Is Queen Elizabeth II a direct decendant of King Egbert of Wessex?

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Is Queen Elizabeth II a direct decendant of King Egbert of Wessex?

2007-07-05 19:15:27 · 2 answers · asked by hombrejusto 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty

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Yes. By my count, she's his great^31-granddaughter. All British monarchs since the Norman conquest are descendants of Queen Matilda, William the Conqueror's wife, who was a great-granddaughter of Alfred the Great, who was Egbert's grandson.

2007-07-05 19:47:01 · answer #1 · answered by JerH1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

No, completely different family. Very distantly related maybe, but not directly.

2007-07-06 02:20:39 · answer #2 · answered by lyllyan 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