The seize quartiers of Margrethe II are as follows:
1. Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark 1940-
2. Fredrik IX, King of Denmark 1899-1972
3. Ingrid of Sweden 1910-2000
4. Christian X,
King of Denmark 1870-1947
5. Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1879-1952
6. Gustav VI Adolf, King of Sweden 1882-1973
7. Margaret of Connaught 1882-1920
8. Fredrik VIII, King of Denmark 1843-1912
9. Louise of Sweden 1851-1926
10. Friedrich Franz III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1851-97
11. Anastasia of Russia 1860-1922
12. Gustav V, King of Sweden 1858-1950
13. Victoria of Baden 1862-1930
14. Arthur, Duke of Connaught, 1850-1942
15.Louise Margaret of Prussia 1860-1917
16. Christian IX, King of Denmark 1818-1906
17. Louise of Hesse-Cassel 1817-98
18. Carl XV, King of Sweden 1826-72
19. Louise of the Netherlands 1828-72
20. Friedrich Franz II, Grand Duke of
Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1823-83
21. Augusta of Reuss-Kostritz 1822-62
22. Mikhail of Russia 1832-1909
23. Cecilie of Baden 1839-91
24. Oscar II, King of Sweden 1829-1907
25. Sophie of Nassau 1836-1913
26. Friedrich I, Grand Duke of Baden 1836-1907
27. Luise of Prussia 1838-1923
28. Albrecht of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1819-61
29. Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom 1819-1901
30. Friedrich Karl of Prussia 1828-85
31. Maria Anna of Anhalt 1837-1906
The average age of the 2G-grandparents is 68. Three of them are sovereign monarchs, and two
are Grand Dukes. 11 are German, 2 are
Swedish, 1 is Dutch, 1 is Russian, and 1 is British. None are Danish!
18 and 24 are brothers. 23 and 26 are siblings. The Dutch link is unusual – in the last
hundred years or so, the Dutch royal house has been less well-connected to the
other houses. We shall look at the
ancestry of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands next time.
