List of coupled cousins
Royalty in Europe
Table:
Person
Spouse
Married
Year
Relationship
Common ancestor(s)

Prince Adalbert of Bavaria
Infanta Amalia of Spain
25 August 1856
1856
Fifth cousins
Philip William, Elector Palatine and Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt

Prince Adalbert of Bavaria
Countess Augusta of Seefried and Buttenheim
(daughter of Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria)
12 June 1919
1919
Second cousins once removed
Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen

Prince Adalbert of Prussia
Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
3 August 1914
1914
Second cousins
Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Feodora of Leiningen

Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Christine of Hesse
17 December 1564
1564
Second cousins once removed
Eric II, Duke of Pomerania and Sophie of Pomerania, Duchess of Pomerania

Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont
25 October 1844
1844
First cousins
George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden
Louisa Ulrika of Prussia
29 August 1744
1744
Third cousins
George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt

Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg
Anna Maria of Ostfriesland
(first wife)
4 September 1622
1622
First cousins
Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and Christine of Hesse

Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg
Duchess Marie Katharina of Brunswick-Dannenberg
(second wife)
1635
1635
Third cousins once removed
Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg and Sophie of Pomerania, Duchess of Mecklenburg

Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg
Princess Viktoria Feodora of Reuss-Schleiz
(daughter of Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line)
24 April 1917
1917
Fourth cousins
Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg and Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt

Adolph, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
Princess Louise of Saxe-Meiningen
18 October 1781
1781
First cousins once removed
Philip, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal and Catherine von Solms-Laubach

Prince Adolph of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
(father of Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt)
Princess Mathilde of Schonburg-Waldenburg
27 September 1847
1847
Double first cousins once removed
Frederick Charles, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Princess Friederike of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt; Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg and Princess Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt

Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia
(first wife)
31 January 1844
1844
Second cousins once removed
Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt

Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau
(second wife)
23 April 1851
1851
Fourth cousins
Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg

Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel
1 June 1818
1818
Second cousins
George II of Great Britain and Caroline of Ansbach

Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Princess Maria of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
(daughter of Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow)
1684
1684
First cousins once removed
Johann VII, Duke of Mecklenburg and Sophia of Holstein-Gottorp

Adolphus Frederick III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön
(daughter of John Adolphus, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön)
16 April 1709
1709
Third cousins
Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and Christine of Hesse

Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt
April 17, 1877
1877
Second cousins once removed
Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt

Afonso, Prince of Portugal
Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal
1490
1490
Second cousins
John, Constable of Portugal and Isabel of Barcelos

Afonso II of Portugal
Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal
1206
1206
Second cousins once removed
Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona and Douce I, Countess of Provence

Afonso III of Portugal
Matilda II, Countess of Boulogne
(first wife)
1239
1239
Third cousins once removed
Fulk, King of Jerusalem

