bishop_n of_o osenburg_n bear_v nou._n 10._o 1629._o a_o prince_n no_o less_o renown_v in_o the_o camp_n than_o church_n he_o succeed_v his_o brother_n john_n frederick_n in_o calenberg_n and_o cause_v the_o state_n of_o that_o principality_n as_o well_o as_o subject_n solemn_o to_o do_v he_o homage_n oct._n 22._o and_o 23._o 1680._o in_o 1658._o he_o take_v to_o wife_n the_o lady_n sophia_n daughter_n of_o frederick_n the_o five_o elector_n palatine_n and_o king_n of_o bohemia_n which_o most_o happy_a match_n have_v give_v birth_n to_o a_o noble_a issue_n who_o name_n be_v as_o follow_v viz._n 1._o george_n lewis_n prince_z hereditary_a bear_v may_n 28._o 1660._o who_o have_v give_v signal_n proof_n of_o his_o courage_n both_o in_o the_o french_a and_o turkish_a war_n on_o nou._n 21._o 1682._o he_o solemn_o marry_v his_o cousin-germain_n sophia_n dorothy_n aforesaid_a who_o be_v bring_v to_o bed_n oct._n 30._o in_o the_o follow_a year_n of_o 1._o george_n augustus_n as_o also_o of_o 2._o william_n erneste_n in_o 1685._o 2._o frederick_n august_n captain_n of_o the_o guard_n in_o the_o imperial_a army_n against_o the_o turk_n bear_v octob._n 3._o 1661._o 3._o maximilian_n william_n captain_n general_n of_o the_o guard_n in_o the_o venetian_a army_n against_o the_o aforesaid_a infidel_n bear_v dec._n 14._o 1666._o 4_o sophia_n charlotte_n bear_v oct._n 20._o 1668._o and_o marry_v to_o his_o most_o potent_a and_o serene_a highness_n frederick_n the_o three_o the_o now_o elector_n of_o bavaria_n 〈◊〉_d 5._o charles_n philip_n bear_v oct._n 13._o 1669._o 6._o christian_n sept._n 29._o 1671._o and_o 7._o ernest_n august_n sept._n 17._o 1674._o of_o the_o augmentation_n of_o this_o family_n §_o xvi_o it_o have_v be_v already_o observe_v how_o otho_n henry_n leo_n grandson_n after_o the_o decease_n of_o his_o ancestor_n prevail_v with_o the_o emperor_n frederick_n the_o second_o to_o create_v he_o duke_n of_o brunswick_n and_o lunenburg_n an._n 1235._o see_v at_o large_a henrici_fw-la meimbomii_fw-la hist_n erectionis_fw-la ducatûs_fw-la brunsvicensis_fw-la which_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o his_o rerum_fw-la germanarum_fw-la tom_fw-mi 3._o pag._n 203._o now_o there_o belong_v to_o this_o family_n at_o that_o time_n beside_o the_o duchy_n the_o county_n of_o nordheim_n lawenroden_n and_o lutterberg_n with_o almost_o all_o hercinia_n vulgar_o call_v der_fw-mi hark_a as_o also_o the_o barony_n of_o gottingen_n whereunto_o the_o city_n of_o munde_n be_v add_v an._n 1246._o in_o 1255._o albert_n the_o great_a make_v himself_o master_n of_o asseburg-castle_n with_o all_o its_o dependency_n have_v beat_v out_o the_o baron_n then_o in_o possession_n thereof_o as_o also_o of_o the_o castle_n of_o wolfembuttel_n by_o the_o same_o method_n have_v vanquish_v the_o ancient_a lord_n of_o that_o place_n to_o he_o likewise_o do_v the_o city_n hamelen_n submit_v an._n 1259._o which_o till_o that_o time_n have_v belong_v to_o the_o abbey_n of_o fuld_n in_o 1305._o there_o be_v a_o accession_n of_o the_o castle_n and_o district_n of_o grubenhagen_n with_o all_o its_o appurtenance_n and_o in_o 1311._o upon_o put_v down_o the_o knight_n templar_n it_o lay_v claim_v to_o the_o town_n of_o gittel_v in_o 1376._o the_o county_n of_o danneberg_n be_v buy_v by_o otho_n the_o five_o duke_z of_o brunswick_n of_o nicholas_n last_o count_n thereof_o the_o same_o prince_n buy_v the_o earldom_n of_o wittenburg_n also_o an._n 1320._o another_o otho_n of_o this_o family_n purchase_v the_o town_n of_o wallersleben_n an._n 1337._o and_o the_o government_n of_o bodenleich_n ten_o year_n after_o the_o same_o prince_n possess_v himself_o of_o the_o town_n of_o wittengen_n an._n 1350._o and_o of_o the_o town_n and_o castle_n of_o hardeysen_n in_o 1380._o in_o 1388._o bernhard_n the_o first_o take_v the_o chatellany_n or_o government_n of_o klotze_n from_o the_o baron_n of_o quitzou_n he_o likewise_o subdue_v the_o town_n and_o castle_n of_o snackenburg_n on_o the_o elbe_n the_o same_o prince_n by_o a_o treaty_n with_o the_o bishop_n of_o hildesheim_n be_v put_v in_o possession_n of_o the_o praefecture_n and_o castle_n of_o burgdorff_n about_o the_o year_n 1433._o in_o 1435._o william_n the_o elder_a surname_v the_o victorious_a annex_v the_o county_n of_o hallermund_n to_o his_o family_n as_o a_o fief_n void_a by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o last_o earl_n thereof_o otho_n the_o twelve_o of_o lunenburg_n have_v the_o county_n of_o eberstein_n and_o barony_n of_o homburg_n in_o dowry_n with_o his_o wife_n william_n the_o victorious_a purchase_v the_o county_n of_o wunstorp_n for_o a_o certain_a sum_n of_o money_n an._n 1646._o the_o same_o prince_n make_v himself_o master_n of_o the_o castle_n and_o government_n of_o hitzgar_n or_o hitzacker_n an._n dom._n 1468._o william_n the_o young_a duke_n of_o brunswick_n wolfembuttel_n buy_v helmstadt_n of_o its_o abbot_n in_o the_o year_n 1490._o in_o 1519._o the_o county_n of_o dasselen_n and_o many_o other_o piece_n of_o the_o bishopric_n of_o hildesheim_n be_v annex_v to_o this_o family_n by_o right_a of_o conquest_n in_o 1571._o the_o praefecture_n of_o radolffshausen_n fall_v to_o wolfgang_n duke_n of_o brunswick_n and_o lunenburg_n upon_o the_o decease_n of_o diderick_n the_o last_o noble_a baron_fw-fr de_fw-fr bless_fw-mi in_o 1582._o the_o county_n of_o hoye_n return_v to_o this_o family_n as_o hold_v in_o fee_n as_o do_v that_o of_o diepholt_n with_o all_o its_o dependency_n in_o 1585._o in_o 1592._o the_o castle_n and_o government_n of_o gumbse_n be_v make_v over_o to_o it_o by_o the_o baron_n of_o that_o name_n in_o 1593._o upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o last_o earl_n of_o hohenstein_n that_o county_n fall_v in_o as_o also_o what_o remain_v of_o the_o county_n of_o lutterberg_n particular_o st._n andres_n with_o the_o government_n and_o castle_n of_o schartzfeldt_n in_o 1599_o there_o be_v a_o accession_n of_o the_o county_n of_o blanckenburg_n duke_n george_n of_o the_o line_n of_o hanover_n seize_v on_o the_o whole_a bishopric_n of_o hildesheim_n as_o well_o as_o city_n of_o that_o name_n moreover_o by_o the_o treaty_n of_o osenburg_n an._n 1648._o this_o family_n obtain_v a_o right_n of_o alternate_a succession_n to_o that_o bishopric_n by_o the_o same_o treaty_n the_o monastery_n of_o walckenried_n with_o its_o dependency_n be_v yield_v to_o it_o in_o 1671._o their_o most_o serene_a highness_n the_o duke_n of_o brunswick_n total_o reduce_v that_o city_n to_o their_o obedience_n last_o by_o the_o treaty_n of_o nimeguen_n with_o the_o swede_n an._n 1678._o the_o government_n of_o tedinghusen_n and_o doweren_a be_v give_v up_o to_o this_o house_n of_o its_o decrease_v §_o xvii_o as_o to_o what_o relate_v to_o the_o decrease_v of_o this_o family_n otho_n the_o seven_o mortgage_v eisfeld_n and_o duderstadt_n to_o adolph_n archbishop_n of_o mentz_n by_o the_o treaty_n of_o osenburg_n the_o duke_n of_o brunswick_n and_o lunenburg_n be_v oblige_v to_o restore_v the_o bishopric_n of_o hildesheim_n to_o its_o ancient_a state_n and_o government_n by_o the_o same_o pacification_n the_o lordship_n of_o klettenberg_n and_o lohr_n which_o heretofore_o belong_v to_o the_o county_n of_o hohenstein_n be_v also_o surrender_v to_o the_o elector_n of_o brandenburg_n as_o fief_n of_o the_o principality_n of_o halberstadt_n of_o its_o pretension_n §_o xviii_o this_o family_n lay_v claim_n to_o eisfeld_n and_o duderstadt_n as_o only_o mortgage_v