This is a complete list of every known descendant of King George V, the founder of the House of Windsor. The list includes deceased members, members who have become Catholic, royal and non-royal, legitimate and illegitimate members openly acknowledged by their parents. The table includes generational data and birthdays and image data. The list is meant to be more comprehensive than the Line of succession to the British throne which is only a list of living legitimate non-Catholic descendants. The first generation is the six children of George V.
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Founder | HM George V | 3 June 1865 20 January 1936 (aged 70) |
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This list is complete as of 8 September 2009. King George V, creator of the House of Windsor has 87 known descendants in five generations. Out of the known descendants, 1 is currently the monarch and 54 family members are in the line of succession. Members who are (1) Catholic or (2) married to Catholics, or (3) illegitimate or legitimated by marriage are excluded by peerage regulations. Spouses are not included in the list.
Gen. # | Generation | Total | Dead | Catholic | Legt. by m. Illegt. |
Oldest Member | Youngest Member |
1 | children | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Edward VIII (Duke of Windsor) 23 June 1894 28 May 1972 (aged 77) |
The Prince John 12 July 1905 18 January 1919 (aged 13) |
2 | grand children | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | The Earl of Harewood 7 February 1923 11 July 2011 (aged 88) |
The Duke of Gloucester 26 August 1944 |
3 | g-grand children | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | The Prince of Wales 14 November 1948 |
Lady Gabriella Windsor 23 April 1981 |
4 | gg-grand children | 47 | 0 | 4 | 8 | Sophie Lascelles 1 October 1973 |
Senna Lewis 22 June 2010 |
5 | ggg-grand children | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Leo Lascelles 1 March 2008 |
Savannah Phillips 28 December 2010 ( 1 year 2 months) |
Total | 87 | 10 | 7 | 13 |
Most of the first generation of illegitimate children on this table are all legitimatio per matrimonium subsequens or legitimated by subsequent marriage. Under British law, they and their descendants are forever excluded from the line of succession. In some cases they are also excluded from other titles. Other monarchies are different. Monaco, for instance recognizes these children as eligible for the throne. Suspected illegitimate children not openly acknowledged by members of the family are not included in the table.
The Catholics are from three families.
The House of Windsor was created from the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (a minor branch of the House of Wettin). Officially, Edward VII was the only British monarch to rule as a member of this house. George V is considered to be a member of the House of Windsor. The 7 living descendants of Lady Maud Duff are considered part of the extended British Royal family. The Norwegian royal family is the closest family to the Windsors.
Gen. | Succession | Name | Birth (& Death) | Issue |
-1 | Deceased | HM King Edward VII | 9 November 1841 6 May 1910 (aged 68) |
6 |
0 | Deceased | HRH Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale | 8 January 1864 14 January 1892 (aged 28) |
none |
0 | Deceased | HM King George V | 3 June 1865 20 January 1936 (aged 70) |
Windsors |
0 | Deceased | HRH The Princess Louise, Princess Royal, Duchess of Fife | 20 February 1867 4 January 1931 (aged 63) |
2 |
1 | Deceased | Alastair Duff, Marquess of Macduff | 16 June 1890 16 June 1890 (aged 0) |
stillborn |
1 | Deceased | HRH Princess Arthur of Connaught, Duchess of Fife | 17 May 1891 26 February 1959 (aged 67) |
1 |
2 | Deceased | Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn | 9 August 1914 26 April 1943 (aged 28) |
none |
1 | Deceased | HH Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk | 3 April 1893 14 December 1945 (aged 52) |
1 |
2 | #55 | James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife | 23 September 1929 | 2 children 4 grandchildren |
0 | Deceased | HRH The Princess Victoria | 6 July 1868 3 December 1935 (aged 67) |
none |
0 | Deceased | HM Queen Maud of Norway | 26 November 1869 20 November 1938 (aged 68) |
Norwegian Royals |
0 | Deceased | HRH Prince Alexander John of Wales | 6 April 1871 7 April 1871 (aged 0) |
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