2006-10-07 05:14:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The House of Windsor came into being in 1917, when the name was adopted as the British Royal Family's official name by a proclamation of King George V, replacing the historic name of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. It remains the family name of the current Royal Family.
2006-10-07 05:18:30 · answer #1 · answered by Squid Vicious 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Royal Family Name Before Windsor
2016-11-03 00:17:38 · answer #2 · answered by stanton 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before 1917, members of the British Royal Family had no surname, but only the name of the house or dynasty to which they belonged.
Queen Victoria's eldest son Edward VII belonged to the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (the family name of his father Prince Albert). Edward VII's son George V became the second king of that dynasty when he succeeded to the throne in 1910. In 1917, there was a radical change, when George V specifically adopted Windsor, not only as the name of the 'House' or dynasty, but also as the surname of his family.
The family name was changed as a result of anti-German feeling during the First World War, and the name Windsor was adopted after the Castle of the same name.
2006-10-07 05:16:48 · answer #3 · answered by Byjiar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were the von Saxe Coburg Gotha family
Cousins to the Czar of Russia and the kaiser of Germany (they were fighting him)
2006-10-07 05:56:40 · answer #4 · answered by langsteacher 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha you mean...that is before it was replaced by king george V.
2006-10-07 05:18:00 · answer #5 · answered by merchant of venice 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