to_o the_o bishopric_n of_o mentz_n which_o it_o likewise_o extend_v to_o the_o county_n of_o reinstein_n as_o a_o dependant_a of_o the_o county_n of_o blanckenburg_n moreover_o the_o most_o serene_a duke_n of_o brunswick_n and_o lunenburg_n have_v late_o take_v possession_n viz._n an._n 1689._o of_o the_o duchy_n of_o sax-lawenburg_a have_v a_o just_a pretention_n thereunto_o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o family_n of_o hesse_n §_o i._o that_o the_o landtgrave_n of_o hesse_n owe_v their_o original_a to_o the_o ancient_a king_n of_o the_o franc_n and_o more_o especial_o to_o charlemaigne_n be_v general_o agree_v on_o by_o most_o writer_n yet_o be_v they_o often_o at_o a_o loss_n in_o make_v out_o the_o series_n of_o succession_n this_o be_v certain_a that_o about_o the_o year_n 1255._o sophia_n the_o last_o heiress_n of_o hesse_n and_o thuringe_v be_v marry_v to_o henry_n the_o second_o duke_n of_o brabant_n and_o that_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o her_o brother_n herman_n the_o second_o after_o several_a contest_v and_o sharp_a war_n with_o the_o marquess_n of_o misnia_n about_o the_o succession_n she_o obtain_v hesse_n for_o her_o young_a son_n henry_n the_o first_o who_o therefore_o we_o shall_v here_o set_v down_o as_o common_a father_n of_o the_o present_a landtgraves_n he_o be_v surname_v the_o hessian_n and_o die_v ap._n 8._o 1308._o be_v succeed_v by_o his_o son_n otho_n the_o first_o who_o settle_v the_o right_n of_o succession_n by_o primogeniture_n in_o this_o family_n and_o depart_v this_o life_n about_o the_o year_n 1326._o
john_n ball_n a_o priest_n and_o disciple_n of_o wickliff_n with_o one_o watt_n tyler_n a_o tailor_n and_o other_o work_v the_o common_a people_n into_o a_o rebellion_n murder_n simon_n de_fw-fr sudbury_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o several_a of_o the_o nobility_n and_o with_o a_o numerous_a rabble_n come_v at_o last_o to_o smithfield_n by_o landon_n where_o sir_n william_n wallwâ—rth_n then_o lord_n mayor_n upon_o some_o rude_a language_n give_v the_o king_n by_o the_o say_v tyler_n stab_v he_o dead_a and_o therewith_o disperse_v the_o rabble_n in_o memory_n of_o which_o the_o king_n give_v the_o city_n the_o augmentation_n of_o a_o bloody_a dagger_n to_o their_o coâ—â—n_n the_o year_n 1366._o henry_n 〈◊〉_d of_o derby_n son_n of_o john_n of_o gaunt_n be_v create_v duke_n of_o hereferd_v and_o be_v accuse_v by_o 〈◊〉_d mâ—ubrey_n duke_n of_o norfolk_n of_o some_o dangerous_a word_n by_o he_o 〈◊〉_d demand_v a_o trial_n by_o battle_n which_o be_v accept_v and_o both_o be_v in_o the_o list_n ready_a in_o combat_n hereford_n be_v banâ—thed_v for_o ten_o year_n of_o which_o the_o king_n strike_v oft_o four_o and_o go_v 〈◊〉_d france_n and_o the_o year_n follow_v johne_n gaunt_n die_v in_o 1399_o the_o king_n go_v into_o ireland_n and_o in_o his_o absence_n thomas_n arundel_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o other_o contrive_v to_o depose_v he_o and_o set_v up_o henry_n now_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n who_o upon_o their_o invitation_n return_v and_o meet_v the_o king_n in_o wales_n from_o whence_o he_o be_v convey_v to_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n where_o a_o parliament_n be_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n call_v in_o king_n richard_n name_n the_o king_n resign_v his_o crown_n to_o the_o say_v henry_n and_o make_v the_o bishop_n of_o york_n and_o hereford_n his_o procurator_n to_o declare_v his_o resignation_n to_o the_o parliament_n which_o be_v accept_v and_o to_o colour_v the_o matter_n article_n be_v preserve_v against_o he_o on_o which_o he_o be_v depose_v septemb_n 9_o 1399._o and_o afterward_o trait_a 〈◊〉_d murder_v in_o pomfret_n castle_n 1401._o by_o sir_n pierce_n exten_n and_o eight_o other_o as_o he_o be_v at_o dâ—â—â—er_n of_o who_o yet_o he_o slay_v four_o in_o the_o thirty_o three_o year_n of_o his_o age_n and_o twenty_o secâ—nd_n of_o his_o reign_n his_o first_o wife_n be_v anne_n daughter_n of_o charles_n iv_o emperor_n his_o second_o isabel_z daughter_n of_o charles_n vi_o king_n of_o france_n but_o have_v no_o issue_n by_o either_o of_o they_o xiii_o §_o vi_o upon_o this_o deposition_n henryâ—â—â—ke_v â—â—â—ke_z of_o lancaster_n elder_a son_n of_o john_n of_o gaunt_n tourth_fw-mi son_n of_o edward_n iii_o bear_v 1368._o be_v crown_v king_n octch._n 13._o 1399._o by_o the_o name_n of_o king_n henry_n iu._n albeit_o edmond_n mortimer_n earl_n of_o march_n son_n of_o roger_n mortimer_n earl_n of_o march_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o philippe_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o â—iond_a three_o son_n of_o king_n edward_n iii_o be_v then_o live_v and_o the_o say_a earl_n râ—ger_v his_o father_n upon_o king_n richard_n go_v into_o ireland_n in_o the_o year_n 1385._o have_v be_v declare_v in_o parliament_n heir_n apparent_a to_o the_o crown_n if_o the_o say_v richard_n die_v without_o issue_n this_o occasion_v those_o bloody_a war_n between_o the_o house_n of_o york_n and_o lancaster_n in_o which_o there_o be_v twelve_o pitch_a battle_n fight_v between_o they_o in_o the_o compass_n of_o thirty_o six_o year_n the_o beginning_n of_o his_o reign_n be_v full_a of_o trouble_n for_o thomas_n mark_v bishop_n of_o carlisle_n make_v a_o speech_n in_o parliament_n in_o favour_n of_o richard_n the_o depose_a king_n for_o which_o albeit_o he_o be_v imprison_v yet_o it_o so_o stick_v with_o the_o nobility_n that_o six_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o they_o combine_v to_o seize_v king_n henry_n and_o restore_v king_n richard_n and_o to_o that_o purpose_n undertake_v a_o solemn_a just_z to_o he_o hold_v at_o oxford_n in_o the_o christmas_n 1401._o and_o invite_v the_o king_n to_o it_o which_o he_o accept_v but_o the_o plot_n be_v accidental_o discover_v by_o one_o of_o the_o conspirator_n it_o be_v seasonable_o prevent_v and_o crush_v nor_o be_v it_o long_o be_v owen_n glendour_n rise_v in_o wales_n 1400._o and_o declare_v for_o edmond_n mortimer_n the_o like_a do_v the_o earl_n of_o northumberland_n and_o worcester_n in_o the_o north_n who_o before_o they_o can_v join_v force_n be_v beat_v by_o the_o exemplary_a courage_n of_o prince_n henry_n his_o son_n 1403._o the_o king_n at_o last_o have_v wrought_v through_o every_o thing_n that_o oppose_v he_o die_v of_o a_o apoplexy_n march_v 20._o 1413._o in_o the_o forty_o six_o year_n of_o his_o age_n and_o fourteen_o of_o his_o reign_n his_o first_o wife_n be_v mary_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o humphrey_n de_fw-fr bohun_n earl_n of_o hereford_n essex_n and_o northampton_n she_o die_v before_o he_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n 1394._o but_o leave_v he_o four_o son_n 1._o henry_n v._n who_o succeed_v he_o 2._o thomas_n duke_n of_o clarence_n slay_v at_o beaufort_n in_o france_n but_o leave_v no_o issue_n 3._o john_n duke_n of_o bedford_n and_o regent_n of_o france_n died_n septemb_n 14._o 1435._o but_o have_v no_o issue_n 4._o humphrey_n surname_v the_o good_a create_a duke_n of_o gloucester_n by_o his_o brother_n henry_n v._o protector_n to_o his_o nephew_n henry_n vi_o and_o at_o last_o imprison_v and_o strangle_v by_o the_o device_n of_o queen_n margaret_n wife_n of_o the_o say_v henry_n vi_o 1447._o his_o second_o wife_n be_v joan_n daughter_n of_o charles_n i._o king_n of_o navarre_n widow_z of_o john_n de_fw-fr menthâ—â—â—_n duke_n of_o bretagne_n