The House of Windsor is the current Royal House of the United Kingdom and each of the other Commonwealth realms. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A Commonwealth realm is any one of 16 sovereign states within the Commonwealth of Nations that each have Elizabeth II as their respective Monarch Saxe-Coburg and Gotha or Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha served as the name of the two German duchies of Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Gotha in The House of Wettin was a dynasty of German Counts Dukes prince-electors (Kurfürsten and kings that ruled the area of today's This is a list of awards decorations honours orders and titles belonging to Queen Elizabeth II. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A royal house or royal dynasty is a familial designation or Family name of sorts used by Royalty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A Commonwealth realm is any one of 16 sovereign states within the Commonwealth of Nations that each have Elizabeth II as their respective Monarch The older part is a branch of the Saxe-Coburg and Gotha line of the House of Wettin, while the newer part is a branch of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg line of the House of Oldenburg. Saxe-Coburg and Gotha or Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha served as the name of the two German duchies of Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Gotha in The House of Wettin was a dynasty of German Counts Dukes prince-electors (Kurfürsten and kings that ruled the area of today's Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (in Danish: Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Lyksborg) from Glücksburg in northernmost Germany The House of Oldenburg is a North German dynasty and one of Europe 's most influential Royal Houses It first became royal when Count Christian I

Descendants of Victoria

"A Good Riddance". Propaganda cartoon from Punch, Vol. Punch was a British weekly Magazine of Humour and Satire published from 1841 to 1992 and from 1996 to 2002 152, June 27, 1917, commenting on the King having ordered the relinquishing of the German titles held by members of His Majesty's family.

By virtue of Queen Victoria's marriage to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, son of Duke Ernst I of the small German duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, her descendants were members of the ducal family of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha with the house name of Wettin. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ernest I Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, formerly Ernest III Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Ernst Anton Karl Ludwig Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (b Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Saxe-Coburg and Gotha or Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha served as the name of the two German duchies of Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Gotha in Saxe-Coburg and Gotha or Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha served as the name of the two German duchies of Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Gotha in The House of Wettin was a dynasty of German Counts Dukes prince-electors (Kurfürsten and kings that ruled the area of today's Victoria's son Edward VII and his son George V reigned as members of this house.

However, high anti-German feeling among the people during World War I prompted the Royal Family to abandon all titles held under the German crown and to change German-sounding titles and house names for English-sounding versions. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All On 17 July 1917, a royal proclamation by George V provided that all agnatic descendants of Queen Victoria would be members of the House of Windsor with the personal surname of Windsor. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Agnatic (or patrilineal descent is established by tracing descent exclusively through males from a founding male ancestor The name Windsor has a long association with English royalty through the town of Windsor and Windsor Castle. Windsor (ˈwɪnzə/ /ˈwɪndzə is a suburban town and tourist destination in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. Windsor Castle, in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, is the largest inhabited Castle in the world and dating back to the time of

Upon hearing that his cousin George V had changed the name of the British royal house to Windsor, German Emperor William II remarked jokingly that he planned to see Shakespeare's play The Merry Wives of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (the play's true title, of course, is The Merry Wives of Windsor). This article lists the German monarchs, ruling over the territory of Germany from the creation of a separate Eastern Frankish Kingdom in 843 until the end of monarchy William Shakespeare ( baptised The Merry Wives of Windsor is a Comedy by William Shakespeare, first published in 1602, though believed to have been written prior to 1597

Descendants of Elizabeth II

In Council on 9 April 1952, after her accession, Queen Elizabeth II officially declared her “Will and Pleasure that I and My children shall be styled and known as the House and Family of Windsor, and that my descendants who marry and their descendants, shall bear the name of Windsor. An Order-in-Council is a type of legislation in Commonwealth Realms. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II ”^[1] This is in contrast with the usual practice in which her children would be of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg through their father, born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, a line of the House of Oldenburg. Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (in Danish: Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Lyksborg) from Glücksburg in northernmost Germany The House of Oldenburg is a North German dynasty and one of Europe 's most influential Royal Houses It first became royal when Count Christian I

On 8 February 1960, the Queen confirmed that she and her children would continue to be known as the House and Family of Windsor, as would any agnatic descendants who enjoy the style HRH and the title prince or princess. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Agnatic (or patrilineal descent is established by tracing descent exclusively through males from a founding male ancestor ^[1] However, she decreed that her agnatic descendants who do not have that style and title will bear the surname "Mountbatten-Windsor"^[1]. Mountbatten-Windsor is the personal Surname of some of the descendants of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh under an ambiguously-worded Mountbatten is the surname adopted by Prince Philip before his marriage; it is an anglicisation of his mother's family name of Battenberg. The Battenberg family was a Cadet branch of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt, rulers of the Grand Duchy of Hesse in Germany. Any future monarch could change the dynasty name by royal proclamation if he or she chooses to do so.

Realms

King George V's reign over a unitary British Empire began in 1910, under the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, but many changes occurred before his death in 1936. The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. Saxe-Coburg and Gotha or Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha served as the name of the two German duchies of Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Gotha in Though the Irish Free State left the United Kingdom in 1922, the actual name of the kingdom was not changed until 1927, at which time the sovereign's title was changed accordingly. The Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann (1922&ndash1937 was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by Under the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927, the monarch not only thereafter became separately the King of Ireland, he also became separately the king of all the Commonwealth realms, then including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and others; he had previously been monarch in, not of, those states, through a single Crown over the British Empire. Passed on April 12, 1927, the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927 ( 17 Geo 5 c The Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann (1922&ndash1937 was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by A Commonwealth realm is any one of 16 sovereign states within the Commonwealth of Nations that each have Elizabeth II as their respective Monarch For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island } The Union of South Africa is the historic predecessor to the present-day state of the Republic of South Africa. As the situation continued to evolve under the Statute of Westminster, 1931, and other developments, George V became a shared monarch wearing multiple crowns. The Statute of Westminster 1931 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (22 & 23 Geo Until 1947, the king was also styled Emperor of India. Emperor/Empress of India ( Badishah -e-Hind in Hindustani) was used as a Title by the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Since 1949, the head of the House of Windsor is also Head of the Commonwealth of Nations, comprising most (but not all) parts of the former British Empire and some states that were never part of it. Queen Elizabeth II is the second person to be recognised as Head of the Commonwealth (which currently has 53 members The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power.

Patrilineal descent

Patrilineal descent, descent from father to son, is the principle behind membership in royal houses, as it can be traced back through the generations - which means that the patrilineally accurate royal house of monarchs of the House of Windsor is the House of Wettin. TalkCommonewalth realm.--> The monarchy The Princess Mary Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary Lascelles née Windsor 25 April 1897 &ndash 28 March The Prince Henry Duke of Gloucester (Henry William Frederick Albert 31 March 1900 – 10 June 1974 was a member of the British Royal Family, the third son of George V The Prince George Duke of Kent (George Edward Alexander Edmund 20 December 1902 - 25 August 1942) was a member of the British Royal Family The Prince John (John Charles Francis 12 July 1905 &ndash 18 January 1919 was a member of the British Royal Family, the youngest son of King George V and Queen For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II Prince William of Gloucester (William Henry Andrew Frederick 18 December 1941 - 28 August 1972) was a member of the British royal family Prince Richard Duke of Gloucester (Richard Alexander Walter George born 26 August 1944 is a member of the British Royal Family, the youngest grandchild of King George Prince Edward Duke of Kent (Edward George Nicholas Patrick Paul born 9 October 1935 is a member of the British Royal Family, a grandchild of George V. "Prince Michael" redirects here For other people named Prince Michael see Prince Michael (disambiguation. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II For actual Princes of Wales called Henry see Henry Prince of Wales. Princess Beatrice of York (Beatrice Elizabeth Mary born 8 August 1988 is a member of the British Royal Family. Princess Eugenie of York ( Eugenie Victoria Helena;; born 23 March 1990 is a member of the British Royal Family and a granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II James Viscount Severn (James Alexander Philip Theo born 17 December 2007 is a member of the British Royal Family. The Lady Louise Windsor (Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary born 8 November 2003 is a member of the British Royal Family. Patrilineality (aka agnatic kinship) is a system in which one belongs to one's father's lineage it generally involves the Inheritance of property names or titles A royal house or royal dynasty is a familial designation or Family name of sorts used by Royalty. The House of Wettin was a dynasty of German Counts Dukes prince-electors (Kurfürsten and kings that ruled the area of today's

Descent before Conrad the Great is taken from [1] and may be inaccurate.

