He was forced to abdicate at gunpoint in 1947 by communist forces. In Romania, the last monarch King Michael I was related to Victoria on both his mother and father's sides. They and their children were executed in 1917 during the Russian revolution. He abdicated his throne in 1918, shortly before the end of WWI.Īnother of Victoria's grandchildren, Alix, was better known as Alexandra Feodorovn, wife and Empress to Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. Kaiser Wilhelm II was the last ruler of Germany and grandson to Queen Victoria. Other mentions go to former royal houses like those of Germany and Russia, whose last rulers were descendants of Victoria herself.

He is a direct descendent of King Leopold I of Belgium, who was uncle to both Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert. Though King Phillippe of Belgium isn't directly related to Victoria, he does deserve a mention, as the two rulers share a family tree. King Carl XVI Gustaf's father was also in fact descended from Margaret's father, Prince Arthur. Her mother, Queen Ingrid of Denmark, was the only daughter to Princess Margaret, who was Victoria's granddaughter. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark Queen Margrethe with husband Prince Henrik, who passed away in 2018 (Ritzau Scanpix)Īs she's King Carl XVI Gustaf's cousin, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is also related to Queen Victoria, though in a more limited capacity. However, he did know his mother, Princess Sibylla, whose grandfather was none other than Victoria's youngest son, Prince Leopold. Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf also has ties to Victoria on both sides of his family tree, though the royal never knew his father, who was Victoria's great grandson. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf with his wife, Queen Silvia. As for Felipe's father, his paternal grandfather was Victoria's great grandson. King Felipe VI boasts multiple connections to Victoria, as he's related to her on both his mother's and father's sides of the family.įelipe's mother, Queen Sofia of Spain, was descended from both Kaiser Wilhelm II and Sophia of Prussia, both of whom were Victoria's grandchildren. King Felipe VI of Spain King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain. The monarchs are therefore second cousins, but while Elizabeth's forebears remained in England, Harald's grandmother married into Norwegian royalty and became Queen in 1896 alongside her husband, King Haakon VII. Like Queen Elizabeth II, King Harald V of Norway is also Victoria's great-great grandchild, and they're both descended from King Edward VII. King Harald V of Norway King Harald V of Norway and Queen Sonja of Norway. Alice went on to marry into German nobility, her descendants joining the Greek and Danish royal families before Philip was born in 1921. Philip's great grandmother was Victoria's third child, Princess Alice, while the Queen is descended from her second child, who became King Edward VII. Oddly enough, Prince Philip is also related to Queen Victoria, though there's no need to worry about any close genetic connection between him and the Queen. Prince Philip Prince Philip during the transfer of the Colonel-in-Chief of The Rifles at Windsor Castle. Elizabeth also surpassed Victoria as the longest reigning British monarch in history in 2014. With four reigning kings between them, it's hard to believe our current Queen ruled in the same century as her great-great grandmother. This one's pretty obvious, but yes, Queen Elizabeth is very much descended from Queen Victoria, whose reign ended just 51 years before Elizabeth's began. Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II opens the new premises of the Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals in London on February 19, 2020.

Queen victoria's mother's family tree