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Paternal Family Tree: Wittelsbach
On 5th May 1352 Rupert King Germany was born to Rupert II Elector Palatine (age 26).
On 27th June 1374 Rupert King Germany (age 22) and Elisabeth Hohenzollern (age 16) were married at Amberg. She the daughter of Frederick Hohenzollern V Burgrave Nuremburg (age 41).
In 1375 Albert "With the Pigtail" Habsburg III Duke Austria (age 25) and [his sister-in-law] Beatrix Hohenzollern Duchess Austria (age 13) were married at Vienna [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Austria. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Frederick Hohenzollern V Burgrave Nuremburg (age 41). He the son of Albert Habsburg II Duke Austria and Johanna Pfirt Duchess Austria.
On 20th February 1375 [his son] Rupert Pipan Wittelsbach was born to Rupert King Germany (age 22).
In 1376 [his daughter] Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Lorraine was born to Rupert King Germany (age 23).
Around 1377 [his son] Frederick Wittelsbach was born to Rupert King Germany (age 24).
On 23rd January 1378 [his son] Louis Wittelsbach III Elector Palatine was born to Rupert King Germany (age 25).
In 1379 [his daughter] Agnes Wittelsbach was born to Rupert King Germany (age 26).
All About History Books
The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In 1383 [his son] John Wittelsbach Count Palatine was born to Rupert King Germany (age 30).
On 15th October 1383 Hermann II Landgrave of Hesse (age 42) and [his sister-in-law] Margaret Hohenzollern (age 23) were married at Kulmbach. She by marriage Landgravine Hesse. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Frederick Hohenzollern V Burgrave Nuremburg (age 50).
On 23rd June 1385 [his son] Stephen Count Palatine Simmern 1385-1459-Zweibrücken was born to Rupert King Germany (age 33).
On 24th August 1390 [his son] Otto I Wittelsbach I Count Palatine was born to Rupert King Germany (age 38).
On 6th February 1393 [his son-in-law] Charles Metz II Duke Lorraine (age 28) and [his daughter] Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Lorraine (age 17) were married. She by marriage Duchess Lorraine. She the daughter of Rupert King Germany (age 40). He the son of John Metz I Duke Lorraine and Sophie Württemberg Duchess Lorraine. They were fourth cousin once removed.
On 25th January 1397 [his son] Rupert Pipan Wittelsbach (age 21) died.
On 6th January 1398 [his father] Rupert II Elector Palatine (age 72) died.
On 21st January 1398 [his father-in-law] Frederick Hohenzollern V Burgrave Nuremburg (age 64) died. His son [his brother-in-law] John (age 29) succeeded III Burgrave Nuremberg.
Before March 1400 [his son-in-law] Adolph La Marck I Duke Cleves (age 26) and [his daughter] Agnes Wittelsbach (age 21) were married at Heidelburg. She the daughter of Rupert King Germany (age 47). He the son of Adolph La Marck and Margaret Jülich Countess Cleves and Mark (age 50).
On 21st August 1400 Rupert King Germany (age 48) was appointed King Germany.
In 1401 [his daughter] Agnes Wittelsbach (age 22) died at Heidelburg.
On 7th March 1401 [his son] Frederick Wittelsbach (age 24) died.
On 6th July 1402 [his son] Louis Wittelsbach III Elector Palatine (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] Blanche Lancaster Elector Palatinate (age 10) were married. She the daughter of King Henry IV of England (age 35) and Mary Bohun. He the son of Rupert King Germany (age 50).
In 1406 [his sister-in-law] Margaret Hohenzollern (age 46) died at Gudensberg.
On 24th December 1407 [his son-in-law] Frederick "Empty Pockets" Habsburg 4th Duke Austria (age 25) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Wittelsbach Duchess Austria were married at Innsbruck. She by marriage Duchess Austria. She the daughter of Rupert King Germany (age 55). He the son of Leopold "The Just" Habsburg III Duke Austria and Viridis Visconti Duchess Austria (age 55). They were third cousin twice removed.
On 26th July 1409 [his wife] Elisabeth Hohenzollern (age 51) died.
On 18th May 1410 Rupert King Germany (age 58) died. His son [his son] John (age 27) succeeded Count Palatine Neumarkt. His son [his son] Stephen (age 24) succeeded Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Count Palatine Simmern
All About History Books
The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Wittelsbach Duchess Austria was born to Rupert King Germany.
Kings Wessex: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 15 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Louis Wittelsbach III Elector Palatine
Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria
Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress
Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor
Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain
Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia
Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain
Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor
King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England
Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway
Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England
Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover
King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark
Frederick William IV King Prussia
Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway
Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia
King Edward VII of the United Kingdom
Frederick Charles I King Finland
Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark
Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain
Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden
Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria
Great x 3 Grandfather: Otto "Illustrious" Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ludmilla Bohemia Duchess Bavaria
Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis "Strict" Wittelsbach II Duke Upper Bavaria 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Welf V Count Palatine of the Rhine Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Welf Duchess Bavaria Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Palatine of the Rhine
Great x 1 Grandfather: Rudolf Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Rudolph I King Romans
Great x 2 Grandmother: Matilda Habsburg Duchess Bavaria
Great x 4 Grandfather: Burkhard V Count Hohenberg
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gertrude Hohenburg
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilda of Tubingen
GrandFather: Adolph Count Palatine Rhine 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: Rupert II Elector Palatine 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Rupert King Germany 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England