CHARLES II ANCESTRY [PART 1]
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For those of you without access to The Genealogist , the following is Part 1
of the ancestry of Charles II [1630-1684/5] as compiled by Neil D. Thompson,
F.A.S.G, and Col. Charles M. Hansen, USA. This is such an important work, I
think you should all read the introduction:
A MEDIEVAL HERITAGE:
THE ANCESTRY OF CHARLES II, KING OF ENGLAND
Neil D. Thompson, F.A.S.G.
Col. Charles M. Hansen, U.S.A.
INTRODUCTION
The essential unity of medieval Christendom manifests itself on many levels,
and one of these is genealogical. The ancestry of King Charles II of England
(1630-85) bears witness to this unity and at the same time displays a sweeping
cross-section of the major royal and noble families of medieval Europe
unmatched by any of his contemporaries. This reason alone would justify the
ten years' preliminary work which has gone into this project. At the same
time, the study serves a valuable secondary purpose for British or American
readers. Any person who has established to his or her satisfaction a descent
from any English or Scottish king prior to 1688, or, for that matter, from a
vast number of other persons of significance to British or continental
European history, will now be able to find in one place the furthest reaches
of the ancestry of the person from whom the descent is traced, with references
for further study. Thus this is not only a study of the ancestry of Charles
II, but also of such kings of England as Henry VII, Edward III, Edward I and
Henry I, the Stewart kings of Scotland, many kings of France, Spain, Portugal,
Denmark, Hungary and Poland, Holy Roman and Byzantine emperors, William the
Conqueror and Charlemagne himself, so far as it is presently known.
The caveat "as it is presently known" is important. This kind of project is,
and must be, a work of synthesis and not a work of original research. its
conclusions are only as reliable as its sources, which will vary immensely in
their use of primary data and in their interpretation of that data. It follows
that to some extent our work will be obsolete or incomplete even before it is
published. We solicit and will welcome additions and corrections to our work,
including any genealogical and biographical sources which have been
overlooked; new material will be published as it comes in, with full credit to
its author. Although we may f rom time to time f ind ~f ault with our
predecessors, we freely acknowledge our debt to them. "The dwarf sees farther
than the giant, when he has the giant's shoulders to mount on."
1. Charles II of England, born 29-May-1630 in St.James Palace, London, ENG;
died 6-Feb-1684/85 in Whitehall Palace, London, ENG. He married Catarina of
Portugal 21-May-1662 in Winchester Cathedral, London, ENG. She was the
daughter of Joao IV, King of Portugal.
Notes for Charles II of England:
Buried: Westminster Abbey
Succeeded to throne in 1660 at the Restoration
No legitimate issue; for a compilation of the illegitimate children of Charles
II, see CP 6:706-08 (Appendix VI).
Notes for Catarina of Portugal:
Buried Santa Maria de Belem
2. Charles I of England, born 19-Nov-1600 in Dunfermline Palace, SCT; died
30-Jan-1648/49 in Whitehall Palace, London, ENG. He married Henrietta-Maria
Bourbon 11-May-1625 in Paris, FRA.
3. Henrietta-Maria Bourbon, born 26-Nov-1609 in Louvre, Paris, FRA; died
31-Aug-1669 in Colombes, FRA.
Notes for Charles I of England:
Beheaded, buried Chapel Royal, Windsor
Came to the throne in 1625
Notes for Henrietta-Maria Bourbon:
Princess of France; Buried St. Denis
4. James VI, King of Scotland, born 19-Jun-1566 in Edinburgh Castle, SCT;
died 27-Mar-1625 in Theobalds, HRT, ENG. He married Anna of Denmark.
5. Anna of Denmark, born 12-Oct-1574 in Skanderborg Castle; died
2-Mar-1618/19 in Hampton Court.
Notes for James VI, King of Scotland:
Also James I, King of England
Notes for Anna of Denmark:
Buried Westminster Abbey
6. Henry IV, King of France, born 14-Dec-1553 in Pau; died 14-May-1610 in
Paris, FRA. He married Maria de Medici 17-Dec-1600 in Lyon.
7. Maria de Medici, born 26-Apr-1575 in Florence; died 4-Jul-1642 in
Cologne.
Notes for Henry IV, King of France:
Assassinated; buried St. Denis; became king of Navarre in1572, of France in
1589
Notes for Maria de Medici:
Buried at St. Denis
8. Henry Stewart , Lord Danley, born 7-Dec-1545 in Temple Newsam, YKS, ENG;
died 10-Feb-1576/77 in Kirk o'Field, Edinburgh, SCT. He married Mary Stuart
, Queen of Scots 29-Jul-1565 in Edinburgh, SCT.
9. Mary Stuart , Queen of Scots, born 8-Dec-1542 in Linlithgow; died
8-Feb-1586/87 in Fotheringhay, Northants, ENG.
Notes for Henry Stewart , Lord Danley:
Murdered; buried Chapel Royal, Holyrood
Notes for Mary Stuart , Queen of Scots:
Queen 1542, renounced 1567, beheaded; buried Westminster Abbey
10. Frederick II, King of Denmark, born 1-Jul-1534 in Haderslevhus; died
4-Apr-1588 in Antvorskov. He married Sofie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
20-Jul-1572 in Copenhagen.
11. Sofie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, born 4-Sep-1557 in Wismar; died 4-Oct-1631
in Nykøbing.
Notes for Frederick II, King of Denmark:
Buried at Roskilde, King 1559
Notes for Sofie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow:
Duchess; buried at Roskilde
12. Antoine de Bourbon, born 22-Apr-1518 in la Fere, Picardy; died
17-Nov-1562 in les Andelys. He married Jeanne III d'Albret , Queen of
Navarre.
13. Jeanne III d'Albret , Queen of Navarre, born 16-Nov-1528 in St. Germain-
en-Laye; died 9-Jun-1572 in Paris.
Notes for Antoine de Bourbon:
Duke of Vendome, King of Navarre 1555
Religious and political turncoat in the wars of religion, in which he was
mortally wounded.
Notes for Jeanne III d'Albret , Queen of Navarre:
Staunch Calvinist, Buried at Vendôme
14. Francesco I Maria de' Medici, born 25-Mar-1541 in Florence; died
19-Oct-1587 in Poggio a Caiano. He married Johanna of Austria 18-Dec-1565 in
Florence.
15. Johanna of Austria, born 24-Jan-1546/47 in Prague; died 9-Apr-1578 in
Florence.
Notes for Francesco I Maria de' Medici:
Grand Duke of Tuscany; Buried San Lorenzo, Florence; creator of the Uffizi
Gallery
Notes for Johanna of Austria:
Archduchess
16. Mathew Stewart, born 21-Sep-1516 in Dumbarton Castle; died 4-Sep-1571 in
Stirling Castle. He married 17. Margaret Douglas 29-Jun-1544 in St. James
Palace.
17. Margaret Douglas, born 8-Oct-1515 in Harbottle Castle, NTH, ENG; died
9-Mar-1587/88 in Hackney, MDX, ENG.
Notes for Mathew Stewart:
Earl of Lennox; buried at Chapel Royal, Stirling
18. James V, King of Scotland, born 10-Apr-1512 in Linlithgow Palace; died
14-Dec-1542 in Falkland. He married Mary de Lorraine 9-May-1538 in St.
Andrews.
19. Mary de Lorraine, born 20-Nov-1515 in Castle of Bar-le-Duc; died
10-Jun-1560 in Edinburgh Castle, SCT.
Notes for James V, King of Scotland:
Buried Holyroodhouse Abbey, Edinburgh
20. Christian III, King of Denmark, born 12-Aug-1503 in Gottorp; died
1-Jan-1558/59 in Koldinghus. He married Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
29-Oct-1525 in Lauenburg.
21. Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, born 9-Jul-1511; died 7-Oct-1571 in
Sonderborg Castle.
Notes for Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg:
Duchess
22. Ulrich III, of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, born 22-Apr-1527 in Schwerin; died
14-Mar-1602/03 in Güstrow. He married Elisabeth of Denmark.
