Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 1557-1631

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Maternal Family Tree: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 1557-1631

On 14th February 1556 [her father] Ulrich Mecklenburg-Schwerin [aged 28] and [her step-mother] Elizabeth Oldenburg [aged 31] were married. She the daughter of King Frederick I of Denmark and Sophie of Pomerania Queen Consort of Denmark and Sweden [aged 58]. They were half third cousin once removed.

On 4th September 1557 Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark was born to Ulrich Mecklenburg-Schwerin [aged 30].

On 1st January 1559 Christian III King of Denmark [aged 55] died. His son [her future husband] Frederick [aged 24] succeeded II King of Denmark.

On 20th July 1572 Frederick II King of Denmark [aged 38] and Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [aged 14] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark. The difference in their ages was 23 years. He the son of Christian III King of Denmark and Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. They were second cousin once removed.

On 25th August 1573 [her daughter] Elizabeth Oldenburg was born to [her husband] Frederick II King of Denmark [aged 39] and Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [aged 15]. She married 19th April 1590 Henry Julius Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and had issue.

On 12th December 1574 [her daughter] Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland was born to [her husband] Frederick II King of Denmark [aged 40] and Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [aged 17]. She married 23rd November 1589 her third cousin once removed King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland, son of Henry "Lord Darnley" Stewart and Mary Queen of Scots, and had issue.

On 12th April 1577 [her son] Christian IV King of Denmark was born to [her husband] Frederick II King of Denmark [aged 42] and Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [aged 19].

On 30th December 1578 [her son] Prince Ulrik Oldenburg was born to [her husband] Frederick II King of Denmark [aged 44] and Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [aged 21].

In 1579 [her son] John August Oldenburg was born to [her husband] Frederick II King of Denmark [aged 44] and Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [aged 21]. He died aged less than one years old.

In 1579 [her son] John August Oldenburg died.

Westminster Chronicle of King Richard II, 1381-1394

The Westminster Chronicle is one of the most vivid and important narrative sources for the reign of Richard II. Written by an anonymous chronicler closely connected with Westminster Abbey, it covers the years 1381 to 1394, from the Peasants’ Revolt to the political tensions, court ceremonies, diplomatic negotiations, royal progresses, and public crises of Richard’s later reign. Rich in detail the chronicle records major events such as the conflicts between the King and Lords Appellant, King and the City of London, negotiations with France and Scotland, the death and funeral of Queen Anne of Bohemia, the illness of Charles VI of France, and the changing fortunes of leading nobles including John of Gaunt, Thomas of Gloucester, Robert de Vere, and the Earl of Arundel. The Chronicle offers readers a remarkable window into late fourteenth-century England, combining political observation, courtly spectacle, urban drama, ecclesiastical affairs, and moral judgement. It is an essential source for anyone interested in medieval monarchy, London, Westminster, and the troubled reign of Richard II.

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On 5th April 1580 [her son] Augusta Oldenburg was born to [her husband] Frederick II King of Denmark [aged 45] and Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [aged 22].

On 5th August 1581 [her son] Hedwig Oldenburg was born to [her husband] Frederick II King of Denmark [aged 47] and Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [aged 23].

On 9th July 1583 [her son] John Oldenburg was born to [her husband] Frederick II King of Denmark [aged 49] and Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [aged 25].

On 14th February 1588 [her brother-in-law] John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg [aged 42] and Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt [aged 14] were married. The difference in their ages was 27 years. He the son of Christian III King of Denmark and Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway.

On 4th April 1588 [her husband] Frederick II King of Denmark [aged 53] died. His son Christian [aged 10] succeeded IV King of Denmark.

On 23rd November 1589 [her son-in-law] King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland [aged 23] and Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland [aged 14] were married at Bishop's Palace. She by marriage Queen Consort Scotland. She the daughter of Frederick II King of Denmark and Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [aged 32]. He the son of Henry "Lord Darnley" Stewart and Mary Queen of Scots. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 19th April 1590 [her son-in-law] Henry Julius Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg [aged 25] and Elizabeth Oldenburg [aged 16] were married. She the daughter of Frederick II King of Denmark and Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [aged 32].

On 28th October 1602 [her son] John Oldenburg [aged 19] died.

On 14th March 1603 [her father] Ulrich Mecklenburg-Schwerin [aged 76] died.

On 2nd March 1619 [her daughter] Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland [aged 44] died.

On 27th March 1624 [her son] Prince Ulrik Oldenburg [aged 45] died.

On 19th June 1625 [her daughter] Elizabeth Oldenburg [aged 51] died.

Westminster Chronicle of King Richard II, 1381-1394

The Westminster Chronicle is one of the most vivid and important narrative sources for the reign of Richard II. Written by an anonymous chronicler closely connected with Westminster Abbey, it covers the years 1381 to 1394, from the Peasants’ Revolt to the political tensions, court ceremonies, diplomatic negotiations, royal progresses, and public crises of Richard’s later reign. Rich in detail the chronicle records major events such as the conflicts between the King and Lords Appellant, King and the City of London, negotiations with France and Scotland, the death and funeral of Queen Anne of Bohemia, the illness of Charles VI of France, and the changing fortunes of leading nobles including John of Gaunt, Thomas of Gloucester, Robert de Vere, and the Earl of Arundel. The Chronicle offers readers a remarkable window into late fourteenth-century England, combining political observation, courtly spectacle, urban drama, ecclesiastical affairs, and moral judgement. It is an essential source for anyone interested in medieval monarchy, London, Westminster, and the troubled reign of Richard II.

Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.

On 14th October 1631 Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [aged 74] died.

Royal Ancestors of Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 1557-1631

Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Godwinson: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of King Malcolm III of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of King Philip III of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Alfonso II King Aragon

Royal Descendants of Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 1557-1631
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland [1]

Christian IV King of Denmark [1]

King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [1]

Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [1]

Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [1]

Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [1]

Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover [1]

King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark [2]

Frederick William IV King Prussia [1]

William I King Prussia [1]

Frederick VII King of Denmark [3]

Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [2]

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [2]

Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway [1]

Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [6]

King Edward VII of the United Kingdom [6]

Frederick Charles I King Finland [2]

Constantine I King Greece [1]

Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [4]

Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain [6]

Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden [6]

Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark [7]

Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [7]

Carl XVI King Sweden [13]

Ancestors of Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 1557-1631

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry IV Duke of Mecklenburg

Great x 1 Grandfather: Magnus II Duke of Mecklenburg

Grandfather: Albrecht VII Duke Mecklenburg

father: Ulrich Mecklenburg-Schwerin 9 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 1 Grandfather: Joachim "Nestor" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg 7 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick I Duke Saxony

Great x 3 Grandfather: William III Duke of Luxembourg 7 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret of Thuringia 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg V Duke Austria 4 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Habsburg 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Luxembourg Duchess Austria 9 x Great Granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Grandmother: Anna Hohenzollern Duchess Mecklenburg 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France