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Paternal Family Tree: Hohenzollern
Maternal Family Tree: Eleonore Esmier D'Olbreuse Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg
Before 7th April 1733 [his father] Charles William Frederick "The Wild Margrave" Hohenzollern (age 20) and [his mother] Frederica Louise Hohenzollern (age 18) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia (age 44) and [his grandmother] Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 46). They were fourth cousin twice removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 24th February 1736 Charles Alexander Hohenzollern Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach was born to [his father] Charles William Frederick "The Wild Margrave" Hohenzollern (age 23) and [his mother] Frederica Louise Hohenzollern (age 21).
On 22nd November 1754 Charles Alexander Hohenzollern Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach (age 18) and Frederica Caroline Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach (age 19) were married at Coburg. She the daughter of Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld and Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (age 54). They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 3rd August 1757 [his father] Charles William Frederick "The Wild Margrave" Hohenzollern (age 45) died. His son Charles (age 21) succeeded Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach. [his wife] Frederica Caroline Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach (age 22) by marriage Margravine Brandenburg-Ansbach.
On 30th May 1767 William Craven 6th Baron Craven (age 28) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Berkeley Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach (age 16) were married. She the daughter of Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley and [his future mother-in-law] Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent (age 47).
On 17th March 1769 William Craven 5th Baron Craven (age 63) died. His grandson William (age 30) succeeded 6th Baron Craven of Hamstead Marshall in Berkshire. [his future wife] Elizabeth Berkeley Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach (age 18) by marriage Baroness Craven of Hamstead Marshall in Berkshire.
On 4th February 1784 [his mother] Frederica Louise Hohenzollern (age 69) died.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
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On 18th February 1791 [his wife] Frederica Caroline Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach (age 55) died.
On 13th October 1791 Charles Alexander Hohenzollern Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach (age 55) and Elizabeth Berkeley Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach (age 40) were married at Lisbon [Map]. She by marriage Margravine Brandenburg-Ansbach. She the daughter of Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley and Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent (age 71). They were fifth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 2nd December 1791 Charles Alexander Hohenzollern Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach (age 55) Abdicated as Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach at Bordeaux [Map].
On 5th January 1806 Charles Alexander Hohenzollern Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach (age 69) died.
On 13th January 1828 [his former wife] Elizabeth Berkeley Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach (age 77) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: John George Hohenzollern Margrave of Brandenburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Joachim Ernst Hohenzollern 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst
Great x 2 Grandfather: Albert Hohenzollern 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Frederick Hohenzollern 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: William Frederick Hohenzollern 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: Charles William Frederick "The Wild Margrave" Hohenzollern 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Charles Alexander Hohenzollern Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach 4 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Sigismund Hohenzollern 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George William Hohenzollern 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Hohenzollern 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick IV Elector Palatine 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth Charlotte Palatinate Simmern 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick I King Prussia 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Henry Orange Nassau II Prince Orange
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Coligny Princess Orange
Great x 2 Grandmother: Luise Henriette Orange Nassau
Great x 3 Grandmother: Amalia Solms Braunfels Princess Orange
GrandFather: Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 2 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick IV Elector Palatine 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia 
Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland 
12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Mother: Frederica Louise Hohenzollern 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: King George I Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick IV Elector Palatine 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea of Celle 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleonore Esmier D'Olbreuse Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg