Royal Cousins

[Lumutqueen]

Originally Posted by princeofitaly

I read that last Queen of Italy Maria Josè of Belgium and also her brothers Leopold III of Belgium and Prince Charles Count of Flanders are cousins of Queen Elizabeth II.

Please, could someone tell me what is the connection between them?

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.

[Duc_et_Pair]

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.

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

[princeofitaly]

Thanks so much for the explications.

[Blog Real]

Family Trees showing the kinship between European royal families.
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[Mbruno]

Kinship between King Felipe VI of Spain and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales



a) Via King Juan Carlos I of Spain and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom



Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom>Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom>Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battemberg> Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona > King Juan Carlos I of Spain > King Felipe VI of Spain


Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom> King Edward VII of the United Kingdom> King George V of the United Kingdom> King George VI of the United Kingdom> Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom> Prince Charles, Prince of Wales


Hence, King Felipe VI and Prince Charles are fourth cousins in this line.


b) Via Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Sofia of Greece, Queen Emerita of Spain


George I, King of the Hellenes> Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark> Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh>Prince Charles, Prince of Wales.


George I, King of the Hellenes>Constantine I, King of the Hellenes> Paul, King of the Hellenes> Queen Sofia > King Felipe VI of Spain.


Hence, King Felipe VI is the Prince of Wales' second cousin once removed in this line.

[An Ard Ri]

Of the current European royal houses the most numerous royal cousins

The Spanish Royal Family and the Greek Royal Family
The Danish Royal Family and the Greek Royal Family
The Belgian Royal Family and Luxembourg Grand Ducal Family