Descendants of Queen Victoria Stamps Illustrating Philatelically Pictured Royals How did Scotland get in? James IV of Scotland Mary, Queen James V of Henry VII of of Scots Scotland England Margaret Tudor § Elizabeth of James I of York England & VI Archibald of Scotland Douglas, Earl of Angus Margaret Douglas Henry Stuart, Margaret Henry VII of Lord Darnley Tudor § England Matthew Stewart, Earl of Lennox 10/10/2015 [email protected] James I to George II James I of GB & VI of Scotland Elizabeth Charles I Sophia Mary Charles II James II 1630-1714 William III George I of GB & II Mary II of Holland married George II Anne James Stuart “The Old Pretender” 10/10/2015 [email protected] Europe – Boundaries set by Congress of Vienna - 1814 10/10/2015 [email protected] Hanoverians Edward, Duke of George III of Frederick, Prince George II of Kent England of Wales England Victoria Francis, Duke of Victoria of Saxe- Saxe-Coburg- Coburg-Saalfield Saalfield George IV, son of George William IV, son of George III;10/10/2015 no legitimate heirs [email protected]; no legitimate heirs The story … Prince Edward Island, Canada was named for Victoria’s father; Prince Edward – son of George III and brother of George IV and William IV • Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent and Strathearn (2 November 1767 – 23 January 1820) • Edward was stationed in Quebec & Nova Scotia from 1791 to 1799 • The legislature of St. John’s Island voted to change its name to Prince Edward Island in honour of Prince Edward on November 29, 1798. • He died of pneumonia 6 days before his father, George III 10/10/2015 [email protected] History It was seemingly by accident that Victoria came to the throne Of the sons of George III, Edward had the eldest legitimate heir Edward died the year after Victoria was born. Her mother had 2 older children by a previous marriage 10/10/2015 [email protected] Where Did Victoria come from? Francis, Duke of Saxe- Coburg- Saalfield Ernst I of Leopold I of Antoinette Saxe-Coburg- Ferdinand Victoria Belgium Gotha Carlotta, Marie of Ferdinand II of Victoria of Leopold II of Albert August Empress of Württemberg Portugal GB Belgium Mexico Married Ferdinand I of Maximillian of Bulgaria Austria (show below) Marie of Württemberg was the 2 nd wife of Ernst I; making her both Albert’s step-mother & 1 st cousin 10/10/2015 [email protected] Victoria & Albert Victoria & Albert were married in 1840 when they both were 21. By the time of Albert’s death in 1861, they had 9 children. 10/10/2015 [email protected] The Children 1. Victoria Adelaide , Princess Royal – Empress of Germany – Mother of Kaiser Wilhelm II 2. Edward VII , King of England 1901-10 – Descendants include the current ruling houses of Norway and England 3. Alice Maud – Married Grand Duke Ludwig IV of Hesse – Great-grandmother of Prince Philip 4. Alfred , Duke of Saxe-Coburg – Related to kingdoms of Romania, Russia, Greece, Yugoslavia & Austria 5. Helena married Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein 6. Louise, Duchess of Argyll – took care of mother 7. Arthur , Duke of Connaught – Governor General of Canada – Ancestor of Kings of Sweden 8. Leopold , Duke of Albany – Descendants include dukes of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha 9. Beatrice – Descendants include kings of Spain 10/10/2015 [email protected] Victoria & Albert Victoria Albert Victoria, Louise, Helena of Alfred of Saxe- Empress of Edward VII Alice of Hesse Duchess of Schlesvig- Coburg-Gotha Germany Argyll Holstein Alexandra, Marie, Queen George V Last Tsarina of of Romania Kaiser Wilhelm II Russia Leopold, Duke Beatrice of of Albany Battenberg Arthur, Duke of Connaught Margaret, Queen of Victoria of Sweden Spain 10/10/2015 [email protected] Descent from Victoria 10/10/2015 [email protected] The Grandparents of Europe 10/10/2015 [email protected] Children Edward VII King of Great Britain 1901-1910 Alice Keppel, mistress of Edward VII – great- Son of Victoria & Albert grandmother of Camilla Parker-Bowles Edward married Alexandra of Denmark Daughter of Christian IX & Louise of Hesse-Cassel 10/10/2015 [email protected] Descendants of Edward VII George V – King of GB 1910-1936 • Married Victoria of Teck Maud Charlotte • Married Haakon VII – King of Norway 1905-1957 Other children lost to philately 10/10/2015 [email protected] Descendants of Edw VII Haakon VII & Maude 10/10/2015 [email protected] George V 10/10/2015 [email protected] Children of George V Albert, Duke of Edward VIII Mary, Princess York; reigned as Royal George VI George, Duke of Prince John 10/10/2015 Henry, Duke of [email protected] Kent Gloucester Wives of George V’s Children Alexandra of Kent, granddaughter • Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother • Marina, Duchess of Kent • Alice Montague-Douglas-Scott, Duchess of Gloucester Alice was the longest living royal to date died in 2004 aged 103 10/10/2015 [email protected] George VI’s Children Reigning 63 years and counting Margaret, Countess of Snowden 10/10/2015 [email protected] Elizabeth II Elizabeth II & Duke of Edinburgh 10/10/2015 [email protected] Philip Elizabeth II Mountbatten Charles, Anne, Edward, Andrew, Earl Prince of Princess Duke of York of Wessex Wales Royal William, Henry of Duke of Wales Cambridge George of Cambridge 10/10/2015 [email protected] Elizabeth’s Children Anne, the Charles Princess Royal Edward, Andrew, Earl of Duke of York Wessex; future Duke of Edinburgh 10/10/2015 [email protected] British Grandchildren Diana, birth of William & Kate, Duchess of Cambridge William 1982 10/10/2015 [email protected] William Harry British Spouses Charles & Diana Charles & Camilla Anne & Capt Mark Phillips Parker-Bowles Edward10/10/2015 & Sophie Rhys-Jones [email protected] & Sarah Ferguson Grand & Great-grandchildren of Elizabeth II Princess Beatrice of York Prince George Duke & Duchess of Cambridge 10/10/2015 [email protected] Russia Nicholas II married Alix of Hesse & by Rhine (later known as Alexandra Feodorovna) – daughter of Alice of UK and Grand Duke Louis IV of Hesse and by Rhine 10/10/2015 [email protected] Russia Gr- Future Tsar Last Tsar Grandparents Grandparents Alexander III Alexander II Nicholas II of Russia Dagmar of Christian IX of Denmark Denmark Tsarevich Alexei (1904-18) Victoria of GB Alix of Hesse Alice of GB Albert, Prince Consort 10/10/2015 [email protected] Spain Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg – daughter of Beatrice of UK married Alfonso XIII of Spain Alfonso, Prince of Beatrice & Maria Christina Asturias10/10/2015 [email protected] Spain Alfonso XIII of Spain Juan Carlos I Count of of Spain Barcelona Victoria of Beatrice of GB Battenberg Felipe VI of Constantine I Spain of Greece Paul of Greece Victoria, Sophia of Princess Royal Sophia of Prussia of GB Greece Frederica of Victoria of Kaiser Hanover Prussia Wilhelm II 10/10/2015 [email protected] Norway Haakon VII & Maud Olav V – son of Maud of UK & Haakon VII 10/10/2015Harald V & Sonja – son of [email protected] V Germany & Greece Victoria, Empress of Germany Irene married Kaiser Sophia of Tomislav II of Wilhelm II Prussia Croatia Paul I Monarchy Helen, Queen George II of Alexander I of Paul I of abolished Mother of Greece Greece Greece 1918 Romania Sophia, Michael I of Constantine II Queen of Romania of Greece Spain Wilhelm II Helen, QM Romania 10/10/2015 [email protected] Sophie of Prussia Greece George II – son of Constantine I George I- son Olga of of Christian IX Russia of Denmark Constantine II – son of Paul Paul – son of George10/10/2015 II [email protected] Constantine I Greece Anne Marie of Denmark – her Constantine II, Anne sister is Queen Margrethe II Marie of Denmark & Alix And, Constantine’s sister was Queen Sophia of Spain. 10/10/2015 [email protected] Denmark 10/10/2015 [email protected] Denmark Queen Alexandrine Christian X Queen Louise Crown Prince Frederik, 10/10/2015 [email protected] Heir-Apparent Denmark Frederick VIII Frederick IX Christian X of Charles XV of of Denmark Denmark Sweden Louise of Sweden Margrethe II Louise of of Denmark Gustaf VI Holland Adolf of Ingrid of Sweden Victoria of Sweden Great Britain Margaret of Arthur, Duke Connaught of Connaught Albert 10/10/2015 [email protected] Later Spain Juan Carlos I – grandson of Alfonso XIII Don Juan, Count of Barcelona – father of Juan Carlos Felipe VI – son of 10/10/2015 Juan Carlos [email protected] Waiting in the Wings Prince Henry of Wales – “Harry” Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden & Daniel Westling Mary of 10/10/2015 [email protected] Denmark Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy At 6’6”, Felipe towers Queen Mathilde of over Letizia Belgium Felipe VI 10/10/2015 [email protected] Sweden Margaret of Arthur, Duke Connaught of Connaught Prince Gustaf Adolf Gustav V Gustaf VI Carl XVI Adolf Gustaf, King Victoria of of Sweden Baden Queen Silvia Sibylla of Charles, Duke Leopold, Duke of Sweden Saxe-Coburg- of Saxe- of Albany Gotha Coburg-Gotha 10/10/2015 [email protected] Sweden King Carl XVI Gustaf & Crown Princess Victoria Swedish Royal Family Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden Gustav VI Adolf 10/10/2015 [email protected] Lots of Leftovers Caroline of Monaco – married to Prince Ernst of Hanover Elizabeth II & Philip on wedding day, 1947 10/10/2015 [email protected] More Michael of Kent, gr-gr- Margarethe II of Denmark grandson Gr-gr-granddaughter Edward VIII – great-grandson of Victoria Earl Mountbatten of Burma Great-grandson 10/10/2015 [email protected] Balkans Michael, last king Carol I & Elisabeta of Romania Marie of Saxe- Coburg, married Ferdinand I of Boris III of Bulgaria; Romania.