Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prince_n	france_n	king_n	lewis_n	4,345	5	10.0612	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62356	Observations historical and genealogical in which the originals of the emperor, kings, electors, and other the sovereign princes of Europe, with a series of their births, matches, more remarkable actions, and deaths, as also the augmentations, decreasings, and pretences of each family, are drawn down to the year MDCXC / written in Latin by Anthony William Schowart ... ; and now made English, with some enlargements relating to England.; Observationes historico-genealogicae. English	Schowart, Anton Wilhelm.; C. B.	1693 (1693)	Wing S892; ESTC R12594	215,513	512

to_z charles_n archduke_n of_o austria_n who_o bear_v he_o eight_o child_n whereof_o three_o die_v in_o their_o infancy_n the_o rest_n be_v 1._o anna_n maria_n mauritia_n marry_v to_o lewis_n the_o thirteen_o king_n of_o france_n 1615._o decease_a july_n 3._o 1640._o 2._o marry_o anne_n marry_v to_o the_o emperor_n ferdinand_n the_o three_o 1631._o decease_a may_n 13._o 1646._o 3._o charles_n a_o prince_n of_o the_o noble_a virtue_n but_o take_v off_o by_o a_o too_o untimely_a fate_n 4._o ferdinand_n cardinal_z and_o governor_n of_o the_o netherlands_o decease_v 1641._o and_o 5._o philip_n the_o four_o surname_v dominicus_n victor_n succeed_v his_o father_n in_o 1621._o and_o take_v on_o he_o the_o government_n at_o the_o age_n of_o sixteen_o he_o lose_v the_o american_n plate-fleet_n he_o enter_v into_o a_o perpetual_a alliance_n with_o the_o state_n of_o holland_n he_o conclude_v the_o pyrenaean_a peace_n with_o the_o french_a and_o in_o short_a be_v a_o unfortunate_a prince_n during_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o his_o reign_n he_o have_v two_o wife_n elizabeth_z daughter_z to_z henry_n the_o four_o king_n of_o france_n who_o bear_v he_o seven_o child_n but_o all_o of_o they_o either_o die_v young_a or_o in_o their_o infancy_n except_o maria_n theresia_n marry_v to_o lewis_n the_o fourteen_o the_o present_a french_a king_n in_o 1660._o since_o decease_a july_n 30._o 1683._o his_o second_o match_n be_v with_o mary_n anne_n daughter_n to_o the_o emperor_n ferdinand_n the_o three_o by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n 1._o margaret_n theresia_n marry_v to_o leopold_n the_o present_a emperor_n in_o 1666._o decease_a march_n 20._o 1673._o and_o 2._o charles_n the_o second_o the_o present_a king_n of_o spain_n bear_v nou._n 6._o 1661._o who_o succeed_v in_o that_o kingdom_n at_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n philip_n in_o the_o year_n 1665._o in_o 1679._o he_o take_v to_o wife_n mary_n lovise_n daughter_n of_o philip_n duke_n of_o orleans_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n in_o 1689._o he_o the_o same_o year_n marry_v mariae_fw-la anna_n daughter_n of_o philip_n william_n elector_n palatine_n the_o present_a queen_n all_o which_o be_v thus_o full_o explain_v we_o now_o come_v to_o the_o german_a line_n of_o the_o german_a line_n §_o x._o proceed_v we_o therefore_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o other_o son_n of_o philip_z the_o first_o as_o authose_n of_o the_o german_a line_n his_o name_n be_v ferdinand_n bear_v in_o spain_n 1503._o crown_v king_n of_o hungary_n and_o bohemia_n in_o right_a of_o his_o wife_n 1527._o elect_v king_n of_o the_o roman_n 1531._o and_o emperor_n in_o 1556._o he_o have_v great_a war_n with_o the_o turk_n as_o also_o with_o the_o protestant_n he_o permit_v the_o bohemian_o to_o communicate_v under_o both_o kind_n his_o empress_n be_v anne_n daughter_n to_o uladislaus_n king_n of_o hungary_n sister_n to_o lewis_n the_o infant_n the_o day_n of_o his_o death_n happen_v in_o the_o year_n 1653._o and_o sixti_v of_o his_o age_n after_o he_o have_v have_v this_o follow_a issue_n 1._o elizabeth_n bear_v 1526._o marry_v to_o sigismond_n king_n of_o poland_n 1545._o 2._o maximilian_a bear_v aug._n 1._o 1527._o 3._o anne_n bear_v 1528._o marry_v to_o albert_n the_o five_o duke_z of_o bavaria_n decease_v octob._n 18._o 1587._o 4._o marry_o bear_v may_n 15._o 1530._o marry_v to_o william_n duke_n of_o juliers_n 1546._o decease_v 1584._o 5._o magdalen_n profess_v a_o nun._n 6._o catharine_n bear_v sept._n 25._o 1533._o and_o marry_v to_o francis_n duke_n of_o mantua_n and_o after_o his_o decease_n to_o sigismond_n augustus_n king_n of_o poland_n she_o die_v 1572._o 7._o ferdinand_n ii_o archduke_n of_o austria_n bear_v 1534._o 8._o eleanor_z bear_v nou._n 2._o 1534._o she_o be_v marry_v to_o william_n duke_n of_o mantua_n and_o die_v 1604._o 9_o margaret_n another_o nun_n decease_v 1566._o 10._o john_n bear_v 1538._o decease_v the_o year_n after_o 11._o barbara_n bear_v 1539._o marry_v to_o alphonso_n ii_o duke_n of_o ferrara_n 1565._o decease_v 1572._o 12._o charles_n bear_v june_n 3._o 1540_o 13._o ursula_n decease_v a_o infant_n 14._o helena_n who_o go_v into_o a_o nunnery_n and_o 15._o joanna_n bear_v 1547._o marry_v to_o francis_n duke_n of_o florence_n 1565._o decease_v 1578._o as_o for_o the_o three_o son_n maximilian_n ferdinand_n and_o charles_n they_o have_v their_o father_n territory_n divide_v among_o they_o by_o which_o division_n maximilian_n obtain_v hungary_n bohemia_n and_o austria_n ferdinand_n have_v tyrol_n and_o alsace_n and_o charles_n stiria_n and_o carinthia_n of_o these_o we_o shall_v speak_v apart_o in_o their_o proper_a place_n §_o xi_o maximilian_n ii_o be_v crown_v king_n of_o bohemia_n sept._n 20._o 1562._o and_o of_o hungary_n on_o sept._n 8._o in_o the_o follow_a year_n he_o be_v likewise_o elect_v king_n of_o the_o roman_n in_o the_o aforesaid_a year_n 1562._o and_o emperor_n in_o 64._o he_o be_v a_o pious_a just_a peaceable_a prince_n and_o no_o great_a enemy_n to_o the_o protestant_n he_o have_v war_n with_o solyman_n emperor_n of_o the_o turk_n bring_v gunbrachius_n and_o his_o complice_n to_o condign_a punishment_n and_o do_v by_o no_o mean_n approve_v of_o the_o massacre_n at_o paris_n he_o depart_v this_o life_n at_o ratisbonne_n have_v have_v fifteen_o child_n by_o his_o empress_n mary_n daughter_n to_o charles_n v._o whereof_o six_o die_v young_a the_o rest_n be_v 1._o anne_n bear_v 1549._o marry_v to_o philip_n ii_o king_n of_o spain_n 1570._o decease_v 1580._o 2._o rudolph_n ii_o bear_v june_n 18._o 1552._o who_o succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o empire_n octob._n 12_o 1576._o and_o carry_v on_o the_o war_n with_o the_o port._n in_o 1595._o he_o lose_v raab_n but_o it_o be_v recover_v three_o year_n after_o by_o rudolph_n count_n swartzburg_n in_o 1569._o he_o lose_v erla_fw-fr also_o kanisa_n in_o 1600._o and_o grand_fw-mi in_o 1605._o he_o die_v a_o bachelor_n at_o prague_n jan._n 10._o 1612_o and_o leave_v a_o vast_a treasure_n behind_o he_o 3._o ernestus_n ii_o bear_v june_n 15._o 1553._o and_o make_v governor_n of_o the_o low-countries_n by_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n 1594._o which_o dignity_n he_o scarce_o enjoy_v a_o full_a year_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o death_n which_o fall_v out_o soon_o after_o 4._o elizabeth_n bear_v 1554_o marry_v to_o charles_n ix_o king_n of_o france_n 1570._o decease_a june_n 2_o 1592._o 5._o mathias_n bear_v 1557._o who_o succeed_v his_o brother_n rudolph_n in_o the_o empire_n be_v elect_v at_o francfort_n june_n 13._o 1612._o on_o decemb_v 4._o 1611._o he_o marry_v anne_n daughter_n to_o his_o uncle_n ferdinand_n archduke_n of_o austria_n nevertheless_o die_v without_o issue_n 1619._o 6._o maximilian_n iii_n bear_v octob._n 12._o 1558._o in_o 1587._o he_o be_v crown_v king_n of_o poland_n but_o be_v afterward_o defeat_v and_o imprison_v by_o the_o contrary_a faction_n be_v force_v to_o quit_v his_o pretension_n to_o that_o crown_n to_o obtain_v his_o liberty_n in_o 1596._o he_o fight_v a_o battle_n with_o the_o turk_n not_o far_o from_o erla_fw-fr where_o he_o be_v rout_v with_o his_o whole_a army_n he_o be_v also_o grand_a master_n of_o the_o teutonick_n order_n and_o die_v in_o 1620._o 7._o albert_n vii_o bear_a nou._n 13._o 1559._o and_o create_v cardinal_n of_o the_o holy_a cross_n but_o quit_v his_o order_n be_v afterward_o make_v governor_n of_o the_o netherlands_o by_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n and_o marry_v isabel_n clara_n eugenia_n daughter_n of_o philip_n ii_o nevertheless_o die_v without_o issue_n july_n 13._o 1621._o 8._o wenceslaus_n knight_n of_o malta_n bear_v 1561._o decease_v nou._n 7._o 1578._o 9_o margaret_n a_o profess_a nun_n decease_v 1633._o age_v sixty_o six_o §_o xii_o the_o second_o son_n of_o ferdinand_n i._o emperor_n be_v ferdinand_n ii_o as_o be_v already_o observe_v a_o prince_n eminent_a for_o his_o courage_n who_o notwithstanding_o he_o have_v many_o advantageous_a match_n offer_v he_o refuse_v they_o all_o and_o marry_v the_o lady_n philippina_n welseriana_n daughter_n of_o free_a baron_n of_o xinnenberg_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n 1._o andrew_n bishop_n of_o brescia_n and_o cardinal_n decease_a nou._n 11._o 1600._o 2._o charles_n marquess_z of_o burgovia_n decease_v without_o issue_n 1618._o notwithstanding_o he_o have_v marry_v the_o princess_n sibilla_n of_o juliers_n 3._o anne_n marry_v to_o the_o emperor_n mathias_n at_o vienna_n decemb._n 4._o 1611._o decease_v decemb._n 14._o 1618._o 4._o anne_n catharine_n a_o nun._n he_o have_v three_o child_n more_o but_o they_o die_v in_o their_o infancy_n §_o xiii_o matter_n thus_o clear_v we_o now_o proceed_v to_o speak_v of_o charles_n three_o son_n of_o the_o emperor_n ferdinand_n i._o in_o who_o issue_n the_o austrian_a family_n in_o germany_n be_v preserve_v in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o hereditary_a province_n aforesaid_a he_o have_v stiria_n carinthia_n and_o carniola_n for_o his_o patrimony_n and_o take_v to_o

of_o the_o duchy_n of_o luxenburg_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o city_n of_o the_o same_o name_n in_o 1686._o the_o principality_n of_o swibuse_n together_o with_o the_o city_n of_o that_o name_n be_v by_o a_o amicable_a accommodation_n deliver_v up_o to_o the_o elector_n of_o brandenburg_n last_o of_o all_o the_o french_a king_n break_v the_o truce_n take_v philipsburg_n on_o the_o rhine_n from_o this_o family_n nou._n 1._o 1688._o o._n s._n of_o its_o pretension_n §_o xix_o the_o pretension_n of_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n be_v 1._o to_o the_o duchy_n of_o burgundy_n which_o appertain_v of_o right_a to_o maximilian_n i._o as_o have_v marry_v mary_n daughter_n and_o sole_a heiress_n of_o burgundy_n but_o the_o than_o king_n of_o france_n refuse_v to_o invest_v he_o on_o pretence_n of_o the_o salic_a law_n 2._o to_o transylvania_n moldavia_n walachia_n and_o bulgaria_n as_o dependency_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o hungary_n 3._o to_o the_o county_n of_o habsburg_n baden_n and_o kiburg_n 4._o to_o the_o city_n of_o schaffbuse_n 5._o to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o portugal_n as_o have_v actual_o revolt_v from_o that_o of_o spain_n 6._o to_o the_o duchy_n of_o luxenburg_n and_o last_o to_o the_o city_n and_o castle_n of_o philipsburg_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o house_n of_o france_n §_o i._o to_o find_v out_o the_o rise_v of_o the_o present_a house_n of_o france_n we_o be_v to_o look_v back_o as_o far_o as_o hugh_n the_o great_a duke_n of_o france_n burgundy_n and_o aquitain_n marquis_n of_o orleans_n and_o earl_n of_o paris_n decease_v 956._o his_o elder_a son_n be_v hugh_n capet_n duke_n of_o france_n marquess_z of_o orleans_n and_o count_n of_o paris_n who_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o lewis_n the_o slothful_a last_o king_n of_o france_n of_o the_o race_n of_o charlemaigne_n be_v by_o the_o unanimous_a consent_n of_o the_o peer_n of_o france_n inaugurated_a king_n of_o that_o kingdom_n an._n 987._o and_o his_o son_n robert_n be_v in_o the_o same_o year_n declare_v his_o successor_n unite_v the_o aforesaid_a province_n to_o the_o crown_n his_o queen_n be_v aloisia_n daughter_n of_o william_n duke_n of_o aquitain_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n robert_n aforesaid_a from_o his_o great_a piety_n surname_v the_o saint_n who_o succeed_v in_o the_o throne_n of_o france_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n in_o the_o year_n 998._o he_o be_v also_o heir_n to_o the_o duchy_n of_o burgundy_n upon_o his_o uncle_n henry_n decease_n and_o depart_v this_o life_n himself_o in_o 1031._o have_v have_v two_o queen_n viz._n bertha_n daughter_n of_o conrade_n king_n of_o burgundy_n and_o constance_n daughter_n of_o william_n count_n of_o arles_n and_o provence_n and_o by_o then_o two_o son_n namely_o 1._o henry_n of_o who_o more_o in_o the_o next_o section_n and_o 2._o robert_n propagator_n of_o the_o line_n of_o burgundy_n the_o which_o become_v extinct_a in_o philip_n duke_n of_o burgundy_n an._n 1361._o and_o whereas_o it_o have_v spread_v itself_o into_o two_o lesser_a branch_n viz._n that_o of_o montaigue_n and_o that_o of_o vienne_n or_o dauphiné_n yet_o the_o first_o fail_v in_o claudius_n de_fw-fr montaigue_n an._n 1468._o the_o other_o in_o humbert_n ii_o 1358._o who_o see_v himself_o destitute_a of_o issue_n make_v over_o dauphiné_n to_o philip_n of_o valois_n king_n of_o france_n for_o 40000_o florin_n and_o on_o condition_n that_o for_o the_o future_a the_o elder_a son_n of_o france_n shall_v be_v style_v the_o dauphin_n §_o ii_o return_v we_o now_o to_o henry_n i._o crown_v king_n of_o france_n 1031._o the_o beginning_n of_o who_o reign_n be_v make_v uneasy_a by_o his_o mother_n for_o she_o be_v desirous_a to_o advance_v his_o brother_n robert_n to_o the_o throne_n stir_v up_o many_o of_o the_o nobility_n against_o he_o but_o the_o business_n be_v decide_v by_o a_o battle_n the_o victory_n fall_v to_o the_o just_a side_n his_o death_n bear_v date_n 1060._o and_o his_o issue_n by_o agnes_n daughter_n of_o basilius_n king_n of_o russia_n be_v 1._o philip_n i._n and_o 2._o hugh_n count_z de_fw-fr vermandois_n de_fw-fr valois_n de_fw-fr chaumont_n and_o d'amiens_n who_o posterity_n fail_v in_o rudolph_n ii_o count_v de_fw-fr vermandois_n etc._n etc._n an._n 1158._o philip_n succeed_v his_o father_n at_o the_o age_n of_o nine_o year_n and_o be_v crown_v king_n of_o france_n an._n 1060._o his_o first_o queen_n be_v bertha_n daughter_n of_o florence_n i._o earl_n of_o holland_n who_o he_o divorce_v in_o 1093._o and_o marry_v bertrada_n daughter_n to_o simon_n earl_n of_o montfort_n by_o the_o first_o be_v have_v 1._o lewis_n vi_o but_o first_o of_o this_o line_n surname_v the_o gross_a bear_v 1081._o 2._o henry_n decease_v a_o infant_n 3._o constance_n marry_v to_o hugh_n earl_n of_o champagne_n and_o after_o his_o decease_n to_o boemund_n prince_n of_o antioch_n by_o the_o second_o 1._o philip_n count_z the_o man_n who_o marry_v elizabeth_n daughter_n of_o guy_n the_o second_o baron_n of_o mont_fw-fr le_fw-fr herry_n but_o die_v without_o issue_n 2._o florus_n father_n of_o elizabeth_n of_o nantes_n 3._o caecilia_n marry_v first_o to_o tancred_n prince_n of_o antioch_n and_o after_o his_o decease_n to_o pontius_n of_o tholouse_n count_n of_o tripoli_n in_o syria_n and_o 4._o eustachia_n espouse_v to_o john_n count_n d'estampe_v of_o these_o lewis_n succeed_v his_o father_n at_o his_o decease_n and_o be_v crown_v king_n of_o france_n in_o the_o year_n 1108._o his_o queen_n name_n be_v adelain_n daughter_n of_o humbert_n ii_o duke_n of_o savoy_n who_o bear_v he_o this_o follow_a issue_n 1._o philip_n decease_v sixteen_o year_n old_a 2._o lewis_n vii_o bear_v 1119._o of_o who_o in_o the_o next_o section_n 3._o henry_n archbishop_z of_o reims_n 4._o robert_n iii_o count_n de_fw-fr dreux_n who_o posterity_n become_v extinct_a in_o john_n an._n 1590._o 5_o philip_n archdeacon_n of_o paris_n decease_v 1164._o 6_o peter_n baron_n or_o lord_n of_o courtnay_n who_o posterity_n fail_v in_o stephen_n de_fw-fr raviers_n an._n 1383._o 7._o hugh_n decease_v in_o his_o infancy_n and_o 8._o constance_n marry_v to_o raymund_n earl_n of_o tholouse_n §_o iii_o lewis_n vii_o surname_v the_o young_a be_v bear_v in_o 1119._o and_o crown_v king_n of_o france_n 1131._o his_o first_o queen_n be_v eleanor_n daughter_n and_o heiress_n of_o william_n duke_n of_o aquitain_n who_o he_o divorce_v in_o 1152._o after_o which_o she_o be_v marry_v to_o henry_n duke_n of_o normandy_n who_o come_v afterward_o to_o be_v king_n of_o england_n do_v grievous_o annoy_v the_o french_a king_n his_o second_o be_v constance_n daughter_n to_o alphonso_n viii_o king_n of_o castille_n who_o die_v in_o 1159._o and_o his_o three_o alice_n daughter_n of_o theobald_n earl_n of_o chambagne_n who_o he_o marry_v in_o 1161._o she_o die_v 1205._o by_o the_o first_o he_o have_v issue_n 1._o marry_o marry_v to_o henry_n count_n de_fw-fr champagne_n she_o die_v 1179._o and_o 2._o alice_n marry_v to_o theobald_n earl_n of_o chartres_n and_o blois_n by_o the_o second_o only_o a_o daughter_n name_v margaret_n marry_v to_o henry_n elder_a son_n of_o henry_n ii_o king_n of_o england_n and_o after_o his_o decease_n to_o bela_n iii_o king_n of_o hungary_n who_o she_o likewise_o outlive_v and_o go_v in_o pilgrimage_n to_o the_o holy_a land_n in_o the_o city_n of_o acre_n an._n 1198._o by_o by_o the_o three_o 1._o philip_n ii_o surname_v augustus_n bear_v aug._n 22._o 1166._o 2._o alice_n marry_v to_o william_n count_n de_fw-fr ponthieu_n and_o 3._o agnes_n give_v in_o marriage_n to_o comenius_n alexius_n emperor_n of_o constantinople_n 1180._o and_o after_o his_o death_n to_o theodore_n branas_n lord_n of_o adrianople_n philip_n ii.'s_n inauguration_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n be_v nou._n 1._o 1179._o this_o prince_n very_o much_o enlarge_v both_o the_o power_n and_o patrimony_n of_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n for_o have_v overcome_v john_n sans_o terre_n or_o lack-land_n king_n of_o england_n he_o 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1615._o he_o marry_v anna_n maria_n mauritia_n daughter_n of_o philip_n iii_o king_n of_o spain_n who_o he_o have_v betroth_v in_o 1611._o and_o by_o her_o left_a issue_n 1._o lewis_z fourteen_o surname_v the_o great_a the_o present_a king_n of_o france_n bear_v aug._n 26._o o.s._n 1638._o of_o who_o below_o and_o 2._o philip_n duke_n of_o orleans_n sept._n 21._o n.s._n 1640._o who_o first_o duchess_n the_o princess_n henrietta_n maria_n stuart_n daughter_n of_o charles_n i._o king_n of_o england_n depart_v this_o life_n in_o june_n 1670._o and_o he_o the_o next_o year_n marry_v charl●tte_n elizabeth_n daughter_n of_o charles_n lewis_n elector_n palatine_n by_o the_o first_o venture_n he_o have_v 1._o marry_o aloisia_n or_o lovise_n bear_v march_n 27._o 1662._o marry_v novemb_n 17._o 1679._o to_o charles_n ii_o king_n of_o spain_n decease_v without_o issue_n by_o he_o 1689._o 2._o philip_n decease_v a_o infant_n 3._o another_o daughter_n not_o name_v 1665._o 4._o anne_n marry_o bear_v 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marck_n assign_v he_o by_o his_o brother_n lewis_n but_o die_v without_o issue_n 1366._o or_o 69._o 2._o william_n who_o have_v the_o government_n of_o holland_n and_o zealand_n in_o the_o netherlands_o settle_v on_o he_o by_o his_o mother_n but_o fall_v distract_v and_o die_v so_o 1377._o 3._o anne_n affiance_v to_o gunther_n count_n swartzburg_n 4._o elizabeth_n remarry_v after_o the_o decease_n of_o her_o first_o husband_n john_n duke_n of_o the_o low_a bavaria_n to_o ulrick_n count_n wirtenberg_n and_o again_o after_o his_o decease_n to_o scaliger_n duke_n of_o verona_n 5._o otho_fw-la henry_n his_o brother_n successor_n in_o the_o marck_n which_o nevertheless_o he_o sell_v for_o 200000_o florin_n to_o wenceslaus_n son_n to_o the_o emperor_n charles_n the_o four_o and_o die_v 1379._o 6._o albert_n the_o first_o who_o succeed_v his_o brother_n william_n in_o the_o government_n of_o holland_n and_o zealand_n and_o leave_v the_o same_o to_o his_o son_n william_n the_o second_o he_o depart_v this_o life_n 1404._o or_o according_a to_o other_o 1405._o have_v have_v margaret_n daughter_n of_o lewis_n duke_n of_o brieg_n in_o silesia_n to_o his_o first_o wife_n and_o another_o margaret_n daughter_n of_o adolph_n duke_n of_o cleve_n to_o his_o second_o his_o issue_n by_o these_o lady_n be_v 1._o william_n the_o second_o who_o succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o county_n of_o holland_n zealand_n and_o haynalt_n and_o die_v 1417_o have_v have_v mary_n daughter_n of_o charles_n the_o five_o king_n of_o france_n to_o his_o first_o wife_n and_o after_o her_o decease_n margaret_n daughter_n of_o philip_n the_o bold_a duke_n of_o burgundy_n by_o which_o last_o he_o have_v issue_n a_o only_a daughter_n name_v jaqueline_n marry_v to_o the_o dauphin_n of_o france_n and_o after_o his_o untimely_a death_n to_o john_n of_o burgundy_n duke_n of_o brabant_n by_o which_o match_n the_o province_n aforesaid_a be_v pass_v over_o to_o the_o house_n of_o burgundy_n this_o lady_n jaqueline_n after_o many_o turn_v of_o fortune_n depart_v this_o life_n oct._n 8._o 1436._o 2._o albert_n the_o second_o who_o live_v at_o stranbingen_n in_o bavaria_n where_o he_o likewise_o decease_v an._n 1399._o 3._o john_n elect_a bishop_n of_o liege_n an._n 1400._o with_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o which_o city_n he_o have_v afterward_o much_o ado_n nevertheless_o upon_o his_o brother_n decease_n he_o quit_v both_o order_n and_o bishopric_n take_v to_o wife_n elizabeth_n of_o lutzelburg_n yet_o depart_v this_o life_n without_o issue_n an._n 1424._o but_o not_o without_o suspicion_n of_o poison_n 4._o margaret_n marry_v to_o john_n the_o bold_a duke_n of_o burgundy_n an._n 1385._o decease_v 1426._o 5._o joan_n affiance_v to_o albert_n the_o four_o of_o austria_n decease_v 1390._o 6._o catharine_n to_o edward_n duke_n of_o guelderland_n and_o 7._o anne_n to_o wenceslaus_n afterward_o emperor_n an._n 1377._o she_o die_v 1388._o §_o xix_o return_v we_o therefore_o to_o stephen_n in_o who_o issue_n this_o line_n be_v continue_v he_o depart_v this_o life_n 1375._o have_v have_v elizabeth_n daughter_n of_o lewis_n king_n of_o sicily_n and_o hungary_n to_o his_o first_o wife_n and_o another_o elizabeth_n daughter_n of_o john_n the_o second_o burgrave_n of_o norimberg_n to_o his_o second_o his_o issue_n by_o the_o first_o venture_n be_v 1._o stephen_n the_o second_o who_o have_v ingolstadt_n and_o the_o land_n belong_v thereunto_o for_o his_o patrimony_n a_o prince_n renown_v for_o his_o piety_n and_o courage_n and_o very_o dear_a to_o his_o subject_n on_o that_o account_n he_o depart_v this_o life_n in_o the_o year_n 1413._o have_v be_v twice_o marry_v first_o to_o thaddaea_n the_o vice-count_n of_o milan_n daughter_n and_o after_o her_o decease_n to_o margaret_n daughter_n of_o adolph_n duke_n of_o cleves_n by_o the_o first_o he_o have_v issue_n 1._o isabel_n marry_v to_o charles_n the_o six_o king_n of_o france_n 1385._o decease_v 1435._o 2._o john_n bishop_n of_o ratisbonn●_n decease_v 1409._o 3._o lewis_n barbatus_n or_o longbeard_n a_o prince_n of_o a_o uneasy_a temper_n impatient_a either_o of_o a_o equal_a or_o superior_a he_o have_v war_n with_o his_o son_n lewis_n the_o crooked_a who_o he_o will_v have_v disinherit_v in_o favour_n of_o his_o natural_a son_n in_o which_o he_o be_v take_v captive_a by_o his_o son_n and_o imprison_v at_o newburg_n from_o thence_o he_o be_v sell_v to_o albert_n achilles_n elector_n of_o brandenburg_n and_o by_o he_o a_o second_o time_n to_o henry_n duke_n of_o bavaria_n in_o landshut_n for_o two_o and_o thirty_o thousand_o florin_n in_o who_o custody_n he_o die_v at_o burchausen_n an._n 1447._o his_o wife_n be_v two_o french_a lady_n anne_n of_o bounbon_n and_o catharine_n daughter_n of_o peter_n count_n d'_fw-fr alencon_n by_o the_o first_o he_o have_v issue_n 1._o lewis_n the_o crooked_a decease_v before_o his_o father_n an._n 1445._o and_o without_o issue_n notwithstanding_o he_o have_v marry_v margaret_n daughter_n of_o frederick_n the_o second_o elector_n of_o brandenburg_n 2._o elizabeth_n marry_v to_o otho_n of_o austria_n an._n 1312._o 3._o frederick_n who_o have_v landshut_n and_o the_o land_n belong_v thereunto_o assign_v he_o for_o his_o patrimony_n of_o who_o posterity_n we_o shall_v immediate_o treat_v and_o 4._o john_n of_o who_o more_o in_o the_o next_o section_n as_o only_a propagator_n of_o this_o line_n now_o frederick_n be_v surname_v the_o wise_a and_o very_o happy_a in_o make_v people_n friend_n when_o at_o difference_n he_o depart_v this_o life_n at_o landshut_n dec._n 4._o 1393._o leave_v issue_n by_o magdalen_n daughter_n of_o bernabovius_n vice-count_n of_o milan_n his_o second_o wife_n for_o by_o anne_n daughter_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o neyffen_n his_o first_o he_o have_v never_o any_o as_o follow_v 1._o magdalen_n give_v in_o marriage_n to_o john_n meinhard_n count_n of_o goritia_n 2._o elizabeth_n espouse_v by_o frederick_n the_o first_o elector_n of_o brandenburg_n decease_v 1443._o 3._o margaret_n by_z mark_z vice-count_n of_o milan_n 4._o henry_n who_o be_v leave_v a_o orphan_n by_o his_o parent_n in_o his_o tender_a year_n have_v his_o estate_n ruin_v in_o a_o manner_n by_o the_o ill_a management_n of_o guardian_n yet_o afterward_o by_o the_o more_o prudent_a conduct_n of_o a_o certain_a priest_n very_o well_o acquaint_v with_o the_o method_n of_o housekeep_v and_o improve_n a_o estate_n not_o only_o redeem_v all_o thing_n that_o have_v be_v any_o way_n imbezele_v or_o mortgage_v but_o be_v give_v to_o parsimony_n lay_v up_o such_o great_a treasure_n that_o in_o short_a he_o obtain_v the_o name_n of_o rich._n he_o depart_v this_o life_n in_o the_o year_n 1450._o have_v have_v to_o wife_n anne_n daughter_n of_o albert_n the_o four_o of_o austria_n his_o child_n by_o she_o necessary_a to_o be_v here_o mention_v be_v joan_n and_o elizabeth_n the_o one_o marry_v to_o otho_n count_n palatine_n in_o mosbach_n the_o other_o to_o ulrick_n count_n wirtenburg_n and_o die_v 1478._o as_o also_o 1._o lewis_n a_o very_a dutiful_a son_n who_o be_v likewise_o his_o successor_n and_o have_v many_o war_n in_o 1450._o he_o banish_v the_o jew_n confiscate_v their_o estate_n and_o effect_n to_o his_o exchequer_n and_o depart_v this_o life_n 1479._o at_o which_o time_n he_o leave_v issue_n by_o amalia_n daughter_n of_o frederick_n the_o second_o elector_n of_o sax._n who_o die_v 1502._o margaret_n marry_v to_o philip_n elector_n palatine_n an._n 1474._o decase_v 1501._o and_o 1._o george_n surname_v the_o rich_a who_o found_v the_o university_n at_o ingolstadt_n and_o take_v to_o wife_n hedewig_n daughter_n of_o casimire_n king_n of_o poland_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n survive_v at_o his_o death_n which_o happen_v in_o 1503._o elizabeth_n who_o he_o marry_v to_o rupert_n the_o ten_o count_n palatine_n leave_v she_o also_o his_o heiress_n by_o will_n which_o give_v rise_v to_o a_o very_a bloody_a war_n betwixt_o the_o palatine_a and_o bavarian_a line_n margaret_n profess_v a_o nun_n lewis_n the_o nine_o decease_v before_o his_o father_n and_o rupert_n in_o his_o infancy_n §_o xx._n matter_n thus_o far_o clear_v return_v we_o now_o to_o john_n young_a son_n of_o stephen_n the_o first_o who_o in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o hereditary_a territory_n have_v munchen_n for_o his_o patrimony_n where_o he_o decease_a 1397._o his_o wife_n be_v catharine_n daughter_n of_o meinhard_n earl_n of_o goritia_n decease_v 1391._o who_o bear_v he_o issue_n 1._o william_n the_o three_o a_o great_a defender_n of_o the_o council_n of_o basil_n who_o die_v 1463._o leave_v issue_n by_o margaret_n of_o cleves_n adolph_n and_o william_n both_o short-lived_a 2._o sophia_n marry_v in_o 1389._o to_o the_o emperor_n wenceslaus_n decease_v 1428._o and_o 3._o erneste_n decease_v 1438._o leave_v issue_n by_o elizabeth_n daughter_n of_o bernabovius_n vice-count_n of_o milan_n elizabeth_n marry_v to_o adolph_n duke_n of_o bergen_n an._n 1434._o and_o after_o

§_o i._o though_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n may_v not_o improper_o be_v refer_v to_o germany_n and_o contain_v in_o the_o upper-circle_n of_o the_o rhine_n yet_o because_o they_o be_v possess_v of_o all_o piedmont_n in_o italy_n as_o also_o many_o place_n in_o france_n we_o think_v more_o convenient_a to_o treat_v of_o they_o in_o this_o place_n now_o this_o family_n be_v just_o to_o be_v number_v among_o those_o of_o the_o great_a antiquity_n since_o little_a that_o be_v certain_a can_v be_v speak_v of_o its_o original_a by_o reason_n thereof_o this_o nevertheless_o be_v without_o dispute_n that_o beraldus_n marquis_n of_o italy_n earl_n of_o savoy_n and_o maurienne_n flourish_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o eleven_o century_n and_o die_v about_o the_o year_n 1023._o his_o son_n be_v humbert_n the_o first_o surname_v albimanus_n earl_n of_o savoy_n and_o maurienne_n lord_n of_o chabais_n and_o valois_n who_o depart_v this_o life_n in_o the_o year_n 1048._o be_v succeed_v by_o his_o son_n otho_n earl_n of_o savoy_n and_o maurienne_n lord_n of_o chablais_n valois_n and_o aouste_a marquis_n of_o italy_n and_o susa_n and_o duke_n of_o turin_n who_o die_v in_o 1091._o this_o otho_n be_v succeed_v by_o his_o brother_n amadeus_n the_o second_o for_o his_o elder_a brother_n caudatus_fw-la die_v before_o his_o father_n who_o beget_v humbert_n the_o second_o earl_n of_o savoy_n maurienne_n and_o piedmont_n lord_n of_o chablais_n aouste_a and_o tarento_n marquis_n of_o susa_n and_o italy_n which_o humbert_n depart_v this_o life_n on_o nou._n 18._o 1103._o and_o leave_v the_o government_n of_o his_o province_n to_o his_o elder_a son_n amadeus_n the_o three_o who_o die_v at_o nic●sia_n in_o a_o expedition_n to_o the_o holy_a land_n on_o apr._n 1._o 1149._o amadeus_n the_o three_o be_v follow_v by_o his_o son_n humbert_n the_o three_o surname_v the_o saint_n who_o die_v march_v 4._o 1186._o humbert_n son_n and_o successor_n be_v thomas_n the_o first_o earl_n of_o savoy_n etc._n etc._n and_o vicar-general_n of_o the_o empire_n in_o lombardy_n and_o piedmont_n bear_v may_n 20._o 1177._o decease_v jan._n 20._o 1233._o this_o prince_n lest_o many_o child_n whereof_o we_o shall_v mention_v only_o three_o and_o as_o serviceable_a to_o present_a purpose_n namely_o amadeus_n the_o four_o thomas_n the_o second_o and_o philip._n amadeus_n the_o elder_a of_o the_o three_o succeed_v his_o father_n and_o beget_v boniface_n surname_v roland_n which_o boniface_n die_v without_o issue_n in_o 1263._o and_o be_v succeed_v by_o his_o uncle_n philip_n who_o likewise_o have_v the_o same_o fate_n nou._n 17._o 1285._o §_o ii_o return_v we_o therefore_o to_o thomas_n who_o depart_v this_o life_n in_o the_o year_n 1259._o leave_v mac_n three_o son_n who_o name_n be_v 1._o thomas_n of_o savoy_n the_o three_o of_o that_o name_n bear_v 1248._o decease_v 1282._o who_o son_n philip_n obtain_v all_o piedmont_n except_o the_o marquisate_n of_o susa_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o his_o great_a uncle_n duke_n philip_n without_o issue_n where_o his_o posterity_n rule_v till_o the_o year_n 1418._o at_o which_o time_n it_o become_v extinct_a in_o prince_n lewis_n of_o savoy_n 2._o amadeus_n the_o five_o who_o in_o the_o division_n of_o duke_n philip_n inheritance_n betwixt_o he_o and_o his_o nephew_n philip_n have_v the_o county_n of_o savoy_n etc._n etc._n for_o his_o lot_n of_o this_o prince_n more_o below_o 3._o lewis_n of_o savoy_n baron_n of_o vaud_n who_o posterity_n fail_v in_o another_o lewis_n an._n 1350._o amadeus_n the_o five_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o great_a exploit_n surname_v the_o great_a be_v bear_v in_o 1249._o and_o die_v oct._n 16._o 1323._o in_o 1310._o he_o be_v create_v a_o prince_n of_o the_o empire_n by_o the_o emperor_n henry_n the_o six_o the_o child_n that_o survive_v he_o be_v 1._o edward_n bear_v 1284._o who_o succeed_v he_o but_o die_v without_o issue_n 1329._o and_o 2._o aymon_n surname_v pacificus_fw-la or_o peacemaker_n bear_v dec._n 15._o 1291._o who_o succeed_v his_o brother_n edward_n and_o die_v june_n 1343._o leave_v the_o government_n to_o his_o son_n amadeus_n the_o six_o who_o die_v in_o the_o year_n 1383._o and_o be_v succeed_v by_o his_o son_n amadeus_n the_o seven_o surname_v the_o red_a who_o beget_v amadeus_n the_o eight_o of_o who_o in_o the_o next_o section_n §_o iii_o amadeus_n the_o eight_o be_v bear_v sept._n 4._o 1383._o and_o create_v duke_n of_o savoy_n by_o the_o emperor_n sigismond_n on_o feb._n 19_o 1416._o in_o 1418._o piedmont_n in_o italy_n etc._n etc._n fall_v to_o he_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o his_o cousin_n lewis_n without_o issue_n in_o 1434._o he_o give_v up_o the_o government_n to_o his_o son_n lewis_n betake_v himself_o to_o a_o ecclesiastic_a life_n and_o die_v in_o the_o year_n 1451._o lewis_n who_o succeed_v he_o be_v bear_v 1402._o marry_v anne_n lusignan_n daughter_n to_o jean_n king_n of_o cyprus_n an._n 1432._o and_o die_v 1465._o among_o the_o child_n that_o survive_v we_o 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prince_n of_o transilvania_n and_o die_v sept._n 18._o 1651._o 10._o philip_n bear_v sept._n 16_o 26._o 1627._o and_o slay_v at_o the_o battle_n near_o st._n stephens_n dec._n 15._o 1650._o 11._o sophia_n bear_v octob._n 13._o 1630._o and_o marry_v in_o 1658._o to_o ernest_n augustus_n bishop_n of_o osenburg_n and_o duke_n of_o brunswick_n and_o lunenburg_n 12._o gustavus_n bear_v jan._n 14._o 1632._o decease_v in_o the_o same_o month_n 1641._o and_o 13._o charlotte_n decease_v a_o infant_n 1631._o but_o bear_v 1628._o and_o shall_v have_v be_v mention_v next_o prince_n philip._n §_o xi_o we_o now_o return_v to_o charles_n lewis_n who_o during_o his_o father_n exile_n be_v bring_v up_o in_o holland_n where_o he_o make_v great_a proficiency_n in_o the_o study_n of_o language_n and_o other_o science_n by_o the_o peace_n of_o prague_n there_o be_v only_o a_o allowance_n settle_v on_o he_o and_o his_o brethren_n suitable_a to_o their_o quality_n but_o at_o length_n by_o that_o of_o

i._o this_o family_n though_o it_o may_v be_v reckon_v among_o the_o most_o ancient_a and_o take_v its_o rise_n from_o the_o count_n of_o beutelsbach_n of_o old-time_n yet_o it_o get_v no_o high_a than_o count_n till_o eberhard_n surname_v the_o great_a bear_v 1445._o who_o in_o the_o year_n 1495._o be_v declare_v prince_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o duke_n of_o wirtenburg_n after_o he_o have_v found_v a_o university_n at_o tubingen_n 1477._o this_o excellent_a prince_n die_v without_o issue_n and_o be_v succeed_v by_o his_o father_n brother_n ulrick_n the_o fourteen_o earl_n but_o first_o duke_n of_o that_o name_n and_o have_v issue_n eberhard_n the_o second_o who_o succeed_v his_o father_n but_o die_v without_o issue_n feb._n 17._o 1504_o and_o henry_n the_o three_o who_o die_v apr._n 16._o 1519._o and_o leave_v 1._o ulrick_n the_o second_o bear_v feb._n 8._o 1487._o he_o succeed_v his_o father_n suffer_v much_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o religion_n and_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n hate_v by_o his_o subject_n for_o exact_v on_o they_o he_o be_v throw_v out_o of_o his_o duchy_n by_o the_o league_n of_o schwaben_n and_o banish_v by_o the_o diet_n at_o worm_n at_o length_n he_o be_v restore_v in_o the_o year_n 1534._o by_o philip_n landtgrave_n of_o hesse_n the_o king_n of_o france_n furnish_v the_o money_n but_o so_o that_o the_o duchy_n shall_v for_o the_o future_a become_v a_o fee_n of_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n in_o 1547._o he_o be_v remove_v again_o and_o restore_v upon_o very_o hard_a term_n he_o die_v 1550._o and_o leave_v christopher_n his_o successor_n who_o have_v many_o daughter_n and_o but_o one_o son_n lewis_z the_o third_z bear_v 1568._o who_o found_v a_o famous_a college_n at_o tubingen_n 1592._o and_o die_v aug._n 8._o 1593._o but_o left_a no_o issue_n 2._o george_n bear_v 1498._o he_o take_v mompelgart_n 1553._o where_o be_v bear_v to_o he_o frederick_n the_o magnanimous_a §_o ii_o this_o frederick_n the_o six_o bear_v oct._n 25._o 1557._o upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o beforementioned_a lewis_n the_o three_o recover_v the_o duchy_n of_o wirtenburg_n and_o strike_v off_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n but_o not_o without_o a_o round_a sum_n of_o money_n he_o die_v jan._n 29._o 1608._o and_o have_v to_o wife_n sibilla_n daughter_n of_o joachim_n ernestus_n of_o anbalt_n who_o he_o marry_v may_n 22._o 1581._o and_o have_v by_o she_o 1._o john_n frederick_n bear_v may_n 5._o 1582._o of_o who_o in_o the_o next_o section_n 2._o george_n frederick_n bear_v 1583._o die_v 1591._o 3._o sibilla_n elizabeth_n bear_v 1584._o marry_v to_o john_n george_n first_o elector_n of_o saxony_n die_v jan._n 20._o 1606._o 4._o elizabeth_n bear_v 1585._o die_v the_o same_o year_n 5._o lewis_n frederick_n bear_v jan._n 29._o 1586_o of_o who_o in_o the_o line_n of_o mompelgart_n 6._o john_n frederick_n bear_v and_o dead_a 1587._o 7._o julius_n frederick_n bear_v june_n 3._o 1588._o he_o be_v pensine_v and_o dwell_v in_o the_o castle_n of_o weildingen_n where_o he_o become_v father_n of_o silvius_n nimrod_n of_o who_o hereafter_o in_o the_o silesian_n oelsen_n line_n and_o of_o manfred_n who_o after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n live_v in_o weilden_n and_o there_o die_v may_n 15._o 1662._o and_o by_o julia_n the_o daughter_n of_o anthony_n earl_n of_o oldenburg_n yet_o live_v leave_v 1._o frederick_n ferdinand_n bear_v oct._n 6._o 1654._o 2._o augustus_n bear_v nou._n 5._o 1656._o 3._o manfred_n the_o second_o bear_v sept._n 15._o 1658._o 8._o philip_n frederick_n bear_v and_o dead_a 1589._o 9_o eva_n christiana_n bear_v may_n 6._o 1590._o marry_v to_o john_n george_n marquis_n of_o brandenburg_n and_o duke_n of_o carnovia_n 1610._o die_v 1657._o 10._o frederick_n achilles_n bear_v apr._n 25._o 1591._o die_v without_o issue_n dec._n 20._o 1631._o 11._o agnes_n bear_v may_n 7._o 1592._o marry_v may_n 14._o 1620._o to_o frances_n julius_n duke_n of_o sax-lawenburg_a die_v nou._n 25._o 1629._o 12._o barbara_n bear_v dec._n 4._o 1593._o marry_v dec._n 20._o 1616._o to_o frederick_n marquess_z of_o baden_n durlach_n die_v 1627._o 13._o magnus_n bear_v dec._n 2._o 1594._o a_o valiant_a prince_n slay_v in_o battle_n near_o wimpsen_n apr._n 26._o 1622._o 14._o augustus_n bear_v jan._n 24._o 1596._o die_v apr._n 21._o 15._o anne_n bear_v march_v 15._o 1597._o die_v unmarried_a 1650._o of_o the_o line_n regent_n of_o stutgard_n §_o iii_o we_o return_v to_o john_n frederick_n elder_a son_n and_o successor_n of_o frederick_n the_o magnanimous_a who_o die_v july_n 18._o 1628._o and_o by_o barbara_n sophia_n daughter_n of_o joachim_n frederick_n elector_n of_o brandenburg_n have_v 1._o henrica_fw-la bear_v 1610._o die_v feb._n 18._o 1623._o 2._o frederick_n bear_v and_o die_v 1612._o 3._o antonia_n bear_v march_v 24._o 1613._o die_v unmarried_a oct._n 1._o 1679._o 4._o eberhard_n the_o three_o bear_v dec._n 16._o 1614_o of_o who_o short_o 5._o frederick_n the_o seven_o or_o as_o some_o the_o second_o bear_v dec._n 19_o 1615._o who_o after_o several_a travel_n and_o singular_a proof_n of_o courage_n sit_v down_o at_o last_o at_o newstadt_n and_o there_o die_v march_v 24._o 1682._o his_o wife_n be_v clara_n augusta_n daughter_n of_o augustus_n duke_n of_o brunswick_n and_o lunenburg_n by_o who_o he_o have_v a_o numerous_a issue_n eight_o of_o which_o die_v infant_n the_o rest_n be_v 1._o frederick_n augustus_n bear_v march_v 12._o 1654._o now_o live_v at_o newstadt_n 2._o albertus_n bear_v 1657._o a_o hopeful_a prince_n but_o die_v nov_n 21._o 1670._o 3._o sophia_n dorothea_n bear_v 1658._o marry_v to_o lewis_n christian_n count_n stolberg_n 1680._o die_v july_n 23._o 1681._o 4._o ferdinand_n william_n bear_v sept._n 12._o 1659._o a_o prudent_a prince_n and_o well_o experience_a soldier_n lieutenant-general_n to_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n he_o sail_v for_o scotland_n with_o the_o danish_a auxiliary_n from_o the_o port_n of_o hull_n 1689._o 5._o charles_n rodolphus_n bear_v 1667._o now_o in_o the_o emperor_n service_n 6._o ulrick_n the_o three_o bear_v may_v 15_o 1617._o a_o prince_n that_o deferve_v as_o much_o as_o virtue_n and_o courage_n may_v be_v capable_a of_o he_o die_v dec._n 4._o 1671._o and_o leave_v one_o daughter_n anna_n ignatia_n bear_v dec._n 27._o 1652._o but_o unmarried_a 7._o anna_n johanna_n bear_v march_v 13._o 1619_o who_o also_o die_v unmarried_a march_v 5_o 1679._o 8._o sibilla_n bear_v dec._n 4._o 1620._o marry_v nou._n 22._o 1647._o to_o leopold_n frederick_n a_o kinsman_n of_o the_o house_n of_o mompelgard_n now_o a_o widow_n 9_o ebethal_a bear_v sept._n 4._o 1623._o die_v jan_n 9_o 1624._o §_o iv_o of_o all_o these_o eberhard_n the_o three_o succeed_v his_o father_n john_n frederick_n a_o extraordinary_a prince_n but_o one_o that_o suffer_v much_o by_o the_o imperialist_n in_o that_o thirty_o year_n german_a war_n till_o at_o last_o all_o be_v quiet_v 1648._o he_o die_v july_n 2._o 1674._o he_o marry_v anne_n catharine_n daughter_n of_o john_n casimire_n the_o rhinegrave_n 1637._o and_o after_o her_o death_n mary_n dorothy_n sophia_n daughter_n of_o ernestus_n oetingen_n 1656._o he_o have_v by_o his_o first_o wife_n 1._o john_n frederick_n two_o bear_v sept._n 9_o 1637._o die_v at_o london_n in_o england_n 1669._o aged_a 22_o year_n 2._o lewis_n frederick_n bear_v 1638._o die_v 1639._o 3_o christina_n eberhard_n bear_v 1639._o die_v 1640._o 4._o eberhard_n bear_v 1640._o die_v feb._n 24._o 1641._o 5._o sophia_n lovisa_n bear_v feb._n 18_o 1642._o marry_v jan._n 19_o 1671._o to_o christian_a ernestus_n marquis_n of_o brandenburg_n bareith_n 6._o dorothea_n amalia_n bear_v 1643._o die_v 1650._o 7._o christina_n frederica_n bear_v feb._n 28._o 1644._o match_v may_n 25._o 1655._o to_o albert_n ernestus_n of_o oetingen_n die_v octob._n 30._o 1674._o 8._o christina_n charlotta_n bear_v octob._n 21._o 1645._o marry_v may_n 4._o 1662._o to_o george_n christian_n prince_n of_o east-friesland_n now_o a_o widow_n 9_o william_n lewis_n bear_v jan._n 7._o 1647._o he_o succeed_v his_o father_n and_o die_v three_o year_n after_o in_o 1677._o leave_v by_o magdalen_n daughter_n of_o lewis_n landtgrave_n of_o hesse-darmstadt_n now_o a_o widow_n 1._o eberhardine_n lovisa_n bear_v octob._n 11._o 1675._o 2._o eberhard_n lewis_n bear_v sept._n 18_o 1676_o the_o now_o prince_n regent_n under_o the_o guardianship_n of_o his_o mother_n and_o his_o uncle_n 3_o magdalena_n wilhelmina_n bear_v after_o the_o death_n of_o her_o father_n nou._n 7._o 1677._o 10_o anna_n catharina_n bear_v nou._n 27._o 1648._o as_o yet_o unmarried_a 11._o charles_n christopher_n bear_v and_o die_v jan._n 28._o 1650._o 12._o eberhardine_n catharine_n bear_v april_n 12._o 1651._o marry_v into_o the_o house_n of_o octingen_n 1652._o die_v aug._n 19_o 1683._o 13._o frederick_n charles_n bear_v sept._n 12._o 1652._o governor_n of_o the_o duchy_n of_o wirtenberg_n he_o marry_v eleanora_n juliana_n daughter_n of_o

1._o ferdinand_n wenceslaus_n bear_v sept._n 28._o 1667._o decease_v jan._n 13._o 1668._o 2._o maria_n antonia_n josepha_n bear_v jan._n 18_o 1669._o and_o marry_v to_o maximilian_n emanuel_n elector_n of_o bavaria_n 1686._o or_o 5._o 3._o john_n bear_v and_o dead_a the_o same_o year_n viz._n 1670._o and_o 4._o mariana_n josepha_n likewise_o bear_v and_o decease_v the_o same_o year_n viz._n 1672._o by_o the_o second_o he_o have_v only_o two_o daughter_n both_o short_a live_v viz._n 1._o anne_n marry_o bear_v and_o dead_a the_o same_o year_n 1674._o and_o 2._o maria_n josepha_n bear_v 1675._o decease_v the_o year_n follow_v but_o by_o the_o present_a empress_n 1._o joseph_n james_n ignatius_n john_n antony_n eustachius_n the_o joy_n and_o hope_n of_o his_o parent_n bear_v july_n 16._o o.s._n 1678._o crown_v king_n of_o hungary_n 1688._o 2._o marry_o elizabeth_n licia_n teresa_n josepha_n bear_v decemb._n 13._o 1680._o 3._o leopold_n joseph_n philip_n william_n francis_n anthony_n erasmus_n bear_v 1682._o decease_v aug._n 4._o 1684._o 4._o marry_o anne_n josepha_n antonia_n regina_fw-la bear_v septemb_n 7._o 1683._o 5._o marry_o teresa_n bear_v aug._n 22._o 1684._o 6._o charles_n francis_n joseph_n wenceslaus_n balthasar_n john_n anthony_n ignatius_n bear_v octob._n 1._o 1685._o o._n s._n 7._o marry_o josepha_n collecta_fw-la antonia_n bear_v march_v 6._o 1687._o o._n s._n and_o 8._o anne_n josepha_n antonia_n magdalen_n gabriele_n march_n 26._o 1689._o o._n s._n of_o the_o augmentation_n of_o this_o family_n §_o xvii_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v of_o the_o earl_n of_o habsburg_n that_o they_o be_v not_o simple_o such_o but_o sovereign_a prince_n also_o a_o argument_n whereof_o be_v their_o have_v noble_a man_n for_o their_o taster_n and_o cupbearer_n moreover_o about_o the_o time_n of_o rudolph_n they_o be_v possess_v of_o no_o less_o than_o eight_o several_a county_n viz._n habsburg_n kyburg_n baden_n lentsburg_n thun_n reinsfelden_n ruppetswiel_n and_o niddow_n beside_o the_o landtgraveship_n or_o landtgraviate_n of_o alsace_n torgaw_n and_o the_o lesser_a burgundy_n see_v spener_n oper._n herald_n lib._n 1._o c._n 9_o sect._n 62._o and_o sigismond_n van_fw-mi berken_n etc._n etc._n lib._n 1._o c._n 5._o pag._n 37._o afterward_o rudolph_n when_o he_o come_v to_o be_v emperor_n in_o 1273._o hold_v a_o diet_n at_o ausburg_n in_o 1282_o where_o by_o the_o unanimous_a consent_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o empire_n he_o have_v austria_n stiria_n vinidorum_fw-la marchia_n and_o carniola_n settle_v on_o his_o elder_a son_n albert_n as_o also_o schwaben_n on_o rudolph_n as_o a_o fee_n farm_n of_o the_o empire_n then_o void_a in_o 1324._o albert_n ii_o have_v the_o county_n of_o pfirte_n in_o dowry_n with_o his_o wife_n in_o 1330._o lewis_n of_o bavaria_n the_o emperor_n mortgage_a brisac_n schaffhuse_v and_o newenburg_n in_o switzerland_n to_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n for_o forty_o thousand_o crown_n and_o three_o year_n after_o 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kingdom_n of_o hungary_n and_o bobemia_n with_o all_o their_o dependency_n to_o the_o same_o family_n in_o charles_n v.'s_n reign_n there_o be_v a_o accession_n of_o the_o duchy_n of_o milan_n as_o a_o fief_n of_o the_o empire_n then_o void_a in_o 1580._o philip_n ii_o partly_o in_o pretend_a right_n of_o his_o wife_n and_o partly_o by_o right_a of_o inheritance_n from_o his_o mother_n isabel_n but_o chiefty_a by_o force_n of_o arm_n possess_v himself_o of_o portugal_n as_o also_o whatever_o else_o the_o portuguese_n then_o hold_v either_o in_o the_o east-indies_n or_o atlantic_a sea_n ferdinand_n the_o second_o emperor_n of_o the_o name_n whole_o reduce_v the_o kingdom_n of_o bohemia_n together_o with_o moravia_n silesia_n and_o lusatia_n joseph_n i._o be_v make_v king_n of_o hungary_n by_o right_a of_o inheritance_n on_o the_o nine_o of_o december_n 1687._o whereas_o till_o then_o that_o kingdom_n have_v be_v elective_a but_o more_o than_o this_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n have_v for_o many_o age_n now_o past_a enjoy_v the_o imperial_a dignity_n which_o indeed_o can_v be_v transfer_v from_o it_o to_o no_o other_o without_o apparent_a danger_n to_o the_o whole_a empire_n it_o be_v also_o in_o some_o expectance_n of_o the_o duchy_n of_o wirtenburg_n fall_v to_o it_o see_v layritz_n palmwald_n pag._n 477._o of_o its_o loss_n or_o decrease_v §_o xviii_o of_o the_o city_n and_o province_n abovementioned_a many_o have_v again_o be_v lose_v by_o this_o family_n through_o the_o injury_n of_o time_n and_o indeed_o the_o first_o loss_n suffer_v by_o it_o be_v in_o the_o fourteen_o century_n at_o which_o time_n the_o county_n of_o habsburg_n baden_n and_o kiburg_n be_v take_v from_o it_o by_o the_o prosperous_a success_n of_o the_o arm_n of_o the_o swiss_n in_o 1415._o by_o reason_n of_o the_o proscription_n of_o frederick_n iii_o mention_v by_o we_o sect._n v._o numb_v 3._o it_o lose_v the_o whole_a duchy_n of_o schwaben_n except_o some_o few_o place_n namely_o the_o marquisate_n of_o burgow_n the_o county_n of_o hellenburg_n hochbergen_n chingen_n schelcflingen_n and_o the_o provincial_a government_n of_o schwaben_n which_o country_n it_o stand_v still_o possess_v of_o in_o that_o duchy_n in_o 1472._o the_o duchy_n of_o crossen_n in_o silesia_n be_v mortgage_v to_o the_o family_n of_o brandenburg_n and_o not_o be_v redeem_v in_o due_a time_n joachim_n i._o become_v full_o possess_v of_o it_o by_o a_o indisputable_a title_n in_o the_o year_n 1538._o in_o 1501._o schaffbuse_n be_v give_v up_o to_o the_o swiss_n in_o 1529._o or_o 92_o rather_o and_o the_o year_n follow_v the_o turk_n take_v many_o place_n in_o hungary_n but_o most_o of_o they_o retake_a some_o time_n after_o in_o 1572._o and_o in_o the_o year_n follow_v seven_o province_n of_o the_o netherlands_o withdraw_v their_o allegiance_n from_o the_o crown_n of_o spain_n and_o since_o that_o down_o to_o the_o present_a time_n the_o french_a have_v make_v themselves_o master_n of_o great_a part_n of_o the_o rest_n in_o 1640._o portugal_n revolt_v and_o set_v up_o a_o king_n of_o its_o own_o whereupon_o goa_n likewise_o and_o the_o other_o province_n in_o the_o east-indies_n reject_v the_o spanish_a yoke_n in_o 1648._o all_o alsace_n be_v set_v over_o to_o the_o french_a see_v the_o instrument_n of_o the_o treaty_n of_o peace_n at_o osenburg_n conclude_v betwixt_o the_o emperor_n and_o french_a king_n sect._n dritten_n thun_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o same_o year_n brisac_n and_o suntgaw_n be_v put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o french_a in_o 1659._o the_o french_a obtain_v great_a part_n of_o the_o spanish_a netherlands_o by_o the_o pyrenaean_a peace_n see_v the_o 35th_o and_o follow_v article_n by_o the_o treaty_n of_o nimeguen_n 1678._o friburgh_n be_v give_v up_o to_o the_o french_a as_o also_o the_o county_n of_o burgundy_n or_o franche_n comté_n together_o with_o whatever_o else_o as_o yet_o remain_v in_o artois_n in_o 1684_o the_o french_a by_o force_n of_o arm_n make_v themselves_o master_n

dispensation_n from_o his_o holiness_n he_o marry_v the_o princess_n mary_n frances_n elizabeth_n his_o brother_n wife_n who_o depart_v this_o life_n dec._n 27._o 1683._o he_o in_o 1687._o take_v to_o wife_n the_o lady_n mary_n sophia_n daughter_n of_o philip_n william_n elector_n palatine_n he_o have_v a_o daughter_n by_o the_o first_o venture_n now_o live_v viz._n marry_o elizabeth_n bear_v 1669._o and_o in_o 1689._o contract_a to_o john_n william_n elder_a son_n of_o philip_n william_n elector_n palatine_n as_o for_o the_o present_a queen_n she_o be_v bring_v to_o bed_n aug._n 30._o 1688._o of_o a_o young_a prince_n who_o date_n of_o life_n be_v very_o short_a for_o it_o die_v the_o three_o of_o sept._n in_o the_o same_o year_n however_o there_o be_v just_a now_o arrive_v a_o express_a whilst_o we_o be_v write_v this_o with_o the_o happy_a news_n of_o the_o birth_n of_o a_o second_o prince_n bear_v this_o present_a october_n 1689._o to_o who_o god_n grant_v long_a life_n and_o 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barbary_n guinee_n congo_n the_o isle_n of_o st._n thomas_n mosambique_n melinda_n mombaza_n and_o zefala_n as_o also_o brasil_n in_o america_n moreover_o the_o portuguese_n hold_v the_o city_n of_o maoco_n situate_v in_o a_o island_n not_o far_o from_o china_n as_o also_o the_o azore_n island_n the_o chief_a of_o which_o be_v tercera_n of_o its_o decrease_v §_o vi_o though_o portugal_n for_o some_o considerable_a time_n acknowledge_v the_o spanish_a government_n yet_o it_o be_v restore_v to_o itself_o in_o the_o forty_o year_n of_o this_o century_n since_o which_o time_n little_a or_o no_o encroachment_n have_v be_v make_v on_o it_o by_o any_o king_n or_o state_n except_o the_o hollander_n who_o east-india_n company_n have_v by_o little_a and_o little_a wrest_v from_o the_o portuguese_n in_o a_o manner_n all_o they_o be_v possess_v of_o in_o those_o part_n some_o few_o place_n except_v from_o all_o which_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o this_o family_n have_v pretension_n to_o no_o other_o place_n but_o those_o take_v from_o it_o by_o the_o dutch._n chap._n vii_o of_o the_o palatine_a and_o bavarian_a family_n §_o i._o henry_n the_o lion_n duke_n of_o bavaria_n and_o saxony_n of_o who_o we_o shall_v make_v far_a mention_n when_o we_o come_v to_o treat_v of_o the_o house_n of_o brunswick_n and_o lunenburg_n 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 earl_n of_o wittelsbach_n and_o scyre_n be_v create_v duke_n of_o bavaria_n by_o the_o say_a emperor_n in_o the_o year_n 1180._o this_o otho_n beget_v lewis_n father_n of_o otho_n the_o second_o otho_n the_o second_o marry_v agnes_n sole_a daughter_n and_o heiress_n of_o henry_n the_o young_a prince_n palatine_n of_o the_o rhine_n and_o by_o reason_n thereof_o obtain_v of_o the_o emperor_n frederick_n the_o second_o the_o investiture_n of_o that_o palatinate_n together_o with_o the_o electoral_a dignity_n an._n 1227._o his_o death_n bear_v date_n 1253._o and_o his_o issue_n be_v 1._o lewis_n the_o severe_a bear_v ap._n 13._o 1229._o of_o who_o more_o in_o the_o next_o section_n 2._o elizabeth_n marry_v after_o the_o decease_n of_o the_o emperor_n conrade_n the_o four_o her_o first_o husband_n to_o meinhard_n earl_n of_o goritia_n and_o tyrole_n decease_v 1270._o 3._o sophia_n the_o wife_n of_o albert_n count_n d'_fw-fr albersberg_n and_o 4._o henry_n bear_v 1235._o who_o have_v the_o low_a bavaria_n for_o his_o patrimony_n and_o marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o bela_n the_o four_o king_n of_o hungary_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n three_o son_n 1._o otho_n his_o successor_n in_o bavaria_n elect_v also_o king_n of_o hungary_n in_o opposition_n to_o charles_n martel_n an._n 1305._o but_o afterward_o take_v prisoner_n by_o the_o veywode_n of_o transilvania_n and_o die_v 1312._o have_v first_o regain_v his_o liberty_n and_o leave_v issue_n a_o only_a son_n who_o be_v name_v henry_n and_o take_v off_o by_o a_o sudden_a and_o accidental_a death_n 2._o lewis_n decease_v without_o issue_n 1296._o and_o 3._o stephen_n duke_n of_o the_o low_a bavaria_n decease_a 1●11_n leave_v issue_n one_a otho_n decease_v issueless_a 2_o henry_n who_o beget_v john_n which_o john_n take_v to_o wife_n his_o cousin_n elizabeth_n daughter_n to_o the_o emperor_n lewis_n of_o bavaria_n but_o die_v without_o issue_n his_o father-in-law_n the_o emperor_n seize_v on_o the_o low_a bavaria_n notwithstanding_o the_o pretension_n and_o protestation_n of_o adolph_n elector_n palatine_n the_o near_a kinsman_n three_o beatrix_n marry_v to_o henry_n earl_n of_o goritia_n 4thly_a elizabeth_n give_v in_o marriage_n to_o otho_n of_o austria_n fifth_z son_n to_o the_o emperor_n albert_n the_o first_o and_o 5thly_a agnes_n who_o be_v veil_v a_o nun._n §_o ii_o we_o now_o return_v to_o lewis_n the_o severe_a count_n and_o elector_n palatine_n who_o elect_v rudolph_n the_o first_o emperor_n but_o be_v afterward_o proscribe_v himself_o by_o adolph_n of_o nassau_n the_o succeed_a emperor_n yet_o upon_o make_v his_o innocency_n appear_v be_v receive_v again_o into_o favour_n and_o end_v his_o day_n at_o heidelberg_n an._n 1294._o this_o prince_n have_v three_o wife_n the_o first_o of_o which_o be_v mary_n daughter_n of_o henry_n duke_n of_o brabant_n behead_v by_o he_o out_o of_o jealousy_n feb._n 1._o 1256._o the_o second_o anne_z daughter_n of_o conrade_n duke_n of_o glogow_n decease_v 1268._o and_o the_o three_o mechtilda_n or_o maud_n daughter_n to_o the_o emperor_n rudolph_n the_o first_o decease_v decemb._n 23._o 1304._o his_o issue_n by_o these_o lady_n be_v 1._o lewis_n the_o second_o decease_v before_o his_o father_n an._n 1290._o be_v accidental_o but_o mortal_o wound_v at_o a_o tournament_n 2._o rudolph_n bear_v 1274._o of_o who_o more_o in_o the_o next_o section_n 3._o another_o lewis_n of_o who_o we_o shall_v treat_v in_o the_o 18_o section_n as_o author_n of_o the_o bavarian_a line_n 4._o anne_n marry_v to_o henry_n landtgrave_n of_o hesse_n and_o 5._o mechtilda_n or_o maud_n to_o otho_n duke_n of_o lunenburg_n of_o the_o palatine_a line_n in_o particular_a §_o iii_o rudolph_n succeed_v his_o father_n lewis_n in_o the_o palatinate_n and_o electoral_a dignity_n and_o be_v author_n of_o the_o rudolphine_n line_n whereof_o mention_n be_v make_v in_o the_o four_o art_n of_o the_o instrument_n of_o the_o peace_n of_o osnaburg_n this_o prince_n oppose_v himself_o to_o the_o design_n of_o the_o emperor_n albert_n the_o first_o which_o create_v he_o much_o mischief_n nor_o can_v he_o ever_o agree_v with_o his_o brother_n lewis_n who_o reduce_v he_o in_o the_o end_n to_o such_o extremity_n as_o force_v he_o to_o take_v refuge_n in_o england_n where_o he_o die_v in_o exile_n an._n 1319._o he_o have_v to_o his_o first_o wife_n mechtilda_n or_o maud_n daughter_n to_o the_o emperor_n adolph_n of_o nassau_n decease_v 1315._o and_o to_o his_o second_o a_o english_a princess_n of_o the_o same_o name_n by_o the_o first_o venture_n he_o have_v issue_n that_o outlive_v he_o 1._o adolph_n the_o first_o bear_v 1300._o decease_v 1327._o of_o who_o more_o in_o the_o next_o section_n 2._o rudolph_n the_o second_o make_v elector_n after_o his_o brother_n adolph_n decease_n and_o be_v reconcile_v to_o his_o uncle_n lewis_n of_o bavaria_n the_o emperor_n have_v the_o whole_a palatinate_n put_v into_o his_o hand_n he_o depart_v this_o life_n 1353._o leave_v issue_n by_o his_o wife_n anne_n daughter_n of_o otho_n duke_n of_o carinthia_n only_o one_o daughter_n of_o her_o mother_n name_n and_o afterward_o marry_v to_o the_o emperor_n charles_n the_o four_o 3._o rupert_n the_o first_o who_o open_v the_o university_n of_o heidelberg_n in_o the_o year_n 1346._o and_o after_o his_o brother_n rudolph_n decease_n succeed_v in_o the_o electoral_a dignity_n he_o make_v a_o expedition_n '_o against_o the_o impostor_n of_o brandenburg_n who_o pretend_v to_o be_v waldomar_n the_o late_a decease_a marquis_n of_o that_o

country_n in_o which_o war_n rupert_n himself_o be_v take_v prisoner_n by_o rudolph_n elector_n of_o saxony_n but_o ransom_v by_o the_o emperor_n charles_n the_o four_o the_o day_n of_o his_o death_n happen_v in_o 1390._o and_o notwithstanding_o he_o be_v twice_o marry_v his_o first_o wife_n be_v elizabeth_n countess_z of_o namur_n his_o second_o beatrix_n duchess_n of_o bruges_n yet_o leave_v he_o no_o issue_n except_o a_o natural_a son_n name_v anselm_n knight_n and_o lord_n of_o hemsbach_n §_o iv_o wherefore_o we_o must_v look_v back_o to_o adolph_n the_o first_o surname_v the_o simple_a who_o beget_v 1._o rupert_n the_o second_o which_o rupert_n have_v war_n with_o the_o city_n of_o weteraw_n and_o alsace_n in_o which_o he_o defeat_v their_o force_n he_o likewise_o severe_o punish_v several_a notorious_a incendiary_n of_o those_o time_n in_o 1387._o he_o repair_v the_o university_n of_o heidelberg_n and_o depart_v this_o life_n 1398._o his_o princess_n be_v beatrix_n daughter_n 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have_v issue_n by_o she_o charlotte_n elizabeth_n bear_v 1652._o and_o marry_v in_o 71._o to_o philip_n duke_n of_o orleans_n the_o present_a french_a king_n only_a brother_n and_o charles_n bear_v march_v 31._o 1651._o who_o indeed_o succeed_v he_o but_o outlive_v he_o only_o five_o year_n decease_a may_n 16._o 1685._o and_o that_o without_o issue_n notwithstanding_o he_o have_v take_v to_o wife_n wilhelmina_n ernestina_n daughter_n of_o frederick_n the_o three_o late_a king_n of_o denmark_n and_o sister_n to_o christian_a the_o five_o the_o present_a king_n moreover_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v of_o prince_n charles_n lewis_n the_o father_n that_o beside_o the_o princess_n of_o hesse_n his_o lawful_a wife_n he_o super-induced_n another_o who_o name_n be_v lovise_v degenfeld_n by_o who_o he_o have_v this_o issue_n live_v at_o his_o death_n 1._o charles_n lewis_n the_o rhinegrave_n bear_v 1658._o 2._o charlotte_n bear_v 1659._o and_o marry_v to_o meinhard_n count_n schomberg_n 1683._o 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the_o county_n of_o lautereck_n and_o veldentz_n by_o the_o grant_n of_o his_o nephew_n wolfgang_n of_o newburg_n and_o be_v succeed_v in_o the_o same_o by_o his_o son_n george_n john_n who_o by_o the_o donation_n of_o his_o kinsman_n otho_n henry_n the_o elector_n become_v possess_v of_o the_o county_n of_o lutzelstein_n also_o and_o depart_v this_o life_n 1592._o leave_v issue_n by_o anne_n mary_n daughter_n of_o gustavus_n king_n of_o sweden_n as_o follow_v 1._o george_n gustavus_n bear_v feb._n 6._o 1564._o 2._o anne_z margaret_z marry_v to_o richard_n count_n palatine_n in_o simmeren_n an._n 1591._o 3._o ursula_n bear_v 1573._o marry_v to_o lewis_n duke_n of_o wurtenburg_n of_o the_o line_n of_o mompelgart_n 1585._o decease_v 1636._o 4._o john_n augustus_n bear_v 1575._o decease_v without_o issue_n sept._n 18._o 1611._o 5._o lewis_n philip_n bear_v 1577._o and_o slay_v at_o heidelberg_n by_o accident_n in_o a_o tournament_n an._n 1601._o 6._o joan_z elizabeth_z bear_v 1579._o 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agatha_n eleanor_n bear_v 1662._o decease_v 1664._o and_o 10._o augustus_n leopold_n bear_v 1663._o and_o slay_v at_o the_o siege_n of_o mentz_n 1689._o §_o xiii_o we_o must_v now_o look_v back_o to_o lewis_n the_o second_o of_o who_o we_o make_v mention_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o last_o section_n he_o succeed_v his_o father_n lewis_n the_o black_a and_o have_v the_o duchy_n of_o dexu_fw-la pont_n settle_v on_o he_o as_o also_o the_o county_n of_o veldentz_n and_o sponheim_n out_o of_o all_o which_o province_n he_o total_o extirpate_v the_o romish_a religion_n and_o embrace_v luther_n faith_n he_o depart_v this_o life_n in_o the_o year_n 1532._o and_o be_v succeed_v by_o his_o son_n wolfgang_n bear_v 1526._o this_o wolfgang_n have_v newburg_n on_o the_o danube_n and_o sultzbach_n afterward_o give_v he_o by_o his_o kinsman_n otho_n henry_n the_o elector_n whereupon_o he_o make_v over_o the_o county_n of_o veldentz_n and_o lautereck_n to_o his_o uncle_n rupert_n afterward_o he_o 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1617._o decease_v 1641._o 5._o john_n lewis_n bear_v 1619._o decease_v 1647._o 6._o juliana_n magdalen_n bear_v 1621._o affiance_v to_o frederick_n lewis_n count_n palatine_n in_o landsbery_n in_o 1644._o decease_a march_n 5._o 1672_o 7._o marry_o aemilia_n bear_v 1622._o decease_v 1641._o now_o follow_v john_n casimire_n young_a son_n of_o duke_n john_n the_o first_o who_o travel_v into_o sweden_n where_o he_o perform_v many_o notable_a service_n for_o charles_n the_o nine_o king_n of_o that_o country_n both_o against_o the_o pole_n and_o denes_n in_o 1615._o he_o marry_v the_o princess_n catharine_n daughter_n of_o the_o say_a king_n and_o die_v 1652._o leave_v issue_n 1._o christina_n magdalen_n bear_v 1616._o marry_v to_o frederick_n the_o three_o marquess_z of_o baden_n durlach_n decease_v 1662._o 2._o charles_n gustavus_n bear_v nou._n 8._o 1622._o to_o who_o queen_n christina_n give_v up_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o sweden_n with_o all_o its_o claim_n and_o dependency_n his_o 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the_o first_o be_v 1._o lewis_n the_o four_o who_o have_v the_o marquisate_n of_o brandenburg_n give_v he_o by_o his_o father_n an._n 1319._o which_o he_o defend_v against_o the_o pretend_a woldemar_n and_o his_o adherent_n he_o decease_v in_o the_o year_n 1361._o have_v have_v to_o wife_n margaret_n maultaschen_n daughter_n of_o henry_n duke_n of_o carinthia_n and_o stiria_n earl_n of_o tirole_n etc._n etc._n and_o by_o she_o a_o only_a son_n named_z 1._o mainhard_n who_o follow_v his_o father_n by_o a_o too_o hasty_a fate_n an._n 1363._o 2._o mechtildis_n or_o maud_n marry_v to_o frederick_n landtgrave_n of_o thuringe_v and_o marquis_n of_o misnia_n decease_v 1346._o 3._o beatrix_n affiance_v to_o charles_n martel_n king_n of_o hangary_n decease_v 1315._o 4._o stephen_n surname_v fibularus_n of_o who_o in_o the_o next_o section_n as_o preserver_n of_o the_o line_n 5._o anne_n or_o as_o other_o agnes_n decease_v 1353._o child_n of_o the_o emperor_n lewis_n by_o his_o second_o wife_n 1._o lewis_n surname_v the_o roman_a who_o have_v the_o

his_o decease_n to_o hesson_n count_n de_fw-fr leiningen_n beatrice_n the_o wife_n of_o herman_n count_n de_fw-fr calley_n and_o afterward_o of_o john_n count_n palatine_n in_o amberg_n and_o albert_n the_o three_o this_o albert_n surname_v the_o pious_a have_v ten_o child_n by_o his_o wife_n anne_n daughter_n of_o erick_n the_o first_o duke_n of_o brunswick_n whereof_o ernest_n and_o albert_n die_v young_a the_o rest_n be_v 1._o john_n the_o four_o bear_v in_o nou._n 1437._o decease_v of_o the_o plague_n and_o without_o issue_n 1463._o 2._o sigismond_n bear_v 1439._o he_o likewise_o die_v issueless_a an._n 1501._o 3._o albert_n the_o four_o bear_v oct._n 15._o 1440._o of_o who_o in_o the_o next_o section_n 4._o margaret_n marry_v to_o frederick_n marquess_z of_o mantua_n 1462._o decease_v 1480._o 5._o elizabeth_n bear_v 1442._o she_o be_v marry_v to_o ernestus_n elector_n of_o saxony_n and_o die_v 1484._o 6._o christopher_n bear_v jan._n 5._o 1450._o a_o prince_n of_o great_a courage_n and_o famous_a for_o his_o strength_n yet_o lead_v a_o single_a life_n and_o die_v 1493._o 7._o barbara_n bear_v 1451._o she_o be_v veil_v a_o nun._n and_o 8._o wolfgang_n who_o likewise_o die_v a_o bachelor_n an._n 1514._o §_o xxi_o we_o now_o return_v to_o albert_n who_o maintain_v a_o very_a bloody_a war_n against_o philip_n elector_n palatine_n for_o the_o succession_n to_o the_o inheritance_n of_o george_n the_o rich_a duke_n of_o the_o low_a bavaria_n he_o depart_v this_o life_n 1508._o leave_v issue_n by_o cunigund_n daughter_n of_o the_o emperor_n frederick_n the_o three_o as_o follow_v 1._o william_n the_o four_o of_o who_o beneath_o 2._o sidoni●_n bear_v 1488._o decease_v 1505._o 3._o sibilla_n marry_v to_o lewis_n the_o five_o elector_n palatine_n 4._o sabina_n bear_v 1492._o marry_v to_o ulrick_n the_o second_o duke_n of_o wirtenburg_n 5._o susanna_n bear_v 1502._o marry_v after_o the_o decease_n of_o casimire_n marquis_n of_o brandenburg_n her_o first_o husband_n to_o otho_n henry_n elector_n palatine_n decease_v 1543._o 6._o lewis_n the_o ten_o bear_v 1495._o decease_v a_o bachelor_n 1545._o 7._o erneste_n bear_v 1500._o elect_v arch_a bishop_n of_o salisbury_n and_o passaw_n which_o church_n he_o not_o only_o free_v from_o debt_n without_o oppress_v his_o subject_n but_o likewise_o enrich_v the_o same_o in_o 1554._o he_o resign_v and_o live_v upon_o his_o own_o estate_n in_o stlesia_n till_o the_o year_n of_o his_o death_n 1560._o william_n the_o four_o must_n now_o appear_v bear_v 1493._o decease_v 1550._o leave_v issue_n by_o mary_n jaqucline_v daughter_n of_o philip_n marquis_n of_o baden_n maud_n marry_v to_o philibert_n marquis_n of_o baden_n decease_v 1565._o and_o 1._o albert_n the_o five_o bear_v 1526._o decease_v 1579._o have_v have_v to_o wife_n anne_n daughter_n of_o the_o emperor_n ferdinand_n the_o first_o by_o who_o he_o have_v a_o fair_a issue_n who_o name_n we_o shall_v set_v down_o in_o this_o follow_a order_n 1._o charles_n bear_v 1547._o decease_v 1551._o 2._o william_n the_o five_o bear_v 1548._o of_o who_o more_o in_o the_o next_o section_n 3._o ferdinand_n bear_v 1550._o decease_v 1608._o who_o by_o mary_n of_o prettenbeck_n have_v issue_n francis_n william_n bishop_n of_o osenburg_n as_o also_o erneste_n benno_n and_o francis_n laurence_n from_o which_o two_o jest_n the_o count_n of_o wirtenburg_n and_o schaumburg_n be_v descend_v 4._o frederick_n bear_v 1553._o decease_v the_o year_n follow_v 5._o marry_o maximiliana_n bear_v 1552._o decease_v 1614_o 6._o marry_o bear_v 1553._o marry_v to_o charles_n of_o austria_n duke_n of_o stiria_n etc._n etc._n 1571._o decease_v 1608._o 7._o ernestus_n the_o three_o archbishop_n and_o elector_n of_o cologne_n bishop_n of_o friesingen_n hildesheim_n and_o liege_n bear_v 1554._o decease_v 1612._o §_o xxii_o we_o now_o return_v to_o william_n the_o five_o propagator_n of_o the_o bavarian_a line_n in_o who_o also_o the_o wilhelmine_a line_n begin_v he_o be_v a_o most_o devout_a prince_n and_o a_o great_a admirer_n of_o learning_n his_o duchess_n be_v renata_n daughter_n of_o francis_n duke_n of_o lorraine_n decease_v 1602._o whereas_o himself_n survive_v till_o feb._n 7._o 1626._o have_v have_v issue_n ten_o child_n whereof_o four_o die_v young_a the_o rest_n be_v 1._o maximilian_n of_o who_o beneath_o 2._o marry_o anne_n bear_v 1574._o marry_v to_o ferdinand_n of_o austria_n afterward_o emperor_n by_o the_o name_n of_o ferdinand_n the_o second_o an._n 1600._o decease_a march_n 8._o 1616._o 3._o philip_n bishop_n of_o ratisbonne_n and_o cardinal_n bear_v 1576._o decease_v 1598._o 4._o ferdinand_n the_o second_o bear_v oct._n 7._o 1577._o elect_a archbishop_n of_o cologne_n 1612._o he_o be_v also_o bishop_n of_o liege_n munster_n hildesheim_n and_o paderborn_n and_o die_v 1650._o 5._o albert_n the_o six_o bear_v ap._n 3._o 1584._o tutor_n to_o his_o nephew_n elector_n ferdinand_n and_o administrator_n of_o the_o electorate_v during_o his_o minority_n this_o prince_n have_v the_o landtgraviate_v of_o leuchtenberg_n in_o dowty_n with_o his_o wife_n maud_n last_o heiress_n thereof_o and_o die_v 1666._o leave_v issue_n first_o marry_o renata_n 1616._o decease_v in_o her_o infancy_n second_o john_n francis_n charles_n bear_v nou._n 18_o 1618._o decease_v 1640._o three_o ferdinand_n william_n decease_v a_o infant_n fourthly_a maximilian_n henry_n bear_v 1621._o elect_v archbishop_n and_o elector_n of_o cologne_n 1650._o as_o also_o bishop_n of_o liege_n and_o hildesheim_n in_o 1658._o he_o have_v a_o contest_v with_o the_o bishop_n of_o munster_n about_o crown_v the_o king_n of_o the_o roman_n in_o 1683._o himself_n be_v elect_v bishop_n of_o that_o diocese_n and_o at_o length_n end_v his_o day_n on_o the_o three_o of_o june_n new-stile_n or_o twenty_o four_o of_o may_n oldstile_n 1688._o about_o ten_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o 6._o albert_n sigismond_n bishop_n of_o freisingen_n and_o ratisbonne_n bear_v aug._n 5._o 1623._o decease_v 1685._o maximilian_n bear_v april_n 17._o 1573._o succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o duchy_n of_o bavaria_n in_o 1609._o he_o be_v declare_v head_n of_o the_o catholic_n league_n and_o seize_v on_o donawert_n feb._n 25._o 1623._o he_o obtain_v the_o electoral_a dignity_n together_o with_o the_o upper_a palatinate_n and_o county_n of_o chamb_n which_o be_v afterward_o confirm_v by_o the_o treaty_n of_o westphalia_n in_o 1646._o upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o last_o landtgrave_n of_o leuchtenberg_n that_o country_n fall_v to_o albert_n duke_n of_o bavaria_n and_o from_o he_o to_o the_o electoral_a line_n as_o for_o maximilian_n he_o depart_v this_o life_n in_o sept._n 1651._o have_v have_v elizabeth_n daughter_n of_o charles_n the_o second_o duke_n of_o lorraine_n to_o his_o first_o wife_n and_o mary_n anne_n of_o austria_n daughter_n of_o the_o emperor_n ferdinand_n the_o second_o decease_v 1665._o to_o his_o second_o by_o the_o last_o lady_n he_o have_v issue_n two_o son_n that_o outlive_v he_o namely_o 1._o ferdinand_n maria_n francis_n ignatius_n wolfgang_n bear_v sept._n 30._o 1636._o o._n s._n 2._o maximilian_n philip_n jerome_n governor_n of_o leuchtenberg_n bear_v sept._n 20._o 1638._o who_o take_v to_o wife_n lovise_v frebon_n de_fw-fr turr_n daughter_n of_o frederick_n maurice_n duke_n of_o bovilion_n ap._n 15._o 1668._o and_o die_v in_o january_n 1689._o ferdinandus_n maria_n succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o electoral_a dignity_n an._n 1651._o and_o marry_v henrietta_n adelheid_n daughter_n of_o victor_n amadeus_n duke_n of_o savoy_n decease_a march_n 18._o 1676._o as_o do_v himself_o on_o may_n 26._o 1679._o have_v have_v issue_n 1._o marry_o anne_n christina_n victoria_n bear_v nou._n 17._o 1660._o and_o marry_v march_n 7._o 1680._o to_o lewis_n the_o fifteen_o dauphin_n of_o france_n 2._o maximilian_n maria_n emanuel_n cajetan_n lewis_n francis_n ignatius_n antonina_n felix_n nicholas_n pius_fw-la the_o present_a elector_n bear_v june_n 11._o 1662._o who_o by_o the_o grand_a service_n he_o daily_o perform_v for_o his_o imperial_a majesty_n both_o against_o the_o turk_n and_o french_a have_v sufficient_o approve_v to_o the_o whole_a world_n his_o great_a ability_n in_o respect_n both_o to_o civil_a and_o military_a affair_n in_o 1685_o 6._o he_o take_v to_o wife_n the_o princess_n mary_n antonia_n daughter_n to_o the_o present_a emperor_n by_o his_o first_o wife_n who_o be_v deliver_v of_o a_o young_a prince_n on_o the_o 21_o of_o may_n in_o the_o year_n 1689._o but_o alas_o it_o die_v soon_o after_o 3._o lovise_v margaret_n bear_v 1663._o decease_v 1665._o 4._o lewis_n amadens_n decease_v 1665._o 5._o cajetan_a maria_n francis_n decease_v 1670._o 6._o joseph_n clemens_n cajetan_n francis_n anthony_n gasper_n melchior_n balthasar_n john_n baptist_n nicholas_n bishop_n of_o ratisbonne_n and_o freisingen_n bear_v jan._n 23._o 1671._o elect_a archbishop_n and_o elector_n of_o cologne_n july_n 14._o 1688._o and_o 7._o violante_n beatrice_n bear_v jan._n 23._o and_o marry_v in_o 1688._o to_o gaston_n elder_a son_n and_o heir_n

bohemia_n decease_v 1656._o to_o his_o second_o wife_n and_o than_o maximiliana_n of_o solms_n maximilian_n count_n wallestein_n widow_n to_o his_o last_o and_o three_o by_o the_o first_o venture_n he_o have_v issue_n 1._o sophia_n elizabeth_n bear_v jan._n 2._o 1616._o marry_v to_o frederick_n william_n the_o second_o duke_n of_o sax-aldenburg_a 1638._o decease_a march_n 6._o 1650._o 10._o marry_o eleanor_n bear_v 1607._o marry_v to_o lewis_n philip_n count_n palatine_n of_o the_o rhine_n in_o simmeren_n an._n 1630._o decease_v 1675._o §_o viii_o of_o these_o john_n sigismond_n succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o dignity_n of_o elector_n an._n 1608._o he_o have_v several_a dispute_n which_o at_o length_n end_v in_o a_o war_n for_o the_o dutchy_n of_o cleves_n and_o man_n he_o obtain_v prussia_n of_o the_o pole_n but_o with_o a_o great_a encumbrance_n he_o make_v public_a profession_n of_o the_o reform_a religion_n 1614_o and_o depart_v this_o life_n dec._n 13._o 1619._o his_o princess_n be_v anne_n daughter_n of_o albert_n frederick_n duke_n of_o prussia_n who_o bear_v he_o issue_n as_o follow_v 1._o george_n william_n bear_v nou._n 3._o 1595._o of_o who_o see_v more_o a_o little_a below_o 2._o anne_n sophia_n bear_v march_v 17._o 1598._o marry_v to_o frederick_n ulrick_n duke_n of_o brunswick_n 1614_o decease_v 1650._o 3._o marry_o eleanor_n bear_v nou._n 11._o 1599_o affiance_v to_o gustavus_n adolphus_n king_n of_o sweden_n 1620._o decease_v 1655._o 4._o catharine_n bear_v 1602._o and_o give_v in_o marriage_n to_o bethlem_n gabor_n prince_n of_o transilvania_n an._n 1626._o and_o after_o his_o decease_n to_o francis_n charles_n duke_n of_o sax-lawenburg_a 5._o joachim_n sigismond_n great_a master_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n john_n in_o sonnenburg_n bear_v 1607._o decease_v feb._n 23._o 1625._o 6._o agnes_n bear_v 1606._o decease_v 1607._o 7._o john_n frederick_n bear_v 1607._o decease_v 1608._o and_o 8._o albert_n bear_v and_o decease_v the_o same_o year_n viz._n 1609._o george_n william_n succeed_v his_o father_n an._n 1619._o and_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o triennial_n war_n take_v part_n with_o gustavus_n adolphus_n but_o afterward_o make_v a_o expedition_n against_o the_o swede_n an._n 1639._o partly_o for_o pomerania_n and_o partly_o because_o they_o yet_o hold_v many_o place_n in_o prussia_n in_o which_o country_n he_o die_v the_o year_n follow_v viz._n 1640._o his_o wife_n be_v elizabeth_n charlotte_n daughter_n of_o frederick_n the_o four_o elector_n palatine_n which_o match_n give_v birth_n to_o this_o follow_a issue_n 1._o lovise_v charlotte_n bear_v sept._n 3._o 1617._o marry_v to_o james_n duke_n of_o curland_n 1645._o decease_a aug._n 18._o 1676._o 2._o frederick_n william_n the_o great_a bear_v feb._n 6._o 1620._o of_o who_o more_o in_o the_o next_o section_n 3._o hedewig_n sophia_n bear_v at_o six_o in_o the_o evening_n july_n 4._o 1623._o marry_v to_o lewis_n the_o six_o landtgrave_n of_o hesse_n 1649._o decease_a june_n 26._o 1683._o and_o 4._o john_n bear_v and_o dead_a the_o same_o year_n viz._n 1624._o §_o ix_o we_o now_o return_v to_o frederick_n william_n the_o great_a who_o succeed_v his_o father_n in_o 1640._o a_o prince_n of_o as_o many_o heroic_a virtue_n as_o humane_a nature_n be_v capable_a of_o who_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o great_a authority_n in_o the_o empire_n and_o vast_a knowledge_n in_o public_a affair_n be_v look_v upon_o whilst_o he_o live_v as_o common_a father_n of_o the_o german_a nation_n in_o he_o centre_v all_o that_o may_v be_v say_v of_o any_o of_o his_o ancestor_n in_o relation_n to_o religion_n devout_a to_o his_o public_a action_n great_a to_o the_o many_o battle_n he_o fight_v victorious_a to_o the_o extent_n of_o his_o dominion_n august_n to_o his_o more_o peculiar_a virtue_n valiant_a just_a merciful_a by_o who_o be_v he_o not_o esteem_v the_o german_a achilles_n by_o who_o not_o regard_v as_o the_o pillar_n on_o which_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o 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duke_n of_o holstein_n glucksburg_n christian_n lewis_n duke_n of_o brunswick_n widow_n who_o depart_v this_o life_n in_o the_o caroline-bath_n aug._n 6._o 1689._o by_o the_o first_o venture_n he_o have_v issue_n 1._o william_n henry_n bear_v at_o cleves_n may_v 11._o 1648._o decease_v at_o wesel_n oct._n 20._o 1649._o 2._o charles_n emilius_n bear_v at_o nine_o in_o the_o morning_n on_o feb._n 6._o 1655._o the_o hope_n of_o his_o parent_n and_o all_o the_o brandenburg-province_n which_o nevertheless_o be_v blast_v by_o his_o untimely_a death_n at_o strasburg_n nou._n 27._o 1674._o but_o revive_a by_o the_o birth_n of_o 3._o frederick_n the_o three_o bear_v at_o nine_o in_o the_o morning_n july_n 1._o 1657._o of_o who_o in_o the_o next_o section_n twin_n bear_v 1664._o 4._o henry_n die_v the_o same_o year_n and_o 5._o amalia_n jan._n 22._o 1665._o 6._o lewis_n bear_v june_n 28._o 1666._o at_o four_o in_o the_o afternoon_n a_o prince_n of_o the_o noble_a character_n and_o worthy_a so_o 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the_o year_n follow_v and_o 7._o charles_n lewis_n at_o four_o in_o the_o afternoon_n on_o may_v 17._o 1677._o §_o x._o it_o be_v now_o time_n that_o frederick_n the_o three_o appear_v the_o no_o less_o happy_a son_n and_o successor_n of_o a_o most_o fortunate_a father_n to_o who_o we_o may_v just_o apply_v this_o of_o the_o poet._n egregia_fw-la insignisque_fw-la nota_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-fr sanguine_a nasci_fw-la conspicuo_fw-la &_o priscas_fw-la majerum_fw-la ostendere_fw-la ceras_fw-la fortibus_fw-la eduntur_fw-la fort_n patriumque_fw-la jubatis_fw-la robur_n equis_fw-la &_o bebus_fw-la inest_fw-la nec_fw-la dama_n leonem_fw-la nec_fw-la celeres_fw-la aquilae_fw-la generant_fw-la sine_fw-la self_z columbam_fw-la eenic_n meimbom_n in_o vitâ_fw-la henrici_fw-la leonis_fw-la for_o he_o do_v not_o content_v himself_o with_o the_o only_a glory_n of_o be_v descend_v from_o so_o great_a a_o hero_n but_o have_v already_o make_v it_o sufficient_o appear_v himself_o by_o the_o greatness_n 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1666._o and_o marry_v to_o george_n lewis_n her_o uncle_n ernest_n augustus_n elder_a son_n nou._n 21._o 1682._o 3._o john_n frederick_n bear_v ap._n 25._o 1625._o who_o by_o a_o agreement_n with_o his_o brother_n george_n william_n have_v the_o principality_n of_o calenberg_n make_v over_o to_o he_o and_o in_o 1668._o marry_v the_o lady_n benedicta_fw-la henrietta_n philippina_n edward_n count_n palatine_n of_o the_o rhine_n and_o duke_n of_o never_n daughter_n he_o be_v give_v to_o popery_n and_o die_v at_o ausburg_n in_o his_o way_n to_o rome_n dec._n 28._o 1679._o have_v have_v issue_n only_a daughter_n viz._n 1._o anne_n sophia_n bear_v 1670._o decease_v 1671._o 2._o charlotte_n felicitas_n bear_v march_v 8._o 1671._o 3._o henrietta_n maria_n josepha_n bear_v march_v 9_o 1672._o decease_v in_o france_n 1687._o and_o 4._o wilhelmina_n amalia_n bear_v ap._n 26._o 1673._o 4._o sophia_n amalia_n bear_v march_v 24._o 1628._o marry_v to_o frederick_n the_o three_o king_n of_o denmark_n 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2._o charlotte_n bear_v nou._n 20._o 1627._o marry_v to_o charles_n lewis_n elector_n palatine_n 1650._o decease_a a_o widow_n march_v 16._o 1686._o 3._o william_n the_o six_o bear_v may_n 29._o 1629._o of_o who_o soon_o again_o 4._o elizabeth_n lady_z abbess_z of_o herverden_n bear_v june_n 23._o 1634._o william_n the_o six_o succeed_v his_o father_n and_o in_o 1649._o take_v to_o wife_n the_o lady_n hedewig_n sophia_n daughter_n of_o george_n william_n elector_n of_o brandenburg_n he_o twice_o defeat_v the_o imperialist_n and_o die_v july_n 15._o 1663._o have_v have_v issue_n as_o follow_v viz._n 1._o charlotte_n amalia_n bear_v ap._n 27._o 1650._o and_o marry_v in_o 1668._o to_o the_o present_a king_n of_o denmark_n 2._o william_n the_o seven_o bear_v june_n 21._o 1651._o decease_v in_o his_o way_n to_o paris_n nou._n 21._o 1670._o 3._o lovise_v bear_v 1652._o decease_v the_o year_n follow_v 4._o charles_n the_o present_a landtgrave_n of_o hesse_n cassel_n bear_v aug._n 3._o 1654._o 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elector_n palatine_n but_o soon_o after_o set_v at_o liberty_n by_o he_o he_o first_o cause_v the_o right_n of_o primogeniture_n to_o obtain_v in_o his_o line_n and_o die_v july_n 27._o 1626._o his_o wife_n be_v magdalen_n of_o john_n george_n elector_n of_o brandenburg_n who_o die_v 1616._o have_v bear_v he_o twelve_o child_n who_o name_n be_v as_o follow_v 1._o elizabeth_n magdalen_n bear_v apr._n 25._o 1600._o marry_v to_o lewis_n frederick_n of_o wurtenburg_n july_n 13._o 1617._o decease_v 1624._o 2._o anne_z eleanor_z bear_v july_n 30._o 1601._o marry_v to_o george_n duke_n of_o brunswick_n and_o lunenburg_n of_o the_o line_n of_o hanover_n dec._n 14._o 1617._o decease_v 1640._o 3._o marry_o bear_v 1602._o decease_v 1610._o 4._o sophia_n agnes_n bear_v jan._n 12._o 1604._o and_o marry_v to_o john_n frederick_n count_n palatine_n of_o the_o line_n of_o newburg_n nou._n 7._o 1614_o 5._o george_n the_o second_o bear_v march_v 17._o 1605._o of_o who_o in_o the_o next_o section_n 6._o 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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 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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 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he_o perform_v be_v now_o the_o emperor_n be_v delegate_n in_o the_o diet_n at_o ratisbonne_n 6._o bernhard_n the_o six_o bear_v 1629._o die_v at_o rome_n 1649._o 7._o catharina_n francisca_n bear_v 1631._o a_o nun_n in_o the_o cloister_n of_o besanson_n in_o burgundy_n 8._o maria_n anna_n wilhelmina_n bear_v 1655._o marry_v to_o ferdinand_n augustus_n of_o lobkowitz_n duke_n of_o sagan_n 1680._o 9_o carolus_n beruhardus_fw-la bear_v jan._n 14._o 1667._o he_o serve_v the_o emperor_n in_o the_o last_o war_n against_o france_n and_o be_v slay_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o reinfelden_n july_n 5._o 1678._o but_o his_o body_n not_o find_v of_o the_o line_n of_o durlach_n §_o vi_o the_o founder_n of_o this_o line_n be_v e●●estus_n of_o who_o before_o in_o the_o three_o section_n numb_a 9_o among_o the_o son_n of_o christopher_n the_o first_o he_o have_v the_o low_a marquisate_n with_o

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be_v a_o prince_n worthy_a of_o all_o memory_n his_o first_o son_n be_v henry_n philip_n william_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n 1618._o by_o which_o mean_v the_o principality_n come_v to_o his_o brother_n maurice_o a_o well-experienced_a prince_n either_o for_o peace_n or_o war._n he_o die_v april_n 23._o 1625._o but_o unmarried_a whereby_o have_v no_o legitimate_a issue_n he_o be_v succeed_v by_o his_o brother_n henry_n frederick_n three_o son_n of_o william_n the_o young_a who_o after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o say_v maurice_n the_o state_n of_o the_o unite_a province_n of_o the_o low_a country_n make_v stadt-holder_n which_o he_o manage_v with_o a_o surpass_a courage_n and_o conduct_n he_o die_v 1647._o and_o by_o amalia_n countess_n of_o solms_n who_o die_v in_o 1675._o leave_v four_o daughter_n 1._o lovisa_n marry_v decemb._n 7._o 1646._o to_o frederick_n william_n elector_n of_o brandenburg_n die_v june_n 6._o 1667._o 2._o henrica_fw-la aemilia_n bear_v oct._n 26._o 1628._o 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1672._o and_o as_o bear_v to_o great_a be_v elect_v and_o proclaim_v king_n of_o england_n feb._n 13._o 1688._o and_o thereupon_o crown_v april_n 10._o follow_v and_o not_o long_o after_o declare_v king_n of_o scotland_n he_o marry_v mary_n elder_a daughter_n of_o james_n duke_n of_o york_n second_o son_n of_o charles_n i._o and_o after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o elder_a brother_n charles_n two_o king_n of_o england_n with_o who_o he_o now_o live_v §_o iii_o we_o now_o now_o to_o john_n iii_o son_n of_o william_n the_o elder_a and_o brother_n of_o william_n prince_n of_o orange_n he_o dwell_v in_o the_o castle_n of_o dillenburg_n and_o have_v 25_o child_n of_o which_o 4_o only_a be_v chief_o to_o be_v remember_v in_o this_o place_n viz._n john_n george_n ernestus_n casimier_n and_o john_n lewis_n for_o from_o they_o spring_v the_o several_a line_n of_o siegen_n dillenburg_n diezen_n and_o hademar_n on_o each_o of_o which_o the_o emperor_n ferdinand_n iii_o in_o the_o diet_n of_o ratisbonne_n march_v 3._o 1654._o confer_v the_o honour_n of_o have_v a_o voice_n and_o seat_n among_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o line_n of_o siegen_n §_o iv_o the_o beginner_n of_o this_o line_n be_v john_n surname_v medius_n son_n of_o john_n iii_o who_o have_v 23_o child_n by_o two_o wife_n but_o we_o shall_v first_o mention_v those_o of_o the_o second_o marriage_n 1._o john_n mauritius_n surname_v americanus_n a_o prince_n the_o most_o remarkable_a of_o our_o time_n he_o be_v prior_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n john_n of_o jerusalem_n vicegerent_n of_o the_o duchy_n of_o cleves_n and_o the_o principality_n of_o mindane_n etc._n etc._n died_n decemb._n 20._o 1679._o in_o the_o 75th_o year_n of_o his_o age._n 2._o george_n frederick_n he_o command_v the_o prince_n of_o orange_n regiment_n of_o horse-guard_n and_o die_v without_o issue_n 1674._o 3._o henry_n governor_n of_o the_o city_n of_o hue_n in_o flanders_n and_o die_v first_o of_o his_o brother_n he_o have_v to_o wife_n mary_n elizabeth_n daughter_n of_o john_n ernestus_n earl_n of_o limburg_n who_o die_v 1653._o and_o by_o she_o 1._o frederick_n who_o in_o the_o leaguer_n of_o maestricht_n get_v the_o bloody_a flux_n of_o which_o he_o die_v at_o ruremond_n in_o septemb_n 1676._o 2._o william_n maurice_n he_o be_v colonel_n of_o a_o regiment_n of_o switz_n and_o general_n for_o the_o state_n of_o the_o unite_a province_n in_o the_o low_a country_n he_o marry_v ernesta_n charlotta_n daughter_n of_o adolphus_n prince_n of_o nassau_n of_o the_o line_n of_o dillenburg_n jan._n 6._o 1678._o by_o who_o he_o have_v one_o son_n bear_v feb._n 20._o 1680._o who_o name_n yet_o have_v not_o occur_v to_o we_o 3._o sophia_n amalia_n marry_v to_o frederick_n casimier_n duke_n of_o courland_n she_o die_v dec._n 25._o 1688._o by_o his_o first_o marriage_n he_o have_v two_o son_n john_n the_o young_a and_o william_n bear_v of_o magdalen_n countess_n of_o waldeck_n william_n be_v marry_v to_o christian_a countess_n of_o erpach_n but_o leave_v no_o son_n by_o she_o and_o die_v 1642._o john_n go_v off_o to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o by_o ernestina_n of_o arenburg_n and_o after_o his_o death_n which_o be_v in_o 1638._o leave_v one_o son_n and_o two_o daughter_n 1._o john_n francis_n desideratus_fw-la who_o serve_v the_o king_n of_o spain_n and_o be_v by_o he_o make_v knight_n of_o the_o golden_a fleece_n and_o in_o 1680._o governor_n of_o gelderland_n in_o lower_n germany_n he_o be_v twice_o marry_v first_o to_o johanna_n claudia_n countess_n of_o conigseck_n who_o die_v 1664._o next_o to_o maria_n eleanora_n sophia_n daughter_n of_o herman_n fortunatus_n marquis_n of_o baden_n who_o die_v 1668._o from_o both_o which_o these_o only_a that_o i_o find_v get_v up_o to_o year_n 1._o marry_o leopoldina_n marry_v to_o maurice_n henry_n a_o kinsman_n by_o the_o father_n side_n of_o the_o line_n of_o hademar_n she_o die_v

june_n 27._o 1675._o 2._o ernestina_n eleanora_n 3._o clara_n chiliana_n 4._o albertina_n gabrielis_n 2._o ernestina_n marry_v to_o maurice_n henry_n of_o the_o line_n of_o hademar_n she_o die_v aug._n 15._o 1668._o 3._o clara_n maria_n first_o marry_v to_o henry_n ernestus_n prince_n of_o lignitz_n and_o after_o that_o to_o claudius_n lamorald_n his_o brother_n now_o a_o widow_n of_o the_o line_n of_o dillenburg_n §_o v._o george_n as_o we_o have_v already_o say_v sect._n iii_o be_v the_o founder_n of_o this_o family_n his_o first_o wife_n be_v anna_n amalia_n a_o niece_n of_o the_o house_n of_o sarsbruck_n who_o bring_v he_o many_o child_n of_o who_o though_o only_a lewis_n henricus_n propagate_v the_o line_n his_o wife_n be_v three_o 1._o catharine_n countess_n of_o sainsem_n 2._o elizabeth_z the_o rhinegrave_n 3._o sophia_n magdalena_n a_o coulin-german_a of_o the_o line_n of_o hademar_n by_o the_o first_o and_o second_o he_o have_v a_o numerous_a progeny_n and_o of_o the_o three_o we_o shall_v only_o now_o reckon_v george_n lewis_n adolphus_n and_o augustus_n who_o though_o young_a perform_v action_n beyond_o his_o year_n and_o die_v jan._n 7._o 1681._o george_n lewis_n marry_v anna_n augusta_n daughter_n of_o henry_n julius_n duke_n of_o brunswick_n and_o die_v may_n 19_o 1656._o of_o who_o there_o be_v now_o live_v 1._o henry_n bear_v aug._n 28._o 1641._o who_o marry_v dorothy_n elizabeth_n daughter_n of_o george_n duke_n of_o lignitz_n in_o silesia_n and_o see_v live_v from_o she_o 1._o sophia_n augusta_n bear_v april_n 18._o 1666._o 2._o george_n lewis_n bear_v june_n 21._o 1667._o 3._o albertina_n bear_v aug._n 8._o 1668._o 4._o william_n bear_v aug._n 28._o 1670._o 5._o adolphus_n bear_v march_v 7._o 1673._o 6._o frederica_n amalia_n bear_v in_o decemb._n 1674._o 2._o sophia_n eleanora_n bear_v may_n 2._o 1640._o unmarried_a 3._o charlotta_n bear_v 1643._o marry_v 1665._o to_o augustus_n earl_n of_o lignitz_n and_o he_o die_v in_o 1680._o to_o ferdinand_n gobert_n earl_n of_o aspremont_n there_o remain_v adolphus_n uncle_n to_o henry_n who_o be_v seat_v in_o schaumburg_n where_o by_o elizabeth_n charlotta_n daughter_n of_o peter_n earl_n of_o holtzapfel_n he_o have_v three_o daughter_n 1._o ernestina_n charlotta_n bear_v 1662._o marry_v to_o william_n maurice_n a_o kinsman_n of_o the_o house_n of_o siegen_n 2._o johanna_n elizabetha_n bear_v 1663._o 3._o charlotta_n bear_v 1672._o of_o the_o line_n of_o diezen_n §_o vi_o the_o first_o of_o this_o line_n be_v ernestus_n casimier_n who_o succeed_v his_o brother_n william_n lodowick_n in_o the_o government_n of_o friesland_n and_o greeningen_n he_o be_v major-general_n to_o the_o confederate_a state_n of_o the_o unite_a province_n and_o slay_v by_o a_o shot_n at_o ruremond_n in_o guelderland_n june_n 5._o 1632._o his_o wife_n be_v sophia_n hedewig_n of_o brunswick_n who_o die_v 1642._o by_o who_o he_o have_v 1._o henry_n casimier_n governor_n of_o friesland_n and_o groeningen_n who_o be_v slay_v at_o the_o sconce_n of_o nassau_n in_o flanders_n june_n 6._o 1640._o 2._o william_n frederick_n who_o succeed_v his_o brother_n in_o his_o command_n but_o unfortunate_o slay_v oct._n 13._o 1664._o for_o blow_v into_o a_o pistol_n to_o try_v if_o it_o be_v charge_v it_o go_v off_o and_o so_o wound_v he_o that_o he_o die_v in_o three_o day_n his_o widow_n henrica_fw-la aemilia_n of_o the_o house_n of_o orange_n be_v yet_o live_v who_o bring_v he_o 1._o henry_n casimier_n bear_v jan._n 1657._o he_o succeed_v his_o father_n in_o his_o hereditary_a dignity_n and_o marry_v henrica_fw-la amalia_n daughter_n of_o john_n george_n ii_o prince_n of_o anhalt_n 2._o sophia_n wilhelmina_n bear_v 1664._o and_o be_v yet_o unmarried_a of_o the_o line_n of_o hademar_n §_o vii_o this_o line_n begin_v in_o john_n lodovick_n who_o go_v off_o to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o be_v by_o the_o emperor_n ferdinand_n ii_o make_v chamberlain_n of_o the_o empire_n ferdinand_n iii_o make_v he_o of_o his_o privy-council_n and_o send_v he_o ambassador_n to_o the_o treaty_n of_o westphalia_n he_o be_v the_o first_o of_o these_o four_o line_n on_o who_o the_o honour_n of_o have_v a_o vote_n and_o sear_v among_o the_o prince_n be_v confer_v and_o die_v march_v 6._o 1653._o his_o wife_n be_v ursula_n countess_n of_o lippen_n by_o who_o he_o have_v twelve_o child_n seven_o of_o which_o be_v but_o short-lived_a the_o rest_n be_v 1._o johanna_n elizabetha_n bear_v 1619._o marry_v to_o frederick_n prince_n of_o anhalt_n of_o the_o house_n of_o hatzgerod_n die_v 1647._o 2._o sophia_n magdalena_n bear_v feb._n 6._o 1622._o marry_v to_o lewis_n henry_n a_o cousin-german_a of_o the_o line_n of_o dillenburg_n die_v feb._n 6._o 1659._o 3._o maurice_n henry_n bear_v 1626._o the_o successor_n of_o his_o father_n he_o marry_v ernestina_n daughter_n of_o john_n the_o young_a a_o kinsman_n of_o the_o line_n of_o siegen_n 1650._o and_o after_o her_o death_n in_o 1668._o maria_n leopoldina_n daughter_n of_o john_n francis_n desideratus_fw-la of_o the_o same_o line_n who_o also_o die_v he_o marry_v anna_n lodovica_n countess_n of_o manderscheid_n and_o die_v jan._n 24_o 1679._o leave_v by_o the_o say_a countess_n a_o large_a progeny_n of_o who_o yet_o these_o be_v only_o live_v 1._o francis_n alexander_n bear_v jan_n 27._o 1674._o and_o breed_v under_o the_o tuition_n of_o his_o mother-in-law_n and_o his_o uncle_n 2._o albertina_n johannetta_n bear_v may_n 9_o 1681._o 4._o herman_n otto_n bear_v 1627._o he_o be_v bishop_n of_o cologne_n etc._n etc._n and_o die_v july_n 26._o 1660._o 5._o francis_n bernhard_n bear_v sept._n 21_o 1637._o dean_n of_o the_o chapter_n of_o cologne_n as_o also_o of_o strasburg_n chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o family_n of_o lorraine_n §_o i._o we_o have_v hitherto_o show_v beside_o the_o regal_a the_o principal_a family_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o germany_n and_o come_v now_o to_o those_o of_o other_o country_n where_o in_o the_o first_o place_n the_o family_n of_o lorraine_n come_v in_o our_o way_n which_o that_o it_o have_v the_o same_o original_a with_o those_o of_o austria_n wirtenburg_n and_o baden_n antiquity_n give_v we_o not_o the_o least_o reason_n to_o doubt_v for_o gerhard_n descend_v of_o the_o ancient_a landtgrave_n of_o alsatia_n the_o old_a family_n of_o lorraine_n descend_v from_o charlemaigne_n be_v extinct_a be_v create_v duke_n of_o lorraine_n by_o the_o emperor_n henry_n the_o three_o an._n 1048._o his_o wife_n be_v hadwid_v of_o namur_n by_o who_o himself_o die_v 1070._o he_o leave_v two_o son_n theodorick_n and_o gerhard_n who_o be_v create_v earl_n of_o valdemont_n but_o his_o posterity_n go_v out_o in_o henry_n the_o four_o earl_n and_o his_o niece_n margaret_n who_o be_v marry_v to_o frederick_n of_o lorraine_n of_o who_o we_o shall_v soon_o speak_v again_o but_o theodorick_n succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o duchy_n from_o who_o in_o a_o right_a line_n be_v descend_v the_o duke_n of_o lorraine_n to_o charles_n the_o first_o surname_v the_o bold_a who_o die_v 1430._o and_o leave_v no_o son_n his_o brother_n frederick_n before_o mention_v marry_a margaret_n countess_z and_o heir_n of_o joinville_n and_o valdemont_n and_o bring_v back_o this_o county_n into_o his_o family_n he_o be_v slay_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o agincourt_n oct._n 25._o 1415._o his_o son_n be_v anthony_n earl_n of_o valdemont_n who_o have_v sharp_a contest_v about_o the_o succession_n to_o his_o uncle_n with_o renatus_n andine_n king_n of_o naples_n who_o have_v marry_v isabel_n the_o daughter_n of_o charles_n the_o bold_a which_o come_v to_o blow_n andine_n be_v beat_v and_o take_v prisoner_n 1431._o and_o at_o last_o matter_n be_v so_o make_v up_o that_o andine_n shall_v give_v up_o his_o right_n and_o his_o daughter_n jolantha_n in_o marriage_n to_o frederick_n the_o son_n of_o anthony_n by_o which_o mean_v the_o say_v frederick_n come_v at_o length_n to_o be_v the_o successor_n of_o charles_n the_o bold_a he_o die_v 1470._o §_o ii_o the_o son_n of_o frederick_n be_v renatus_n to_o who_o no_o duke_n of_o lorraine_n be_v ever_o equal_a for_o power_n and_o largeness_n of_o territory_n he_o have_v hot_a war_n with_o charles_n surname_v the_o stout_a duke_n of_o burgundy_n make_v his_o last_o will_n 1506._o by_o which_o he_o make_v his_o son_n anthony_n and_o claudius_n his_o heir_n as_o have_v design_v his_o other_o son_n to_o the_o church_n and_o die_v dec._n 8._o 1508._o by_o this_o disposition_n claudius_n have_v the_o county_n of_o aumale_a the_o barony_n of_o guise_n and_o joinville_n the_o lordship_n of_o elbeuf_n maine_n etc._n etc._n but_o his_o posterity_n fail_v in_o francis_n joseph_n the_o only_a son_n of_o lewis_n joseph_n duke_n of_o guise_n joyeuse_n and_o augoulesine_n who_o die_v 1675._o there_o yet_o remain_v mary_n the_o sister_n of_o lewis_n the_o grandfather_n duchess_n of_o guise_n and_o joyeuse_n princess_n of_o joinville_n but_o she_o

die_v 1687._o anthony_n the_o elder_a brother_n bear_v june_n 4._o 1489._o have_v the_o duchy_n of_o lorraine_n and_o barry_n and_o die_v june_n 15._o 1544._o leave_v issue_n by_o renata_n of_o bourbon_n daughter_n of_o gilbert_n earl_n of_o montpensier_n francis_n duke_n of_o lorraine_n and_o bar_n a_o prince_n adorn_v with_o all_o the_o beauty_n of_o mind_n and_o body_n but_o take_v off_o by_o a_o apoplexy_n in_o the_o flower_n of_o his_o youth_n his_o only_a son_n be_v charles_n the_o second_o duke_n of_o lorraine_n and_o bar_n bear_v feb._n 18_o 1543._o marry_v claudia_n daughter_n of_o henry_n the_o second_o king_n of_o france_n and_o die_v dec._n 10._o 1608._o his_o issue_n be_v 1._o henry_n duke_n of_o lorraine_n and_o bar_n bear_v nou._n 8._o 1563._o who_o succeed_v his_o father_n and_o take_v to_o wife_n catharine_n daughter_n of_o anthony_n king_n of_o navarre_n an._n 1599_o but_o she_o die_v in_o 1604._o he_o two_o year_n after_o marry_a margaret_n gonzaga_n daughter_n of_o vincent_n duke_n of_o mantua_n by_o the_o last_o lady_n he_o leave_v issue_n two_o daughter_n nicholaea_n bear_v 1608._o and_o claudia_n the_o one_o marry_v to_o charles_n the_o three_o and_o decease_a feb._n 20._o 1657._o the_o other_o to_o nicholas_n francis_n and_o die_v 1656._o 2._o christina_n bear_v aug._n 6._o 1565._o marry_v to_o ferdinand_n the_o great_a duke_n of_o tuscany_n 1589._o decease_v jan._n 19_o 1637._o 3._o charles_n bishop_n of_o metz_n and_o strasburg_n bear_v july_n 1._o 1567._o he_o be_v likewise_o promote_v to_o the_o dignity_n of_o a_o cardinal_n on_o dec._n 12._o 1588._o 4._o antonia_n bear_v aug._n 26._o 1568._o marry_v to_o william_n duke_n of_o cleves_n and_o mons_fw-la 1599_o decease_a aug._n 18._o 1610._o 5_o anne_n bear_v and_o decease_v 1570._o 6._o francis_n count_z de_fw-fr vaudemont_n bear_v feb._n 27._o 1571._o of_o who_o in_o the_o next_o section_n 7._o catharine_n lady_n abbess_n of_o remirmont_n bear_v nou._n 3._o 1572._o decease_a march_n 7._o 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michael_n late_a king_n of_o poland_n who_o have_v bear_v he_o issue_n at_o inspruck_n in_o the_o principality_n of_o tyrol_n as_o follow_v viz._n 1._o leopoldus_n josephus_n carolus_n agapetus_n hyacintus_n bear_v sept._n 11._o 1679._o 2._o josephus_n johannes_n antonius_n ignatius_n felicissimus_n bear_v nou._n 24._o 1680._o 3._o another_o son_n decease_v before_o it_o be_v christen_v 4._o ferdinandus_n josephus_n philippus_n romanus_n laurentius_n bear_v aug._n 17._o 1683._o 5._o josephus_n innocentius_n emanuel_n felicianus_fw-la constantinus_n bear_v oct._n 20._o 1685._o 6._o franciscus_n antonius_n josephus_n maria_n ambrose_n nicholaus_fw-la bear_v dec._n 8._o 1689._o n._n s._n chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o tuscany_n §_o i._o we_o remark_v above_o in_o the_o life_n of_o the_o emperor_n rudolph_n the_o first_o that_o he_o alienate_v from_o the_o empire_n and_o give_v their_o freedom_n to_o several_a city_n in_o italy_n among_o which_o the_o city_n 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flerentines_n who_o enjoy_v their_o ancient_a liberty_n till_o an._n 1512._o ferdinand_n the_o catholic_n king_n restore_v the_o medicean_n family_n which_o nevertheless_o in_o the_o year_n 1529._o be_v again_o expel_v by_o the_o flerentines_n and_o although_o the_o emperor_n chap._n v._o seize_v on_o the_o city_n and_o make_v alexander_n de_fw-fr medici_n who_o have_v marry_v his_o natural_a daughter_n margaret_n their_o governor_n yet_o he_o be_v slay_v the_o populace_n make_v choice_n of_o his_o kinsman_n cosmo_n de_fw-fr medici_n §_o ii_o this_o cosmo_n common_o call_v the_o first_o be_v declare_v king_n of_o tuscany_n by_o pope_n paul_n the_o five_o in_o 1569._o but_o upon_o the_o emperor_n maximilian_n the_o second_v much_o oppose_v it_o he_o throw_v aside_o the_o title_n of_o king_n and_o take_v that_o of_o great_a duke_n of_o tuscany_n his_o son_n francis_n in_o 1575._o marry_a joan_n the_o daughter_n of_o the_o emperor_n ferdinand_n the_o first_o by_o who_o he_o have_v ferdinand_n the_o first_o father_n of_o cosmo_n the_o second_o who_o die_v 1670._o and_o leave_v a_o son_n cosmo_n the_o three_o bear_v 1642._o the_o present_a grand_fw-fr duke_n who_o by_z margaret_z lovise_v daughter_n of_o gaston_n john_n baptist_n duke_n of_o orleans_n have_v a_o son_n viz._n gaston_n who_o in_o 1688._o marry_a violanta_n beatrix_n daughter_n of_o ferdinand_n maria_n and_o sister_n to_o the_o present_a elector_n of_o bavaria_n §_o iii_o as_o for_o what_o concern_v this_o prince_n dominion_n in_o tuscany_n and_o pisa_n he_o be_v sovereign_a but_o feudatory_a to_o his_o catholic_n majesty_n for_o sienna_n and_o massa_n and_o great_a part_n of_o the_o isse_fw-la of_o elbe_n to_o who_o upon_o that_o account_n he_o yearly_o pay_v 10000_o florin_n last_o he_o hold_v the_o city_n saturnia_n as_o a_o fief_n of_o the_o empire_n his_o power_n may_v be_v guess_v by_o his_o yearly_o revenue_n which_o be_v estimate_v at_o 1800000_o shilling_n chap._n xix_o of_o the_o house_n 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1436._o marry_v to_o albert_n achilles_n elector_n of_o brandenburg_n nou._n 12._o 1458._o decease_v oct._n 31._o 1512._o 3._o ernestus_n bear_v march_v 25._o 1441._o of_o who_o in_o the_o next_o section_n as_o author_n and_o progenitor_n of_o the_o ernestine_n line_n 4._o albert_n bear_v july_n 27._o 1443._o of_o who_o see_v more_o below_o in_o the_o albertine_n line_n 5._o hedewig_n lady_n abbess_n of_o quedelinburg_n who_o have_v much_o ado_n with_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o that_o place_n yet_o master_v they_o in_o the_o end_n by_o the_o assistance_n of_o her_o brother_n duke_n albert_n command_v at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o roland_n they_o have_v set_v up_o in_o sign_n of_o liberty_n to_o be_v throw_v down_o this_o lady_n depart_v this_o life_n nou._n 12._o 1511._o and_o 6._o margaret_n lady_z abbess_z of_o seuselitz_n of_o the_o ernestine_n line_n §_o iii_o ernestus_n who_o succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o dignity_n of_o elector_n be_v a_o wise_a prince_n and_o very_o happy_a in_o reconcile_a the_o difference_n of_o prince_n he_o maintain_v the_o strict_a friendship_n with_o his_o brother_n albert_n with_o who_o he_o administer_v all_o thing_n as_o it_o be_v in_o common_a he_o buy_v the_o duchy_n of_o sagan_n in_o silesia_n of_o the_o last_o duke_n thereof_o for_o 55000_o hungarian_a crown_n moreover_o he_o go_v to_o rome_n where_o he_o be_v present_v with_o a_o rose_n of_o gold_n by_o pope_n sixtus_n the_o four_o and_o last_o of_o all_o change_v this_o life_n for_o a_o better_a in_o the_o year_n 1486._o his_o duchess_n be_v elizabeth_n daughter_n of_o albert_n the_o three_o duke_z of_o bavaria_n decease_v 1484._o have_v bear_v he_o this_o follow_a issue_n viz._n 1._o christina_n bear_v sept._n 28._o 1462._o marry_v to_o john_n king_n of_o sweden_n and_o denmark_n 1478._o decease_v 1531._o 2._o frederick_n the_o three_o bear_v 1463._o who_o succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o electorate_v and_o be_v surname_v the_o wise_a he_o build_v the_o castle_n at_o wittenberg_n where_o he_o likewise_o open_v a_o university_n in_o the_o year_n 1502._o he_o reconcile_v philip_n elector_n palatine_n to_o the_o emperor_n maximilian_n after_o who_o decease_n he_o may_v have_v be_v elect_v emperor_n himself_o but_o refuse_v it_o he_o appease_v the_o commonalty_n of_o erfurdt_n when_o in_o uproar_n against_o the_o senate_n he_o stand_v up_o in_o luther_n defence_n at_o his_o first_o set_v the_o reformation_n on_o foot_n order_v he_o a_o guard_n for_o his_o safety_n at_o wurtzburg_n in_o his_o return_n from_o the_o diet_n at_o worm_n an._n 1521._o last_o of_o all_o this_o religious_a prince_n depart_v this_o life_n may_v 5._o 1525._o in_o the_o 63_o d._n year_n of_o his_o age_n just_a after_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o boor_n have_v live_v a_o bachelor_n and_o be_v long_o trouble_v with_o the_o stone_n 3._o albert_n the_o second_o archbishop_n of_o mentz_n bear_v 1464._o not_o long_o live_v for_o he_o die_v may_n 1._o 1484._o 4._o erneste_n bear_v 1466._o elect_v archbishop_n of_o magdeburg_n 1476._o make_v administrator_n of_o halberstadt_n 1489._o decease_a in_o the_o castle_n at_o hall_n 1513._o 5._o john_n bear_v june_n 29._o 1469._o of_o who_o in_o the_o next_o section_n as_o only_a propagator_n of_o this_o line_n 6._o wolfgang_n decease_v a_o infant_n and_o 7._o margaret_n marry_v to_o henry_n duke_n of_o brunswick_n of_o the_o line_n of_o zell_n decease_a dec._n 7._o 1528._o §_o iv_o john_n succeed_v his_o brother_n in_o the_o electoral_a dignity_n and_o give_v a_o total_a defeat_n to_o the_o rebellious_a boor_n take_v their_o leader_n thomas_n muntzer_n prisoner_n in_o 1529._o he_o with_o some_o other_o prince_n enter_v their_o solemn_a protestation_n against_o the_o design_n of_o the_o catholic_n the_o year_n after_o he_o present_v the_o protestant_a confession_n to_o the_o emperor_n charles_n the_o five_o and_o cause_v its_o apology_n to_o be_v write_v moreover_o he_o be_v author_n of_o the_o league_n of_o smalkald_n he_o depart_v this_o lise_n aug._n 13._o 1532._o have_v have_v sophia_n daughter_n of_o magnus_n duke_n of_o meckleburg_n marry_v to_o he_o an._n 1500._o decease_v 1503._o to_o his_o first_o wife_n and_o margaret_n daughter_n of_o woldemar_n prince_n of_o anhalt_n esponse_v by_o he_o in_o 1513._o decease_v 1521._o to_o his_o second_o by_o these_o lady_n he_o have_v issue_n 1._o john_n frederick_n bear_v june_n 30._o 1503._o of_o who_o a_o little_a below_o 2._o marry_o bear_v dec._n 6._o 1515._o she_o be_v marry_v to_o philip_n duke_n of_o pomerania_n and_o die_v 1583._o 3._o margaret_n bear_v 1518._o decease_v unmarried_a 1537._o 4._o john_n bear_v 1513._o decease_v 1519._o 5._o john_n erneste_n bear_v may_n 10._o 1521._o who_o have_v his_o residence_n at_o coburg_n where_o he_o die_v without_o issue_n an._n 1553._o notwithstanding_o he_o have_v take_v to_o wife_n catharine_n daughter_n of_o philip_n duke_n of_o brunswick_n and_o lunenburg_n return_v we_o therefore_o to_o john_n frederick_n 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have_v afterward_o the_o emperor_n confirmation_n in_o 1558._o after_o this_o he_o be_v seize_v and_o put_v in_o custody_n by_o command_n of_o the_o emperor_n as_o one_o of_o grumbach_n complice_n and_o for_o that_o he_o have_v protect_v he_o upon_o which_o account_n he_o have_v his_o castle_n of_o grimmenstein_n likewise_o demolish_v he_o depart_v this_o life_n in_o prison_n where_o he_o have_v be_v keep_v 28_o year_n on_o the_o 9th_o day_n of_o may_n 1595._o the_o partner_n of_o his_o bed_n and_o fortune_n be_v elizabeth_n daughter_n of_o frederick_n the_o three_o elector_n palatine_n for_o agnes_n of_o hesse_n his_o first_o wife_n die_v soon_o after_o she_o be_v marry_v who_o bear_v he_o issue_n 1._o casimire_n who_o have_v his_o seat_n at_o coburg_n where_o he_o die_v without_o issue_n 1633._o and_o 2._o john_n erneste_n who_o likewise_o have_v the_o same_o fate_n with_o he_o die_v issueless_a 1638._o his_o other_o two_o son_n john_n frederick_n and_o frederick_n die_v both_o young_a 2._o john_n william_n bear_v 1530._o of_o who_o more_o in_o the_o next_o section_n 3._o john_n erneste_n bear_v 1534._o decease_v 1553._o and_o 4._o john_n frederick_n the_o young_a bear_v 1538._o decease_v 1565._o §_o v._o return_v we_o therefore_o to_o john_n william_n in_o who_o issue_n alone_o this_o line_n be_v continue_v he_o depart_v this_o life_n 1573._o have_v have_v to_o wife_n susan_n dorothy_n daughter_n of_o frederick_n the_o three_o elector_n palatine_n decease_v 1592._o and_o by_o she_o this_o follow_a issue_n 1._o frederick_n william_n bear_v ap._n 25._o 1562._o who_o in_o the_o division_n of_o his_o father_n inheritance_n betwixt_o he_o and_o his_o brethren_n have_v aldenburg_n assign_v for_o his_o patrimony_n the_o prince_n administer_v the_o electorate_v during_o the_o minority_n of_o his_o cousin_n elector_n christian_n the_o second_o and_o depart_v this_o life_n july_n 7._o 1602._o his_o first_o duchess_n

be_v sophia_n daughter_n of_o christopher_n duke_n of_o wurtenburg_n who_o die_v in_o 1592._o he_o take_v to_o his_o second_o wife_n the_o lady_n anne_n mary_n daughter_n of_o philip_n lewis_n prince_n palatine_n of_o newburg_n decease_v 1643._o by_o these_o he_o have_v a_o numerous_a offspring_n whereof_o we_o shall_v mention_v only_o seven_o the_o other_o five_o die_a young_a their_o name_n be_v 1._o dorothy_n sophia_n lady_n abbess_n of_o quedelinburg_n bear_v 1587._o decease_v 1645._o 2._o john_n philip_n bear_v 1597._o decease_v 1639._o leave_v issue_n by_o elizabeth_n daughter_n of_o henry_n julius_n duke_n of_o brunswick_n a_o only_a daughter_n elizabeth_n sophia_n bear_v oct._n 10._o 1619._o marry_v to_o ernestus_n duke_n of_o sax_n gotha_n decease_v 1680._o 3._o anne_n sophia_n bear_v 1598._o marry_v to_o charles_n frederick_n duke_n of_o munsterberg_n decease_v 1641._o 4._o frederick_n bear_v 1599_o and_o slay_v in_o 1215._o at_o a_o battle_n fight_v not_o far_o from_o nyenburg_n on_o the_o weser_n 5._o john_n william_n the_o second_o bear_v 1600._o decease_v 1632._o 6._o dorothy_n bear_v june_n 16._o 1601._o marry_v to_o her_o cousin-germain_n albert_n duke_n of_o sax-eysenach_a decease_v 1675._o 7._o frederick_n william_n the_o second_o bear_v feb._n 12._o 1603._o decease_v 1669._o have_v have_v sophia_n elizabeth_n daughter_n of_o christian_a william_n of_o brandenburg_n who_o depart_v this_o life_n an._n 1650._o to_o his_o first_o wife_n and_o magdalen_n sibil_n daughter_n of_o john_n george_n the_o first_o elector_n of_o saxony_n decease_v 1668._o to_o his_o second_o by_o the_o last_o he_o have_v issue_n 1._o christianus_n bear_v 1654._o decease_v 1663._o 2._o joan_n magdalen_n bear_v 1656._o marry_v to_o john_n adolph_n duke_n of_o saxon-weissenfeld_a 1671._o decease_v 1686._o and_o 3._o frederick_n william_n the_o three_o bear_v 1657._o who_o indeed_o succeed_v his_o father_n but_o do_v not_o long_o survive_v he_o for_o he_o die_v in_o 1672._o and_o the_o fifteen_o of_o his_o age._n 2._o john_n bear_v 1570._o of_o who_o more_o in_o the_o next_o section_n as_o propagator_n of_o the_o branch_n of_o weimar_n 3._o marry_o lady_n abbess_n of_o quedelinburg_n bear_v 1571._o decease_v 1610._o §_o vi_o john_n the_o second_o have_v the_o principality_n of_o weimar_n assign_v he_o for_o his_o inheritance_n and_o die_v oct._n 31._o 1605._o his_o wife_n be_v dorothy_n mary_n daughter_n of_o joachim_n erneste_n prince_n of_o anhalt_n who_o depart_v this_o life_n 1617._o have_v bear_v he_o this_o follow_a issue_n 1._o john_n erneste_n the_o four_o bear_v feb._n 21._o 1594._o a_o excellent_a prince_n and_o perfect_o skill_a in_o martial_a affair_n he_o die_v in_o hungary_n dec._n 4._o 1626._o have_v give_v signal_n proof_n of_o his_o courage_n on_o all_o occasion_n 2._o john_n william_n decease_v a_o insant_n 3._o frederick_n the_o seven_o bear_v march_v 1._o 1596._o and_o slay_v at_o the_o battle_n fight_v in_o brabant_n betwixt_o don_n gonsalvo_n de_fw-fr corduba_n the_o austrian_a general_n and_o christian_a duke_n of_o brunswick_n and_o his_o ally_n the_o count_n de_fw-fr mansfeldt_n an._n 1622._o 4._o john_n bear_v 1597._o decease_v 1604._o 5._o william_n the_o second_o bear_v ap._n 2._o 1598._o of_o who_o in_o the_o next_o 6._o anonymus_fw-la the_o time_n of_o who_o nativity_n be_v uncertain_a 7._o albert_n the_o three_o bear_v july_n 27._o 1599_o who_o residence_n be_v at_o eysenach_n after_o the_o decease_n of_o his_o kinsman_n the_o duke_n of_o that_o place_n where_o himself_o also_o die_v on_o the_o 20_o of_o sept._n 1644._o leave_v no_o issue_n by_o his_o wife_n dorothy_n of_o altemburg_n 8._o john_n frederick_n the_o four_o bear_v sept._n 19_o 1600._o decease_v oct._n 17._o 1628._o 9_o ernestus_n the_o three_o bear_v dec._n 25._o 1601._o of_o who_o more_o in_o the_o eight_o section_n as_o propagator_n of_o the_o branch_n of_o gotha_n 10._o frederick_n william_n the_o four_o bear_v feb._n 7._o 1602._o decease_a aug._n 16._o 1619._o 11._o bernhard_n bear_v aug._n 6._o 1604._o this_o prince_n fill_v the_o whole_a earth_n with_o his_o fame_n and_o for_o courage_n and_o conduct_n be_v look_v upon_o as_o one_o of_o the_o great_a general_n of_o the_o age._n by_o his_o sole_a bravery_n the_o victory_n be_v obtain_v in_o the_o battle_n of_o lutz_n after_o the_o king_n of_o sweden_n fall_v the_o same_o year_n viz._n 1632._o he_o possess_v himself_o of_o bamberg_n cronach_n and_o hochstadt_n moreover_o he_o be_v create_v duke_n of_o franconia_n in_o the_o name_n of_o his_o swedish_n majesty_n raise_v the_o siege_n of_o mentz_n take_v brisac_n in_o 1638._o and_o last_o of_o all_o depart_v this_o life_n at_o newburg_n july_n 8._o 1639._o his_o body_n be_v keep_v at_o brisac_n till_o 1655._o when_o it_o be_v remove_v from_o thence_o by_o his_o brethren_n and_o repose_v in_o the_o monument_n of_o his_o ancestor_n with_o great_a solemnity_n of_o the_o branch_n of_o weimar_n §_o vii_o return_v we_o now_o to_o william_n the_o second_o author_n and_o propagator_n of_o the_o branch_n of_o weimar_n a_o prince_n no_o less_o acquaint_v with_o the_o art_n of_o war_n than_o peace_n he_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o government_n of_o this_o principality_n upon_o the_o decease_n of_o his_o elder_a brother_n john_n erneste_n and_o depart_v this_o life_n on_o the_o 20_o of_o may_n 1662._o his_o wife_n be_v eleanor_n dorothy_n daughter_n of_o john_n george_n prince_n of_o anhalt_n who_o die_v in_o the_o year_n 1664._o have_v bear_v he_o this_o follow_a issue_n 1._o william_n bear_v and_o dead_a the_o same_o year_n viz._n 1626._o 2._o john_n erneste_n the_o five_o bear_v sept._n 11._o 1627._o of_o who_o a_o little_a below_o 3._o john_n william_n the_o three_o bear_v aug._n 16._o 1630._o decease_a may_n 16._o 1639._o 4._o adolph_n william_n bear_v may_n 15._o 1632._o who_o have_v eysenach_n assign_v he_o for_o his_o appennage_n where_o he_o die_v without_o issue_n nou._n 21._o 1668._o notwithstanding_o he_o have_v have_v five_o son_n who_o all_o die_v young_a by_o mary_n elizabeth_n daughter_n of_o augustus_n duke_n of_o brunswick_n 5._o john_n george_n bear_v july_n 11._o 1634._o at_o first_o he_o keep_v his_o court_n at_o marckful_a but_o after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o brother_n john_n adolph_n of_o eysenach_n succeed_v to_o that_o principality_n remove_v it_o thither_o in_o 1661._o he_o marry_v the_o lady_n johannetta_n daughter_n of_o ernestus_n count_n de_fw-fr seyne_n by_o who_o he_o have_v 1._o eleanor_z erdmuth_n lovise_v bear_v ap._n 13._o 1662._o marry_v to_o john_n frederick_n marquess_z of_o brandenburg_n ansbach_n nou._n 4_o 1681._o now_o a_o widow_n 2._o frederick_n august_n bear_v oct._n 29._o 1663._o decease_v at_o presburg_n sept._n 31._o 1684_o of_o a_o wound_v receive_v at_o the_o siege_n of_o buda_n 3._o john_n george_n bear_v july_n 25._o 1665._o 4._o maximilian_n henry_n twin_n bear_v oct._n 17._o 1666._o the_o first_o of_o which_o die_v july_n 22._o 1668._o the_o other_o be_v still_o live_v and_o 5._o john_n william_n twin_n bear_v oct._n 17._o 1666._o the_o first_o of_o which_o die_v july_n 22._o 1668._o the_o other_o be_v still_o live_v 6._o lovise_v bear_v ap._n 18_o 1668._o decease_v 1669._o 7._o frederica_n elizabeth_n bear_v may_n 5._o 1669._o 8._o ernestus_n gustavus_n bear_v and_o dead_a the_o same_o year_n viz._n 1672._o 6._o wilhelmina_n eleanor_n bear_v june_n 7._o 1636._o decease_v ap._n 1._o 1653._o 7._o bernhard_n the_o second_o bear_v feb._n 21._o 1638._o who_o keep_v his_o court_n at_o jena_n where_o he_o depart_v this_o life_n may_v 3._o 1678._o leave_v issue_n by_o mary_n de_fw-fr tremouville_n 1._o charlotte_n marry_o bear_v 1669._o and_o marry_v in_o 1683._o to_o william_n erneste_n duke_n of_o saxon_n weimar_n and_o 2._o john_n william_n bear_v march_v 28._o 1675._o 8._o frederick_n the_o eight_o bear_v 1640._o decease_v 1656._o 9_o dorothy_n marry_o bear_v 1641._o marry_v to_o maurice_n duke_n of_o saxony_n and_o administrator_n of_o naumburg_n 1656._o decease_a july_n 11._o 1675._o of_o these_o john_n erneste_n succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o duchy_n of_o saxon-weimar_n and_o keep_v his_o court_n in_o the_o castle_n of_o wilbelmsburg_n so_o call_v from_o his_o father_n william_n on_o the_o 14_o of_o aug._n 1656._o he_o take_v to_o wife_n the_o lady_n christina_n elizabeth_n daughter_n of_o john_n christian_n duke_n of_o holstein_n in_o sunderburg_n who_o depart_v this_o life_n june_n 7._o 1679._o as_o do_v himself_o on_o the_o 25_o of_o may_n four_o year_n after_o his_o issue_n be_v 1._o anne_n dorothy_n bear_v nou._n 12._o 1657._o make_v lady_n abbess_n of_o quedelinburg_n 1685._o 2._o wilhelmina_n christina_n bear_v nou._n 26._o 1658._o and_o marry_v to_o christian_a william_n count_n schwartzburg_n 1684._o 3._o eleanor_z sophia_n bear_v march_v 22._o 1660._o marry_v july_n 9_o 1684._o to_o philip_n prince_n of_o mersburg_n 4._o william_n erneste_n the_o present_a

her_o uncle_n maurice_n prince_n of_o oneglia_n 2._o franciscus_n hyacinthus_n duke_n of_o savoy_n bear_v 1632._o decease_v 1638._o 3._o charles_n emanuel_n of_o who_o below_o 4._o margaret_n joland_n bear_v 1635._o marry_v to_o rainulius_n duke_n of_o parma_n april_n 29._o 1660._o decease_v 1663._o 5_o adelais_n henrica_fw-la or_o as_o other_o henrietta_n adelheid_n bear_v nou._n 6._o 1636._o marry_v to_o ferdinand_n maria_n elector_n of_o bavaria_n 1652._o decease_a march_n 18._o 1676._o 6._o catharina_n beatrix_n her_o twin-sister_n decease_v 1637._o charles_n emanuel_n who_o succeed_v his_o father_n be_v bear_v june_n 20._o 1634._o he_o perform_v all_o his_o exercise_n very_o fine_o on_o horseback_n for_o the_o improvement_n of_o which_o art_n he_o cause_v a_o academy_n to_o be_v open_v at_o turin_n and_o be_v so_o absolute_o perfect_a in_o all_o other_o endowment_n both_o of_o mind_n and_o body_n that_o his_o untimely_a death_n which_o happen_v june_n 12._o 1675._o be_v never_o enough_o to_o be_v lament_v in_o 1663._o he_o take_v to_o wise_a frances_n magdalen_n daughter_n to_o john_n baptist_n gaston_n duke_n of_o orleans_n but_o she_o die_v may_v 11._o 1665._o after_o which_o he_o marry_v mary_n joan_n baptist_n of_o savoy_n daughter_n to_o charles_n amadeus_n duke_n of_o nemours_n who_o he_o leave_v as_o she_o still_o remain_v a_o widow_n by_o the_o last_o he_o have_v victor_n amadeus_n francis_n the_o present_a duke_n of_o savoy_n bear_v may_n 17._o 1666._o on_o april_n 9_o 1684._o he_o marry_v anne_n mary_n daughter_n to_o philip_n duke_n of_o orleans_n by_o who_o as_o far_o as_o i_o can_v learn_v he_o have_v hitherto_o have_v only_o 1._o marry_o adelheid_n bear_v dec._n 6._o 1685._o and_o 2._o another_o daughter_n bear_v aug._n 30._o n.s._n 1688._o who_o name_v as_o yet_o i_o know_v not_o §_o vi_o it_o still_o remain_v we_o say_v somewhat_o of_o thomas_n francis_n young_a son_n to_o charles_n emanuel_n i._o duke_n of_o savoy_n mention_v already_o by_o we_o in_o sect._n iu._n numb_a 9_o who_o spend_v his_o life_n for_o the_o most_o part_n in_o the_o war_n jan._n 22._o 1624._o he_o marry_v mary_n of_o bourbon_n daughter_z to_z charles_n count_n de_fw-fr soissons_fw-fr who_o bear_v he_o 1._o charlotte_n christina_n not_o long-lived_a 2._o aloisia_n christina_n bear_v aug._n 1._o 1627._o and_o marry_v to_o ferdinand_n maximilian_n marquis_n of_o baden_n 1693._o 3._o emanuel_n philibert_n amadeus_n of_o savoy_n prince_n de_fw-fr carignan_n bear_v aug._n 20._o 1628._o he_o be_v both_o deaf_a and_o dumb_a and_o so_o whole_o unfit_a for_o business_n of_o state_n nevertheless_o he_o be_v marry_v in_o 1684._o to_o mary_n catharine_n of_o este_n prince_n borsus_n his_o daughter_n 4._o joseph_n emanuel_n john_n bear_v june_n 24._o 1631._o decease_v jan._n 12._o 1656._o 5._o eugenius_n maurice_n of_o savoy_n count_n de_fw-fr soissons_fw-fr bear_v may_n 3._o 1635._o of_o who_o beneath_o 6._o amadeus_n and_o both_o which_o die_v in_o their_o youth_n 7._o ferdinand_n both_o which_o die_v in_o their_o youth_n as_o for_o eugenius_n maurice_n he_o depart_v this_o life_n june_n 7._o 1673._o on_o feb._n 20._o 1657._o he_o marry_v olympia_n daughter_n of_o michael_n laurence_n of_o by_o cardinal_n mazarine_n sister_n who_o he_o leave_v a_o widow_n and_o by_o she_o a_o numerous_a issue_n viz._n 1._o lewis_n thomas_n count_z de_fw-fr soissons_fw-fr bear_v decemb_v 15._o 1657._o his_o princess_n name_n be_v urania_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr cropte_v daughter_n to_o the_o noble_a baron_fw-fr de_fw-fr beauvais_n who_o he_o marry_v decemb_v 17._o 1682._o 2._o philip_n bear_v 1659._o 3._o lewis_n julius_n bear_v may_n 2._o 1660._o and_o slay_v in_o the_o turkish_a war_n july_n 13._o 1683._o 4._o emanuel_n bear_v 1663._o decease_v 1676._o 5._o francis_n eugenius_n bear_v 1665._o 6._o frances_n decease_v feb._n 24._o 1671._o 7._o marry_o joan_n baptista_n bear_v jan._n 1._o 1665._o 8._o aloisia_n philiberta_n bear_v nou._n 22._o 1667._o chap._n xx._n of_o the_o house_n of_o mantua_n §_o i._o we_o now_o come_v to_o the_o family_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o mantua_n and_o shall_v derive_v the_o same_o from_o one_o hugo_n who_o marry_v one_o of_o the_o gonzaga_n a_o family_n of_o a_o noble_a extraction_n in_o lombardy_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o his_o son_n gerhard_n who_o be_v invest_v in_o mantua_n by_o his_o cousin_n adelbert_n in_o 1009._o as_o a_o immediate_a feudatory_a of_o the_o empire_n take_v on_o he_o the_o name_n of_o gonzaga_n hugo_n his_o father_n die_v in_o the_o year_n 946._o and_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o another_o hugo_n who_o be_v earl_n of_o provence_n and_o king_n of_o italy_n and_o son_n to_o king_n lotharius_n iii_o grandson_n to_o k._n lotharius_n ii_o and_o great_a grandson_n to_o lotharius_n the_o emperor_n aloisius_n or_o lewis_n gonzaga_n be_v the_o eleven_o in_o descent_n from_o gerhard_n and_o create_v captain_n of_o mantua_n by_o the_o emperor_n charles_n iv_o in_o the_o year_n 1329._o his_o son_n and_o successor_n be_v guido_n who_o beget_v lewis_n which_o lewis_n be_v succeed_v by_o his_o son_n francis_n all_o of_o they_o captain_n of_o mantua_n francis_n son_n and_o successor_n be_v john_n francis_n create_v the_o first_o marquis_n of_o mantua_n by_o the_o emperor_n sigismond_n sept._n 22._o 1433._o his_o elder_a son_n and_o successor_n be_v frederick_n i._n who_o beget_v francis_n ii_o francis_n ii_o beget_v frederick_n ii_o who_o be_v create_v the_o first_o duke_n of_o mantua_n by_o charles_n v._o april_n 8._o 1530._o and_o leave_v three_o son_n 1._o francis_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n 2._o william_n who_o succeed_v his_o brother_n francis_n and_o 3._o lewis_n of_o who_o in_o the_o next_o william_n son_n and_o successor_n be_v vincent_n duke_n of_o mantua_n who_o issue_n be_v as_o follow_v 1._o margaret_n gonzaga_n marry_v to_o henry_n duke_n of_o lorraine_n 2._o eleanor_z marry_v in_o 1622._o to_o the_o emperor_n ferdinand_n ii_o decease_a june_n 27._o 1655._o 3._o francis_n ii_o who_o leave_v only_o a_o daughter_n 4._o cardinal_z ferdinand_z and_o 5._o vincent_n in_o who_o the_o ducal_z line_n in_o italy_n fail_v anno_fw-la 1627._o §_o ii_o return_v we_o therefore_o to_o lewis_n iii_o son_n to_o frederick_n abovementioned_a who_o marry_v the_o lady_n henrica_fw-la heiress_n to_o the_o duchy_n of_o nevers_n in_o france_n which_o be_v possess_v by_o his_o posterity_n till_o the_o year_n 1659._o at_o what_o time_n they_o sell_v it_o to_o cardinal_n mazarine_n his_o son_n be_v charles_n gonzaga_n duke_n of_o nevers_n who_o become_v duke_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o his_o cousin_n vincent_n and_o heir_v all_o his_o estate_n he_o depart_v this_o life_n in_o the_o year_n 1637._o have_v beget_v charles_n ii_o who_o contrary_a to_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n die_v before_o his_o father_n 1631._o nevertheless_o he_o be_v first_o marry_v and_o leave_v issue_n as_o follow_v 1._o eleanor_z bear_v may_n 18._o 1629._o marry_v to_o the_o emperor_n ferdinand_n iii_o 1651._o decease_a 1●86_n 2._o charles_n iii_o the_o present_a duke_n who_o marry_v isabel_n clara_n daughter_n to_o leopold_n v._o archduke_n of_o austria_n but_o have_v no_o issue_n by_o she_o chap._n xxi_o of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o parma_n and_o placentia_n §_o 1._o the_o duke_n of_o parma_n owe_v their_o original_a to_o the_o ancient_a line_n of_o the_o farnese_n in_o italy_n from_o whence_o pope_n paul_n iii_o otherwise_o alexander_n de_fw-fr farnese_n be_v descend_v who_o in_o 1545._o create_v his_o natural_a son_n peter_n aloisius_n de_fw-fr farnese_n duke_n of_o parma_n and_o placentia_n nevertheless_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o vicious_a disposition_n and_o intolerable_a cruelty_n he_o so_o far_o incense_v both_o the_o nobility_n and_o commonalty_n that_o they_o conspire_v against_o he_o and_o slay_v he_o his_o son_n octavius_n marry_v margaret_n natural_a daughter_n to_o charles_n v._o alexander_n de_fw-fr medici_n great_a duke_n of_o tuscany_n widow_n and_o of_o this_o match_n alexander_n de_fw-fr farnese_n prince_n of_o parma_n be_v bear_v a_o prince_n worthy_a the_o noble_a character_n and_o hardly_o to_o be_v equal_v by_o the_o great_a man_n of_o that_o age._n he_o marry_v mary_n of_o portugal_n by_o who_o he_o have_v rainulius_n i._o duke_n of_o parma_n and_o placentia_n and_o odoardus_n i._n who_o become_v a_o cardinal_n the_o first_o of_o these_o beget_v 1._o alexander_n the_o dumb_n who_o by_o reason_n of_o that_o imperfection_n be_v unfit_a to_o govern._n and_o 2._o odoardus_fw-la ii_o who_o succeed_v his_o father_n and_o die_v 1646._o §_o ii_o this_o odoardus_n ii_o have_v four_o child_n that_o survive_v he_o the_o elder_a of_o which_o be_v ratnulius_n ii_o the_o present_a duke_n of_o parma_n and_o placentia_n who_o on_o apr._n 29._o 1660._o marry_v margaret_n joland_n daughter_n to_o victor_n amadeus_n duke_n of_o savoy_n but_o she_o die_v in_o 1663._o after_o