List of descendants of George V

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.

LEGEND

CA means excluded from succession due to being Roman Catholic or having married a Catholic
LG means legitimated by subsequent marriage
(LG+) first generation or (LG-) later generation
Windsor Family: George V, His Six Children & Descendants
Succ.# Name Birth (& Death) Image
Founder HM George V 3 June 1865(1865-06-03)
20 January 1936(1936-01-20) (aged 70)
G-V
2nd son HM George VI 14 December 1895(1895-12-14)
6 February 1952(1952-02-06) (aged 56)
2 Sovereign HM The Queen, Elizabeth II 21 April 1926 (1926-04-21) (age 85)
3 01 HRH The Prince of Wales 14 November 1948 (1948-11-14) (age 63)
4 02 HRH The Duke of Cambridge 21 June 1982 (1982-06-21) (age 29)
4 03 HRH Prince Harry of Wales 15 September 1984 (1984-09-15) (age 27)
3 04 HRH The Duke of York 19 February 1960 (1960-02-19) (age 52)
4 05 HRH Princess Beatrice of York 8 August 1988 (1988-08-08) (age 23)
4 06 HRH Princess Eugenie of York 23 March 1990 (1990-03-23) (age 21)
3 07 HRH The Earl of Wessex 10 March 1964 (1964-03-10) (age 48)
4 08 James, Viscount Severn 17 December 2007 (2007-12-17) (age 4) image
4 09 Lady Louise Windsor 8 November 2003 (2003-11-08) (age 8) image
3 10 HRH The Princess Royal 15 August 1950 (1950-08-15) (age 61)
4 11 Mr Peter Phillips 15 November 1977 (1977-11-15) (age 34) image
5 12 Miss Savannah Phillips 28 December 2010(2010-12-28) (&&&&&&&&&&&&04411 year 2 months)
4 13 Mrs Zara Phillips 15 May 1981 (1981-05-15) (age 30)
2 died HRH Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon 21 August 1930(1930-08-21)
9 February 2002(2002-02-09) (aged 71)
3 14 David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley 3 November 1961 (1961-11-03) (age 50) image
4 15 The Hon Charles Armstrong-Jones 1 July 1999 (1999-07-01) (age 12)
4 16 The Hon Margarita Armstrong-Jones 14 May 2002 (2002-05-14) (age 9)
3 17 Lady Sarah Chatto 1 May 1964 (1964-05-01) (age 47) image
4 18 Master Samuel Chatto 28 July 1996 (1996-07-28) (age 15) image
4 19 Master Arthur Chatto 5 February 1999 (1999-02-05) (age 13) image

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Statistics for Descendants of George V

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.

Windsor Family Statistics
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(1894-06-23)
28 May 1972(1972-05-28) (aged 77)
The Prince John
12 July 1905(1905-07-12)
18 January 1919(1919-01-18) (aged 13)
2 grand children 9 4 1 0 The Earl of Harewood
7 February 1923(1923-02-07)
11 July 2011(2011-07-11) (aged 88)
The Duke of Gloucester
26 August 1944 (1944-08-26) (age 67)
3 g-grand children 22 0 2 2 The Prince of Wales
14 November 1948 (1948-11-14) (age 63)
Lady Gabriella Windsor
23 April 1981 (1981-04-23) (age 30)
4 gg-grand children 47 0 4 8 Sophie Lascelles
1 October 1973 (1973-10-01) (age 38)
Senna Lewis
22 June 2010 (2010-06-22) (age 1)
5 ggg-grand children 4 0 0 4 Leo Lascelles
1 March 2008 (2008-03-01) (age 4)
Savannah Phillips
28 December 2010(2010-12-28) (&&&&&&&&&&&&04411 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 oldest son, George Windsor, has 3 children. Only Lady Amelia Windsor (#25) is still in the line, but it is presumed that she will follow the lead of her siblings and parents and be confirmed [in the Catholic faith] when she is older and hence will be excluded from succession.
  • The second son, Lord Nicholas Windsor, married his wife in the Vatican, and his two children are baptised at a few weeks old. Upon baptism they are excluded from the line of succession.

Descendants of Edward VII

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.

House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha: Edward VII, His Six Children
Gen. Succession Name Birth (& Death) Issue
-1 Deceased HM King Edward VII 9 November 1841(1841-11-09)
6 May 1910(1910-05-06) (aged 68)
6
0 Deceased HRH Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale 8 January 1864(1864-01-08)
14 January 1892(1892-01-14) (aged 28)
none
0 Deceased HM King George V 3 June 1865(1865-06-03)
20 January 1936(1936-01-20) (aged 70)
Windsors
0 Deceased HRH The Princess Louise, Princess Royal, Duchess of Fife 20 February 1867(1867-02-20)
4 January 1931(1931-01-04) (aged 63)
2
1 Deceased Alastair Duff, Marquess of Macduff 16 June 1890(1890-06-16)
16 June 1890(1890-06-16) (aged 0)
stillborn
1 Deceased HRH Princess Arthur of Connaught, Duchess of Fife 17 May 1891(1891-05-17)
26 February 1959(1959-02-26) (aged 67)
1
2 Deceased Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn 9 August 1914(1914-08-09)
26 April 1943(1943-04-26) (aged 28)
none
1 Deceased HH Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk 3 April 1893(1893-04-03)
14 December 1945(1945-12-14) (aged 52)
1
2 #55 James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife 23 September 1929 (1929-09-23) (age 82) 2 children
4 grandchildren
0 Deceased HRH The Princess Victoria 6 July 1868(1868-07-06)
3 December 1935(1935-12-03) (aged 67)
none
0 Deceased HM Queen Maud of Norway 26 November 1869(1869-11-26)
20 November 1938(1938-11-20) (aged 68)
Norwegian Royals
0 Deceased HRH Prince Alexander John of Wales 6 April 1871(1871-04-06)
7 April 1871(1871-04-07) (aged 0)
newborn

See also

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