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Oct 22, 2022 · Home. News. Royal Family tree: Is King Charles III related to King Henry VIII? THE British Royal Family tree is amongst one of the more complex in Europe, with nearly a millennia of...
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Elizabeth of York 1466–1503: Edward V 1470–1483 King of England r. 1483: Mary Tudor 1496–1533: Henry VIII 1491–1547 King of England r. 1509–1547: Margaret Tudor 1489–1541: James IV 1473–1513 King of Scots r. 1488–1513: Frances Brandon 1517–1559: Mary I 1516–1558 Queen of England r. 1553–1558: Philip II of Spain 1527–1598 ...
- King George V, 1865-1936
- Queen Mary, 1867-1953
- King Edward Viii, 1894-1972
- Princess Mary, 1897-1965
- Prince John, 1905-1919
- Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, 1900-1974
- Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, 1901-2004
- Prince George, Duke of Kent, 1902-1942
- Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, 1906-1968
- King George VI, 1895 - 1952
The grandson of Queen Victoria—and great-grandfather to King Charles III—George V was born third in the line of succession and did not expect to become king. That changed after his elder brother Prince Albert Victor died in 1892. George ascended the throne after the death of his father in 1910, serving as King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of I...
King Charles's great-grandmother Queen Mary was royal by birth (her great-grandfather was King George III). Despite technically being a princess of the German Duchy of Teck, she was born and raised in England. She was first engaged to marry Prince Albert Victor, the eldest son of King Edward VII and her second cousin once removed, but after Albert’...
The eldest son of George V and Queen Mary, Edward became king after his father’s death in 1936, but threw the country into crisis months later when he proposed to Wallis Simpson, an American divorcée. As monarch, Edward was head of the Church of England, which at the time did not allow divorced people with a living former spouse to remarry in the c...
The only daughter of George V and Queen Mary. During World War I, Mary devoted herself to charity work, visiting hospitals and launching fundraising campaigns to support British soldiers and sailors. She later trained as a nurse, and worked two days a week at the Great Ormond Street children’s hospital in London. In 1922, Mary married Viscount Lasc...
The youngest child of George V and Queen Mary, John was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of four, and was sent to live at Sandringham House where he was cared for by his governess. He died in 1919 at the age of 13, following a severe seizure. His condition was not disclosed to the public until after his death.
King George V and Queen Mary’s third son, Henry was the first child of a British monarch to be educated at school, rather than be tutored at home, and ultimately attended Eton College. He served in the British military and had ambitions to command a regiment, but his career was interrupted by royal responsibilities following the 1936 abdication of ...
The wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, Lady Alice was a direct descendant of Charles II through his illegitimate son, the nobleman James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth. She married Prince Henry in 1935, days after the death of her father, the 7th Duke of Buccleuch. The couple had two sons, Prince William and Prince Richard. Alice died at the ag...
The fourth son of George V and Queen Mary. Like his elder brother Henry, George was educated at school, and spent time in the Navy before becoming the first member of the royal family to work as a civil servant. In 1934, he married Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, and the couple had three children: Prince Edward, Princess Alexandra, and Princ...
The wife of Prince George, and a princess of the Greek royal house, Princess Marina was the daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, and Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia. (Prince Philip is her first cousin.) In 1932, she met Prince George during a visit to London, and the couple married two years later; theirs was the first roya...
Known publicly as Prince Albert until his accession, King George VI did not expect to inherit the throne because his elder brother Edward VIII was first in the line of succession. As the second son of George V and Queen Mary, he was made Duke of York in 1920, after serving in the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force during World War I. In 1923, he marrie...
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May 6, 2023 · The royal family tree explained – from King Henry VIII to King Charles III. The late Queen Elizabeth II had four children, eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren
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Aug 15, 2015 · PUBLIC DOMAIN. Henry VIII (1491–1547) During his 37-year reign, Henry VIII took six wives. The first, Catherine of Aragon, was the mother of Queen Mary I of England.
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The fact that Queen Elizabeth II is related to Henry VIII through his sister has some surprising implications for the history and the future of the British monarchy. For example: Queen Elizabeth II is also related to Mary, Queen of Scots, who was her first cousin 13 times removed.
Edward VIII Duke of Windsor 1894–1972 r. 1936: King George VI 1895–1952 r. 1936–1952: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother 1900–2002: Mary, Princess Royal 1897–1965: Henry Lascelles 6th Earl of Harewood 1882–1947: Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester 1900–1974: Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester 1901–2004: Prince George, Duke of Kent ...
