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 ...

9. Theodorick Earl of Olden∣burgh.

THEODORICK, sirnamed the Fortunate, eldest Son of Conrade by his second Nuptials, succeeded his half-Brother Maurice in the Earldom of Oldenburgh and Dalmenhorst. He married twice; First, Adelheda Dal∣menhorst, Sister to Nicholas Archbishop of Bremen, in the year 1401. but by her had no Issue: He took to his se∣cond Wife (in the year 1423.) Hedvi∣gen the Widow of Balthasar of Meckleburgh, and Sister to Gerard and Adolph, both Dukes of Sleswick and Holstein, whose Inheritance (after their decease without Issue) came to this Hedvigen, whose eldest Son CHRISTIAN, the first King of Den∣mark, in Right of his Mother had the Titles of Duke of Sleswick and Earl of Holstein remaining in him, which hath continued to his Successors Kings

of Denmark to this day. The second Son of Theodorick and this Hedvigen, was GERARD, sirnamed the Warrior, a man of a turbulent and restless Spirit; Being banish'd, he died in France in the year of our Lord 1500. He mar∣ried Adelheda the Daughter of Nicho∣las Earl of Tecleburgh▪ and had Issue, Gerard, Theodorick and Christian, who all died of untimely deaths; Adolph fourth Son, and Otho that was a Canon of Bremen, both slain on the 16th. of February, in the year 1500; And John the youngest, who married Ann Daugh∣ter of George the elder Prince of Han∣nault, dying in the year 1526. Adel∣hede, eldest Daughter, was the Wife of the Lord Plessian: Irmengard, of Hero Ommake, in the year 1491. Hel∣wise, third Daughter, to Edo Wimecken Lord of Jevera, in the year of Grace 1498. Anne and Elizabeth died of the Plague in their Virginities, A. D. 1505. The third and youngest Son of Theodo∣rick and Helwise, was MAURICE, who married Catharine the Daughter of

Otho Earl of Hoien, who bare to him three Children, James, Hedwise, and Adelhede, who died young. ADEL∣HEDE, only Daughter of Theodorick and Hedwise, was first married to Ernest Honsstein, and afterwards to Gebhard Mansfield. This Teodorick died at his Castle of Dalmenhorst, in the year 1440.