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Paternal Family Tree: Oldenburg
Maternal Family Tree: Anna Schaunberg 1370-1396
On 26th May 1842 [his father] King Christian IX of Denmark (age 24) and [his mother] Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark (age 24) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark. He the son of [his grandfather] Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg and [his grandmother] Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 52). They were second cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 24th December 1845 George I King Greece was born to King Christian IX of Denmark (age 27) and Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark (age 28). He a great x 3 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.84%.
On 30th March 1863 George I King Greece (age 17) succeeded I King Greece.
On 15th October 1867 George I King Greece (age 21) and Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece (age 16) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Greece. He the son of King Christian IX of Denmark (age 49) and Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark (age 50). They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 2nd August 1868 [his son] Constantine I King Greece was born to George I King Greece (age 22) and [his wife] Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece (age 16).
On 24th June 1869 [his son] George Glücksburg was born to George I King Greece (age 23) and [his wife] Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece (age 17).
In 1870 [his daughter] Alexandra Glücksburg was born to George I King Greece (age 24) and [his wife] Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece (age 18).
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 22nd January 1872 [his son] Prince Nicholas Glücksburg was born to George I King Greece (age 26) and [his wife] Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece (age 20).
In 1876 [his daughter] Maria Glücksburg was born to George I King Greece (age 30) and [his wife] Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece (age 24).
In 1876 George I King Greece (age 30) was appointed 766th Knight of the Garter by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 56).
In 1880 [his daughter] Olga Glücksburg died.
In 1880 [his daughter] Olga Glücksburg was born to George I King Greece (age 34) and [his wife] Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece (age 28).
On 2nd February 1882 [his son] Andrew Glücksburg was born to George I King Greece (age 36) and [his wife] Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece (age 30) at Old Royal Palace.
In 1888 [his son] Christopher Glücksburg was born to George I King Greece (age 42) and [his wife] Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece (age 36).
In 1889 [his son-in-law] Paul Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 28) and [his daughter] Alexandra Glücksburg (age 19) were married. She the daughter of George I King Greece (age 43) and [his wife] Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece (age 37). They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 27th October 1889 [his son] Constantine I King Greece (age 21) and [his daughter-in-law] Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Frederick III King Prussia and Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia (age 48). He the son of George I King Greece (age 43) and [his wife] Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece (age 38). They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
In 1891 [his daughter] Alexandra Glücksburg (age 21) 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 29th September 1898 [his mother] Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark (age 81) died.
On 29th August 1902 [his son] Prince Nicholas Glücksburg (age 30) and [his daughter-in-law] Elena Vladimirovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 20) were married. He the son of George I King Greece (age 56) and [his wife] Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece (age 51). They were second cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 6th October 1903 [his son] Andrew Glücksburg (age 21) and [his daughter-in-law] Princess Alice of Battenburg (age 18) were married. She the daughter of Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven (age 49) and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven (age 40). He the son of George I King Greece (age 57) and [his wife] Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece (age 52). They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 29th January 1906 [his father] King Christian IX of Denmark (age 87) died. His son [his brother] Frederick (age 62) succeeded VIII King Denmark. Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 54) by marriage Queen Consort Denmark.
On 21st November 1907 [his son] George Glücksburg (age 38) and [his daughter-in-law] Princess Marie Bonaparte (age 25) were married. He the son of George I King Greece (age 61) and [his wife] Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece (age 56).
On 18th March 1913 George I King Greece (age 67) died. His son [his son] Constantine (age 44) succeeded I King Greece. [his daughter-in-law] Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece (age 42) by marriage Queen Consort Greece.
On 18th June 1926 [his former wife] Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece (age 74) died.
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Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 3 Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
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Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Louis Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter August Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Charlotte Oldenburg Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Karl Anton Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie of Hesse-Philippsthal Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Great x 1 Grandfather: Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frederica Charlotte Dohna Schlodien Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
GrandFather: Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Friederike Schlieben Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Father: King Christian IX of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles I Landgrave Hesse-Kassel 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Amalia of Courland Landgravine Hesse-Kassel 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King George I Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea of Celle 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Frederick Hohenzollern 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick IV King Denmark and Norway 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian VI King Denmark and Norway 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Louise Oldenburg Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King George I Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea of Celle 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Frederick Hohenzollern 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
George I King Greece 3 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles I Landgrave Hesse-Kassel 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Amalia of Courland Landgravine Hesse-Kassel 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King George I Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea of Celle 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Frederick Hohenzollern 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: William Hesse-Kassel Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Mother: Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick IV King Denmark and Norway 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian VI King Denmark and Norway 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Prince Frederick Oldenburg 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert I Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert II Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Juliana Maria Welf Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Rudolph 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Princess Charlotte of Denmark 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick I Duke of Mecklenburg Grabow 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian Ludwig II Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Johanna Waldeck Wildungen Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince Louis Frederick I of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Great x 3 Grandmother: Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Sophie Saxe Coburg Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England