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Sep 8, 2023 · Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, 1901-2004. The wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, Lady Alice was a direct descendant of Charles II through his illegitimate son, the nobleman James ...
- Michael Stillwell
Queen Victoria died in 1901, so this is fairly recent history. She recognized that she was a descendant of King David of ancient Israel—that her sitting on the throne of England was actually a fulfillment of God’s promise to King David! (https://watchjerusalem.co.il/528-finding-the-ark-of-the-covenant retrieved 04/02/19)
- Queen Elizabeth II. April 21, 1926 - September 8, 2022. When Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born, she was not a direct heir to the throne since her father was the second son of King George V. But after her grandfather died and her uncle, King Edward VIII, abdicated -- both within the same year -- Elizabeth’s father became King George VI.
- Prince Philip. June 10, 1921 - April 9, 2021. Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark was born in Corfu, Greece, as the youngest of five children. His father was Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and his mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg, was Queen Victoria’s great-granddaughter.
- King Charles III. November 14, 1948. Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor acceded to the throne as King Charles III on the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on September 8, 2022.
- Queen Camilla. July 17, 1947. Camilla Rosemary Shand met then-Prince Charles at a polo match when she was in her early 20s, before her first marriage to Andrew Parker Bowles in 1973.
Sep 8, 2022 · 02:53 - Source: CNN. British royal family line of succession: Who’s who. By CNN staff. 8 minute read. Updated 1:58 PM EDT, Wed September 14, 2022. Link Copied! CNN — Charles has become...
May 5, 2023 · Queen Elizabeth II, who died Sept. 8, 2022, has three generations of direct heirs living, a line of succession not seen since Queen Victoria’s rule in the late 19th century. Monarch in-waiting....
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May 4, 2023 · Princess Elizabeth, the third daughter of George and Charlotte, was born May 22, 1770. In her adulthood, she was linked to a few different men, but at age 47, she married Prince Frederick of Hesse ...
May 20, 2024 · King Charles III is the oldest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, born November 14, 1948. He ascended the British throne following the death of his mother on Sept. 8, 2022, and was ...
