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Originally Posted by Lumutqueen
That's a stretch at best to call them cousins. As far as I can see from a cursory glance Leopold, Marie-Jose and Charles on their fathers side have the ancestor Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Francis was the grandfather of Queen Victoria who is Elizabeth II great great grandmother.
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No cousins at all, indeed:
King Leopold III / Princess Marie-José / Prince Charles
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Albert I, King of the Belgians
x Elizabeth, Herzogin in Bayern
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Philippe, prince de Belgique
x Maria, Prinzessin von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
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Leopold I, King of the Belgians
x Louise, princesse d'Orléans
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Franz, Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld
x Auguste Prinzessin Reuß zu Ebersdorf
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Ernst I, Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha
x Luise, Prinzessin von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg
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Albert, Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha
x Victoria, Queen of the UK of GB & I
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Edward VII, King of the UK of GB & I
x Alexandra, Princess of Denmark
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George V, King of the UK of GB & NI
x Mary, Princess of Teck
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George VII, King of the UK of GB & NI
x Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
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Queen Elizabeth II / Princess Margaret
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