Citations:great-grandson

Singular, hyphenated

 * 1783, Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volume 5, page 183:
 * The bastard son, the grandson, and the great-grandson of Marozia, a rare genealogy, were seated in the chair of St. Peter, and it was at the age of nineteen years that the second of these became the head of the Latin church.
 * 2003, Sarah V. Haile, Maniilaq: Eskimo Prophet, page 32:
 * "It was to honor my great-grandson that the spirits sent this fat porcupine my way," Qupilguuraq's grandmother stated with satisfaction, holding up the carcass by the tail.
 * 2011, Peter Marshall, David Manuel, Light and the Glory for Young Readers, The: 1492-1793, page 461:
 * Further, there is a credible account from the pen of the Reverend Alexander Hamilton, great-grandson of Washington's aide, recounting the events of a Hamilton family reunion held in New York City in 1854.

Singular, non-hyphenated

 * 1817, Charles Mills, An History of Muhammedanism, page 96:
 * The Fatimites had no leader of talents or bravery, but the hopes of the discontented subjects of Marvan, the Ommiadan prince, were fixed on Muhammed, the great grandson of Abbas.
 * 1839, Matthew Henry, The Life of the Rev. Philip Henry, A.M., page 150:
 * Mr. Rogers is descended from Mr. Henry, being the great grandson of his second daughter, Eleanor, Mrs. Radford.
 * 2011, Jane Shaw, Octavia, Daughter of God: The Story of a Female Messiah and Her Followers, page 377:
 * Rachel Fox's grandson, David Laity, and his wife Eileen, talked to me for several hours about Rachel; and her great grandson, Charles Fox, kindly gave me a tour of Glendurgan, her beautiful home near Falmouth.

Plural, hyphenated

 * 2004, Hugh E. Seebohm, On the Structure of Greek Tribal Society, page 54:
 * And it must be borne in mind that fifth cousins are great-grandsons of the great-grandsons of their common ancestor, or two generations of groups of second cousins.

Multiple "greats"

 * Two "greats".


 * 1906, H. G. Wells, Tales of Space and Time, page 169:
 * It was a thing he could not have imagined, that a day would come when even his great-great-grandsons would be scattered to the four winds of heaven.
 * 1996, Barbara Stahura, Gary L. Gibson, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, page 67:
 * He is the son of Max E. Grim and the great-great-grandson of Pvt. William F. Grim, Co. K, 8th Ohio Volunteer Cav.
 * 2005, G. W. S. Barrow, Robert Bruce: And the Community of the Realm of Scotland, page 53:
 * Since this line had now failed and the count of Holland was Ada's great-great-grandson, the alleged resignation should have given him the Scottish Crown without further argument.
 * 2012, Geraldine Phillips-Davis, In Spite of Color: From Plantations to the White House, page 225:
 * This is a strange coincidence -- two great, great grandsons whose great, great grandfathers were best friends.


 * Three "greats".


 * 1991, Judith Jesch, Women in the Viking Age, page 195:
 * Thus, the cousins and foster-brothers Kjartan and Bolli are her great-great-great-grandsons, and Guðrún, over whom they come to blows, is great-great-granddaughter of Unnr's favourite brother Bjǫrn.


 * Four "greats".


 * Five "greats".


 * Six "greats".


 * Seven "greats".


 * Eight "greats".


 * Nine "greats".


 * Ten "greats".