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Biography of Gerrit van Honthorst 1592-1656

Gerrit van Honthorst 1592-1656 is in Painters.

On 4th November 1592 Gerrit van Honthorst was born.

In 1635 Gerrit van Honthorst (age 42). Portrait of Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine.

1642. Gerrit van Honthorst (age 49). Portrait of Luise Henriette Orange Nassau (age 14).

In 1642 Gerrit van Honthorst (age 49). Portrait of Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia (age 45).

In 1649 Gerrit van Honthorst (age 56). Portrait of Emilia Nassau Beverweert Countess Ossory (age 13).

In 1650 Gerrit van Honthorst (age 57). Portrait of Louise Hollandine Palatinate Simmern (age 28).

Louise Hollandine Palatinate Simmern: In 1622 she was born to Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine and Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia. She a granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. In 1709 Louise Hollandine Palatinate Simmern died.

Before 1651 Gerrit van Honthorst (age 58). Portrait of Henriette Marie Palatinate Simmern (age 24).

Henriette Marie Palatinate Simmern: In 1626 she was born to Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine and Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia. She a granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. In 1651 Henriette Marie Palatinate Simmern died.

In 1651 Gerrit van Honthorst (age 58). Portrait of Elisabeth Nassau Beverweert Countess Arlington (age 17).

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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 1651 Gerrit van Honthorst (age 58). Portrait of Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern (age 20).

Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern: On 14th October 1630 she was born to Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine and Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia. She a granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. On 30th September 1658 Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg and she were married. She the daughter of Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine and Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia. He the son of George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg and Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg. On 21st November 1682 George Louis of Hanover and Sophia Dorothea of Celle were married. The marriage had been arranged by their respective fathers Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg and George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg, and his mother Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern. She the illegitmate daughter of George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg and Eleonore Esmier D'Olbreuse Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg. He the son of Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg and Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern. They were first cousins. He a great grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. On 8th June 1714 Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern died.

Before 1656 Gerrit van Honthorst (age 63). Portrait of Elisabeth Palatinate Simmern (age 37).

Elisabeth Palatinate Simmern: On 26th December 1618 she was born to Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine and Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia. She a granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. On 11th February 1680 Elisabeth Palatinate Simmern died.

Before 1656 Gerrit van Honthorst (age 63). Portrait of Charles Louis Palatinate Simmern (age 38).

Before 1656 Gerrit van Honthorst (age 63). Portrait of Prince Rupert Palatinate Simmern 1st Duke Cumberland (age 36).

Before 1656 Gerrit van Honthorst (age 63). Portrait of Mary Stewart Princess Orange (age 24).

Before 1656 Gerrit van Honthorst (age 63). Portrait of Edward Palatinate Simmern (age 30).

Edward Palatinate Simmern: On 5th October 1625 he was born to Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine and Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia at The Hague. He a grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. On 24th April 1645 Edward Palatinate Simmern and Anne Marie Gonzaga were married. She the daughter of Charles Gonzaga I Duke Mantua. He the son of Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine and Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia. They were fourth cousin twice removed. He a grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. In 1649 he was appointed 445th Knight of the Garter by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. On 10th March 1663 Edward Palatinate Simmern died at Paris [Map].

Before 1656 Gerrit van Honthorst (age 63). Portrait of William Craven 1st Earl Craven (age 47).

On 27th April 1656 Gerrit van Honthorst (age 63) died.