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  2. The House of Windsor is a British royal house, and currently the reigning house of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. The royal house's name was inspired by the historic Windsor Castle estate. Since it was founded in 1917, there have been five British monarchs of the House of Windsor: George V, Edward VIII, George VI ...

  3. Deciding that discretion was the better part of keeping his head and throne valour, he changed the very German name of his house to something nice and British and safe: Windsor (after Windsor Castle). So, yes, the House of Windsor is descended from the House of Tudor and the House of Plantagenet - through one of Henry VII's daughters, who ...

  4. Jul 17, 2017 · 1485-1603 House of Tudor. Queen Elizabeth I's death ended the Tudor reign. The Tudor family bred some of the best-known monarchs in English history, spanning from Henry VII to Elizabeth I. More on Queen Elizabeth Ii.

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    • George V (r. 1910-1936) A monarch whose reign spanned major change across Europe, George V renamed the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the House of Windsor in 1917 as a result of anti-German sentiment.
    • Edward VIII (r. Jan-Dec 1936) The oldest son of King George V and Mary of Teck, Edward gained a reputation for being something of a playboy in his youth.
    • George VI (r. 1936-1952) The second son of King George V and Mary of Teck, and the younger brother of King Edward VIII, George – known as ‘Bertie’ to his family as his first name was Albert – never expected to become king.
    • Elizabeth II (r. 1952-2022) Born in 1926 in London, Elizabeth was the oldest daughter of the future King George VI, and became heir presumptive in 1936, on her uncle’s abdication and father’s accession.
  5. Jan 21, 2024 · House of Windsor (1917–Present): In 1917, amid anti-German sentiments during World War I, King George V adopted the name Windsor, which persists to the present day. The House of Windsor has seen significant events, such as the abdication crisis of Edward VIII and the efforts to modernize the monarchy under Queen Elizabeth II.

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  6. The House of Windsor has produced four British sovereigns, George V (1910-1936), his son Edward VIII (1936), who abdicated the throne to marry the twice-divorced American Wallis Warfield Simpson in favour of his brother George VI (1936-52) and the present Queen, Elizabeth II. In 1960, the Queen and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh came to the ...

  7. House of Windsor Family Tree. Wessex | Normans | Plantagenet | Tudor | Scottish | Stuart | Hanover | Windsor | Elizabeth II Family. Royal House of Windsor Family Tree from King George V (1910 - 1935) to Queen Elizabth II (1952 - present).

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