by_o who_o he_o have_v no_o issue_n she_o survive_v her_o husband_n and_o die_v 1437._o fourteen_o to_o he_o succeed_v his_o elder_a son_n henry_n v._o bear_v at_o monmouth_n 1385._o crown_v april_n 9_o 1412._o his_o youth_n have_v be_v somewhat_o extravagant_a but_o he_o soon_o recover_v it_o and_o supply_v his_o defect_n of_o title_n by_o worthy_a action_n the_o parliament_n at_o this_o time_n look_v with_o a_o sharp_a eye_n upon_o the_o church-land_n and_o to_o divert_v the_o humour_n henry_n chichely_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n put_v the_o king_n in_o the_o head_n of_o his_o title_n to_o france_n and_o withal_o assure_v he_o that_o he_o have_v consult_v the_o clergy_n and_o that_o they_o have_v resolve_v to_o advance_v such_o a_o sum_n towards_o it_o as_o never_o spiritual_a person_n have_v give_v to_o any_o king_n before_o upon_o this_o the_o king_n treat_v with_o the_o parliament_n touch_v the_o matter_n which_o they_o so_o approve_v that_o a_o army_n be_v forthwith_o raise_v in_o the_o head_n of_o which_o he_o land_n in_o france_n and_o in_o a_o sew_v day_n besiege_v harflue_n and_o take_v it_o 1415._o and_o have_v pass_v the_o river_n soame_n come_v up_o with_o the_o french_a then_o lie_v at_o agincourt_n where_o with_o a_o army_n not_o 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contempt_n and_o hatred_n of_o his_o brethren_n he_o be_v the_o year_n follow_v seize_v and_o imprison_v together_o with_o his_o new_a concubine_n queen_n in_o the_o very_a castle_n of_o stockholm_n hereupon_o the_o government_n descend_v to_o john_n the_o three_o second_o son_n of_o gustavus_n by_o his_o wife_n mary_n of_o laholm_n this_o prince_n in_o 1570._o conclude_v the_o peace_n of_o stetin_n with_o the_o dane_n as_o also_o with_o the_o city_n lubeck_n but_o continue_v the_o war_n with_o the_o czar_n his_o son_n sigismond_n by_o catharine_n daughter_n of_o sigismond_n king_n of_o poland_n be_v crown_v king_n of_o poland_n dec._n 17._o 1587._o himself_o die_v 1592._o have_v first_o secure_v the_o succession_n of_o sweden_n to_o his_o son_n sigismond_n who_o be_v according_o crown_v feb._n 19_o 1594._o though_o the_o swedish_n nobility_n renounce_v their_o allegiance_n five_o year_n after_o viz_o 1699._o and_o deprive_v he_o of_o the_o kingly_a dignity_n substitute_v in_o his_o place_n his_o uncle_n charles_n the_o nine_o three_o son_n of_o the_o above_o name_v gustavus_n and_o brother_n by_o the_o same_o mother_n to_o the_o late_a king_n john_n the_o three_o under_o who_o a_o war_n immediate_o break_v out_o with_o the_o pole_n for_o liffland_n which_o afterward_o give_v rise_v to_o another_o bloody_a one_o with_o the_o dane_n there_o be_v survive_v at_o this_o time_n another_o son_n of_o john_n the_o three_o by_o his_o wife_n gunilla_n daughter_n of_o john_n bielk_n who_o name_n be_v also_o john_n he_o be_v create_v duke_n of_o finland_n and_o east-gothland_n and_o die_v without_o issue_n 1618._o notwithstanding_o he_o have_v marry_v mary_n elizabeth_n daughter_n to_o his_o uncle_n charles_n the_o nine_o §_o ii_o upon_o which_o charles_n and_o his_o posterity_n of_o both_o sex_n the_o crown_n be_v settle_v sigismond_n and_o his_o race_n be_v exclude_v for_o ever_o he_o be_v crown_v in_o the_o year_n 1607._o have_v be_v governor_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n now_o more_o than_o seven_o year_n his_o
to_o the_o present_a great_a duke_n of_o tuscany_n of_o the_o augmentation_n of_o the_o palatine-bavarian_a family_n §_o xxiii_o after_o that_o henry_n the_o lion_n duke_n of_o saxony_n and_o bavaria_n have_v be_v proscribe_v and_o out_v of_o all_o his_o territory_n by_o the_o emperor_n frederick_n barbarossa_n otho_n the_o first_o earl_n of_o witelsbach_n have_v both_o the_o bavaria_n as_o well_o upper_a as_o low_o grant_v he_o for_o ever_o by_o the_o say_a emperor_n to_o which_o also_o belong_v at_o that_o time_n the_o county_n of_o scherding_n and_o newburg_n together_o with_o the_o lordship_n of_o burchausen_n moreover_o he_o purchase_v the_o county_n of_o dachow_n and_o ritenburg_n as_o also_o the_o lordship_n of_o rotenburg_n and_o rheningen_n this_o prince_n grandson_n otho_n the_o second_o by_o a_o marriage_n with_o the_o sole_a daughter_n and_o heiress_n of_o henry_n count_n palatine_n obtain_v by_o permission_n of_o the_o then_o emperor_n the_o palatinate_n of_o the_o rhine_n be_v invest_v also_o at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o the_o electoral_a dignity_n an._n 1227._o after_o this_o he_o buy_v the_o castle_n of_o lindenfeld_n and_o city_n of_o nusloch_n in_o cregovia_n an._n 1256._o and_o have_v waldorf_n with_o the_o city_n of_o wiselach_n give_v he_o by_o the_o emperor_n henry_n in_o 1281._o rodulph_n the_o first_o emperor_z give_v the_o county_n of_o mosburg_n to_o lewis_n the_o first_o elector_n palatine_n the_o same_o prince_n become_v possess_v of_o ferden_n landberg_n wilswiburg_n chagen_n landau_n mumuro_n elbrecht-kirchen_a and_o libenau_n by_o right_a of_o inheritance_n afterward_o upon_o conradine_n duke_n of_o schwaben_n be_v behead_v there_o be_v a_o accession_n of_o lawgingen_n hochstadt_n schongau_n swabeck_n tussen_n moringen_n neumark_n and_o amberg_n with_o some_o other_o place_n to_o his_o other_o territory_n moreover_o he_o buy_v schreisheim_n with_o the_o castle_n of_o stralenberg_n as_o also_o the_o city_n of_o bretten_v in_o cregovia_n in_o 1392._o rupert_n have_v half_o the_o county_n of_o sponbeim_n in_o dowry_n with_o his_o wife_n the_o other_o half_o whereof_o together_o with_o the_o city_n pfortzheim_n fall_v likewise_o to_o this_o family_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o elector_n frederick_n the_o first_o at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o rupert_n the_o son_n become_v possess_v of_o half_a sponheim_n rupert_n the_o emperor_n his_o father_n have_v the_o county_n of_o simmeren_n mortgage_v to_o he_o which_o be_v afterward_o whole_o assign_v over_o to_o this_o family_n moreover_o he_o buy_v the_o county_n of_o deux-ponts_n for_o 25000._o florin_n in_o 1404._o lewisâ—â—_n â—â—_z elector_n second_o son_n to_o the_o say_a emperor_n â—nd_n eâ—pingon_n in_o cregovia_n sell_v he_o by_o the_o then_o muquess_n of_o eaden_a much_o about_o the_o same_o time_n he_o be_v put_v in_o possession_n of_o the_o county_n of_o kirchberg_n also_o in_o 1410._o stephen_n the_o first_o in_o right_a or_o his_o wife_n have_v the_o county_n of_o veldentz_n settle_v on_o he_o in_o 1441._o frederick_n the_o first_o out_v the_o earl_n of_o lowenstein_n and_o seize_v on_o their_o land_n to_o which_o there_o be_v accession_n of_o lutzeilstein_n not_o many_o year_n after_o the_o same_o frederick_n have_v bergstrasse_n mortgage_v to_o he_o by_o the_o archbishop_n of_o mentz_n maximilian_n of_o bavaria_n take_v donawert_n 1607._o buy_v the_o county_n of_o middlebeim_n in_o schwaben_n 1618._o and_o succeed_v to_o the_o landtgraviate_v of_o leuchtenberg_n some_o year_n after_o by_o right_a of_o confraternity_n or_o act_n of_o agreement_n to_o a_o mutual_a succession_n the_o same_o prince_n have_v a_o eight_o electorship_n confirm_v on_o he_o by_o the_o instrument_n of_o the_o peace_n of_o osenburg_n an._n 1648._o in_o 1654._o charles_n gustavus_n of_o deux-ponts_n be_v crown_v king_n of_o sweden_n who_o brother_n adolph_n john_n have_v also_o acquire_v very_o large_a possession_n in_o the_o say_a kingdom_n in_o 1666._o philip_n william_n duke_n of_o newburg_n since_o elector_n palume_n obtain_v the_o dutchy_n of_o julter_n and_o mons_fw-la together_o with_o the_o county_n of_o ravenstein_n by_o a_o amicable_a agreement_n betwixt_o his_o serene_a highness_n and_o the_o elector_n of_o brandenburg_n of_o its_o decrease_v §_o xxiv_o the_o great_a loss_n suffer_v by_o the_o palatine-bavarian_a family_n have_v be_v in_o our_o age_n for_o by_o the_o four_o article_n of_o the_o peace_n of_o osenburg_n maximilian_n duke_n of_o bavaria_n be_v oblige_v to_o cancel_v the_o mortgage_n he_o have_v on_o the_o upper_a austria_n as_o also_o to_o restore_v bergstrasse_n to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o mentz_n by_o the_o same_o pacification_n in_o the_o next_o french_a war_n the_o king_n of_o france_n without_o a_o blush_v make_v himself_o master_n of_o the_o duchy_n of_o deux_fw-fr pont_n and_o county_n of_o veldentz_n together_o with_o many_o city_n on_o pretence_n they_o be_v dependent_n of_o alsace_n in_o 1689._o upon_o pretence_n of_o some_o other_o shame_n title_n he_o make_v no_o scruple_n to_o possess_v himself_o of_o the_o counry_n of_o sponbeim_n simmeren_n and_o lautereck_n nay_o he_o invade_v the_o very_a palatinate_n of_o the_o rhine_n put_v the_o same_o under_o contribution_n and_o utter_o ruine_v the_o inhabitant_n by_o his_o exaction_n what_o will_v be_v the_o future_a state_n of_o these_o province_n time_n must_v show_v of_o its_o pretension_n §_o xxv_o from_o these_o encroachment_n some_o pretension_n must_v needs_o arise_v and_o indeed_o the_o king_n of_o sweden_n have_v the_o fair_a title_n in_o the_o world_n to_o the_o duchy_n of_o deux-ponts_n as_o next_o heir_n male._n and_o then_o the_o present_a elector_n palatine_n philip_n william_n demand_v not_o only_a restoration_n of_o the_o province_n take_v from_o he_o by_o the_o french_a king_n but_o likewise_o satisfaction_n for_o the_o damage_n do_v he_o in_o those_o that_o be_v leave_v moreover_o the_o count_n palatine_n in_o veldeniz_n have_v lose_v his_o whole_a earldom_n which_o likewise_o demand_v to_o be_v restore_v chap._n ix_o of_o the_o family_n of_o saxony_n as_o well_o electoral_a as_o ducal_z §_o i._o albert_n the_o three_o elector_n of_o saxony_n descend_v of_o the_o family_n of_o anhalt_n of_o who_o ancestor_n we_o shall_v â—â—y_v more_o when_o we_o come_v to_o treat_v of_o that_o family_n come_v to_o a_o unexpected_a and_o accidental_a end_n as_o also_o without_o issue_n an._n 1422_o freâ—â—rick_n the_o warlike_a marquis_n of_o misnia_n and_o landtgrave_n of_o thuringe_v son_n of_o frederick_n the_o strong_a be_v invest_v in_o the_o electoral_a dignity_n by_o the_o emperor_n sigismond_n an._n 1425._o whence_o â—he_v marquess_n of_o misnia_n be_v descend_v the_o brevity_n of_o our_o design_n will_v not_o permit_v we_o â—o_o discourse_n in_o this_o place_n those_o that_o be_v deâ—â—rous_a may_v be_v inform_v in_o that_o matter_n by_o consult_v the_o learned_a spener_n sylloge_n genealogica_fw-la 〈◊〉_d familiâ_fw-la witekindeâ_fw-la saxonicâ_fw-la now_o frederickâ—â—d_v â—â—d_z open_v a_o university_n at_o leipsick_a some_o year_n before_o he_o be_v make_v elector_n viz._n 1209._o â—â—is_fw-la prince_n have_v also_o many_o war_n during_o his_o government_n as_o namely_o in_o franconia_n with_o the_o pole_n in_o bornsia_n with_o the_o count_n of_o schwartzâ—urg_n heldrungen_n and_o hohenstein_n in_o thuringia_n moreover_o with_o the_o elector_n of_o brandenburg_n and_o last_o with_o the_o bohemian_o or_o hussites_n by_o who_o his_o force_n be_v defeat_v with_o a_o very_a great_a slaughter_n an._n 1426._o his_o death_n bear_v date_n two_o year_n after_o and_o his_o duchess_n be_v catharine_n daughter_n of_o henry_n duke_n of_o brunswick_n and_o lunenburg_n who_o bear_v he_o this_o follow_a issue_n viz._n 1._o frederick_n bear_v aug._n 24._o 1412._o of_o who_o in_o the_o next_o section_n 2._o sigismond_n bishop_n of_o wurtzburg_n bear_v 1416._o decease_v of_o a_o dropsy_n 1457._o 3._o henry_n bear_v 1422._o decease_v 1435._o 4._o anne_n marry_v to_o lewis_n the_o three_o landtgrave_n of_o hesse_n decease_v 1463._o 5._o catharine_n marry_v in_o 1441._o to_o frederick_n the_o second_o elector_n of_o brandenburg_n and_o 6._o william_n bear_v 1425._o who_o have_v the_o landtgraveship_n of_o thuringe_v assign_v he_o for_o his_o patrimony_n at_o first_o he_o have_v war_n with_o his_o brother_n but_o in_o the_o end_n they_o be_v reconcile_v and_o agree_v very_o well_o in_o short_a he_o refuse_v the_o crown_n of_o bohemia_n when_o offer_v take_v particular_a care_n for_o suppress_v the_o notorious_a insolence_n of_o the_o robber_n that_o then_o infest_a his_o country_n and_o after_o the_o decease_n of_o anne_n of_o austria_n daughter_n of_o albert_n the_o three_o his_o first_o wife_n an._n 1462._o take_v the_o lady_n catharine_n de_fw-fr brandenstein_n to_o his_o second_o by_o the_o first_o of_o which_o he_o have_v issue_n two_o daughter_n 1._o anne_n bear_v 1453._o betroth_v to_o henry_n duke_n of_o munsterberg_n but_o die_v before_o the_o marriage_n be_v consummate_v and_o 2._o margaret_n
most_o to_o have_v buy_v the_o burgraviate_v of_o meisen_n also_o in_o 1440._o william_n have_v part_n of_o the_o duchy_n of_o luxenb_v in_o dowry_n with_o his_o wife_n ernestus_n the_o first_o add_v plaven_n voightsberg_n olnitz_n and_o adorff_n in_o the_o land_n of_o advocates_n the_o same_o prince_n buy_v the_o duchy_n of_o sagan_n in_o silesia_n pay_v down_o 55000_o hugarian_a ducat_n albert_n the_o stout_a have_v east_n friezland_n assign_v he_o to_o be_v hold_v in_o fee_n of_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n the_o elector_n augustus_n make_v the_o diocese_n of_o naumburg_n and_o mersburg_n hereditary_a to_o his_o family_n in_o 1583._o the_o principality_n of_o henneberg_n fall_v to_o it_o by_o right_a of_o agreement_n to_o a_o mutual_a succession_n part_n of_o which_o namely_o the_o district_n of_o coburg_n have_v be_v long_o before_o this_o make_v over_o in_o dowry_n to_o the_o marquess_n of_o misnia_n in_o 1635._o john_n george_n the_o first_o recover_v both_o the_o upper_a and_o low_a lusatia_n '_o which_z of_o old_a belong_v to_o his_o ancestor_n the_o marquess_n of_o misnia_n in_o 1648._o augustus_n be_v choose_v and_o declare_v administrator_n of_o the_o archbishopric_n of_o magdeburg_n in_o 1659._o john_n george_n the_o second_o obtain_v the_o county_n of_o barbie_n moreover_o he_o add_v querfurt_n juterbock_n dam_n borck_n fravenstein_n etc._n etc._n to_o his_o other_o territory_n and_o last_o part_n of_o the_o county_n of_o mansfeld_n fall_v into_o the_o possession_n of_o this_o family_n by_o the_o last_o german_a war_n and_o be_v call_v in_o the_o german_a language_n die_v sachwische_n hoheit_n of_o its_o decrease_v §_o xvii_o william_n duke_n of_o saxony_n sell_v the_o right_n he_o have_v to_o the_o duchy_n of_o luxenburg_n to_o philip_n duke_n of_o burgundy_n for_o 11000_o schillings_n in_o 1549._o elector_n maurice_n make_v over_o in_o change_n the_o principality_n of_o sagan_n in_o silesia_n to_o ferdinand_n the_o first_o afterward_o emperor_n in_o 1680._o upon_o the_o decease_n of_o augustus_n archbishop_n of_o magdeburg_n that_o archbishopric_n but_o with_o the_o title_n of_o a_o duchy_n fall_v to_o the_o electoral_a line_n of_o brandenburg_n according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o pacification_n of_o osenburg_n great_a part_n of_o the_o burgraviate_v of_o magdeburg_n be_v annex_v thereunto_o at_o the_o same_o time_n to_o the_o general_a satisfaction_n of_o all_o party_n of_o its_o pretension_n §_o xviii_o now_o its_o pretension_n be_v to_o the_o dutchy_n of_o juliers_n cleves_n and_o mons_fw-la as_o also_o to_o that_o of_o sax-lawenburg_a chap._n ix_o of_o the_o house_n of_o brandenburg_n §_o i._o that_o the_o most_o potent_a and_o serene_a family_n of_o brandenburg_n be_v descend_v from_o the_o count_n of_o zollern_n in_o schwaben_n be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o from_o whence_o those_o count_n draw_v their_o extraction_n do_v not_o so_o well_o appear_v their_o opinion_n seem_v to_o be_v best_a which_o give_v they_o 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albert_n bear_v of_o the_o second_o venture_n nou._n 27._o 1666._o §_o fourteen_o have_v now_o do_v with_o christian_a the_o first_o mention_v by_o we_o both_o in_o the_o six_o and_o thirteen_o section_n and_o his_o posterity_n it_o be_v time_n we_o say_v somewhat_o of_o his_o brother_n joachim_n ernestus_n and_o his_o issue_n this_o prince_n have_v the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o principality_n in_o franconia_n and_o so_o become_v author_n of_o the_o branch_n of_o anspach_n in_o 1595._o he_o be_v elect_v master_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n john_n in_o sonnenburg_n and_o depart_v this_o life_n feb._n 25._o 1625._o have_v have_v to_o wife_n sophia_n of_o solms_n of_o the_o line_n of_o labach_n and_o by_o she_o this_o follow_a issue_n 1._o sophia_n bear_v may_n 31._o 1614_o marry_v to_o erdman_n augustus_n marquis_n of_o bareith_n 1641._o decease_v nou._n 23._o 1646._o 2._o frederick_n the_o eight_o bear_v ap._n 20._o 1616._o and_o slay_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o nordlingen_n 1634._o 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hold_v of_o he_o and_o the_o emperor_n his_o successor_n which_o electorate_v contain_v at_o that_o time_n the_o old_a and_o middle_a marquisates_n as_o also_o prignitz_n to_o which_o he_o soon_o after_o annex_v the_o uckermarch_n by_o right_a of_o war_n have_v win_v the_o same_o from_o the_o pomeranian_o in_o 1455._o the_o elector_n frederick_n the_o second_o become_v possess_v of_o many_o place_n in_o lusatia_n viz._n cothus_n the_o fort_n of_o peike_v sommerfeldt_n besckan_n storcan_a with_o all_o their_o appurtenance_n have_v take_v the_o same_o from_o george_n king_n of_o bohemia_n in_o 1472._o the_o duchy_n of_o crossen_n be_v mortgage_v to_o this_o family_n of_o which_o it_o become_v afterward_o full_o possess_v by_o reason_n of_o its_o being_n never_o redeem_v in_o 1525._o marquis_n albert_n of_o the_o franconian_a line_n grand_a master_n of_o the_o teutonick_n order_n be_v create_v the_o first_o duke_n of_o prussia_n which_o be_v to_o hold_v as_o a_o fief_n of_o the_o crown_n 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and_o ravensberg_n aught_o to_o have_v fall_v to_o john_n sigismond_n the_o then_o elector_n but_o the_o duke_n of_o newburg_n oppose_v it_o it_o be_v at_o length_n agree_v on_o in_o 1666._o after_o many_o contest_v which_o at_o length_n end_v in_o a_o war_n that_o only_o the_o duchy_n of_o cleves_n and_o county_n of_o marck_n shall_v remain_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o this_o family_n nevertheless_o without_o prejudice_v its_o right_a to_o a_o mutual_a succession_n to_o the_o other_o province_n of_o the_o say_a dutchy_n in_o case_n of_o deficiency_n of_o heir_n male_n in_o 1637._o all_o pomerania_n shall_v have_v fall_v to_o his_o then_o electoral_a highness_n of_o brandenburg_n upon_o the_o decease_n of_o bogislaus_n last_o duke_n thereof_o by_o right_a of_o confraternity_n but_o the_o swede_n be_v get_v in_o possession_n he_o can_v only_o obtain_v the_o further_a pomerania_n wherefore_o afterward_o by_o the_o peace_n of_o osenburg_n the_o duchy_n of_o magdeburg_n the_o 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the_o emperor_n the_o duchy_n of_o swibuse_n be_v settle_v on_o it_o of_o its_o decrease_v §_o xvii_o as_o to_o what_o concern_v the_o decrease_v of_o this_o family_n frederick_n the_o six_o sell_v great_a part_n of_o the_o burgraviate_v of_o norimberg_n to_o the_o city_n for_o 137000_o florin_n in_o 1535._o george_n the_o confessor_n part_v with_o the_o dutchy_n of_o oppelen_n and_o ratibor_n to_o ferdinand_n the_o first_o afterward_o emperor_n for_o 13000_o hungarian_a shilling_n and_o in_o 1625._o it_o lose_v carnovia_n or_o jagerndorff_n upon_o the_o proscription_n of_o john_n george_n then_o in_o possession_n of_o that_o city_n and_o district_n of_o its_o pretension_n §_o xviii_o this_o family_n have_v former_o a_o pretention_n to_o the_o dutchy_n of_o juliers_n cleves_n and_o mons_fw-la but_o it_o be_v take_v off_o in_o 1666._o as_o we_o observe_v in_o the_o 16_o section_n it_o likewise_o lay_v claim_n to_o carnovia_n but_o quit_v that_o also_o in_o 1686._o upon_o its_o have_v the_o duchy_n of_o swibus_fw-la in_o compensation_n for_o it_o we_o shall_v add_v no_o more_o at_o present_a of_o its_o other_o pretension_n be_v not_o well_o acquaint_v what_o they_o may_v be_v only_o you_o must_v note_v that_o it_o have_v enter_v into_o article_n of_o agreement_n to_o a_o mutual_a succession_n with_o the_o elector_n of_o saxony_n and_o landtgrave_n of_o hesse_n moreover_o by_o the_o grant_n of_o the_o emperor_n frederick_n the_o three_o it_o have_v some_o expectance_n of_o have_v the_o dutchy_n of_o holstein_n and_o meckleburg_n fall_v to_o it_o as_o also_o the_o principality_n of_o anbalt_n provide_v those_o in_o possession_n fail_v in_o issue_n male._n chap._n x._o of_o the_o family_n of_o brunswick_n and_o lunenburg_n §_o i._o though_o the_o family_n of_o brunswick_n and_o lunenburg_n for_o its_o great_a antiquity_n may_v seem_v to_o bear_v the_o bell_n in_o a_o manner_n from_o all_o the_o rest_n yet_o it_o will_v suffice_v we_o to_o know_v at_o present_a that_o it_o owe_v its_o original_a to_o the_o ancient_a welff_n and_o from_o whence_o they_o be_v descend_v be_v observe_v at_o large_a by_o the_o learned_a spener_n in_o his_o sylloge_n genealogicâ_fw-la pag._n 476._o now_o cunigund_n sister_n of_o welff_n the_o three_o earl_n of_o altorff_n who_o some_o likewise_o call_v duke_n of_o bavaria_n be_v marry_v to_o azon_v of_o este_n a_o prince_n of_o a_o italian_a extraction_n which_o match_n give_v birth_n to_o welff_n the_o four_o or_o as_o other_o the_o first_o surname_v the_o strong_a his_o uncle_n heir_n earl_n of_o altorff_n and_o afterward_o in_o 1071._o duke_n of_o bavaria_n by_o the_o grant_n of_o the_o emperor_n henry_n the_o four_o he_o be_v succeed_v by_o his_o elder_a son_n welff_n the_o second_o who_o assist_v the_o young_a emperor_n henry_n the_o five_o against_o his_o father_n henry_n the_o four_o and_o depart_v this_o life_n 1119._o have_v never_o have_v issue_n by_o maud_n his_o wife_n a_o italian_a princess_n of_o high_a blood_n wherefore_o he_o leave_v bavaria_n to_o his_o brother_n henry_n the_o black_a who_o die_v in_o the_o year_n 1125._o have_v have_v to_o wise_a walfild_v daughter_n of_o magnus_n duke_n of_o saxony_n of_o the_o line_n of_o billingen_n and_o by_o she_o a_o numerous_a offspring_n whereof_o henry_n the_o proud_a need_n only_o be_v here_o mention_v as_o sufficient_a to_o our_o present_a design_n he_o be_v successor_n to_o his_o father_n in_o the_o duchy_n of_o bavaria_n and_o in_o 1137._o be_v invest_v in_o that_o of_o saxony_n also_o by_o his_o father-in-law_n lotharius_n the_o emperor_n this_o prince_n build_v munchen_n and_o after_o variety_n of_o fortune_n end_v his_o day_n an._n 1139._o his_o son_n be_v henry_n the_o lion_n duke_n of_o bavaria_n and_o saxony_n who_o power_n be_v so_o great_a as_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o say_v in_o a_o old_a dutch_a rhyme_n bon_fw-fr der_fw-mi elve_n bet_v a_o den_n rhin_n that_o the_o alles_fw-ge min._n i.e._n betwixt_o elve_v and_o
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6._o lewis_n the_o five_o bear_v may_n 27._o 1537._o who_o residence_n be_v at_o marpurg_n where_o he_o die_v without_o issue_n an._n dom._n 1604._o 7._o elizabeth_n bear_v feb._n 13._o 1539._o marry_v to_o lewis_n the_o six_o elector_n palatine_n 1560._o decease_a march_n 14._o 1582._o 8._o philip_n the_o second_o bear_v ap._n 22._o 1541._o who_o keep_v his_o court_n at_o rheinfeld_n where_o he_o die_v without_o issue_n nou._n 20._o 1583._o 9_o christina_n bear_v june_n 29._o 1543._o affiance_v to_o adolph_n duke_n of_o holstein-getterp_a dec._n 17._o 1564._o decease_v 1604._o and_o 10._o george_n the_o first_o bear_v sept._n 10._o 1547._o of_o who_o beneath_o in_o the_o line_n of_o darmstadt_n of_o the_o line_n of_o cassel_n §_o iii_o we_o now_o return_v to_o william_n the_o four_o in_o who_o the_o line_n of_o cassel_n begin_v he_o be_v very_o well_o skill_v in_o the_o tongue_n and_o a_o great_a admirer_n of_o astronomy_n he_o leave_v no_o stone_n unturned_a for_o his_o father_n releasement_n who_o successor_n he_o afterward_o be_v his_o death_n bear_v date_fw-la aug._n 25._o 1592._o his_o wife_n be_v sabina_n daughter_n of_o christopher_n duke_n of_o wurtenberg_n decease_a august_n 17._o 1581._o and_o his_o child_n that_o live_v to_o be_v man_n and_o woman_n be_v as_o follow_v viz._n 1._o anne_n marry_o bear_v january_n 27._o 1566._o marry_v to_o lewis_n count_n nassau_n in_o saarbrucken_v 1589._o decease_a 1626._o 2._o hedewig_n bear_v june_n 30._o 1569._o and_o marry_v to_o ernest_n duke_n of_o holstein_n of_o schaumburg_n family_n an._n 1596._o 3._o maurice_n the_o first_o bear_v may_n 25._o 1572._o of_o who_o immediate_o and_o 4._o christina_n bear_v oct._n 29._o 1578._o affiance_a to_o john_n ernest_n duke_n of_o sax-eysnach_a 1598._o decease_a june_n 19_o 1658._o maurice_n succeed_v his_o father_n and_o be_v a_o prince_n of_o excellent_a part_n well_o acquaint_v with_o the_o greek_a latin_a spanish_a italian_a and_o french_a tongue_n whole_o addict_v to_o the_o reform_a religion_n he_o have_v a_o dispute_n with_o the_o line_n of_o darmstadt_n concern_v the_o succession_n to_o their_o uncle_n lewis_n of_o marpurg_n inheritance_n in_o short_a he_o be_v of_o great_a authority_n in_o the_o empire_n and_o depart_v this_o life_n march_v 15._o 1632._o have_v give_v up_o the_o government_n some_o five_o year_n before_o to_o his_o son_n william_n the_o five_o his_o first_o princess_n be_v agnes_n of_o solms_n decease_v 1593._o his_o other_o juliana_n of_o nassau_n of_o the_o line_n of_o dillenburg_n by_o which_o last_o lady_n he_o have_v eighteen_o child_n who_o name_n be_v as_o follow_v viz._n 1._o otho_n the_o four_o bear_v decem._n 25._o 1594._o constitute_v administrator_n of_o hirsfeld_n a_o 1605._o in_o 1612_o he_o be_v present_a at_o the_o emperor_n matthias_n coronation_n and_o three_o year_n after_o send_v in_o his_o father_n name_n to_o compliment_v the_o french_a king_n lewis_n the_o thirteen_o in_o 1617._o he_o come_v to_o a_o 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bear_v march_v 13._o 1606._o marry_v to_o john_n casimire_n prince_n of_o anhault-dissaw_a anno_fw-la 1623._o decease_a may_n 28._o 1650._o 7._o herman_n the_o four_o bear_v aug._n 15._o 1607._o who_o keep_v his_o residence_n at_o rottenburg_n on_o the_o fuld_n where_o he_o die_v without_o issue_n anno_fw-la 1658._o 8._o juliana_n bear_v oct._n 7._o 1608._o decease_v dec._n 15._o 1628._o 9_o sabina_n bear_v 1610._o decease_v 1620._o 10._o magdalen_n bear_v aug._n 25._o 1611._o and_o marry_v to_o erick_n adolph_n count_n solms_n 1646._o 11._o maurice_n the_o three_o bear_v 1614_o decease_v 1633._o 12._o sophia_n 1615._o and_o affiance_v to_o philip_n count_n de_fw-fr lip_n oct._n 18._o 1644._o 13._o frederick_n the_o second_o bear_v may_n 9_o 1617._o who_o have_v his_o seat_n at_o eschwegen_n castle_n on_o the_o river_n werra_n but_o serve_v the_o king_n of_o sweden_n against_o the_o pole_n by_o who_o he_o be_v slay_v at_o coslin_n a_o city_n in_o
nation_n at_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n 1652._o elect_v and_o consecrate_a bishop_n of_o breslaw_n 1673._o decease_v 1682._o §_o vii_o george_n the_o second_o who_o have_v be_v a_o great_a traveller_n succeed_v his_o father_n and_o come_v to_o a_o agreement_n with_o the_o landtgrave_n of_o cassel_n concern_v several_a matter_n hitherto_o in_o dispute_n betwixt_o the_o two_o line_n of_o cassel_n and_o darmstadt_n on_o may_v 27._o 1628._o he_o depart_v this_o life_n june_n 2._o 1671._o have_v have_v to_o wife_n the_o lady_n sophia_n eleanor_n daughter_n of_o john_n george_n the_o first_o elector_n of_o saxony_n decease_v the_o same_o day_n with_o her_o husband_n which_o happy_a marriage_n give_v birth_n to_o the_o follow_a issue_n viz._n 1._o lewis_n the_o seven_o bear_v jan._n 25._o 1630._o of_o who_o soon_o again_o 2._o magdalen_n sibil_n bear_v sept._n 3._o 1631._o decease_v 1651._o 3._o george_n the_o three_o bear_v sept._n 29._o 1632._o who_o serve_v the_o king_n of_o sweden_n in_o his_o war_n after_o which_o he_o have_v the_o seignory_n of_o ittern_n assign_v he_o and_o have_v his_o usual_a residence_n in_o lauterbach_n castle_n his_o death_n bear_v date_n july_n 19_o 1676._o and_o his_o first_o wife_n be_v dorothy_n augusta_n daughter_n of_o john_n christian_n duke_n of_o holstein-sunderburg_a after_o who_o decease_n an._n 1667._o he_o marry_v the_o lady_n alexandrina_n juliana_n of_o leiningen_n and_o have_v issue_n by_o she_o three_o daughter_n viz._n sophia_n juliana_n decease_v in_o her_o infancy_n eleanor_n dorothy_n bear_v aug._n 15._o 1669._o and_o magdalen_n sibil_n bear_v oct._n 14._o 1671._o 4._o sephia_n eleanor_n bear_v jan._n 4._o 1634._o marry_v to_o her_o cousin_n william_n christopher_n of_o bingenheim_n of_o the_o branch_n of_o homburg_n 1650._o decease_v oct._n 10._o 1663._o 5._o elizabeth_n amalia_n bear_v the_o 19_o or_o 20_o of_o march_n 1635._o and_o happy_o marry_v to_o philip_n william_n elector_n palatine_n aug._n 24._o 1653._o 6._o lovise_v christina_n bear_v feb._n 5._o 1636._o and_o espouse_v in_o 1665._o by_o lewis_n christopher_n count_n stolberg_n 7._o anne_n marry_o bear_v and_o dead_a the_o same_o year_n viz._n 1637._o 8._o anne_n sophia_n lady_n abbess_n of_o quedlingburg_n bear_v dec._n 17._o 1638._o decease_v 1683._o 9_o amalia_n juliana_n bear_v and_o decease_v 1639._o 10._o anonima_n decease_v 1640._o 11._o henrietta_n dorothy_n bear_v oct._n 14._o 1641._o marry_v to_o john_n count_n waldeck_n 1667._o decease_v dec._n 22._o 1672._o 12._o john_n bear_v nou._n 24._o 1642._o decease_a the_o year_n follow_v 13._o augusta_n philippina_n bear_v 1643._o decease_v 1672._o 14._o agnes_n decease_v almost_o as_o soon_o as_o bear_v 1645._o and_o 15._o marry_o hedewig_n bear_v nou._n 26._o 1647._o marry_v to_o bernhard_n duke_n of_o sax_n meinungen_n nou._n 20._o 1671._o decease_a apr._n 19_o 1680._o §_o viii_o we_o must_v now_o return_v to_o lewis_n the_o seven_o his_o father_n successor_n bear_v 1630._o decease_v apr._n 24._o 1678._o who_o be_v first_o wife_n be_v the_o lady_n mary_n elizabeth_n daughter_n of_o