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Prince Adalbert Wilhelm Georg Ludwig of Bavaria ( Munich , 19 July 1828 - Nymphenburg Palace , 21 September 1875 ) was the ninth child and fourth son of Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen .
Infanta Amalia of Spain ( Spanish : Amalia de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias ; 12 October 1834 - 27 August 1905 ) was the youngest daughter of Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain . Her eldest brother , Francisco de Asís married Queen Isabella II of Spain , who was Amalia 's first cousin . She was the only one of five sisters who made a royal marriage . In 1865 she married Prince Adalbert of Bavaria , a son of King Ludwig I of Bavaria . Upon her marriage she moved to Munich , where she spent the rest of her life . However she remained attached to her native country and was instrumental in arranging the marriage of her eldest son Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria with her niece Infanta Paz of Spain .
Philip William of Neuburg , Elector Palatine ( German : Philipp Wilhelm ) ( 24 November 1615 - 2 September 1690 ) was Count Palatine of Neuburg from 1653 to 1690 , Duke of Jülich and Berg from 1653 to 1679 and Elector of the Palatinate from 1685 to 1690 . He was the son of Wolfgang Wilhelm , Count Palatine of Neuburg and Magdalene of Bavaria .
Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt ( Elisabeth Amalie Magdalene ; 20 March 1635 - 4 August 1709 ) was a princess of Hesse-Darmstadt and wife of the Prince-elector of the Palatinate .
Prince Adalbert of Bavaria ( German : Adalbert Alfons Maria Ascension Antonius Hubertus Joseph omnes sancti Prinz von Bayern ) ( 3 June 1886 - 29 December 1970 ) was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach , historian , author and a German Ambassador to Spain .
Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria ( German : Elisabeth Marie Auguste Prinzessin von Bayern ; 8 January 1874 - 4 March 1957 ) was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach . She was known as Princess of Bavaria until 1918 .
Ludwig I or Louis I ( German : Ludwig I. ; 25 August 1786 - 29 February 1868 ) was king of Bavaria from 1825 until the 1848 revolutions in the German states .
Therese Charlotte Luise of Saxony-Hildburghausen ( Therese of Bavaria ; 8 July 1792 - 26 October 1854 ) was a queen consort of Bavaria as the wife of Ludwig I , King of Bavaria .
Prince Adalbert of Prussia ( Adalbert Ferdinand Berengar Viktor ; 14 July 1884 - 22 September 1948 ) was the third son of Wilhelm II , German Emperor by his first wife , Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein .
Princess Adelaide Adi of Saxe-Meiningen ( Adelaide Erna Caroline Marie Elisabeth ; later Princess Adalbert of Prussia ; 16 August 1891 - 25 April 1971 ) was a daughter of Prince Frederick John of Saxe-Meiningen and his wife Countess Adelaide of Lippe-Biesterfeld .
Ernst Christian Carl , 4th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg ( 7 May 1794 - 12 April 1860 ) . He was the son of Prince Charles Louis of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth .
Princess Feodora of Leiningen ( Anna Feodora Auguste Charlotte Wilhelmine ; 7 December 1807 - 23 September 1872 ) was the only daughter of Emich Carl , Prince of Leiningen ( 1763-1814 ) , and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld ( 1786-1861 ) . Feodora and her older brother Carl , 3rd Prince of Leiningen , were maternal half-siblings to Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom . She is a matrilineal ancestress of Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and of Felipe VI of Spain .
Adolf of Denmark or Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp ( 25 January 1526 - 1 October 1586 ) was the first Duke of Holstein-Gottorp from the line of Holstein-Gottorp of the House of Oldenburg . He was the third son of King Frederick I of Denmark and his second wife , Sophie of Pomerania . King Frederick I had his son educated by Philip I , Landgrave of Hesse . He spent four years at the Landgrave 's castle in Kassel . In 1544 , Adolf , his brother Johann , and their half-brother King Christian III of Denmark , divided the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein . The areas were divided according to approximately equal tax proceeds . Adolf , as the youngest , was entitled the first choice . Since he selected the part with the castle Gottorp , the line of the house Oldenburg created by him was called Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp .
