i still remain a humble knave. 2. (mother of 125) Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Dowager Princess of Leiningen (mother of 17) Like her mother, Zara is an accomplished equestrian and Olympian, winning a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics in London, and she has been appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire for her services to equestrianism. 47. Elizabeth's patrilineal descent (the principle behind membership in Germanic royal houses) can be traced back through the generations—which means that if Elizabeth II were to choose an historically accurate house name it would be Wettin, as all her male-line ancestors have been members. Princess Christiane Wilhelmine of Saxe-Eisenach (mother of 154), same person as 189 382. 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 his brother Edward VIII. Thomas Lyon-Bowes, Lord Glamis (father of 12) Henrietta Baker (mother of 55) 102. Using Zaida as his lynchpin, he traced Elizabeth’s genealogy back 43 generations all the way to Muhammad. He went on to be educated at a number of institutions including Cheam and Gordonstoun Schools (which his father attended before him) and Cambridge University, before serving in the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy. 320. 372. 118. 135. In October of 2018, Eugenie married her partner of seven years, Jack Brooksbank, in a ceremony at Windsor Castle. who is so gracious and serene. (mother of 101) Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (father of 113) In 2008 he married Autumn Kelly, and the couple have two children together: Savannah Phillips (2010-) and Isla Phillips (2012-). 251. She married Prince Henry in 1935, days after the death of her father, the 7th Duke of Buccleuch. He and his wife have three children together–Alexander Windsor (1974-), Lady Davina Lewis (1977-) and Lady Rose Gilman (1980-)–and six grandchildren (Xan Windsor, Lady Cosima Windsor, Senna Lewis, Tāne Lewis, Lyla Gilman and Rufus Gilman). 11. What Will Happen When Queen Elizabeth II Dies? The second child, and only daughter, of Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Charlotte was born on May 2, 2015. In 2011, he married his longtime girlfriend, Catherine Middleton, they welcomed their first child, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. 122. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (mother of 68), same person as 89 John, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg (father of 190) 114. (father of 70) same person as 128 Anne Hill-Trevor (mother of 58) The first child and elder son of Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, George was born on July 22, 2013 and is currently third in the line of succession. Count Charles Leopold von Schlieben (father of 73) 181. 216. After attending Eton College and St Andrew’s University, he trained at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and served in the Royal Air Force, eventually becoming a search-and-rescue pilot. His condition was not disclosed to the public until after his death. 188. 65. After attending Eton College like his elder brother William, Harry trained at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and served in the British Army where he was twice deployed to Afghanistan, making Harry the first royal to serve in a war zone since his uncle Prince Andrew. Ancestor charts showing the family relationships of Queen Elizabeth II (1926–) to other famous people. 325. William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire (father of 114) Karoline Ernestine of Erbach-Schönberg (mother of 65) 126. (father of 125) 142. Prince Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark and Norway (father of 39) Edwyn Burnaby (father of 15) 161. 369. In 2011, he married his longtime girlfriend, Catherine Middleton, whom he met at St Andrew’s, and the couple now have three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis. 121. 450. (mother of 76) same person as 149 She broke off her engagement with Townsend, and in 1960 married society photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones, who was given the title Earl of Snowdon. The couple had three children: Prince Edward, Princess Alexandra, and Prince Michael. They married in May 2018 at Windsor Castle, and Meghan spent a year and a half as a working royal before she and Harry decided to step back from their roles. (father of 103) Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (mother of 128) The Duchess of Sussex broke the mold of the expected royal bride, as a biracial, California-born actress. Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt (father of 162) 132. The dissolution of the British Empire and formation of the British Commonwealth were finalized during George’s reign, so he was both the last Emperor of India and the first Head of the Commonwealth. The riddle of Queen Charlotte's African ancestry was solved as a result of an earlier investigation into the black magi featured in 15th century Flemish paintings. Elizabeth II, queen of the United Kingdom from February 6, 1952, the longest-reigning monarch in British history. It was that passion eventually lead to his untimely death. Queen Elizabeth II served in the armed forces and was the first female member of the family to do so. The couple resides in Kensington Palace. 45. 180. (mother of 103) Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen (mother of 38), same person as 47 182. (father of 127) (mother of 118) Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen (mother of 132) Lady Dorothy Cavendish (mother of 28) In May of 2018, Harry married American actress Meghan Markle in a widely-watched royal wedding. Sophia Antonia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (mother of 64) The Rt Rev Samuel Peploe (father of 215) Albert Christoph, Count of Dohna-Schlodien in Leistenau (father of 145) Having held the title since 1958, Charles is the longest-serving Prince of Wales in history. 377. Charles and Diana had two children together, Prince William and Prince Harry before divorcing in 1996. Now in his 90s, Philip is not only the longest-serving consort of a reigning British monarch, but also the longest-living male British royal in history. 25. Her great-grandmother Queen Victoria, the second longest-reigning monarch, reigned for 63 years. 124. 37. 43. The House of Windsor as we know it today began in 1917 when the family changed its name from the German “Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.” Queen Elizabeth's grandfather, King George V, was the first Windsor monarch, and today's working royals are the descendants of King George and his wife, Queen Mary. Charles Boyle, 2nd Earl of Burlington (father of 230) Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (father of 128) 449. That same year, he married Birgitte van Deurs (1946-) whom he met at Cambridge University, and just two years after that, Richard inherited the title of Duke of Gloucester from his father Prince Henry. Thomas Salisbury (father of 31) 172. In 1923, he married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, and the couple had two daughters: the future Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. 223. 176. Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen (mother of 69), same person as 91 The Queen Mother Elizabeth was born Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon on August 4, 1900. He is currently fifth in the line of succession. As the youngest child of Prince George, the Duke of Kent and Princess Marina, he is both Queen Elizabeth’s first cousin and Prince Philip’s first cousin once removed. Duchess Antoinette Amalie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (mother of 157) 133. In 1934, he married Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, and the couple had three children: Prince Edward, Princess Alexandra, and Prince Michael. Mary Tucker (mother of 27) Likewise, Elizabeth is descended from John William Friso, Prince of Orange, and his wife, Princess Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel, who are the most recent common ancestors to all reigning European monarchs. The eldest child of Prince George, the Duke of Kent and Princess Marina, Prince Edward is directly related to both Prince Philip and the Queen. 454. 70. Lord Charles Bentinck (father of 14) Jean Nicholsen (mother of 96) Mildred Porteus (mother of 108) Princess Alexandra of Denmark (mother of 4) Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (father of 159) 58. 309. (mother of 119) 261. 464. 218. 79. 416. 249. Antony Armstrong-Jones, a.k.a. Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal (mother of 133) Hyacinth Roland (mother of 29) Armstrong-Jones married his second wife Lucy Mary Lindsay-Hogg that same year, and they remained married until 2000. She later trained as a nurse, and worked two days a week at the Great Ormond Street children’s hospital in London. 123. Armstrong-Jones died in 2017 at the age of 86. Writing on question and answer site Quora, he explained the Queen has 1/32,768th of the Scottish Queen’s blood. 71. 262. 317. 192. In 2019, he stepped back from his working royal duties following enormous public criticism over his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. 238. Jack Brooksbank first met Princess Eugenie in Verbier, Switzerland, while on a ski vacation. Thomas Lyon-Bowes, 11th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne: 8. George Carpenter (father of 49) (father of 101) Frederick, Prince of Wales (father of 68), same person as 88 27. Karl Anton August, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (father of 72) Anne Peploe (mother of 107) Unable to marry Simpson and remain on the throne, Edward abdicated in December of 1936, and was succeeded by his younger brother Albert, Queen Elizabeth’s father, who would go on to become King George VI. Frances Webb (mother of 31), 64. Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel (mother of 9) What to Expect from the Royal Family in 2019, The Royals Attend the Festival of Remembrance, 42 Photos of the Royal Family at Christmas. 129. Charlotte Boyle, Marchioness of Hartington (mother of 57) Frederick V of Denmark (father of 75 & 78) Princess Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxe-Zeitz (mother of 148), same person as 185 (mother of 111) 264. After a long courtship, the couple married at Westminster Abbey in 2011 in a ceremony which was attended by celebrities, dignitaries, and royals from across Europe. 457. Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (father of 144) The first child of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was born on May 6, 2019. (mother of 100) 199. 373. In July of 2020, she married her boyfriend Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in a private wedding ceremony in Windsor, and became stepmother to his son, Wolfie. Mr Stedall wrote: “Elizabeth II is descended from Henry VIII’s sister, Queen Margaret of Scotland the grandmother of Mary Queen of Scots. 101. 452. The elder child and only daughter of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Lady Louise is the youngest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth. 368. 247. 246. Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne: 18. Peter Phillips is the only son of Princess Anne and her first husband Captain Mark Phillips, and the eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth. Mary Garritt (mother of 63), 128. 221. She is descended from the Royal House of Stewart on both sides of her family. 51. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (mother of 44) 160. Elizabeth Bayley (mother of 53) Later that year, Anne married Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, her mother’s former equerry. She now lives in Santa Barbara, California with Harry and their son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, who was born in May 2019. 173. Countess Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg (mother of 190) Frederick Walsh (father of 51) 40. 245. • 21 April 1926 – 11 December 1936: Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth of York In 1932, she met Prince George during a visit to London, and the couple married two years later; theirs was the first royal wedding to be broadcast by wireless radio. Countess Katharina Dorothea Finck of Finckenstein (mother of 146) 253. (father of 124) Queen Elizabeth II, present sovereign of the Commonwealth realms, is the daughter of King George VI, the second-eldest son of King George V and Queen Mary; and of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later Queen Elizabeth, and, after her daughter's accession to the throne, the Queen Mother), the daughter of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and his wife, Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne.