King of England Edward VII Wettin

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Christened Albert Edward; called, "The Peacemaker" Reign: 1901-1910; It is not always realized that Queen Victoria was the last sovereign of the House of Hanover and King Edward VII was the first of the House of Wettin or the House of Saxony. Edward VII, in an outburst of anti-German feeling engendered by the First World War, changed the name of his "House and Family" from Wettin to Windsor in 1917. Edward gave his name to the Edwardian period.

Edward married of Denmark Alexandra on 10 Mar 1863 in St. George Chap., Windsor, Berkshire, England. Alexandra was born on 1 Dec 1844 in Yellow Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark; died on 20 Nov 1925 in Sandringham, Norfolk, England; was buried in St. George Chap., Windsor, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. King of England George V Windsor was born on 3 Jun 1865 in Marlborough House, London, England; was christened on 7 Jul 1865; died on 20 Jan 1936 in Sandringham, Norfolk, England; was buried on 28 Jan 1936 in St. George Chap., Windsor, Berkshire, England.

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Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a.k.a.: The Prince Consort of Queen Victoria; Christened: (Francis) Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel; He was an active and effective patron of the arts and sciences, organizing such enterprises as the epochal Great Exhibition of 1851 to stimulate the growth of British commerce, industry and national pride. Although regarded by many Britons as a meddling foreigner, Albert succeeded in strengthening the monarchy and in encouraging social progress. Overburdened with work, he succumbed to typhoid fever at the age of 42.

Albert married Queen of England Victoria Hanover on 10 Feb 1840 in Chapel Royal, St. James Palace, England. Victoria (daughter of Duke of Kent Edward Augustus Hanover and Victoria Mary Louisa) was born on 24 May 1819 in Kensington Palace, London, England; died on 22 Jan 1901 in Osborne House, Isle of Wight, England; was buried in Royal Mausoleum, Frogmore, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Victoria, Queen of England, Empress of India; a.k.a.: Alexandrina Victoria Reign: 20 Jun 1837 - 22 Jan 1901; Crowned: Westminster Abbey 28 Jun 1838; She became queen at age 18. Her 63 year reign was the longest in the history of England. Her descendants, including 40 grandchildren, married into almost every royal family of Europe. With her personal example of honesty, patriotism and devotion to family life, Victoria became a living symbol of the solidity of the British Empire. The many years of her reign, often referred to as the Victorian age, witnessed the rise of middle class and were marked by a deeply conservative morality and intense nationalism. She was obsessed with the collecting of memorabilia of her family. She mourned her late husband, Albert, for more than 40 years.

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Duke of Kent and Strathern, 4th son of George III. Because William IV had no legitimate children, his niece Victoria became heir apparent to the British crown upon his accession in 1830.

Edward married Victoria Mary Louisa on 11 Jul 1818 in Kew Palace. Victoria was born on 17 Aug 1786 in Coburg; died on 16 Mar 1861 in Frogmore House, Windsor, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Widow of Emich Charles, 2nd Prince of Leiningen (1763-1814) and fourth dau. of Francis Frederick Anthony, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Augusta Reuss-Ebersdorf.

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George III of Great Britain and Ireland, King of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg (r. 1760-1820), who presided over the loss of Britain's American colonies. He was also elector of Hanover (1760-1815) and by decision of the Congress of Vienna, King of Hanover (1815-20). After the dismissal of several ministers who did not satisfy him, the king found a firm supporter in Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, Prime Minister from 1770 to 1782. Lord North executed the royal policies that provoked the American Revolution. The unsuccessful conclusion of that protracted conflict forced North to resign, and during the government crisis that followed when three cabinets came and went in less than two years. The King himself was almost induced to abdicate. In 1809 the king became blind. As early as 1765 he had suffered an apparent dementia, and in 1788 his derangement recurred to such a degree that a regency bill was passed, but the king recovered the following year. In 1811 he succumbed hopelessly to this dementia and his son, later George IV, acted as a regent for the rest of his reign.

George married Charlotte (Sophia) von Mecklenburg on 8 Sep 1761 in St James Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England. Charlotte was born on 19 May 1744 in Mirow, Mecklenburg Strelitz, Germany; died on 17 Nov 1818 in Kew Palace, Surrey, England; was buried in St. George Chap., Windsor, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sophia) Charlotte, fifth and youngest dau. of Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Elizabeth Albertin of Saxe-Hildburghausen. Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Appears to be "monkey-faced" in many of her portraits.