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02-15-2005, 09:22 PM
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Good Heavens! They're all related in so many ways. For instance:
Queen Sofia of Spain is the sister of King Constantine of Greece. Therefore, all the Greek children are cousins with the Spanish children. Also, the Greeks are related through Queen Anne Marie who is the sister of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. So the Greeks are related to the Spanish and Danish houses.
King Carl Gustaf of Sweden is the cousin of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Princess Benedikte, and Queen Anne Marie of Greece (all sisters) because their mother Queen Ingrid was a princess of Sweden before she married King Frederik of Denmark and bore the three daughters.
Also, they're all already probably related to each other through Queen Victoria. That's how QEII is related to QMII of Denmark and QAM of Greece. The royals are related in multiple ways!!! These are all just a few examples. The countries have their own political alliances, but the royal houses are all related so they're probably naturally close.
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02-15-2005, 10:01 PM
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SpiffyBallerina, you're a wealth of knowledge. Thank you for sharing. :)
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02-15-2005, 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by SpiffyBallerina
Good Heavens! They're all related in so many ways. For instance:
Queen Sofia of Spain is the sister of King Constantine of Greece. Therefore, all the Greek children are cousins with the Spanish children. Also, the Greeks are related through Queen Anne Marie who is the sister of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. So the Greeks are related to the Spanish and Danish houses.
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But also Constantine and Juan Carlos share a love of sailing which has passed down to their children and therefore, the cousins also enjoy sailing together as well.
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02-16-2005, 03:25 AM
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True! I love seeing Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark with her cousin, Infanta Cristina. They love to sail together (I'm sure both inherited this hobby from their fathers). I think it was Cristina who even introduced Alexia to Carlos.
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02-16-2005, 03:41 AM
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as there is one topic on the subject I merged them togather
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02-16-2005, 07:23 AM
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Do you know of any royals who are not necessarily related, yet have strong friendships because perhaps they holiday/vacation together or otherwise have spent considerable time together.
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02-16-2005, 10:59 AM
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You forgot that the Greeks are also connected to the British royal family through Prince Philip AND through their permanent residence in London!
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09-01-2005, 04:00 AM
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many families are related in many different ways
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09-01-2005, 05:04 AM
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Sybilla of Luxembourg is related to King Juan-Carlos of Spain, her maternal grandmother (infanta Beatriz) is his paternal aunt.
The house of France (Orleans) is related to many other non-reigning houses, Portugal (Duarte's and Henri's mothers were sisters). Duchess Diane of Wurttemberg is a sister of the present count of Paris, Infante Carlos of Spain is married to a sister (Anne) of the present count as well. The duke of Aosta is his former brother-in-law (maried and divorced from Claude d'Orleans).
Benedikte of Denmark is aunt to the hereditairy prince of Hesse-Cassel (and his siblings). Their mother is Tatiana of Sayn-Witgenstein-Berleburg, sister of Prince Richard.
Queen Margarita of Bulgaria is a 1st cousin to the late husband of Infanta Pilar, sister of the King of Spain.
Former Kings Mihai of Roumania and Constantine II of Greece are 1st cousins. Their 2nd cousin is CP Alexander of Serbia and he Duke of Edinburgh.
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09-29-2005, 11:37 PM
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The other Day i saw a recent pic Of Crown Prince Haakon on the beach with his Stepson and Prince Kryil of Bulgaria hope I spelled that right arent the Greek and Spanish Royals closely related to the Romanovs
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09-30-2005, 03:26 AM
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Do you know of any royals who are not necessarily related, yet have strong friendships because perhaps they holiday/vacation together or otherwise have spent considerable time together.
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The Spanish & Belgian RF holiday together (or at least they used to). The former is also close several former reigning families that it isn't closely related to.
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09-30-2005, 03:27 AM
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The other Day i saw a recent pic Of Crown Prince Haakon on the beach with his Stepson and Prince Kryil of Bulgaria hope I spelled that right arent the Greek and Spanish Royals closely related to the Romanovs
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One of the most notable family connections between the Schleswig - Holstein - Sonderburg - Glucksburgs of Greece and the Romanovs of Russia would be through Her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinova Romanova (Her Majesty the Queen Consort/Queen Dowager Olga of Greece), daughter of His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich Romanova & Her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna, born Her Highness the Princess Alexandra Friederike Henriette of Saxe-Alternburg. Thus, she was the granddaughter of His Imperial and Autocratic Majesty the Tsar Nikolai I of all the Russia's.
Her Majesty the Queen Consort Sophia of Spain, born Her Royal Highness the Princess Sophia of the Hellenes carries the Romanov lineage into the House of Bourbon.
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09-30-2005, 03:50 AM
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One of the most notable family connections between the Schleswig - Holstein - Sonderburg - Glucksburgs of Greece and the Romanovs of Russia would be through Her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinova Romanova (Her Majesty the Queen Consort/Queen Dowager Olga of Greece), daughter of His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich Romanova & Her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna, born Her Highness the Princess Alexandra Friederike Henriette of Saxe-Alternburg. Thus, she was the granddaughter of His Imperial and Autocratic Majesty the Tsar Nikolai I of all the Russia's.
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Yes, it was notable.
For the benefit of the previous poster, there were other connections as well. George I's own sister was Empress Marie Feodorovna, and thus the Greek Princes/ss and the children of Alexander III were all first cousins. Moreover, two of his daughters married Romanov Grand Dukes. One married a son of Alexander II, while the other married a grandson of Nicholas I (and thus her mother's first cousin). George's son NIcholas married Grand Duchess Helen Vladimorovna (maternal grandmother of the present Kents), who was a granddaughter of Alexander II and a first cousin to Nicholas II. Another son, Andrew (father of Prince Philip) married Alice of Battenberg, who was the niece of Alexandra Feodorovna via her sister Victoria.
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09-30-2005, 04:25 AM
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Yes, it was notable.
For the benefit of the previous poster, there were other connections as well. George I's own sister was Empress Marie Feodorovna, and thus the Greek Princes/ss and the children of Alexander III were all first cousins. Moreover, two of his daughters married Romanov Grand Dukes. One married a son of Alexander II, while the other married a grandson of Nicholas I (and thus her mother's first cousin). George's son NIcholas married Grand Duchess Helen Vladimorovna (maternal grandmother of the present Kents), who was a granddaughter of Alexander II and a first cousin to Nicholas II. Another son, Andrew (father of Prince Philip) married Alice of Battenberg, who was the niece of Alexandra Feodorovna via her sister Victoria.
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Of course!!
I cannot believe I left out Her Imperial Majesty the Tsarina (Dowager) Maria Fyodorovna Romanova, born Her Highness (1853-1858) Her Royal Highness (1858-1866) the Princess Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar of Denmark. One of those blank moments I'm affraid.
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01-24-2007, 09:49 PM
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Which countries' royals have close relationships, possibly alliances, with other countries' royals?
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The British Royal Family and the Brunei Royal Family.
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09-26-2017, 12:50 PM
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Royals Who Are Related
Elizabeth II of Great Britain, her husband Philip, Carl XVI. Gustav of Sweden, Harald of Norway, Juan Carlos of Spain, Sofia of Spain - all of the shared the same great-grandparents: Viktoria (1819-1901) and Albert (1819-1861).
Margrete of Denmark is related to Elizabeth and distantly to Philip too, but not to the others, cause her relative was King of Denmark, a brother to Alexandra, later married to Edward VII, the eldest son of Viktoria and Albert.
Georg V. (paternal grandfather of Elizabeth), Viktoria of Mountbatten (maternal grandmother of Philip), Margaret of Connaugh (paternal grandmother to Carl XVI. Gustav), Maud of Norway (paternal grandmother to Harald), Viktoria Eugenia of Battenberg/later Mountbatten (paternal grandmother to Juan Carlos) and Sophia of Prussia (maternal grandmother to Sofia).
Georg V., Viktoria of Mountbatten, Margaret of Connaugh, Maud of Norway, Viktoria Eugena of Battenberg/Mountbatten and Sophia of Prussia all wer cousins.
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09-26-2017, 01:08 PM
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09-26-2017, 01:08 PM
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Queen Elizabeth II , Queen Margrethe II, King Carl XVI Gustaf, King Juan Carlos, Queen Sofia, and King Harald V are all Queen Victoria's great-great-grandchildren.
Queen Elizabeth II, King Albert II of Belgium, Queen Margrethe II and King Harald V are also King Christian IX's great-great-grandchildren.
Royal Descendants of Queen Victoria and King Christian IX.
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06-15-2018, 02:52 PM
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Yes, you are right.
But: What's about the houses of Liechtenstein and Luxemburg ?
How are the related to the "famous" Royals in Great Britain etc. ?
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06-15-2018, 03:03 PM
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Liechtenstein, according to the page Liechtenstein FAQs | Unofficial Royalty
"Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Hans Adam II are eighth cousins. They are both descendants of Ludwig, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel."
Luxemburg, same website http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/cur...xembourg-faqs/
"Grand Duke Henri and Queen Elizabeth II are third cousins once removed, through their descent from King Christian IX of Denmark."
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