The genealogies of the high-born Prince & Princess, George and Anne of Denmark, &c. shewing the lineal descent of these two noble and illustrious families : with their matches, issue, times of death, places of sepulchre, impresses, devices, &c. from the year of grace M. to this present year, MDCLXXXIV ...

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The genealogies of the high-born Prince & Princess, George and Anne of Denmark, &c. shewing the lineal descent of these two noble and illustrious families : with their matches, issue, times of death, places of sepulchre, impresses, devices, &c. from the year of grace M. to this present year, MDCLXXXIV ...
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H. K. (Henry Keepe), 1652-1688.
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1684.
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Anne, -- Queen of Great Britain, 1665-1714.
George, -- Prince, consort of Anne, Queen of Great Britain, 1653-1708.
Queens -- Great Britain -- Genealogy.
Princes -- Great Britain -- Genealogy.
Princesses -- Great Britain -- Genealogy.
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11, Frederick I. King of Den∣mark, &c.

AFter the Deposition of Christian the second King of Denmark, &c. FREDERICK Sirnamed the Pcaceable his Uncle (fourth Son of Christian the first) was Elected into the Kingdoms of Denmark, Nor∣way, &c. and Crowned King by the Name of Frederick the First, who gave way for Establishing the Doctrines and Principles of Martin Luther in those Countries, about the year one thou∣sand five hundred thirty and three, which were settled and confirmed in his Sons reign: And the Ecclesiastical Government of those Kingdoms con∣tinues to this day according to that Exemplar. After he had ruled his Subjects in great peace and quietness for well nigh ten years, he departed this Life at his Palace of Gottorp in Juitland on the tenth day of April,

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in the year of Grace, one thousand five hundred thirty and three, and in the fifty sixth year of his Age; and was Buried at Sleswick in the Cathe∣dral-Church there, under a Noble Mo∣nument of Alabaster. He married two Wives, first Ann the Daughter of John Elector and Marquess of Bran∣denburgh, in the year one thousand five hundred; who dying on the third day of May, one thousand five hundred and fourteen, was buried in the Abbey of Borsholme, under a Curious Monu∣ment of various colour'd Marble; by whom he had CHRISTIAN the Third King of Denmark, &c. and DORO∣THEA, married to Albert the first Duke of Prussia, in the year one thousand five hundred twenty and five, and died on the tenth day of April one thou∣sand five hundred fourty and seven. The second Wife of King Frederick, was Sophia the Daughter of Bugslajus the tenth Duke of Stetin in Pome∣merania, in the year one thousand five hundred and eighteen, who dying

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at Kilo in the year one thousand five hundred sixty and eight, and of her Age seventy, was buried at Sten∣burgh, leaving Issue by her said Husband JOHN the Elder Heir of Norway, Duke of Sleswick, Hol∣stein, Stormar and Ditzmarsh, &c. He was a great encourager of Lear∣ning and Learned men, and died un∣married at Hadersleve on the 30 day of September, in the year one thou∣sand five hundred and eighty, in the fifty ninth year of his Age: And after he had lain Magnificently in State for ten Weeks was buried at Sleswick in the Royal Sepulchre. ADOLPHE her second Son, Heir of Norway, Duke of Sleswick, Holstein, Stormar, Ditzmarsh, born at Flensburg on the six and twentieth day of January, in the year of our Lord, one thousand five hundred twenty and six, thirteen minutes past eleven of the Clock at night; who was one of the Knights Companions of the most Honourable Order of the Garter, in the year of

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our Lord, one thousand five hundred and sixty. He died at Gottorp on the first day of October, in the year one thousand five hundred eighty and six, and of his Age sixty. He Wedded Christiana the Daughter of Philip Landtgrave of Hesse, in the year one thousand five hundred sixty and four, by whom he had five Sons, Frederick, Philip, John-Adolph, Christian, John-Frederick: And as many Daughters, Sophia, Christiana, Elizabeth, Ann and Agnes. FREDERICK third Son of King Frederick and Sophia of Stetin, was Bishop of Hildesheim and Sles∣wick, who dying at Kilo on the twen∣ty seventh day of October, in the year one thousand five hundred fifty and six, in the twenty fifth year of his Age, was buried at Sleswick in the Monu∣ment of his Ancestors. ELIZABETH a Daughter, first married to Magnus, after to Ʋlrick both Dukes of Meckle∣burgh, who dying on the four and twentieth day of October, in the year of Grace, one thousand five hundred

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eighty and six, (it being the same day of the month whereon she was born) and of her Age sixty two, found Se∣pulchre at Gustrow in Germany▪ ANN a second Daughter, who dyed of the Plague at Flensburgh, and was Inhum'd at Sleswick. DORO∣THEA the third and youngest Daughter, was the second Wife of Christopher Duke of Meckleburgh, who departed this Life on the ele∣venth day of November, in year of our Lord, one thousand five hundred seventy and five, was buried by her Sister at Gustrow in the Sepulchre of the Princes of Meckleburgh, on the eight day of December following.

Impress or Device.

Frederick the First King of Den∣mark, &c. Bare for his Impress or Device: Fortune naked, standing on a Globe in the midst of the Sea, and catching the small Wind that seems gently to breath on the Surface of the Waters. The word FIDELTA E CO∣SA RARA.

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