Genealogy of the British royal family

The recorded genealogy of the British royal family traces back to the early Middle Ages. Although there is no strict legal or formal definition of who is or is not a member of the royal family, and different lists will include different people, those carrying the style His or Her Majesty (HM) or His or Her Royal Highness (HRH) are generally considered members. The current British royal family are members of the House of Windsor.

Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

Ancestors of Edward VIII and George VI.

House of Windsor

The family and ancestors of Queen Elizabeth II.

Mountbatten-Windsor

The name "Mountbatten-Windsor" legally applies only to the descendants of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who do not carry the "HRH" title. Therefore, the only technical holders of the name to date are the children of Prince Edward and his wife the Countess of Wessex- even though they are entitled to the HRH status they do not use it, making them the only 2 current people to be able to use the Mountbatten-Windsor surname, as everyone else by Letters Patent are actually Windsors.

Windsor

Oldenburg

Ancestors of The Duke of Edinburgh.

House of Hanover

Palatine / Wittelsbach

Ancestors of Sophia of Hanover.

House of Stuart

Ancestors of Mary, Queen of Scots

Bruce

Huntingdon

Celtic Kings of Scotland

Saxon Kings of England, Wessex, and Kent

Tudor

House of York

Beaufort

Plantagenet/Angevins

Normans

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Saul, Heather (22 July 2013). "Royal baby: Duchess of Cambridge goes into labour". The Independent. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Royal baby: Kate gives birth to boy". BBC. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "In pictures: Royal baby introduced". BBC. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Marek, Miroslav. "Ancestry of the House of Oldenberg in German". Genealogy.EU. from through Christian I von Oldenburg. "Gf." stands for Graf, German for Count. Accessed May 4, 2011.
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