frederick_n duke_n of_o holstein-gottorp_a decease_v an._n dom._n 1665._o and_o after_o her_o death_n elizabeth_n dorothy_n daughter_n of_o ernestus_n duke_n of_o sax-getha_n which_o last_o be_v now_o live_v and_o a_o widow_n his_o issue_n by_o these_o be_v and_o be_v as_o follow_v 1._o magdalen_n sibil_n bear_v apr._n 28._o 1652._o and_o marry_v to_o william_n lewis_n of_o wurtenburg_n nou._n 6._o 1673._o who_o relict_n she_o now_o be_v 2._o sophia_n eleanor_n bear_v and_o dead_a the_o same_o year_n 1653._o 3._o george_n bear_v 1654._o decease_v the_o year_n after_o 4._o marry_o elizabeth_n bear_v march_v 11._o 1656._o and_o marry_v to_o henry_n duke_n of_o sax_n romhild_n of_o the_o branch_n of_o gotha_n an._n dom._n 1676._o 5._o augusta_n magdalen_n bear_v 1657._o decease_v 1674._o 6._o lewis_n the_o eight_o bear_v june_n 22._o 1658._o decease_a aug._n 31._o 1678._o 7._o frederick_n the_o six_o 1659._o decease_v 1676._o 8._o sophia_n marry_o bear_v march_v 6._o 1661._o marry_v to_o christian_a duke_n of_o sax-eisenberg_a of_o the_o branch_n of_o gotha_n an._n 1681._o decease_v 1688._o 9_o ernestus_n lovis_n bear_v dec._n 15._o 1667._o the_o now_o prince_n regent_n of_o this_o line_n who_o have_v take_v to_o wife_n the_o lady_n charlotte_n daughter_n of_o albert_n marquis_n of_o brandenburg_n anspach_n an._n 1687._o 10._o george_n bear_v apr._n 25._o 1669._o 11._o sophia_n lovise_v july_n 6._o 1670._o 12._o philip_n july_n 20_o or_o 21._o 1671._o 13._o john_n bear_v 1672._o decease_v the_o year_n follow_v 14._o henry_n bear_v sept._n 29._o 1674._o 15._o elizabeth_n dorothy_n apr._n 2._o 1676._o and_o 16._o frederick_n sept._n 18._o 1677._o of_o the_o branch_n of_o homburg_n §_o ix_o it_o remain_v we_o now_o treat_v of_o the_o branch_n of_o homburg_n which_o begin_v in_o frederick_n the_o three_o mention_v by_o we_o in_o the_o five_o section_n numb_a 8._o this_o prince_n depart_v this_o life_n may_v 9_o 1638._o have_v have_v to_o wife_n mary_n elizabeth_n of_o leiningen_n and_o by_o her_o issue_n as_o follow_v viz._n 1._o lewis_n philip_n bear_v aug._n 20._o 1623._o decease_a march_n 16._o 1643._o 2._o george_n bear_v 1624._o decease_v the_o year_n after_o 3._o william_n christopher_n bear_v nou._n 13._o 1625._o who_o have_v his_o seat_n at_o bingenheim_n and_o take_v to_o wife_n the_o lady_n sophia_n eleanor_n daughter_n of_o george_n the_o second_o of_o darmstadt_n on_o aug._n 21._o 1650._o after_o who_o decease_n an._n 1663._o he_o marry_v anne_n elizabeth_n daughter_n of_o augustus_n duke_n of_o sax-lawenburg_a in_o the_o year_n 1665._o from_o who_o he_o be_v nevertheless_o afterward_o divorce_v and_o die_v aug._n 27._o 1681._o leave_v issue_n by_o the_o first_o venture_n 1._o christina_n wilhelmina_n the_o now_o relict_n of_o frederick_n duke_n of_o meckleburg_n bear_v jan._n 3._o 1653._o and_o 2._o magdalen_n sophia_n bear_v ap._n 24._o 1660_o the_o wife_n of_o william_n maurice_n count_n solms_n to_o who_o she_o be_v marry_v 1679._o 4._o george_n christian_n bear_v dec._n 10._o 1626._o who_o go_v over_o to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n in_o 1666._o he_o marry_v the_o lady_n anne_n catharine_n daughter_n of_o pogwisch_n of_o the_o house_n of_o farbe_n frederick_n count_n ablefeld_n widow_n yet_o die_v without_o issue_n aug._n 11._o 1677._o 5._o anne_z margaret_z bear_v aug._n 31._o 1629._o and_o marry_v to_o philip_n lewis_n duke_n of_o holstem_n of_o the_o line_n of_o sunderburg_n an._n 1650._o 6._o frederick_n the_o four_o bear_v may_n 30._o 1633._o who_o be_v breed_v to_o arm_n take_v pay_v at_o first_o under_o the_o swede_n in_o who_o service_n he_o lose_v a_o leg_n at_o the_o siege_n of_o copenhagen_n but_o afterward_o under_o his_o highness_n the_o elector_n of_o brandenburg_n who_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o merit_n make_v he_o a_o lieutenant-general_n his_o usual_a residence_n be_v at_o weferlingen_n castle_n in_o the_o old_a marquisate_n but_o upon_o his_o brethren_n decease_n he_o succeed_v to_o their_o estate_n and_o so_o remove_v it_o to_o bingenheim_n his_o first_o wife_n be_v the_o lady_n margaret_n brahe_n daughter_n of_o count_n john_n oxenstern_n lord_n high_a marshal_n to_o his_o swedish_n majesty_n who_o die_v 1669._o whereupon_o he_o make_v choice_n of_o the_o lady_n lovise_v elizabeth_n daughter_n of_o james_n duke_n of_o curland_n for_o his_o second_o an._n 1671._o by_o the_o latter_a he_o have_v issue_n 1._o frederick_n bear_v 1673._o 2._o charles_n christian_n 1674._o and_o 3._o philip_n 1676._o of_o the_o augmentation_n of_o this_o family_n §_o x._o we_o have_v already_o say_v how_o sophia_n descend_v of_o the_o most_o ancient_a hessen_n thuringian_n family_n acquire_v the_o landtgraviate_v of_o hesse_n for_o her_o son_n henry_n of_o brabant_n this_o henry_n annex_v the_o city_n of_o immenhausen_n thereunto_o an._n 1280._o as_o also_o the_o castle_n of_o gudensberg_n the_o year_n follow_v in_o 1290._o there_o be_v a_o accession_n of_o eschwegen_n of_o stauffenberg_n 1293._o and_o of_o treffurt_n on_o the_o river_n werra_n an._n 1329._o henry_n ferreus_fw-la or_o ironside_n buy_v the_o castle_n of_o konigs_o an._n 1350._o for_o two_o thousand_o florin_n three_o year_n after_o this_o the_o seignory_n of_o ittern_n be_v adjoin_v to_o this_o family_n the_o same_o henry_n buy_v the_o city_n of_o smalcald_a an._n 1360._o in_o 1386._o upon_o the_o decease_n of_o gerlaâ—bius_n the_o last_o earl_n of_o dietzen_n the_o great_a part_n of_o that_o county_n be_v claim_v by_o this_o family_n in_o 1453._o upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o last_o count_n of_o zeigenheim_n that_o county_n also_o and_o nidda_n fall_v â—o_o it_o in_o 1464._o henry_n the_o five_o have_v the_o county_n of_o battenberg_n settle_v on_o he_o by_o the_o archbishop_n of_o mentz_n in_o 1478._o there_o be_v a_o accession_n of_o butzbach_n by_o right_a of_o marriage_n the_o say_v henry_n buy_v
three_o the_o family_n of_o the_o ancient_a marquess_n of_o brandenburg_n descend_v from_o the_o count_n of_o staden_a and_o ringelheim_n begin_v to_o wear_v out_o albert_n ursus_n marquis_n of_o soltquel_n ballenstedt_n and_o wolpe_n be_v make_v marquis_n of_o brandenburg_n 1142._o and_o die_v nou._n 18._o 1169._o he_o have_v two_o wife_n first_o sophia_n daughter_n of_o otto_n earl_n of_o reneck_n second_o helica_n daughter_n of_o conrade_n surname_v the_o pious_a marquis_n of_o misnia_n he_o have_v by_o his_o first_o wife_n 1._o otto_n marquis_n and_o elector_n of_o brandenburg_n who_o posterity_n go_v out_o in_o woldemar_n ii_o 1322._o 2._o bernhard_n who_o upon_o the_o proscription_n of_o henry_n leon_n have_v the_o duchy_n by_o the_o gift_n of_o frederick_n barbarossa_n and_o die_v 1212._o leave_v 1._o albert_n the_o first_o duke_z and_o elector_n of_o saxony_n who_o die_v 1260._o and_o leave_v 1._o albert_n the_o second_o duke_n and_o elector_n of_o saxony_n who_o posterity_n fail_v in_o albert_n the_o six_o 1422._o 2._o john_n the_o first_o who_o be_v the_o founder_n of_o a_o new_a line_n to_o wit_n lawenburg_n in_o who_o male_a issue_n it_o last_v till_o the_o year_n 1688._o at_o what_o time_n julius_n franciscus_n bear_v 1640._o the_o last_o of_o that_o line_n die_v leave_v only_o two_o daughter_n 1._o anna_n maria_n francisca_n bear_v june_n 13._o 1672._o 2._o francisca_z sibilla_n augusta_n bear_v june_n 21._o 1675._o 2._o henry_n the_o elder_a who_o by_o the_o emperor_n frederick_n barbarossa_n be_v make_v the_o first_o prince_n of_o anhalt_n §_o ii_o this_o henry_n therefore_o we_o reckon_v the_o common_a father_n of_o the_o now_o family_n of_o anhalt_n he_o die_v 1257._o and_o from_o who_o we_o may_v go_v in_o a_o right_a line_n to_o joachim_n ernestus_n bear_v 1536._o his_o father_n be_v john_n the_o four_o his_o mother_n margaret_n daughter_n of_o joachim_n the_o first_o elector_n of_o brandenburg_n widow_n of_o george_n duke_n of_o pomeran_n and_o after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o brother_n sole_a governor_n of_o the_o province_n of_o anhalt_n his_o residence_n be_v in_o the_o castle_n of_o dessaw_n in_o germany_n and_o die_v dec._n 6._o 1586._o have_v have_v to_o wife_n agnes_n daughter_n of_o wolfgang_n earl_n of_o barbye_o who_o die_v 1569._o and_o after_o she_o eleanora_n daughter_n of_o christopher_n duke_n of_o wirtenburg_n and_o by_o both_o of_o they_o have_v sixteen_o child_n 1._o anna_n maria_n bear_v 1562._o marry_v to_o joachim_n frederick_n duke_n of_o lignitz_n die_v 1604._o 2._o agnes_n bear_v 1562._o die_v 1564._o 3._o elizabeth_n bear_v 1563._o marry_v to_o john_n george_n elector_n of_o brandenburg_n 1577._o die_v 1607._o 4._o sibilla_n bear_v sept._n 28._o 1564._o marry_v to_o frederick_n duke_n of_o wirtenburg_n 1581._o die_v 1614_o 5._o john_n george_n the_o first_o bear_a march_n 9_o 1567._o of_o who_o in_o the_o follow_a line_n of_o dessaw_n 6._o christian_n the_o first_o bear_v 1568._o of_o who_o section_n 4._o in_o the_o line_n of_o bernburg_n 7._o bernhard_n the_o eight_o bear_v 1570._o or_o as_o other_o sept._n 25._o 1572._o slay_a as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o a_o battle_n at_o erlaw_n in_o hungary_n sept._n 25._o 1596._o 8._o agnesa_n hedewig_n bear_v march_v 12._o 1573._o marry_v to_o augustus_n elector_n of_o saxony_n 1586._o who_o die_v 1588._o she_o marry_v john_n duke_n of_o holstein_n of_o the_o line_n of_o sunderburg_n and_o die_v nou._n 3._o 1616._o 9_o dorothea_n maria_n bear_v july_n 2._o 1574._o marry_v to_o john_n the_o second_o duke_n of_o saxon-vinar_a 1593._o die_v july_n 18._o 1617._o 10._o augustus_n bear_v july_n 14._o 1575._o of_o who_o more_o in_o the_o five_o section_n 11._o rodolphus_n the_o five_o bear_v oct._n 28._o 1576._o the_o founder_n of_o the_o servestan_a line_n of_o who_o section_n 6._o 12._o john_n ernestus_n bear_v may_n 1._o 1578._o he_o give_v several_a instance_n of_o his_o courage_n but_o more_o especial_o in_o the_o take_n alba_n regalis_fw-la in_o hungary_n by_o storm_n 1601._o die_v dec._n 12._o 1602._o 13._o lodovick_n the_o first_o bear_v june_n 17._o 1579._o he_o be_v the_o beginner_n of_o the_o line_n of_o coctan_n now_o extinct_a and_o dwell_v in_o the_o castle_n and_o city_n of_o coctan_n where_o he_o be_v the_o founder_n of_o that_o fruitful_a society_n of_o jruchtbringenden_n geselschafft_n die_v jan._n 7._o 1650._o his_o first_o wife_n be_v amaena_fw-la amalia_n of_o the_o house_n of_o benthem_n in_o westphalia_n who_o die_v 1625._o he_o marry_v sophia_n of_o the_o house_n of_o lippien_n the_o year_n follow_v who_o die_v 1650._o by_o both_o which_o he_o have_v 1._o lodovick_n the_o first_o bear_v 1607._o die_v 1624._o 2._o lovisa_n amalia_n bear_v 1609._o die_v 1625._o 3._o lovisa_n bear_v 1634._o die_v 1635._o 4._o wilhelmus_fw-la lodovicus_n bear_v aug._n 3._o 1638._o who_o succeed_v his_o father_n and_o take_v to_o wife_n elizabetha_n charlotta_n a_o niece_n of_o the_o house_n of_o hatzgerod_n 1663._o but_o die_v without_o issue_n apr._n 13._o 1665._o 14._o sabina_n bear_v 1580._o die_v unmarried_a 15._o joachim_n christopher_n bear_v 1582._o die_v 1583._o 16._o anna_n sophia_n bear_v 1584._o she_o be_v the_o wife_n of_o gunther_n albertus_n of_o swartzburg_n die_v 1657._o of_o the_o line_n of_o dessaw_n §_o iii_o matter_n be_v thus_o bring_v together_o we_o go_v back_o to_o john_n george_n the_o first_o elder_a son_n of_o joachim_n ernestus_n the_o founder_n of_o this_o line_n who_o in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o estate_n have_v to_o his_o share_n gesnitz_n schandersleben_n worbtzig_n and_o radegast_n he_o profess_v the_o reform_a religion_n and_o die_v may_n 13._o 1618._o his_o first_o wise_n be_v dorothy_n the_o daughter_n of_o albert_n count_n mansfeldt_n who_o die_v 1594._o his_o second_o dorothy_n daughter_n of_o john_n casimier_n palatinate_n of_o simmeren_n in_o the_o low_a palatinate_n who_o be_v marry_v to_o he_o 1595._o and_o die_v 1618._o he_o have_v by_o his_o first_o wife_n five_o child_n and_o by_o his_o latter_a eleven_o as_o they_o here_o follow_v 1._o sophia_n elizabetha_n bear_v feb._n 10._o 1589._o marry_v to_o george_n rodolphus_n duke_n of_o lignitz_n die_v 1622._o 2._o agnes_n magdalena_n bear_v march_v 29._o 1590._o marry_v to_o otto_n landtgrave_n of_o hesse_n 1617._o die_v 1626._o 3._o anna_n maria_n bear_v 1591._o die_v unmarried_a 1637._o 4._o joachim_n ernestus_n the_o second_o bear_v july_n 16._o 1592._o die_v may_n 28._o 1615._o 5._o christianus_n bear_v 1593._o die_v 1594._o 6._o john_n cassmier_n of_o who_o a_o little_a after_o 7._o anna_n elizabetha_n bear_v 1599_o marry_v to_o william_n earl_n of_o bentheim_n 8._o frederick_n mauritius_n bear_v 1600._o die_v 1610._o 9_o eleanora_n dorothea_n bear_v feb._n 6._o 1602._o marry_v to_o william_n the_o second_o duke_n of_o saxon-wimar_a 1625._o die_v 1664._o 10._o sibilla_n christiana_n bear_v jan._n 10._o 1603._o first_o marry_v to_o philip_n mauritius_n and_o after_o his_o death_n to_o frederick_n casimier_n earl_n of_o hanover_n 11._o georgius_n albertus_n bear_v june_n 3._o 1606._o die_v nou._n 14_o 1643._o leave_v by_o johanna_n elizabetha_n of_o the_o house_n of_o krosegg_n 1._o christianus_n albertus_n count_n beringen_n lord_n in_o waldersee_n and_o radegast_n die_v 1677._o 2._o sophia_n now_o live_v with_o her_o mother_n in_o the_o castle_n of_o radegast_n 3._o eleanora_n marry_v to_o john_n george_n of_o solms_n die_v 1677._o 12._o cunigunda_fw-la juliana_n bear_v 1608._o marry_v to_o herman_n landtgrave_n of_o hesse-cassel_n die_v 1656._o 13._o henricus_fw-la woldemarus_n bear_v and_o die_v 1609._o 14._o susanna_n margareta_n bear_v 1610._o wife_n to_o john_n philip_n of_o hanover_n die_v 1663._o 15._o johanna_n dorothea_n bear_v 1612._o marry_v to_o mauritius_n of_o bentheim_n 16._o eva_n catharina_n bear_v 1613._o die_v unmarried_a dec._n 15._o 1679._o of_o these_o the_o beforementioned_a john_n casimier_n succeed_v his_o father_n and_o die_v sept._n 15._o 1660._o his_o first_o wife_n be_v agnes_n the_o daughter_n of_o mauritius_n of_o hesse_n marry_v to_o he_o 1623._o who_o die_a may_n 28._o 1650._o his_o second_o be_v sophia_n margareta_n a_o first_o cousin_n of_o the_o house_n of_o bernburg_n who_o die_v dec._n 28._o 1673._o he_o have_v by_o his_o first_o wife_n beside_o lovisa_n bear_v 1631._o marry_v 1648._o and_o die_v april_n 25._o 1680._o john_n george_n the_o second_o bear_v nou._n 7._o 1627._o who_o after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n take_v upon_o he_o the_o government_n and_o now_o supply_v the_o place_n of_o deputy_n to_o the_o elector_n of_o brandenburg_n he_o marry_v henrica_fw-la catharina_n daughter_n of_o henry_n frederick_n prince_n of_o orange_n by_o amalia_n of_o solms_n 1658._o and_o have_v by_o she_o 1._o emilia_z lovisa_n bear_v 1660._o die_v a_o infant_n 2._o henrica_fw-la amalia_n bear_v 1662._o die_v a_o infant_n 3._o frederick_n casimier_n bear_v 1663._o die_v 1665._o 4._o elizabetha_n 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