Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark

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.