Royal Family tree: The line of succession from Queen Victoria to Queen Elizabeth II
The Royal Family tree is extensive and spans centuries. Here is how the line of succession has unfolded, from Queen Victoria all the way to Queen Elizabeth II.
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Queen Elizabewth II was one of several monarchs from the Royal House of Windsor, along with King George V and King George VI. But the Royal House's name has not always been Windsor, as the Queen's paternal grandfather King George V changed the name in 1917. Originally, the Royal House was Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, stemming from the name of Queen Victoria's beloved husband, Prince Albert.
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How ws Queen Elizabeth II related to Queen Victoria?
Queen Elizabeth II was a paternal great-great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria. And through her familial link to Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth II was also a distant cousin of her late husband, Prince Philip.
Prince Philip was also a great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria through his mother's family.
Philip's mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg and later Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark, was Queen Victoria's great-granddaughter.
Alice's mother was Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, and her mother was Queen Victoria's second daughter, Princess Alice. In fact, Prince Philip's mother was born in Queen Victoria's presence at Windsor Castle.
Princess Alice of Battenberg later married Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, which is why Prince Philip was also born a Prince of Greece and Denmark.
The line of succession from Queen Victoria to Queen Elizabeth II
There have been several British monarchs since Queen Victoria and before the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
Queen Victoria's eldest son was Prince Edward, later King Edward VII.
King Edward VII's second son, Prince George, would go on to become King George V.
Then King George V's eldest son, Prince Edward, ascended the throne in 1936 following George's death.
But Edward VIII abdicated the throne less than a year after his accession to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson.
The abdication crisis of 1936 resulted in Edward's younger brother, Prince Albert, Duke of York, ascending the throne under the regnal name of King George VI.
When King George VI died in 1952, his eldest daughter ascended the throne as Queen Elizabeth II.