Pedigree: Gerhard RANTZAU

The PEDIGREE of

Gerhard RANTZAU

aka Gert von RANTZAU

Born: 1558 Died: 1627

Lady Diana's 12-Great Uncle. HM Juan Carlos' 11-Great Grandfather. Philippe of Belgium's 11-Great Grandfather. Grand Duke Henri's 11-Great Grandfather. HM Margrethe II's 11-Great Grandfather. HM Beatrix's 10-Great Grandfather. HM Carl XVI Gustaf's 11-Great Grandfather. HM Harald V's 10-Great Grandfather. HRH Catharina-Amalia's 12-Great Grandfather.

"We have not inherited the Earth from our ancestors. We only borrowed it from our children."

Wife/Partner: Dorothea von BROCKDORFF
Child: Christian von RANTZAU

________	________	________	________	_______	_______
				/	-- Cai (Godskesen; af) RANTZAU +	====> [ 6]
			/	-- Breide (Caisen; af) RANTZAU (? - 1461?)
		/	-- Henrik von RANTZAU-BREITENBURG (1437? - 1497)
		\|	\	-- Drude RATHLOW +		====> [ 4]
		/			\| or: (Miss) von SELSINGEN
	/	-- Johann von RANTZAU-BREITENBURG (1492 - 1565)
	\|	\	/	-- Ditlev BUCHWALD +		====> [ 6]
	\|	\	-- Ollegaard von BUCHWALD a.d.H. Sierhagen
	/		\	-- Magdalene HUMMERSBUTTEL +		====> [ 7]
/	-- Heinrich (von) RANTZAU (1526 - 1599)
\|	\		/	-- Henneke WALSTORP +		====> [ 1]
\|	\|		/		\| (skip this generation?)
\|	\|	/	-- Gert WALSTORP (? - 1500)
\|	\|	/	\	-- Abel AHLEFELDT (skip?) +		====> [ 10]
\|	\	-- Anna WALSTORP (by 1505 - 1582)
\|		\	/	-- Henrik von RANTZAU-BREITENBURG +		====> [ 8]
\|		\	-- Catharine RANTZAU
/			\	-- Ollegaard von BUCHWALD a.d.H. Sierhagen +		====> [ 8]
- Gerhard RANTZAU
\		/	-- Dietrich von HALLE-DRACKENBURG-RINTELN
\|	/	-- Franz von HALLE-DRACKENBURG-RINTELN
\|	/	\	-- Elisabeth von dem BUSSCHE
\	-- Christine von HALLE (1535 - 1603)
	\	-- Christine von RAMEL (? - 1533)

His 2-Great Grandchildren: Friederike of CASTELL-RUDENHAUSEN ; Dorothea von NASSAU-OTTWEILER ; Sofie Amalie of NASSAU-OTTWEILER ; Louise of NASSAU-OTTWEILER