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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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Paternal Family Tree: Oldenburg
Maternal Family Tree: Anna Schaunberg 1370-1396
On 10th April 1502 [his father] King Frederick I of Denmark (age 30) and [his mother] Anna of Brandenburg (age 14) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] John "Cicero" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg and [his grandmother] Margaret of Thuringia. He the son of [his grandfather] Christian I King of Denmark and [his grandmother] Dorothea of Brandenburg. They were half second cousins.
On 12th August 1503 Christian III King Denmark was born to [his father] King Frederick I of Denmark (age 31) and [his mother] Anna of Brandenburg (age 15).
On 3rd May 1514 [his mother] Anna of Brandenburg (age 26) died.
On 9th October 1518 [his father] King Frederick I of Denmark (age 47) and [his step-mother] Sophie of Pomerania Queen Consort of Denmark and Sweden (age 20) were married. The difference in their ages was 26 years. He the son of [his grandfather] Christian I King of Denmark and [his grandmother] Dorothea of Brandenburg.
In 1523 Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 41) Abdicated following pressure from his nobility. His uncle [his father] Frederick (age 51) succeeded I King Denmark.
On 29th October 1525 Christian III King Denmark (age 22) and Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 14) were married. He the son of King Frederick I of Denmark (age 54) and Anna of Brandenburg.
On 22nd November 1532 [his daughter] Anna Oldenburg was born to Christian III King Denmark (age 29) and [his wife] Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 21). She married her third cousin once removed 7th October 1548 Augustus Wettin Elector of Saxony and had issue.
On 10th April 1533 [his father] King Frederick I of Denmark (age 61) died. His son Christian (age 29) succeeded III King Denmark.
On 1st July 1534 [his son] Frederick II King of Denmark was born to Christian III King Denmark (age 30) and [his wife] Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 23). He married his second cousin once removed 20th July 1572 Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark and had issue.
On 26th August 1540 [his daughter] Magnus Oldenburg was born to Christian III King Denmark (age 37) and [his wife] Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 29)..
On 25th March 1545 [his son] John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg was born to Christian III King Denmark (age 41) and [his wife] Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 33).. He married (1) his sixth cousin 19th August 1568 Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen and had issue (2) 14th February 1588 Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt and had issue.
On 29th June 1546 [his daughter] Dorothea Oldenburg Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg was born to Christian III King Denmark (age 42) and [his wife] Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 35) at Kolding. She married her half sixth cousin 12th October 1561 William "Younger" Welf Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg.
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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 7th October 1548 [his son-in-law] Augustus Wettin Elector of Saxony (age 22) and [his daughter] Anna Oldenburg (age 15) were married at Torgau. She the daughter of Christian III King of Denmark (age 45) and [his wife] Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 37). They were third cousin once removed.
On 1st January 1559 Christian III King Denmark (age 55) died. His son Frederick (age 24) succeeded II King Denmark.
In 1560 [his half-brother] Duke Adolph Oldenburg of Holstein-Gotorp (age 33) was appointed 343rd Knight of the Garter by Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 26). It isn't entirely clear why he was awarded the Garter. He was a thirty-four years old, unmarried younger son of the [his father] King of Denark. He may have been pursuing a marriage to Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland.
On 7th October 1571 [his former wife] Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 60) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 11 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 1 Grandfather: Dietrich Count of Oldenburg
GrandFather: Christian I King of Denmark
Great x 1 Grandmother: Helvig of Schauenburg
Father: King Frederick I of Denmark
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hohenzollern II Burgrave Nuremburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Hohenzollern V Burgrave Nuremburg
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick I Elector Brandenburg
Great x 1 Grandfather: John "The Alchemist" Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
GrandMother: Dorothea of Brandenburg
Great x 2 Grandfather: Rudolf III Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
Great x 1 Grandmother: Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg
Christian III King of Denmark 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hohenzollern II Burgrave Nuremburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Hohenzollern V Burgrave Nuremburg
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick I Elector Brandenburg
Great x 1 Grandfather: Albert "Achilles" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg
GrandFather: John "Cicero" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg
Mother: Anna of Brandenburg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick I Duke Saxony
Great x 1 Grandfather: William III Duke of Luxemburg 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Magnus "Pious" Welf II Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "The Mild" Welf 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Wartislaw Griffins VI Duke Pomerania
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie Griffins
GrandMother: Margaret of Thuringia 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert "With the Pigtail" Habsburg III Duke Austria
Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg IV Duke Austria
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrix Hohenzollern Duchess Austria
Great x 2 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg V Duke Austria 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joanna Sophia Wittelsbach Duchess Austria 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Silesia
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Habsburg 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg 7 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund 8 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Pomerania Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Luxemburg Duchess Austria 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hermann II Count of Celje
Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara of Cilli Holy Roman Empress
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Schaunberg