Christine of Hesse ( 29 June 1543 - 13 May 1604 ) was Duchess consort of Holstein-Gottorp as the spouse of Duke Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp . She exerted some political influence as a widow after 1586 .
Eric II or Erich II ( between 1418 and 1425 - 5 July 1474 ) was a member of the House of Pomerania ( also known as the House of Griffins ) and was the ruling Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast from 1457 to 1474 . He was the son of Wartislaw IX of Pomerania-Wolgast and Sophia , daughter of Eric IV of Saxe-Lauenburg .
Sophia of Pomerania-Stolp ( 1435 - 24 August 1497 ) , was a Duchess of Pomerania by birth , and married to Eric II , Duke of Pomerania . Sophia was the daughter of Bogislaw IX , Duke of Pomerania and Maria of Masovia . In 1446 , her father died and was succeeded by his cousin , Eric of Pomerania , former King of Denmark , Norway and Sweden . Sophia became the heir of Eric of Pomerania 's private fortune . In 1451 , Sophia was married to Eric of Pomerania-Wolgast , making her spouse the heir of Eric of Pomerania 's territories , while Sophia remained the heir of Eric of Pomerania 's private fortune . At the death of Eric of Pomerania in 1459 , Sophia 's husband united Pomerania through the inheritance of Pomerania-Stolp and Pomerania-Rügenwalde by his marriage , while Sophia became the sole possessor of the vast fortune brought by Eric of Pomerania from his former kingdoms in Scandinavia , as well as the wealth he had acquired by his piracy activity on Gotland . As Eric refused to allow Sophia any of the political power over the territories he acquired through her , which she felt she was entitled to , the couple separated . Sophia moved to Rügenwalde Castle with her children and her lover , Hans of Maszerski . In 1470 , she refused to finance her husband 's war with Brandenburg . She was widowed in 1474 . According to an old legend , she was to have poisoned her sons Wratislaw and Casimir , but when she tried to the same with her son Bogislaw with a poisoned sandwich , he was warned by his jester . The sandwich was given to a dog , who died , after which Sophia was to have fled to Danzig .
Adolf I , Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe ( 1 August 1817 - 8 May 1893 ) was a ruler of the Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe .
Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont ( 29 September 1827 - 16 February 1910 ) was a German princess . She was the second daughter of George II , Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym . She was an aunt of the Dutch Queen Emma .
George I , Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont ( German : Georg Fürst zu Waldeck und Pyrmont ; 6 May 1747 - 9 September 1813 ) was Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont from 1812 to 1813 . He was the son of Karl August , Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld .
Adolf Frederick or Adolph Frederick ( Swedish : Adolf Fredrik , German : Adolf Friedrich ; 14 May 1710 - 12 February 1771 ) was King of Sweden from 1751 until his death . He was the son of Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp , Prince of Eutin , and Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach . The first king from the House of Holstein-Gottorp , Adolf Frederick was a weak monarch , instated as first in line of the throne following the parliamentary government 's failure to reconquer the Baltic provinces in 1741-43 . Aside from a few attempts , supported by pro-absolutist factions among the nobility , to reclaim the absolute monarchy held by previous monarchs , he remained a mere constitutional figurehead until his death . His reign saw an extended period of internal peace , although the finances stagnated following failed mercantilist doctrines pursued by the Hat administration . The Hat administration ended only in the 1765-66 parliament , where the Cap opposition overtook the government and enacted reforms towards greater economic liberalism as well as a Freedom of Press Act almost unique at the time for its curtailing of all censorship , retaining punitive measures only for libeling the monarch or the Church of Sweden .
Louisa Ulrika of Prussia ( Swedish : Lovisa Ulrika ; German : Luise Ulrike ) ( 24 July 1720 - 16 July 1782 ) was Queen of Sweden from 1751 to 1771 as the consort of King Adolf Frederick . She was queen mother during the reign of King Gustav III .
George , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ( 17 February 1582 , Celle - 12 April 1641 , Hildesheim ) , ruled as Prince of Calenberg from 1635 . George was the sixth son of William , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ( 1535-1592 ) and Dorothea of Denmark ( 1546-1617 ) . His mother was daughter to King Christian III of Denmark and Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg . She acted as a regent during the early years of his reign , keeping power from the Councillors who had mismanaged the estates during his father 's fits of insanity . In the 1635 re-division of the territories of the House of Welf , after the death of Frederick Ulrich , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg , he received the Principality of Calenberg , which included the former Principality of Göttingen , since 1495 , while his elder brother , Augustus the Elder , retained the Principality of Lüneburg . George was the first duke to move his residence to Hanover , where he built the Leineschloss as his residence in 1636 , a palace situated by the river Leine . After his death , he was succeeded by his son , Christian Louis .
Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt ( 30 July 1601 - 6 May 1659 ) was the daughter of Louis V , Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and Magdalena von Brandenburg . She was born in Darmstadt , Hesse . She married George , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg on 14 December 1617 in Darmstadt . One of their sons was Ernest Augustus , Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ( 1629-1698 ) , father of George I of Great Britain . She died at Herzberg Castle at the age of 57 .
Adolf Frederick I ( 15 December 1588 - 27 February 1658 ) was the reigning Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from his father 's death in 1592 until 1628 and again from 1631 to 1658 . Between 1634 and 1648 Adolf Frederick also ruled the Prince-Bishopric of Schwerin as its administrator .
Anna Maria of Ostfriesland ( 23 June 1601 - 15 February 1634 ) was a German noblewoman . She was a daughter of Count Enno III of East Frisia and Anna of Holstein-Gottorp . Her paternal grandmother was Katharina of Sweden , a daughter of Gustav I of Sweden and his second wife Margareta Leijonhufvud . On 4 September 1622 she married Adolf Frederick I , Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin ( 1588-1658 ) . They had the following children :
Magnus II , Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Güstrow ( 1441 - 20 November 1503 ) was duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1477 until his death .
Sophie of Pomerania-Stettin ( c. 1460 - 26 April 1504 , Wismar ) , was Duchess of Mecklenburg by marriage from 1478 to 1504 . She was the daughter of Eric II of Pomerania-Wolgast ( d. 1474 ) and his wife Sophia of Pomerania-Stolp ( d. 1497 ) . Her brother was Bogislaw X ( 1454-1523 ) , who ruled the country for almost fifty years as a unified territory . Under Bogislaw X , Pomerania experienced a golden age : Szczecin was made the residence in 1491 , the ducal administration was organised in a chancery , a well-regulated tax collection was introduced and peace and stability were maintained . For political reasons , the Duchy of Mecklenburg was anxious to see a merger with the House of Pomerania .
Adolf Friedrich Albrecht Heinrich , Duke of Mecklenburg ( German : Adolf Friedrich Albrecht Heinrich , Herzog zu Mecklenburg ; 10 October 1873 - 5 August 1969 ) , was a German explorer in Africa , a colonial politician , the elected Duke of the United Baltic Duchy from 5 November to 28 November 1918 , and the first president of the National Olympic Committee of West Germany ( 1949-1951 ) .
Heinrich XXVII , Prince Reuss Younger Line ( German : Heinrich XXVII Fürst Reuß jüngere Linie ; 10 November 1858 - 21 November 1928 ) was the last reigning Prince Reuss Younger Line from 1913 to 1918 . Then he became Head of the House of Reuss Younger Line from 1918 to 1928 .
Friedrich Eugen , Duke of Württemberg ( 21 January 1732 - 23 December 1797 ) was the fourth son of Karl Alexander , Duke of Württemberg , and Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis ( 11 August 1706 - 1 February 1756 ) . He was born in Stuttgart . From 1795 until 1797 he was Duke of Württemberg .
Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt ( Friederike Sophia Dorothea ; 18 December 1736 - 9 March 1798 ) was Duchess of Württemberg by marriage to Frederick II Eugene , Duke of Württemberg . She is an ancestor to many European royals of the 19th and 20th century .
Adolph , Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld ( 29 June 1743 in Ypres - 17 July 1803 in Barchfeld ) was a member of the House of Hesse . He was the ruling Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld from 1777 until his death .