23. Elisabeth of Denmark, born 14-Oct-1524; died 15-Oct-1586 in Gedser.
Notes for Ulrich III, of Mecklenburg-Güstrow:
Buried Güstrow Cathedral
Notes for Elisabeth of Denmark:
Princess, Buried Güstrow Cathedral
24. Charles de Bourbon, born 2-Jun-1489 in Vendôme; died 25-Mar-1537 in
Amiens. He married Françoise of Alençon 18-May-1513 in Châteaudun.
25. Françoise of Alençon, died 14-Sep-1550 in la Flèche (Anjou).
Notes for Charles de Bourbon:
Duke of Vendôme
26. Henri II d'Albret , King of Navarre, born 25-Apr-1503 in Sangüesa
(Navarre); died 29-May-1555 in Hagetmau (Landes). He married Marguerite
d'Angoulême 24-Jan-1526/27 in St. Germain-en-Laye.
27. Marguerite d'Angoulême, born 11-Apr-1492 in Angoulême; died 21-Dec-1549
in Odos-en-Bigorre.
Notes for Henri II d'Albret , King of Navarre:
Buried Lescar, Duke of Albret and Peer of France 1550.
Notes for Marguerite d'Angoulême:
Woman of letters and patroness of the Renaissance in France; buried at Lescar.
28. Cosimo I de' Medici, born 12-Jun-1519 in Florence; died 21-Apr-1574 in
Florence. He married Leonora Alvarez de Toledo 29-Mar-1539 in Naples.
29. Leonora Alvarez de Toledo, born 1522; died 17-Dec-1562 in Pisa.
Notes for Cosimo I de' Medici:
Duke of Florence 1537, Grand Duke of Tuscany 1569;a ruthless, efficient
despot; patron of the arts; buried San Lorenzo, Florence
Notes for Leonora Alvarez de Toledo:
Buried San Lorenzo, Florence
30. Ferdinand I, Emperor, born 10-Mar-1502/03 in Alcalà de Henares, ESP;
died 25-Jul-1564 in Vienna. He married Princess of Bohemia & Hungary Anna
26-May-1521 in Linz.
31. Princess of Bohemia & Hungary Anna, born 23-Jul-1503 in Prague; died
27-Jan-1546/47 in Prague.
Notes for Ferdinand I, Emperor:
Crowned King of Bohemia and Hungary 1526, German King 1531, Emperor 1558.
Buried at Prague.
Notes for Princess of Bohemia & Hungary Anna:
Buried at Prague.
32. John Stewart, born Abt. 1495; died 4-Sep-1526 in Manuel, near Linlithgow
Palace. He married Elizabeth Stewart 19-Jan-1511/12.
33. Elizabeth Stewart, died Aft. 9-Dec-1529.
Notes for John Stewart:
Earl of Lennox, a guardian of King James V, Warden of the East Marches,
murdered by Sir James Hamilton of Finnart after a lost battle to rescue the
King from Douglas influence.
Marriage Notes for John Stewart and Elizabeth Stewart:
Dispensation dated 29 Jan 1512.
34. Archibald Douglas, born Abt. 1489; died Jan-1556/57 in Tantallon
Castle. He married Margaret Tudor 6-Aug-1514 in Kinnoull.
35. Margaret Tudor, born 28-Nov-1489 in Westminster; died 18-Oct-1541 in
Methven Castle.
Notes for Archibald Douglas:
Earl of Angus; buried at Abernethy; crowned 1513, after his marriage a focus
of political intrigue and after 1524 a strong supporter of the English party;
member of the Council of Regency 1517-21, 1523-26, held supreme power 1526-28
but then exiled and his estates forfeited 1528-42, restored to estates, but
not power.
Notes for Margaret Tudor:
A guardian of her son James V; temperamental, capricious, selfish, always an
ally of her brother Henry VIII, even at the expense and welfare of Scotland,
and in her issue heiress of the throne of England. Buried at Perth
36. James IV, King of Scotland, born 17-Mar-1472/73 in Stirling Castle; died
9-Sep-1513 in Flodden. He married Margaret Tudor 8-Aug-1503 in Holyrood
Abbey.
37. Margaret Tudor, born 28-Nov-1489 in Westminster; died 18-Oct-1541 in
Methven Castle.
