2007-01-19 05:00:50 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Because it is true !
Both Queen Elizabeth II and also the Duke of Edinburgh have German ancestors. Prince Philip's mother was Princess Alice of Battenberg, and he is a direct descendant of Queen Victoria through her daughter Princess Alice (who married Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine). Prince Philip spent some time at school in Germany.
Prince Philip's four sisters all married Germans and lived in Germany; his last surviving sister Princess Sophie (married to Prince George of Hanover) died in 2003.
The Queen's family connections with Germany go back even further. George Ludwig, Elector of Hanover, ascended to the English throne as King George I in 1714. He spoke mainly German and French, and only a little English. George I visited Hanover regularly in order to carry out his royal duties there, and he died in 1727 during one of his visits. The Queen is a direct descendant of King George.
2007-01-19 05:07:21 · answer #1 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
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Best Answer: Because it is true !
Both Queen Elizabeth II and also the Duke of Edinburgh have German ancestors. Prince Philip's mother was Princess Alice of Battenberg, and he is a direct descendant of Queen Victoria through her daughter Princess Alice (who married Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine). Prince Philip spent some time at school in Germany.
Prince Philip's four sisters all married Germans and lived in Germany; his last surviving sister Princess Sophie (married to Prince George of Hanover) died in 2003.
The Queen's family connections with Germany go back even
2016-03-01 09:27:52 · answer #2 · answered by cihan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It goes back to George I.
George was a German, the first of the Hanoverian monarchs succeeding the childless Queen Anne when the Stuart line ran out.
George had only a nebulous claim to the throne. His ancestry descended from James I, George’s great grandfather. Parliament had decided by the Act of Settlement of 1701, that George would succeed in due course but many other candidates for the throne with closer claims by primogeniture had been overlooked in the selection process. The other candidates were either Catholic, a threat to the Established Church, or monarchs of other nations, a great difficulty when England was at war with France and some other European states.
George had certain advantages for the throne. He was an able military strategist, he had connections in the courts of Europe and had one priceless advantage: He could not speak English. This was of great advantage to the king’s ministers as the king, being unable to order affairs of state directly, was obliged to delegate to them. The king’s favourite minister, Robert Walpole, by degrees took over the government and earned himself the title of Prime Minister. Walpole was the first Prime Minister and the longest serving. Unfortunately, Walpole could not speak German but both he and king George spoke French so the business of state had to be conducted in the language of the enemy.
George made intermittent visits to his homeland and, on one occasion, he had a stroke when sitting on the toilet and died.
2007-01-19 05:42:59 · answer #3 · answered by Retired 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The royal family is called Mountbatten-Windsor. Prince Phillip of Edinburgh is a Mountbatten. Mountbatten is actually traduced from the German "Battenberg", nobles from Hassia, Germany. The Windsors are from the House of Wettin, a Saxon noble familiy.
2007-01-19 05:16:59 · answer #4 · answered by Dr. Zaius 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well if u know any thing about histry and how royal marriages work ull know then that they are limited on who they can marry in other words other royalty only and if the only desent canidate was german then especially in a formation of an alliance. furthuremore, there were several pionts in history that forced such acts as far as what specifics on the present royal family that give them german blood id have to get back to you but marriage of royal families from other counties were not uncommen.
2007-01-19 05:12:10 · answer #5 · answered by Wildfire 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
George I was a Hanoverian prince on his father's side and related to England's Tudor clan on his mother's. When the Stewarts died out, the Hanovers were invited to take the British throne.
The succession went from Henry VII (Tudor) to Elizabeth I (Tudor) to James I (Stewart) to Charles I (Stewart).
Charles I was beheaded and there was the period of the Commonwealth. Charles II was asked to come back and sit the throne later.
Charles II (Stewart and Protestant), James II (Stewart and Catholic). James was deposed. His daughter Mary was married to William of Orange. William and Mary were invited to take the throne as co-rulers. William had no legitimate children by Mary so Anne (Mary's sister) ruled after William and Mary were both gone. Anne had no living children.
The closest blood heir was actually the son of James II (Charles Stewart, bonny prince Charlie, the Young Pretender), but he was Catholic and had been raise in France. Parliament wouldn't accept him.
The next closest line was the Hanoverian. A daughter of either James I or Charles I or else a sister of Henry VIII had married into that line. The Hanoverians were Protestant. George I was invited to take the throne and the current royal line of England is all descended from him. Their last name was changed to Windsor during WWI.
2007-01-19 05:16:14 · answer #6 · answered by loryntoo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's because Queen Victoria married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1840. Albert was born at Schloss Rosenau near Coburg (now in Bavaria),the second son of Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and his first wife. When Victoria died, the lineage of the British throne went from the House of Hanover to the house of Saxe- Coburg - Gotha. Victoria was succeeded by her eldest son, The Prince of Wales,as King Edward VII. Subsequently, Edward's son became known as King George the V. Then George's son Edward became King, but abdicated because he wanted to marry a divorced woman. So the present Queen Elizabeth's father, George the 6th became king. When he died, Elizabeth assended the throne.
The Windsor Name
In 1917, during World War I, anti-German feeling among the people resulted in the Royal Family exchanging use of all of their German titles and house names for English-sounding versions. So, they became known as the House of Windsor.
2007-01-19 05:16:06 · answer #7 · answered by Rachael B 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
mainly because its true,as the king in about 1900 or close was related to the chanceler of germany/ cousins, also the zhar of russia, who`s entire family was murdered/cousins,, the reason for 1`st world war was because cousins ,basically just disagreed to much, so as they say the rest is history!! lots of info at the library!! probably on the web somewhere,just do some digging,very interesting stuff!!
2007-01-19 08:49:38 · answer #8 · answered by harold 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our Queen is married to the Duke of Edinburgh and he
is her cousin of German origin. (I think)
I,m sure someone will correct me if I am wrong!
2007-01-19 05:06:38 · answer #9 · answered by Minxy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