Monday 22 September 2014

Michael, King of Romania

Here are the seize quartiers for the former King of Romania:


1.  Mihael I, King of Romania 1921-


2.  Carol II, King of Romania 1893-1953
3.  Helene of Greece and Denmark 1896-1982


4.  Ferdinand I, King of Romania 1865-1927
5.  Marie of Great-Britain 1875-1938
6.  Konstantinos I, King of Greece 1868-1923
7.  Sophie of Prussia 1870-1932


8.  Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen 1835-1905
9.  Antonia of Portugal 1845-1913
10.  Alfred of Great Britain, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1844-1900
11.  Maria Aleksandrovna of Russia 1853-1920
12.  Georgios I, King of Greece 1845-1913
13.  Olga of Russia 1851-1926
14.  Friedrich III, Emperor of Germany 1831-88
15.  Victoria of Great Britain 1840-1901


16.  Karl Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen 1811-85
17.  Josephine of Baden 1813-1900
18.  Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary 1816-85
19.  Maria II da Gloria, Queen of Portugal 1819-53
20.  Albrecht of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1819-61
21.  Victoria, Queen of Great Britain 1819-1901
22.  Aleksandr II, Tsar of Russia 1818-81
23.  Marie of Hesse 1824-80
24.  Christian IX, King of Denmark 1818-1906
25.  Louise of Hesse-Cassel 1817-98
26.   Konstantin Nikolaievich of Russia 1827-92
27.  Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg 1830-1911
28.  Wilhelm I, Emperor of Germany 1797-1888
29.  Augusta of Saxe-Weimar 1811-90
30.  Albrecht of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1819-1961
31.  Victoria, Queen of Great Britain 1819-1901


20/21 and 30/31 are the same.  18 is the first cousin of 20/21/30/31.  Of the fifth generation, 10 are German, 1 is Portuguese, 2 are Russian, 2 are British, and 2 are Danish.  Mihail has no Romanian blood without going back to the thirteenth century.  The average age is 69.


Mihail I is the last inter-belline head of state alive, and, together with Simeon II of Bulgaria, is the last head of state from World War II.  After the descendants of Edward VII, he is next in line for the British throne, and is one of the oldest remaining descendants of Queen Victoria.  

Saturday 20 September 2014

Constantine II, King of Greece


Now we have looked at all the current monarchs of Europe, we will take a look at the former monarchs, in each case taking the last person to reign de facto.  Some of these are still living - Constantine of Greece, Michael of Roumania, and Boris of Bulgaria.  Others died many years ago, and their claims continue among their descendants.  Increasingly, as we see in extant monarchies, marriages between royal houses become rarer, and royals tend to marry those from their own nations (of course, usually from the upper echelons of society).  I suspect that, in 100 years, the seize quartiers of most monarchs will only have one royal person in the top generation.

The seize quartiers for the former king of Greece are as follows:


1.  Konstantinos II, King of Greece 1940-


2.  Pavlos, King of Greece 1901-64
3.  Friederike of Hanover 1917-


4.  Konstantinos I, King of Greece 1868-1923
5.  Sophie of Prussia 1870-1932
6.  Ernst August III, Duke of Brunswick 1887-1953
7.  Viktoria Luise of Prussia 1892-1980


8.  Georgios I, King of Greece 1845-1913
9.  Olga of Russia 1851-1926
10.  Friedrich III, Emperor of Germany 1831-88
11.  Victoria of Great Britain 1840-1901
12.  Ernst August of Hanover, Duke of Cumberland 1845-1923
13.  Thyra of Denmark 1853-1933
14.  Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany 1859-1941
15.  Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein 1858-1921


16.  Christian IX, King of Denmark 1818-1906
17.  Louise of Hesse-Cassel 1817-98
18.  Konstantin Nikolaievich of Russia 1827-92
19.  Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg 1830-1911
20.  Wilhelm I, Emperor of Germany 1797-1888
21.  Augusta of Saxe-Weimar 1811-90
22.  Albrecht of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1819-1961
23.  Victoria, Queen of Great Britain 1819-1901
24.  Georg V, King of Hanover 1819-78
25.  Marie of Saxe-Altenburg 1818-1907
26.  Christian IX, King of Denmark 1818-1906
27.  Louise of Hesse-Cassel 1817-98
28.  Friedrich III, Emperor of Germany 1831-88
29.  Victoria of Great Britain 1840-1901
30.  Friedrich VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 1829-80
31.  Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 1835-1900

16/17 and 26/27 are the same.  28 is the son of 20/21.  29 is the daughter of 22/23.  24 is the first cousin of 23.  31 is the niece of 23.  19 lived to see her great-great-grandchild.  Of the fifth generation, 2 are Danish, 10 are German, 3 are British, and 1 is Russian.  The average age is 73, rather a high average.  The former King of Greece, sometimes regarded as the former monarch most likely to return to his country as king, lives in London and is immensely rich.  He is very closely related to most other monarchs, being descended twice from Queen Victoria, and twice from Christian IX of Denmark.  His sister is the Queen of Spain, and he married the sister of the Queen of Denmark.  Prince Philip, the King of Roumania,and the last Queen of Yugoslavia are all his first cousins (once removed for Prince Philip).  He does not have any Greek blood unless one goes back to the fourteenth century.