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Paternal Family Tree: Oldenburg
Maternal Family Tree: Mary Garritt
On 20th November 1947 [his father] Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh (age 26) and [his mother] Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 21) were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. She the daughter of [his grandfather] King George VI of the United Kingdom (age 51) and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Consort England (age 47). They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 14th November 1948 King Charles III was born to Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh (age 27) and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 22).
After 8th March 1971 Prince Charles (age 22) stayed at Belton House [Map] during his training at nearby RAF Cranwell.
On 29th July 1981 Prince Charles (age 32) and Diana Spencer Princess Wales (age 20) were married at St Paul's Cathedral [Map]. She by marriage Princess of Wales. She the daughter of John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer (age 57) and Frances Ruth Roche Countess Spencer (age 45). He the son of Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh (age 60) and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 55).
On 21st June 1982 [his son] William Prince of Wales was born to King Charles III (age 33) and [his wife] Diana Spencer Princess Wales (age 20). He a grandson of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
On 15th September 1984 [his son] Prince Harry Windsor Duke Sussex was born to King Charles III (age 35) and [his wife] Diana Spencer Princess Wales (age 23). He a grandson of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
On 29th January 1991 Hugh Grosvenor 7th Duke of Westminster was born to Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor 6th Duke Westminster (age 39) and Natalia Phillips Duchess of Westminster (age 31). King Charles III (age 42) was godfather.
On 31st August 1997 [his wife] Diana Spencer Princess Wales (age 36) died at Pitié-Salpetrière Hospital. She was buried at Althorp House, Northamptonshire [Map].
The Visitor Centre at Rosslyn Chapel [Map] was opened by the Prince of Wales (age 49) on 2nd April 1998.
On 9th April 2005 Prince Charles (age 56) and Queen Consort Camilla Shand (age 57) were married at Windsor Guildhall. He the son of Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh (age 83) and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 78).
On 15th February 2018 HRH The Prince of Wales (age 69) unveiled a plaque at Bowes House, St Johns College, South Bailey, Durham to Dame Elizabeth Bowes 1651-1736 nee Blakiston, ancestor of his mother [his mother] Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 91).
Elizabeth Blakiston: In 1651 she was born to Francis Blakiston 3rd Baronet. In 1693 William Bowes of Streatlam and she were married. In 1736 she died. She was buried at St James the Less Church, South Bailey, Durham.
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 12th September 2018 Prince Charles (age 69) visited St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map].
On 9th April 2021 [his father] Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh (age 99) died at Windsor Castle [Map]. His son Charles (age 72) succeeded 2nd Duke Edinburgh.
On 8th September 2022 [his mother] Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 96) died. Her son Charles (age 73) succeeded 3rd King of the United Kingdom.
On 6th May 2023 Prince Charles (age 74) was crowned King Charles III of the United Kingdom. [his wife] Queen Consort Camilla Shand (age 75) was crowned Queen Consort of the United Kingdom.
Kings Wessex: Great x 26 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 23 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 29 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 24 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Son of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Kings Scotland: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 22 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 30 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 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 3 Grandfather: Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Friederike Schlieben Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Christian IX of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 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 Grandmother: Louise Oldenburg Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandfather: George I King Greece 3 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince Frederick Oldenburg 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Charlotte of Denmark 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Andrew Glücksburg 4 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Paul Emperor of Russia 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Tsar Nicholas I of Russia 6 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Empress Sophie Dorothea of Russia 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Konstantin Nikolayevich Holstein Gottorp Romanov 7 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick William III King Prussia 5 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Hohenzollern 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Louise of Prussia 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Father: Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh 2 x Great Grand Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis I Grand Duke of Hesse 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Hesse Darmstadt II Grand Duke 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Hesse Darmstadt 19 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince Charles Louis of Baden 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Wilhelmine Baden 18 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven 20 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Julia Hauke
GrandMother: Princess Alice of Battenburg Great Grand Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Hesse Darmstadt II Grand Duke 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Karl Wilhelm Hesse Darmstadt 19 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Wilhelmine Baden 18 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke 20 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Prussia
Great x 1 Grandmother: Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven Grand Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
King Charles III Son of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Edward VII of the United Kingdom Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: King George V of the United Kingdom Son of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Christian IX of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Charlotte of Denmark 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: King George VI of the United Kingdom Son of King George V of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ludwig Friedrich Alexander of Württemberg
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Paul Ludwig Konstantin Teck 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Henriette Nassau Weilburg Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Teck 3 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England Great Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Mary Adelaide Hanover Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Augusta Hesse-Kassel Duchess Cambridge Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Mother: Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Daughter of King George VI of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Lyon Bowes 11th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas George Lyon Bowes 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Louisa Elizabeth Rodney Carpenter
Great x 2 Grandfather: Claude Bowes-Lyon 13th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Joseph Valentine Grimstead
Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Grimstead
Great x 1 Grandfather: Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Smith
Great x 3 Grandfather: Oswald Smith
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Mary Mosley
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Dora Smith Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reverend Robert Hodgson
Great x 3 Grandmother: Henrietta Mildred Hodgson
GrandMother: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Consort England 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish-Bentinck 3rd Duke Portland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Cavendish-Bentinck 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Cavendish 3rd Duchess Portland 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Wellesley Lady Abdy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland Marchioness Wellesley
Great x 1 Grandmother: Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edwyn Andrew Burnaby
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edwyn Burnaby
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Browne
Great x 2 Grandmother: Caroline Louisa Burnaby
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Salisbury of Marshfield House
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Caroline Salisbury
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Webb