Princess Wilhelmine Louise Christine of Saxe-Meiningen ( 6 August 1752 in Frankfurt - 3 June 1805 in Kassel ) was a Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen by birth and by marriage Landgravine of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld .
Philip of Hesse-Philippsthal ( 14 December 1655 - 18 June 1721 ) was the son of William VI , Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Hedwig Sophia of Brandenburg . He was the first landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal from 1663 to 1721 and the founder of the fifth branch of the house of Hesse .
Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt ( German : Prinzessin Marie von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt ; 29 January 1850 - 22 April 1922 ) was the consort and third wife of Frederick Francis II , Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin . She was mother of Prince Hendrik , consort of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and father of Queen Juliana .
Prince Frederick Charles of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt ( 7 June 1736 - 13 April 1793 ) was a German Natural History collector , and from 1790 until his death the reigning Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt .
Frederick V Louis William Christian , Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg ( 30 January 1748 , Bad Homburg vor der Höhe - 20 January 1820 , Bad Homburg vor der Höhe ) was from 1751 to his death landgrave of Hesse-Homburg . He was born under Europe 's Ancien Regime but lived to see the Age of Enlightenment , the French Revolution , the fall of the Holy Roman Empire , the rise and fall of Napoleon I , the Congress of Vienna and its establishment of a new geopolitical order in Europe and Germany . Unlike his predecessors and successors , he was not keen on war and instead became one of the patrons of German Geistesgeschichte , corresponding with Lavater and Klopstock and visiting Voltaire , DAlembert and Albrecht von Haller . He was caustic , conservative but popular with his people .
Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt ( 2 March 1746 , Buchsweiler - 18 September 1821 , Homburg ) was Landgravine consort of Hesse-Homburg by marriage to Frederick V , Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg . She was the eldest daughter of Louis IX , Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and his wife Caroline . She married Frederick V , Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg on 27 September 1768 . The marriage was contracted for diplomatic and political reasons as the symbol of an inheritance dispute between their respective families . Caroline and Frederick V produced many children but their marriage never developed into a personal relationship , and they lived mostly separated lives . Caroline often spent time in the famed little villa that was given to her use in the forest near Homburg .
Adolphe ( Adolf Wilhelm August Karl Friedrich ; 24 July 1817 - 17 November 1905 ) was the last sovereign Duke of Nassau , reigning from 20 August 1839 until the duchy 's annexation to Kingdom of Prussia in 1866 . In 1890 , he became Grand Duke of Luxembourg following the death of King William III of the Netherlands , ending the personal union between the Netherlands and Luxembourg , until his own death in 1905 . He was the first monarch of Luxembourg from the House of Nassau-Weilburg . Adolphe became Duke of Nassau in August 1839 , following the death of his father William . After Austria 's defeat in Austro-Prussian War of 1866 , Duchy of Nassau was annexed to Kingdom of Prussia and he lost his throne . From 1815 to 1839 , Grand Duchy of Luxembourg was ruled by the kings of the Netherlands as a province of the Netherlands . Following the Treaty of London ( 1839 ) , Grand Duchy of Luxembourg became independent but remained in personal union with the Netherlands . Following the death of his sons , King William III of the Netherlands had no male heirs to succeed him . In the Netherlands , females were allowed to succeed to the throne . Luxembourg , however , followed Salic law which barred females from succession . Thus , upon King William III 's death , the crown of the Netherlands passed to his only daughter , Wilhelmina , while that of Luxembourg passed to Adolphe in accordance with the Nassau Family Pact . Adolphe died in 1905 and was succeeded as Grand Duke of Luxembourg by his son , William IV .
