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Paternal Family Tree: Holstein-Gottorp
On 14th May 1710 Adolph Frederick King Sweden was born to Christian August of Holstein Gottorp Prince Eutin (age 37).
On 24th April 1726 [his father] Christian August of Holstein Gottorp Prince Eutin (age 53) died.
On 29th August 1744 Adolph Frederick King Sweden (age 34) and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden (age 24) were married. She the daughter of Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia and Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 57). They were sixth cousins. 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 (age 35) and [his wife] Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden (age 25).
On 7th October 1748 [his son] Charles XIII King Sweden was born to Adolph Frederick King Sweden (age 38) and [his wife] Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden (age 28)..
On 18th July 1750 [his son] Frederick Adolph Duke of Östergötland was born to Adolph Frederick King Sweden (age 40) and [his wife] Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden (age 30)..
On 5th April 1751 Frederick I King Sweden (age 74) died. His fifth cousin twice removed Adolph (age 40) succeeded King Sweden. He the first king of the House of Holstein-Gottorp.
On 1st October 1766 [his son] Gustav III King Sweden (age 20) and [his daughter-in-law] Queen Sophia of Sweden (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Frederick V King Denmark and Norway and Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. He the son of Adolph Frederick King Sweden (age 56) and [his wife] Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden (age 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 (age 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 (age 25) succeeded King Sweden. [his daughter-in-law] Queen Sophia of Sweden (age 24) by marriage Queen Sweden.
On 2nd July 1782 [his former wife] Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden (age 62) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings England: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 21 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick III Duke of Holstein Gottorp
GrandFather: Christian Albert Duke of Holstein Gottorp 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Augustus Wettin Elector of Saxony 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian Wettin I Elector Saxony 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Oldenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John George Wettin Elector Saxony 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Marie Elisabeth of Saxony Duchess Holstein Gottorp 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: Christian August of Holstein Gottorp Prince Eutin 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Adolph Frederick King Sweden 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England