Notes for James IV, King of Scotland:
Killed in Battle; crowned 1488; brave, chivalrous, patron of learning and the
Church; he kept the nobles in check but must be held responsible for the
disaster at Flodden. The burial place for James is unknown; many legends
arose after his death, including some that he survived the battle.
Notes for Margaret Tudor:
A guardian of her son James V; temperamental, capricious, selfish, always an
ally of her brother Henry VIII, even at the expense and welfare of Scotland,
and in her issue heiress of the throne of England. Buried at Perth
38. Claude de Lorraine, born 20-Oct-1496 in Château de Condé-sur-Moselle;
died 12-Apr-1550 in Château de Joinville. He married Antoinette de Bourbon
12-Jun-1513.
39. Antoinette de Bourbon, born 25-Dec-1493 in Ham; died 22-Jan-1582/83 in
Château de Joinville.
Notes for Claude de Lorraine:
Naturalized in France March 1506, Duke and Peer Jan 1527/8, founder of the
House of Guise and distinguished and fortunate commander and Grand Veneur for
François I. Duke of Guise, buried at Joinville.
Notes for Antoinette de Bourbon:
Pious, charitable, upright, a notable mother to her large family.
40. Frederick I, King of Denmark & Norway, born 7-Oct-1471; died
10-Apr-1533 in Gottorp. He married Margravine of Brandenburg Anna
10-Apr-1502 in Stendal.
41. Margravine of Brandenburg Anna, born 27-Aug-1487 in Berlin; died
3-May-1514 in Kiel.
Notes for Frederick I, King of Denmark & Norway:
Buried Slesvig Cathedral. As Duke, sought an independent course from Denmark,
and with the aid of Danish nobility wrested the crown from his nephew
Christian II in 1523.
Notes for Margravine of Brandenburg Anna:
Buried at Klosterkirche Bordesholm.
42. Magnus I of Saxe-Lauenburg, died 1-Aug-1543 in Ratzeburg. He married
Katharina of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.
43. Katharina of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, born 1488; died 19-Jun-1563.
Notes for Magnus I of Saxe-Lauenburg:
Duke, buried at Ratzeburg; fought the Hansa and Archbishops of Bremen, under
church ban for a time, introduced the Reformation into his lands.
Notes for Katharina of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel:
Buried at Ratzeburg
44. Albrecht VII of Mecklenburg, born 28-Jul-1488 in Wismar; died
5-Jan-1546/47 in Schwerin. He married Margravine of Brandenburg Anna
17-Jan-1523/24 in Berlin.
45. Margravine of Brandenburg Anna, born 1507; died 19-Jun-1567 in Lubz.
Notes for Albrecht VII of Mecklenburg:
"der Schöne", Duke, buried at Doberan; sought the throne of denmark and later
of Sweden and with equal lack of success opposed the Reformation in
Mecklenburg.
Notes for Margravine of Brandenburg Anna:
Devoted to the cause of Reformation, buried at Slesvig Cathedral
46. Frederick I, King of Denmark & Norway, born 7-Oct-1471; died 10-Apr-1533
in Gottorp. He married 47. Sofie of Pomerania 9-Oct-1518 in Kiel.
47. Sofie of Pomerania, born 1498; died 13-May-1568 in Kiel.
Notes for Frederick I, King of Denmark & Norway:
Buried Slesvig Cathedral. As Duke, sought an independent course from Denmark,
and with the aid of Danish nobility wrested the crown from his nephew
Christian II in 1523.
Notes for Sofie of Pomerania:
Duchess
48. François de Vendome, born 1470; died 2-Oct-1495 in Vercelli. He
married Marie de Luxembourg 8-Sep-1487 in Ham.
49. Marie de Luxembourg, born 1462; died 1-Apr-1546 in Chateau de la Fère.
Notes for François de Vendome:
Buried at Vendôme; accompanied Charles VIII on his Italian campaign.
Notes for Marie de Luxembourg:
Countess of St. Pol, "Bonne Dame" and "Mere des pauvres", founder of churches
and abbeys
50. René of Alençon, born 1440; died 1-Nov-1492 in Alençon. He married
Marguerite de Lorraine 14-May-1488 in Toul.
