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Royal intermarriage. The Habsburg Philip II of Spain and his wife, the Tudor Mary I of England. Mary and Philip were first cousins once removed. Royal intermarriage is the practice of members of ruling dynasties marrying into other reigning families.
- Queen Victoria and Prince Albert: 1st cousins. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were first cousins, having shared the same grandfather, Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
- King George IV and Caroline of Brunswick: 1st cousins. Just one generation prior, Queen Victoria’s uncle, King George IV, married his first cousin Caroline
- The unhappy marriage between cousins that changed history. King George IV and Caroline’s unhappy union produced only one child, Princess Charlotte, who died in childbirth in 1817.
- King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra: 3rd cousins. Like his mother, Queen Victoria, King Edward VII also married his cousin, albeit a more distant one. In 1863, Edward VII, who was then known as Prince Albert Edward, married Alexandra of Denmark
But for royals, to whom intermarriage was often family tradition, generations of marrying a cousin came with consequences. Perhaps the most glaring example is the house of Habsburg, a family of German royals who made up one of the principal dynasties of Europe from the 15th to the 20th century.
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Aug 22, 2023 · The royal family's official website lists the queen, her children and their spouses, Prince William and Prince Harry and their spouses, and a handful of cousins. Most people would count little Prince George and his siblings as well.
How many people have you heard point out that Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt were related (fifth cousins, but both in the male line, so Eleanor's maiden name was also Roosevelt) with a tone of horror? Historically, royal marriages involved more than just happening to fall in love with someone.
Nov 1, 2021 · PA Media. Josh Widdicombe found he was related to Edward I. But genealogists say it's much more likely than people expect. By Sean Coughlan. BBC News royal correspondent. It might seem like an...
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Feb 5, 2023 · ThoughtCo helpfully tells us the couple of 72 years are third cousins through Queen Victoria and second cousins once removed through King Christian IX of Denmark.
