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The House of Windsor is the reigning house of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.The house's name was inspired by the historic Windsor Castle estate. Since it was founded on 17 July 1917, there have been five British monarchs of the House of Windsor: George V, Edward VIII, George VI, Elizabeth II, and Charles III.
The line of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, the youngest son of Victoria, were not considered members of the House of Windsor, as they had fought on the German side during World War I as Dukes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (except for the Duke's daughter, Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, who was considered a member of the House of Windsor as she ...
Mountbatten-Windsor differs from the official name of the British royal family or royal house, which remains Windsor. The adoption of the Mountbatten-Windsor surname applies only to members of the royal family who are descended from Elizabeth, and not, for example, to her cousins, or descendants of her sister, Princess Margaret. [9]
The new documentary claims to tell the behind-the-scenes story of the ‘lives, loves and scandals’ of the royal family
A new five-part documentary telling the story of the House of Windsor has been released on ITVX and it makes a number of claims about the royal family.. The documentary, titled The Real Crown ...
The Most Noble Order of the Garter’s origins are thought to have begun at Windsor Castle in 1348, when Edward III picked up a garter dropped by a lady in court and tied it around his leg.
House of Stuart Queen of Bohemia: Frederick V of the Palatinate King of Bohemia 1596–1632 House of Wittelsbach-Palatinate: Sophia Princess Sophia of the Palatinate 1630–1714 Electress of Hanover: Ernest Augustus Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 1629–1698 House of Hanover: Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle 1666–1726
Windsor Castle is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, about 25 miles (40 km) west of central London.It is strongly associated with the English and succeeding British royal family, and embodies almost a millennium of architectural history.