51. Marguerite de Lorraine, born 1463; died 2-Nov-1521 in Argentan.
Notes for René of Alençon:
Buried at Alençon; despoiled and caged by Louis XI, restored by Charles VIII
in 1484
52. Jean d'Albret , King of Navarre, born Abt. 1475; died 17-Jun-1516 in
Monein. He married 53. Catherine de Foix 14-Jun-1484 in Orthez.
53. Catherine de Foix, born Abt. 1470; died 11-Feb-1516/17 in Mont-de-
Marsan.
Notes for Jean d'Albret , King of Navarre:
Made many diplomatic shifts between France and Spain in an unsuccessful
attempt to preserve the independence of Navarre, but dethroned by Ferdinand of
Aragon in 1512.
Notes for Catherine de Foix:
Queen of Navarre
54. Charles of Angoulême, born 1460; died 2-Jan-1495/96 in Château-neuf-sur-
Charente. He married 55. Louise de Savoy 16-Feb-1487/88 in Paris.
55. Louise de Savoy, born 11-Sep-1476 in Pont de l'Ain; died 22-Sep-1531 in
Grez-en-Gatinais.
Notes for Charles of Angoulême:
Buried at Angoulême; a bibliophile who played a minimal role in the political
activities of his time.
Notes for Louise de Savoy:
Regent of France in 1515-16 and 1524-26, encouraged the political absolutism
of her son Francois I and the careers of humanists, a cold and harsh woman,
but irreproachable in her private life. Buried at St. Denis.
56. Giovanni de' Medici, born 6-Apr-1498 in Forli; died 30-Nov-1526 in
Mantua. He married Maria Salviati 17-Nov-1516 in Florence, ITA.
57. Maria Salviati, born 17-Jul-1499 in Florence, ITA; died 12-Dec-1543 in
Villaof Castello.
Notes for Giovanni de' Medici:
"dalle Bande Nere", buried at Mantua; the greatest condottiere of the 16th
century in Italy, served Florence and the Pope, died of wounds suffered in
battle.
Notes for Maria Salviati:
Virtous,, wise, diligent, charitable, devoted to her husband and son who,
however, did not repay her devotion in kind.
58. Pedro Alvarez de Toledo, born 1484 in Alba de Tormes; died
22-Feb-1552/53 in Florence. He married Maria Osorio Jan-1507/08.
59. Maria Osorio, born 1498; died 1530 in Naples.
Notes for Pedro Alvarez de Toledo:
Marques of Villafranca del Bierzo; Viceroy of Naples 1532-53, devoted servant
of Charles V, Commander of the Order of Santiago, warrior against the Turk,
beautifier of Naples, patron of Garcilaso de la vega, withal cruel,
obscurantist and hated by the people he governed.
Notes for Maria Osorio:
A posthumous child and heiress of her mother.
60. Philippe IV of Burgundy, born 21-Jun-1478 in Bruges; died 25-Sep-1506 in
Burgos. He married 61. Queen of Castile Juana 20-Oct-1496 in Lierre.
61. Queen of Castile Juana, born 6-Nov-1479 in Toledo; died 12-Apr-1555 in
Tordesillas.
Notes for Philippe IV of Burgundy:
"le Beau", Duke of Burgundy; pursued the interests of absolute monarchy
without success against the commoners of the Netherlands and the nobles of
Spain.
Notes for Queen of Castile Juana:
Husband, father, and son in turn abused and took advantage of her weakness,
died mad. Buried at Capilla Real, Granada.
62. Ulászló II, King of Hungary & Bohemia, born 1-Mar-1455/56 in Krakow;
died 13-Mar-1515/16 in Buda. He married 63. Anne de Foix 29-Sep-1502 in
Székesfehérvár.
63. Anne de Foix, born Abt. 1484; died 26-Jul-1506 in Buda.
Notes for Ulászló II, King of Hungary & Bohemia:
A weak ruler who permitted the nobility of his kingdoms to exercise great
power and conceded to the Hapsburgs the eventual succession in Hungary and
Bohemia.
Notes for Anne de Foix:
"The angel of Hungary" Buried at Székesfehérvár
Always optimistic--Dave