charles William Hohenzollern was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia (age 28) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 30). He a great x 3 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.31%.
On 25th January 1719 [her daughter] Sophia Dorothea Hohenzollern was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia (age 30) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 31). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.31%.
On 31st August 1719 [her son] Louis Charles William Hohenzollern (age 2) died.
On 24th June 1720 [her daughter] Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia (age 31) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 33). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.31%.
On 9th August 1722 [her son] Augustus William Hohenzollern was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia (age 33) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 35). He a great x 3 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.31%.
On 9th November 1723 [her daughter] Anna Amalia Hohenzollern was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia (age 35) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 36). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.31%.
On 18th January 1726 [her son] Frederick Henry Louis Hohenzollern was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia (age 37) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 38). He a great x 3 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.31%.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 13th November 1726 [her mother] Sophia Dorothea of Celle (age 60) died shortly before midnight. An autopsy revealed liver failure and gall bladder occlusion due to 60 gallstones. Her former husband [her father] King George I (age 66) died seven months later.
On 11th June 1727 [her father] King George I (age 67) died. His son [her brother] George (age 43) succeeded II King Great Britain and Ireland. Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England (age 44) by marriage Queen Consort England.
On 23rd May 1730 [her grandson-in-law] Augustus Ferdinand Hohenzollern was born to [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia (age 41) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 43). He a great x 3 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.31%.
Before 7th April 1733 [her son-in-law] Charles William Frederick "The Wild Margrave" Hohenzollern (age 20) and [her daughter] Frederica Louise Hohenzollern (age 18) were married. She the daughter of [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia (age 44) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 46). They were fourth cousin twice removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
In 1734 [her son-in-law] Friedrich Wilhelm Hohenzollern (age 33) and [her daughter] Sophia Dorothea Hohenzollern (age 14) were married. She the daughter of [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia (age 45) and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 46). They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 31st May 1740 [her husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia (age 51) died. On 31st May 1740 His son [her son] Frederick (age 28) succeeded I King Prussia.
On 29th August 1744 [her son-in-law] Adolph Frederick King Sweden (age 34) and [her daughter] Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden (age 24) were married. She the daughter of [her former husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 57). They were sixth cousins. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 27th September 1755 [her grandson-in-law] Augustus Ferdinand Hohenzollern (age 25) and [her granddaughter] Princess Elisabeth Louise Hohenzollern (age 17) were married. He the son of [her former husband] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 68). They were uncle and niece. He a great x 3 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 28th June 1757 Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 70) died.
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
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
Kings England: Great x 2 Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of 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
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg
GrandFather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Philip I of Hesse 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 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: King George I 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 I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis VI Elector Palatine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick IV Elector Palatine 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward 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 4 Grandfather: William "The Rich" I Count of Nassau Dillenburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange
Great x 2 Grandmother: Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine 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: Electress 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 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick II King Denmark 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 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg
GrandFather: George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Philip I of Hesse 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 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Mother: Sophia Dorothea of Celle 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Eleonore Esmier D'Olbreuse Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg