the Windsors may enjoy more royal ancestors in the more previous generations but the Spencers actually have more royall ancestors of nominally higher rank in the more later generations.. why is that you may ask? well probably because the Spencers' have had more ancestors who were Kings and Emperors while the Windsors' royal ancestors includes mostly Dukes, Landragves and Counts.. we'll i guess it all goes to what one actually defines as "royal".."
This statement is incorrect. Prince Charles has more royal ancestors Diana. Yes, it is true that you can trace Diana's ancestry back to Kings and Emperors but the majority of them were Charles' ancestors too so that doesn't give Diana more royal ancestors. And his lines were on the right side of the blanket, capable of inheriting the throne, while many of Diana's were illegitimate. And finally, the vast majority of Diana's ancestors were *ruled by* Charles's.
I've compiled lists of monarchs unique to Diana's ancestry, and those who are unique to Charles's:
MONARCHS FROM WHOM DIANA DESCENDED FROM CHARLES DOES NOT
Diana inherited her "unique" royal lines through two ancestors: (1) Queen Henrietta Maria (1609-1669), wife of King Charles I and daughter of King Henry IV of France, and (2) Charlotte de La Tremoille (1599-1664) wife of James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby.
BRITAIN
Charles and Diana both descend from King James I (1566-1625). Diana also descended from his son Charles I (1600-1649) and Charles I's sons Charles II (1630-1685) and James II (1633-1701). She descended from Charles II through two of his illegitimate sons, Henry Fitzroy 1st Duke of Grafton (1663-1690) and Charles Lennox 1st Duke of Richmond (1672-1723), and from James II through his illegitimate daughter Henrietta FitzJames (c1669-1730).
Diana’s nearest British monarch from whom she descended in completely legitimate lines was Henry VII (1457-1509).
FRANCE
Charles and Diana both descend from King Charles VI of France (1368-1422). Diana also descended from Charles VII (1403-1461), through both Queen Henrietta Maria and Charlottte de La Tremoille, and from Henry IV (1553-1610), who was the father of Queen Henrietta Maria.
NAVARRE
Charles and Diana both descend from Queen Eleanor of Navarre (1426-1479). Through Queen Henrietta Maria Diana also descended from several of Eleanor’s successors: Catherine (1468-1517), Henry II (1503-1555), Joanna III (1528-1572), and Henry V (1553-1610) who later became Henry IV of France.
SPAIN
Charles and Diana both descend from Joanna Queen of Castile (1498-1555), daughter of Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452-1516) and Isabella I of Castile (1451-1504). Diana’s descent was through Queen Henrietta Maria. She also descended from Ferdinand’s uncle King Alfonso V of Aragon (1396-1458) through Charlotte de La Tremoille.
NAPLES
Diana’s ancestor Alfonso V of Aragon also ruled as King Alfonso I of Naples & Sicily. Her line goes through his illegitimate son King Ferdinand I of Naples (1423-1494) and Ferdinand’s son King Frederick IV (1452-1504).
CYPRUS
Charles and Diana both descend from King Hugh I of Cyprus (c1194-1218). Through Charlotte de La Tremoille Diana also descended from several of his successors: Hugh III (d. 1284), Hugh IV (1300-1359), James I (1334-1398), and Janus (c1374-1432).
MONARCHS FROM WHOM CHARLES DESCENDS BUT DIANA DID NOT
BRITAIN
Charles descends legitimately from several additional monarchs: George I (1660-1727), George II (1683-1760), George III (1738-1820), Victoria (1819-1901), Edward VII (1841-1910), George V (1865-1936), George VI (1894-1942), and Elizabeth II (born 1926).
GREECE
Charles is a descendant of King George I of the Hellenes (1845-1913).
DENMARK
Charles and Diana were both descendants of King Frederick II of Denmark (1534-1588). Charles also descends from Christian IV (1577-1648), Frederick III (1609-1670), Christian V (1646-1699), Frederick IV (1699-1746), Christian VI (1699-1746), Frederick V (1723-1766), and Christian IX (1818-1906).
SWEDEN
Charles descends from several Kings of Sweden: Gustaf I (1496-1560), Charles IX (1550-1611), Charles X (1622- 1660), Charles XI (1655-1697)
PRUSSIA
Charles descends from the following Kings of Prussia: Frederick I (1657-1713), Frederick William I (1688-1740), Frederick William II (1744-1797), Frederick William III (1770-1840)
RUSSIA
Charles descends from the following Emperors/Empresses of Russia: Michael (1596-1645), Alexis (1629-1676), Peter I (1672-1725), Catherine I (1684-1727), Peter III (1728-1762), Catherine II (1729-1796), Paul I (1754-1801), Nicholas I (1796-1855)