House of Wettin

1. Burkhard I, Duke of Thuringia, d. 870
2. Burchard, Duke of Thuringia, 836 - 908
3. (possibly) Burkhard III of Grabfeldgau, 866 - 913
4. Dedi I, Count of Hessegau, 896 - 957
5. (probably) Dietrich I of Wettin, d. Burchard (died 3 August 908) was the Duke of Thuringia (and the Sorbian March) from shortly after 892 until his death 976
6. (possibly) Dedi II, Count of Hessegau, 946 - 1009
7. Dietrich II of Wettin, 991 - 1034
8. Thimo I of Wettin, d. 1099
9. Thimo II the Brave, Count of Wettin, d. 1118
10. Conrad, Margrave of Meissen, 1098 - 1157
11. Otto II, Margrave of Meissen, 1125 - 1190
12. Dietrich I, Margrave of Meissen, 1162 - 1221
13. Henry III, Margrave of Meissen, c. Conrad the Great (c 1097 &ndash 5 February 1157) was the Margrave of Meissen from 1123 until his retirement in 1156 Otto II ( 1125 - 18 February 1190) was the Margrave of Meissen from 1157 until his death in 1190 Dietrich I ( 11 March 1162 &ndash 18 January 1221) called the Oppressed, was the Margrave of Meissen from 1198 until his Henry III der Erlauchte or Henry the Illustrious (c 1215 probably in Meissen &ndash 15 February 1288, Dresden) Margrave 1215 - 1288
14. Albert II, Margrave of Meissen, 1240 - 1314
15. Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen, 1257 - 1323
16. Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen, 1310 - 1349
17. Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia, 1332 - 1381
18. Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 1370 - 1428
19. Frederick II, Elector of Saxony, 1412 - 1464
20. Ernest, Elector of Saxony, 1441 - 1486
21. John, Elector of Saxony, 1468 - 1532
22. John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 1503 - 1554
23. Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, 1530 - 1573
24. John II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, 1570 - 1605
25. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha, 1601 - 1675
26. John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1658 - 1729
27. Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1697 - 1764
28. Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1724 - 1800
29. Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1750 - 1806
30. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 1784 - 1844
31. Albert, Prince Consort, 1819 - 1861
32. Edward VII of the United Kingdom, 1841 - 1910
33. George V of the United Kingdom, 1865 - 1936
34. George VI of the United Kingdom, 1895 - 1952 and Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, 1894 - 1972
35. Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, born 1926 (daughter of George VI)

Further reading

• Longford, Elizabeth Harman (Countess of Longford). Albert II the Degenerate (de Albrecht II der Entartete) (b 1240 &ndash d Frederick I, called the Brave or the Bitten (German Friedrich der Freidige or Friedrich der Gebissene; 1257 Eisenach – 16 Frederick II the Serious (Friedrich II der Ernsthafte ( 30 November 1310 in Gotha &ndash 18 November 1349) Margrave of Meissen Friedrich III der Strenge (the Strict ( 14 December 1332 in Dresden &ndash 21 May 1381 in Altenburg) Landgrave Frederick IV Margrave of Meissen Landgrave of Thuringia and Elector of Saxony (Frederick the Belligerent (the Warlike ( 11 April 1370 &ndash 4 January Frederick II Elector of Saxony (Frederick the Gentle (b Leipzig, 22 August 1412 - d Ernst Elector of Saxony (b Meissen, 24 March 1441 - d Colditz, 26 August 1486) was Elector of Saxony from John Elector of Saxony, known as John the Steadfast or John the Constant ( 30 June 1468 – 16 August 1532) was Elector John Frederick I Elector of Saxony (Johann Friedrich I b Torgau, 30 June 1503 – d Johann Wilhelm Duke of Saxe-Weimar (b Torgau, 11 March 1530 d Johann II Duke of Saxe-Weimar ( Johann Maria Wilhelm) (b Weimar, 22 May 1570 - d Ernst I Duke of Saxe-Gotha and Altenburg, called "the Pious" (b John Ernest Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (b Gotha, 22 August 1658 - d Franz Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (b Saalfeld, 25 September 1697 d Ernest Frederick Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld ( Saalfeld, 8 March 1724 - Coburg, 8 September 1800) was a duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld Franz Frederick Anton Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (b Coburg, July 15 1750 - d Ernest I Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, formerly Ernest III Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Ernst Anton Karl Ludwig Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (b For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II The Royal House of Windsor. Revised ed. Crown, 1984.
• Roberts, Andrew. The House of Windsor. University of California Press, 2000.

See also

• British Royal Family
• Canadian Royal Family
• Windsor, Berkshire
• Windsor Castle

Notes and references

1. ^ ^{a b c} Royal Styles and Titles – 1960 Letters Patenet

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