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Biography of William I King Prussia 1797-1888

Paternal Family Tree: Hohenzollern

1858 Marriage of the future King Frederick III King Prussia and Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha

1861 Frederick William IV King Prussia Dies William I King Prussia Succeeds

On 24th December 1793 [his father] Frederick William III King Prussia (age 23) and [his mother] Queen Louise of Prussia (age 17) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Frederick William II King Prussia (age 49) and [his grandmother] Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia (age 42). They were half second cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

On 22nd March 1797 William I King Prussia was born to Frederick William III King Prussia (age 26) and Queen Louise of Prussia (age 21).

On 19th July 1810 [his mother] Queen Louise of Prussia (age 34) died.

On 18th October 1831 [his son] Frederick III King Prussia was born to William I King Prussia (age 34) at New Palace, Potsdam.

On 3rd December 1838 [his daughter] Princess Louise of Prussia was born to William I King Prussia (age 41).

On 7th June 1840 [his father] Frederick William III King Prussia (age 69) died. His son [his brother] Frederick (age 44) succeeded IV King Prussia.

On 20th September 1856 [his son-in-law] Frederick Grand Duke of Baden (age 30) and [his daughter] Princess Louise of Prussia (age 17) were married. She the daughter of William I King Prussia (age 59). They were fourth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

Marriage of the future King Frederick III King Prussia and Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha

On 25th January 1858 [his son] Frederick III King Prussia (age 26) and [his daughter-in-law] Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia (age 17) were married in the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. She the daughter of Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha (age 38) and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 38). He the son of William I King Prussia (age 60). They were third cousins.

In 1861 William I King Prussia (age 63) was appointed 728th Knight of the Garter by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 41)..

Frederick William IV King Prussia Dies William I King Prussia Succeeds

On 2nd January 1861 [his brother] Frederick William IV King Prussia (age 65) died. His brother William (age 63) succeeded I King Prussia.

On 18th January 1871 William I King Prussia (age 73) was created I Emperor aka Kaiser.

On 9th March 1888 William I King Prussia (age 90) died. His son [his son] Frederick (age 56) succeeded III Emperor aka Kaiser, III King Prussia. [his daughter-in-law] Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia (age 47) by marriage Empress aka Kaiser, Queen Prussia.

Royal Ancestors of William I King Prussia 1797-1888

Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of William I King Prussia 1797-1888

Frederick III King Prussia

Ancestors of William I King Prussia 1797-1888

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick I King Prussia 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Luise Henriette Orange Nassau

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 2 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 1 Grandfather: Augustus William Hohenzollern 3 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King George I Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandmother: 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 4 Grandfather: George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea of Celle 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleonore Esmier D'Olbreuse Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg

GrandFather: Frederick William II King Prussia 4 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Father: Frederick William III King Prussia 5 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis VI Landgrave of Hesse Darmstadt 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave Ernest Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Count Palatine Christian III of Zweibrücken

Great x 1 Grandmother: Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken

William I King Prussia 6 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke John VII of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke Adolphus Frederick I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Oldenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Duke Adolphus Frederick II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Julius Ernst Duke of Brunswick-Dannenberg 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Katharina 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Louis Frederick Duke of Mecklenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anton Günther I Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian William I Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

Great x 2 Grandmother: Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

GrandFather: Grand Duke Charles II of Mecklenburg Strelitz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Saxe Gotha 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Albert Count of Erbach-Schönberg

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Louis I Count of Erbach-Erbach

Great x 2 Grandmother: Countess Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach

Mother: Queen Louise of Prussia 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis VI Landgrave of Hesse Darmstadt 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave Ernest Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg