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Paternal Family Tree: Oldenburg
On 10th April 1502 [his father] King Frederick I of Denmark (age 30) and Anna of Brandenburg (age 14) were married. She the daughter of John "Cicero" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg and Margaret of Thuringia. He the son of [his grandfather] Christian I King Denmark and [his grandmother] Dorothea of Brandenburg. They were half second cousins.
On 9th October 1518 [his father] King Frederick I of Denmark (age 47) and [his mother] Sophie of Pomerania Queen Consort of Denmark and Sweden (age 20) were married. The difference in their ages was 26 years. He the son of [his grandfather] Christian I King Denmark and [his grandmother] Dorothea of Brandenburg.
On 25th January 1526 Duke Adolph Oldenburg of Holstein-Gotorp was born to King Frederick I of Denmark (age 54) and Sophie of Pomerania Queen Consort of Denmark and Sweden (age 28).
On 10th April 1533 [his father] King Frederick I of Denmark (age 61) died. His son [his half-brother] Christian (age 29) succeeded III King Denmark.
In 1544 Duke Adolph Oldenburg of Holstein-Gotorp (age 17) was created 1st Duke of Holstein Gotorp.
In 1560 Duke Adolph Oldenburg of Holstein-Gotorp (age 33) was appointed 343rd Knight of the Garter by Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 26). It isn't entirely clear why he was awarded the Garter. He was a thirty-four years old, unmarried younger son of the [his father] King of Denark. He may have been pursuing a marriage to Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 29th March 1560. The xxviiij day Marche cam by water at afternone unto Somersett plasse [Map] the duke of Vanholtt (age 34). [Note. To be created Knight of the Garter].
Henry Machyn's Diary. 11th April 1560. The xj day of Aprell toke ys jorney from the byshope of Wynchastur('s) plasse the duke of Swaynland [Note. Possibly King Erix XIV of Sweden (age 26) but he has been previously referred to a Prince, or Duke Adolph Oldenburg of Holstein-Gotorp (age 34) who arrived on 29 Mar 1560], the wyche he kept the nobulle howse that ever dyd stranger in England for cher, for he spent more and gayff grett gyftes and reywardes as a ...
Henry Machyn's Diary. 13th December 1560. The xiij of Desember was stallyd at Wyndsor [Map] the duke of Wanholt (age 34), knyght of the nobull order of the gartter, and the good erle of Ruttland (age 34) was the quen('s) (age 27) depute at that tyme.
Note. P. 247. Installation of the duke of Vanholt at Windsor. Adolphus duke of Holstein, elected 10 June, 1560, installed (by proxy) the 15th Dec. (Beltz.) He died Oct. 1,1586.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 18th February 1561. The iij yere of quen Elezabeth (age 27) the xviij day of [February] was sant Gorge fest; how all the knyghtes of the garter stod that day in order, the furst
On the Quen['s side.]
The kyng Phelype (age 33).
The constabulle of France (age 67).
The yerle of Arundell (age 48).
The yerle of Darbe (age 51).
The duke of Northfoke (age 24).
The lord Pagett (age 55).
The yerle of Westmerland (age 36).
The lord chamburlayn, Haward (age 51).
The yerle of Shrowsbere (age 33)
The lord Montyguw-Browne (age 32).
The lord Gray of Wyltun (age 52).
On the Emperowre('s) syd.
The emperowre Ferna[ndo.] (age 57)
The prynse of Pyamont (age 32).
The duke Vanholtt (age 35).
The markes of Wynchester, tresorer (age 78).
The yerle of Penbroke (age 60).
The lord admerall Clynton (age 49).
The maques of Northamtun-Pare (age 49).
The yerle of Rutland-Rosse (age 34).
The yerle of Sussex (age 36).
The lord of Lugborow (age 40).
The lord Robart Dudley (age 28).
The lord of Hunsdon-Care (age 34).
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On 17th December 1564 Duke Adolph Oldenburg of Holstein-Gotorp (age 38) and Christine Hesse (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Landgrave Philip I of Hesse (age 60) and Christine of Saxony. He the son of King Frederick I of Denmark and Sophie of Pomerania Queen Consort of Denmark and Sweden (age 66). They were half fourth cousin once removed.
In 1568 [his mother] Sophie of Pomerania Queen Consort of Denmark and Sweden (age 70) died.
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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 21st April 1568 [his son] Frederick II Oldenburg was born to Duke Adolph Oldenburg of Holstein-Gotorp (age 42) and [his wife] Christine Hesse (age 24).
On 1st June 1569 [his daughter] Sophia Oldenburg was born to Duke Adolph Oldenburg of Holstein-Gotorp (age 43) and [his wife] Christine Hesse (age 25).
On 10th August 1570 [his son] Philip Oldenburg was born to Duke Adolph Oldenburg of Holstein-Gotorp (age 44) and [his wife] Christine Hesse (age 27).
On 13th April 1573 [his daughter] Christina Oldenburg was born to Duke Adolph Oldenburg of Holstein-Gotorp (age 47) and [his wife] Christine Hesse (age 29).
On 11th March 1574 [his daughter] Elisabeth Oldenburg was born to Duke Adolph Oldenburg of Holstein-Gotorp (age 48) and [his wife] Christine Hesse (age 30).
On 27th February 1575 [his son] John Adolph Oldenburg was born to Duke Adolph Oldenburg of Holstein-Gotorp (age 49) and [his wife] Christine Hesse (age 31).
On 27th February 1575 [his daughter] Anna of Holstein-Gottorp was born to Duke Adolph Oldenburg of Holstein-Gotorp (age 49) and [his wife] Christine Hesse (age 31).
On 29th May 1576 [his son] Christian Oldenburg was born to Duke Adolph Oldenburg of Holstein-Gotorp (age 50) and [his wife] Christine Hesse (age 32).
On 22nd April 1577 [his son] Christian Oldenburg died.
On 20th December 1578 [his daughter] Agnes Oldenburg was born to Duke Adolph Oldenburg of Holstein-Gotorp (age 52) and [his wife] Christine Hesse (age 35).
On 1st September 1579 [his son] John Frederick Oldenburg was born to Duke Adolph Oldenburg of Holstein-Gotorp (age 53) and [his wife] Christine Hesse (age 36).
On 1st October 1586 Duke Adolph Oldenburg of Holstein-Gotorp (age 60) died.
On 13th May 1594 [his former wife] Christine Hesse (age 50) died.
Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway
Sophia Louise Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Prussia
King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England
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King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark
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Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia
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Great x 1 Grandfather: Dietrich Count of Oldenburg
GrandFather: Christian I King Denmark
Great x 1 Grandmother: Helvig of Schauenburg
Father: King Frederick I of Denmark
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hohenzollern II Burgrave Nuremburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Hohenzollern V Burgrave Nuremburg
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick I Elector Brandenburg
Great x 1 Grandfather: John "The Alchemist" Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
GrandMother: Dorothea of Brandenburg
Great x 2 Grandfather: Rudolf III Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
Great x 1 Grandmother: Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg
Duke Adolph Oldenburg of Holstein-Gotorp
Great x 4 Grandfather: Wartislaw Griffins VI Duke Pomerania
Great x 3 Grandfather: Barnim Griffins 6th Duke Pomerania
Great x 2 Grandfather: Wartislaw Griffins 9th Duke Pomerania
Great x 1 Grandfather: Eric II Duke of Pomerania
GrandFather: Bogislaw X Duke of Pomerania
Mother: Sophie of Pomerania Queen Consort of Denmark and Sweden