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia ( Moscow , 26 May 1826 - Wiesbaden , 28 January 1845 ) was the second child and daughter of Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich of Russia and Princess Charlotte of Württemberg who took the name Elena Pavlovna upon her conversion to the Orthodox faith . Through her father , Elizabeth was a granddaughter of Tsar Paul I of Russia , and a niece of both Russian emperors Alexander I and Nicholas I .
Charles II ( 10 October 1741 - 6 November 1816 ) was ruler of the state of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1794 until his death . Originally ruling as duke , he was raised to the rank of grand duke in 1815 . Prior to succeeding to the throne he served as Governor of Hanover from 1776 to 1786 .
Princess Friederike Caroline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt ( 20 August 1752 - 22 May 1782 ) was a member of the House of Hesse and by marriage a Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz . She is the direct most recent common matrilineal ancestress ( through women only ) of Queen Margarethe II of Denmark , King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands , King Albert II of Belgium , King Harald V of Norway , and Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg .
Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau ( German : Adelheid-Marie ; French : Adélaïde-Marie ) ( 25 December 1833 - 24 November 1916 ) was a Princess of Anhalt-Dessau and member of the House of Ascania . As the wife of Adolphe of Nassau , she was Duchess of Nassau from 1851 until 1866 and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 1890 until 1905 .
Louis VIII ( German : Ludwig ) ( 5 April 1691 - 17 October 1768 ) was the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1739 to 1768 . He was the son of Ernest Louis , Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and Margravine Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach .
Charlotte , Countess of Hanau-Lichtenberg , full name : Countess Charlotte Christine Magdalene Johanna of Hanau-Lichtenberg ( 2 May 1700 , Bouxwiller - 1 July 1726 , Darmstadt ) was the wife of landgrave Louis VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt .
Prince Adolphus , Duke of Cambridge , KG , GCB , GCMG , GCH , PC ( Adolphus Frederick ; 24 February 1774 - 8 July 1850 ) was the tenth child and seventh son of the British king George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz . He held the title of Duke of Cambridge from 1801 until his death . He also served as Viceroy of Hanover on behalf of his brothers George IV and William IV .
Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel ( Auguste Wilhelmine Luise ; 25 July 1797 - 6 April 1889 ) was the wife of Prince Adolphus , Duke of Cambridge , the tenth-born child , and seventh son , of George III of the United Kingdom and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz . The longest-lived daughter-in-law of George III , she was the maternal grandmother of Mary of Teck , wife of George V .
George II ( George Augustus ; German : Georg II . August ; 30 October / 9 November 1683O.S./N.S . - 25 October 1760 ) was King of Great Britain and Ireland , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ( Hanover ) and a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 ( O.S . ) until his death in 1760 . George is the most recent British monarch born outside Great Britain : he was born and brought up in northern Germany . The Act of Settlement 1701 and the Acts of Union 1707 positioned his grandmother , Sophia of Hanover , and her Protestant descendants to inherit the British throne . After the deaths of Sophia and Anne , Queen of Great Britain , in 1714 , his father , the Elector of Hanover , became George I of Great Britain . In the first years of his father 's reign as king , George was associated with opposition politicians , until they rejoined the governing party in 1720 . As king from 1727 , George exercised little control over British domestic policy , which was largely controlled by the Parliament of Great Britain . As elector , he spent twelve summers in Hanover , where he had more direct control over government policy . He had a difficult relationship with his eldest son , Frederick , who supported the parliamentary opposition . During the War of the Austrian Succession , George participated at the Battle of Dettingen in 1743 , and thus became the last British monarch to lead an army in battle .
Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach ( Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline ; 1 March 1683 - 20 November 1737 ) was Queen consort of Great Britain as the wife of King George II . Her father , Margrave John Frederick of Brandenburg-Ansbach , belonged to a branch of the House of Hohenzollern and was the ruler of a small German state , the Principality of Ansbach . Caroline was orphaned at a young age and moved to the enlightened court of her guardians , King Frederick I and Queen Sophia Charlotte of Prussia . At the Prussian court , her previously limited education was widened , and she adopted the liberal outlook possessed by Sophia Charlotte , who became her good friend and whose views influenced Caroline all her life . As a young woman , Caroline was much sought-after as a bride . After rejecting the suit of the nominal King of Spain , Archduke Charles of Austria , she married George Augustus , the third-in-line to the British throne and heir apparent to the Electorate of Hanover . They had eight children , seven of whom grew to adulthood . Caroline moved permanently to Britain in 1714 when her husband became Prince of Wales . As Princess of Wales , she joined her husband in rallying political opposition to his father King George I . In 1717 , her husband was expelled from court after a family row . Caroline came to be associated with Robert Walpole , an opposition politician who was a former government minister . Walpole rejoined the government in 1720 , and Caroline 's husband and King George I reconciled publicly , on Walpole 's advice .
Adolphus Frederick II ( 19 October 1658 - 12 May 1708 ) , Duke of Mecklenburg , was the first Duke of the Mecklenburg-Strelitz , reigning from 1701 until his death . Mecklenburg-Strelitz was a part of the Holy Roman Empire .
Gustav Adolph , Duke of Mecklenburg [ -Güstrow ] ( 26 February 1633 - 6 October 1695 ) was the last ruler of Mecklenburg-Güstrow from 1636 until his death and last Lutheran Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Ratzeburg from 1636 to 1648 .
Johann VII of Mecklenburg ( 7 March 1558 - 22 March 1592 ) ( sometimes called Johann V , and usually translated to John VII or John V ) was a Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin . Johann was the son of John Albert I , Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow and Schwerin ( 1525-1576 ) , and his wife Duchess Anna Sophia of Prussia ( 1527-1591 ) . He was eighteen years old when his father died . A regency council was appointed that ruled in his name for the next nine years . The regency handed over the actual rule of his territories to him in 1585 . He immediately faced problems he was ill-equipped to deal with , including massive debt and his uncle Christopher 's demands for territorial concessions . After an especially harsh argument with his uncle , he committed suicide . Since suicides could not be buried in hallowed ground , a story was concocted which alleged that Johann had been killed by the devil as part of a pact with two women from Schwerin . The women were questioned : Katharina Wankelmuth , who died from the effects of torture , and Magdalena Rukitz , who was burned at the stake . Their condemnation as witches cleared the way for Johann 's burial in Schwerin Cathedral .
Sophia of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp ( 1 June 1569 at Gottorf Castle - 14 November 1634 in Schwerin ) was regent of the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1603 to 1608 .
Adolphus Frederick III ( 7 June 1686 - 11 December 1752 ) was a Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz .
John Adolphus of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön ( German : Johann Adolf or Hans Adolf ; 8 April 1634 , Ahrensbök - 2 July 1704 Ruhleben ) was the second Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön , which had been created by a division of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg .
Adolphus Frederick V ( 22 July 1848 - 11 June 1914 ) was reigning grand duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1904 to 1914 .
Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt ( 7 September 1857 - 20 July 1933 ) was the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1904 to 1914 as the spouse of Adolf Friedrich V , Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz .
Afonso , Prince of Portugal ( Portuguese pronunciation : [ ɐˈfõsu ] ; 18 May 1475 - 13 July 1491 ) was the heir apparent to the throne of Portugal . He was born in Lisbon , Portugal , and died in a horse-riding accident on the banks of the river Tagus .
Isabella , Princess of Asturias ( 2 October 1470 - 23 August 1498 ) was a Queen consort of Portugal and heir presumptive of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile , as their eldest daughter . Her younger siblings were John , Prince of Asturias , Queen Joanna I of Castile , Maria , Queen of Portugal and Catherine , Queen of England .
Infante John , Constable of Portugal ( Portuguese : João , Portuguese pronunciation : [ ʒuˈɐ̃w̃ ] ; 13 January 1400 - 18 October 1442 ) was a Portuguese infante ( prince ) of the House of Aviz , Constable of Portugal and master of the Portuguese Order of St. James ( Santiago ) . In Portugal , he is commonly referred to as the O Infante Condestável ( the Constable Prince ) .
Isabel of Barcelos ( October 1402 - 26 October 1466 ) , also known as Isabel of Braganza , was a lady of the Portuguese nobility during the Late Middle Ages . She was the daughter of Afonso I , Duke of Braganza and Beatriz Pereira de Alvim , and she married Infante John , Lord of Reguengos de Monsaraz , her half-uncle , son of John I of Portugal .
Afonso II ( Portuguese pronunciation : [ ɐˈfõsu ] ; English : Alphonzo ) , or Affonso ( Archaic Portuguese ) , Alfonso or Alphonso ( Portuguese-Galician ) or Alphonsus ( Latin version ) , nicknamed the Fat ( Portuguese o Gordo ) , King of Portugal , was born in Coimbra on 23 April 1185 and died on 25 March 1223 in the same city . He was the second but eldest surviving son of Sancho I of Portugal by his wife , Dulce , Infanta of Aragon . Afonso succeeded his father on 27 March 1211 .
Urraca of Castile ( 1186/28 May 1187 - 3 November 1220 ) was a daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile and Eleanor of England . Her maternal grandparents were Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine .
Ramon Berenguer III the Great was the count of Barcelona , Girona , and Ausona from 1086 ( jointly with Berenguer Ramon II and solely from 1097 ) , Besalú from 1111 , Cerdanya from 1117 , and count of Provence in the Holy Roman Empire , from 1112 , all until his death in Barcelona in 1131 . As Ramon Berenguer I , he was Count of Provence from 1112 in right of his wife .
Douce I ( also Dulcia or Dolça , called of Rouergue or of Gévaudan ) ( c. 1090 - 1127 ) was the daughter of Gilbert I of Gévaudan and Gerberga of Provence and wife of Ramon Berenguer III , Count of Barcelona . In 1112 , she inherited the county of Provence through her mother . She married Ramon Berenguer at Arles on 3 February that year . In 1113 , Douce ceded her rights in Provence , Gévaudan , and the viscounty of Millau to her husband . According to a once prevailing opinion , Provençal troubadours . entered Catalonia at the time and even the Catalan language was imported from Provence . According to nationalist historians it was the beginning of l'engrandiment occitànic ( the Occitan aggrandisement ) : a great scheme to unite various lands on both sides of the Pyrenees . In reality the marriage gave the House of Barcelona extensive interests in Occitania and put it in conflict with the Counts of Toulouse , with whom a partition of Provence was signed in 1125 , shortly before Douce 's death . Her death inaugurated a period of instability in Provence . A cadet branch of the House of Barcelona was set up to rule , but a disputed succession opened up the Baussenque Wars ( 1144-1162 ) , which terminated in Provençal victory . Her children with Ramon Berenguer were :
Afonso III ( Portuguese pronunciation : [ ɐˈfõsu ] ; rare English alternatives : Alphonzo or Alphonse ) , or Affonso ( Archaic Portuguese ) , Alfonso or Alphonso ( Portuguese-Galician ) or Alphonsus ( Latin ) , the Boulonnais ( Port . o Bolonhês ) , King of Portugal ( 5 May 1210 - 16 February 1279 ) was the first to use the title King of Portugal and the Algarve , from 1249 . He was the second son of King Afonso II of Portugal and his wife , Urraca of Castile ; he succeeded his brother , King Sancho II of Portugal , who died on 4 January 1248 .
Mahaut or Matilda II of Boulogne ( also known as Mathilde , Maud de Dammartin ; 1202 - January 1259 ) was Countess of Boulogne in her own right and Queen of Portugal by marriage to King Afonso III from 1248 until their divorce in 1253 . She was the daughter of Ida , Countess of Boulogne and her husband and co-ruler Renaud , Count of Dammartin . She succeeded her mother as Countess of Boulogne in 1216 . She was the great-granddaughter of King Stephen of England .
Fulk ( Latin : Fulco , French : Foulque or Foulques ; c. 1089/92 - 13 November 1143 ) , also known as Fulk the Younger , was the Count of Anjou ( as Fulk V ) from 1109 to 1129 and the King of Jerusalem from 1131 to his death . During his reign , the Kingdom of Jerusalem reached its largest territorial extent .