![]() ![]() Their marriage stood for decades, with the Prince supporting her throughout his life and most of her reign as Queen until he died in 2021. Queen Elizabeth (Princess Elizabeth at that time) and Prince Philip tied the knot in 1947. Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip and their 4 Children: Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward A 1960 amendment to the decree changed it to affect patrilineal descendants without royal titles. Under normal circumstances, they would have taken on Prince Philip’s surname – Mountbatten, which itself had German roots. Queen Elizabeth II would, a few decades later in 1952, also declare that her descendants would also adopt the surname Mountbatten-Windsor. All British patrilineal descendants of Queen Victoria would bear the name Windsor. King George decreed that the dynastic name would be changed to the House of Windsor during World War I, in the midst of anti-German sentiment. In German, it is Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha in German. The name Saxe-Coburg-Gotha came from her husband, who was German by birth. The last House of Hanover ruler was Queen Victoria. This name in turn came from King George I, who was the elector of Hanover – one of seven people who could elect the emperor of Germany. It previously used to be Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (or Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) until 1917, when Queen Elizabeth’s grandfather, King George V, proclaimed the adoption of the new name.įor context, the House of Windsor took over from the House of Hanover. The term House of Windsor refers to the dynastic name of the British Royal Family. We briefly explore the history of the House of Windsor, and the family trees of Queen Elizabeth’s descendants. Let’s take a look at the family tree of Queen Elizabeth II. And as the Internet whips up all the attendant memes and snide remarks that you would expect to follow a septuagenarian in his shoes, we thought we’d balance the scales with a bit of information to keep you in the know. King Charles has been thrust onto the throne. If there is one event that justifies the use of the expression “the end of an era”, it is this. Another referenced the Batman franchise instead – cheekily pointing out that Queen Elizabeth had even “survived” Ben Affleck’s portrayal of the masked marauder. Others made pop culture references – which actors had played James Bond during her time for example. Some chronicled her reign by comparing it to the number of British prime ministers, US presidents, Catholics popes, and other world leaders who had served in that time. Social commentators had no shortage of comparisons and witticisms for what was a truly unique era in modern history. She’d been at the helm as Britain went through political upheaval many more times than one can count. She’d seen the world slow to a covid-induced stop. For a time, it had almost seemed the world would never see the day. Box 901, Decatur, Ga., 30031 or the 8th of September, 2022, the news broke that the reign of Queen Elizabeth II had ended. George’s Chapel are there, as are those within the grounds under “Royal Burial Ground.”Ĭontact Kenneth H. All of these burials are now covered on the Find a Grave website and similar sites. The Kings and Queens of England were buried at various churches around England until they began to be buried at either Westminster Abbey or Windsor Castle. ![]() Passports, you can find the passport of the Duchess of Windsor (Wallis Warfield Spencer Simpson), who was a world traveler long before she captured the heart of the future King Edward VIII. The parish records of London and Westminster (separate legal entities within greater London) are there. You can look up original documents on Queen Elizabeth’s ancestors on, with its vast amount of records that are indexed and searchable. Charleston, South Carolina is for him as well. Nearby North and South Carolina (originally one colony) were named in 1663 for the last King Charles, Charles II, who became king in 1660. Our own state of Georgia was chartered and named for the Queen’s ancestor King George II in 1732, with Augusta bearing the name of the Princess of Wales, another ancestor. ![]() ![]() It was in 1917 when the Queen’s grandfather, George V, renamed the royal house, then called Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (from Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria), to Windsor, to sound more English. While the royal house has technically changed names over the centuries, it’s still in direct descent from the same original line, that of William the Conqueror. ![]()
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