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The old law of rex nunquam moritur activated – the king never dies – and Edward’s little brother, Albert Frederick Arthur George, became King George VI.
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On 11 December 1936 he delivered a message to the country: “I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as king as I would wish to do without the help and support of the woman I love.” The wedding of Princess Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in 1947, with King George VI and Queen Elizabeth standing front right (Photo: AFP via Getty Images) He did so for love, as neither the Church of England or British public would back his marriage of American divorcee Wallis Simpson. Less than a year on, however, Edward VIII gave up the throne, becoming the only sovereign to voluntarily do so in British history. Viii Leopold George Duncan Albert 1853-84 H married:-Helena of Waldeck-Pyrmont 1861-1922 Leopold.Ģ Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1884-1954īeatrice Mary Victoria Feodore 1857-1944 married:-Henry, Prince of Battenberg 1858-96 Beatrice.His older brother, Edward VIII, was heir to the throne before him and became king in 1936 upon his father’s death. Vii Arthur William Patrick Albert, Duke of Connaught 1850-1942 married:- Louise Margaret, Princess of Prussia 1860-1917 Arthur. Vi Louise Caroline Alberta 1848-1923 married:-John Campbell, Duke of Argyll 11845-1914 Louise. V Helena Augusta Victoria 1846-1923 married Christian, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Helena.ġ Christian Victor, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein 1862-1900Ģ Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein 18669-1931ģ Helena Victoria, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein 1872-1956Ĥ Marie Louise, Princess of Anhalt 1864-1933ĥ Harold, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein b.& d. Iv Alfred Ernest Albert, Duke of Edinburgh 1844-1900 married- Marie, Grand Duchess of Russia 1853-1920ģ Victoria Melita, Grand Duchess of Hesse-Darmstadt 1876-1936*(B)Ĥ Alexandra, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 1878
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Iii Alice Maud Mary Grand Duchess of Hesse-Darmstadt 1843-1878 married Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt 1837-92 Aliceġ Ernest Louis, Grand-Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt 1868-1937*(B)Ģ Frederick, Prince of Hesse-Darmstadt 1870-73 Hģ Victoria, Princess of Battenberg 1863-1950Ĥ Elizabeth, Grand Duchess of Russia 1864-1915ĥ Irene, Princess of Prussia 1866-1953*(A)ħ Mary, Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt 1874-78 Ii Albert Edward EDWARD VII, KING OF GREAT BRITAIN 1841-1910 married- Alexandra of Denmark 1844-1925 Edward VII.ġ Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence 1864-92Ģ GEORGE V, KING OF GREAT BRITAIN 1884-1936ģ Louise, Princess Royal, Duchess of Fife 1867-1931Ĥ Victoria, Princess of Great Britain 1868-1935Ħ Alexander, Prince of Great Britain b.& d. I Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise, Princess Royal 1840-1901 married- FREDERICK WILLIAM OF PRUSSIA 1831-88 Victoria, Princess Royal.Ģ Charlotte, Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen 1860-1919ģ Henry, Prince of Prussia 1862-1929 *(A)ĥ Victoria, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe 1866-1929Ĩ Margaret, Landgravine of Hesse 1868-1940 Victoria and Alberts children and grandchildren were as follows:. The Queen herself was a carrier of haemophilia, her son Prince Leopold was born with the disease and through three of Victoria's daughters, it was to pass into many of the Royal houses of Europe and became known as the Royal disease. Eight of whom sat on the thrones of Europe, those of Great Britain, Prussia, Greece, Romania, Russia, Norway, Sweden and Spain.
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She and her husband, Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha had nine children, who presented her with forty grandchildren. Queen Victoria was known as the grandmother of Europe.