Paternal Family Tree: Holstein-Gottorp
On 14th May 1710 Adolph Frederick King Sweden was born to Christian August of Holstein Gottorp Prince Eutin [aged 37].
On 24th April 1726 [his father] Christian August of Holstein Gottorp Prince Eutin [aged 53] died.
On 29th August 1744 Adolph Frederick King Sweden [aged 34] and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden [aged 24] were married. She the daughter of Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia [aged 57]. They were fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 24th January 1746 [his son] Gustav III King Sweden was born to Adolph Frederick King Sweden [aged 35] and [his wife] Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden [aged 25]. He a great x 4 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. He married 1st October 1766 his second cousin Queen Sophia of Sweden, daughter of Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway and Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway, and had issue.
On 7th October 1748 [his son] Charles XIII King Sweden was born to Adolph Frederick King Sweden [aged 38] and [his wife] Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden [aged 28].. He a great x 4 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 18th July 1750 [his son] Frederick Adolph Duke of Östergötland was born to Adolph Frederick King Sweden [aged 40] and [his wife] Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden [aged 30].. He a great x 4 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 5th April 1751 Frederick I King Sweden [aged 74] died. His third cousin once removed Adolph [aged 40] succeeded King Sweden. He the first king of the House of Holstein-Gottorp.
On 1st October 1766 Gustav III King Sweden [aged 20] and Queen Sophia of Sweden [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway and Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. He the son of Adolph Frederick King Sweden [aged 56] and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden [aged 46]. They were second cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. She a granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 12th May 1771 Adolph Frederick King Sweden [aged 60] died in Stockholm apparently after having consumed a large meal, consisting of lobster, caviar, sauerkraut, kippers and champagne, topped off with 14 servings of his favourite dessert: hetvägg, made of semla pastries served in bowls of hot milk.
[his son] Gustav III King Sweden [aged 25] succeeded King Sweden. [his daughter-in-law] Queen Sophia of Sweden [aged 24] by marriage Queen Sweden.
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On 2nd July 1782 [his former wife] Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden [aged 62] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Malcolm III of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of King John "The Good" II of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 8 Grand Son of John II King Aragon
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick III Duke of Holstein Gottorp
Grandfather: Christian Albert Duke of Holstein Gottorp 6 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Augustus Wettin Elector of Saxony 10 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian Wettin I Elector Saxony 10 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Oldenburg 
9 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France
Great x 2 Grandfather: John George Elector Saxony 10 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: John George Hohenzollern Margrave of Brandenburg 9 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie of Brandenburg 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France
Great x 1 Grandmother: Marie Elisabeth of Saxony Duchess Holstein Gottorp 5 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia 7 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France
Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Frederick Hohenzollern Duke Prussia 8 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Maria Guelph Duchess Prussia 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia 4 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: William de la Marck Duke of Jülich Cleves Berg 5 x Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Eleonore de la Marck 3 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Habsburg Spain Duchess Cleves 2 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon
father: Christian August of Holstein Gottorp Prince Eutin 7 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon
Adolph Frederick King Sweden 8 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon