Descendants of George V

This is a complete list of every known descendant of George V, the founder of the House of Windsor, and his queen Mary of Teck. The list includes deceased members, members who have become Catholic, royal and non-royal, legitimate and illegitimate members openly acknowledged by their parents. The table includes generational data and birthdays and image data. The list is more comprehensive than the line of succession to the British throne which is a list of living non-Catholic descendants of George V's sons.

## Descendants of George V

LEGEND

**CA** means excluded from succession due to being Roman Catholic
**LG** means *legitimated by subsequent marriage*
(LG+) first generation or (LG-) later generation

## Statistics for *Descendants of George V*

* **Creation:** When the House of Windsor was created in 1917 the only descendants of King George V were his **6** unmarried children, ranging in age from 12 to 23. The death of Prince John at age 13 was the first change. No subsequent child in the Windsor family has been named John.
* **King George VI:** On 11 December 1936, when George VI became king there were **8** descendants of George V in the line of succession (The King's 2 daughters, 3 siblings, and 3 nephews). A niece was born 2 weeks later. The oldest brother, Edward VIII, was not in the line having abdicated the throne to marry the woman of his choice.
* **Elizabeth II:** In 1952, when Elizabeth II became queen, there were **13** descendants of George V in the line (The Queen's 2 children, 1 sister, 1 uncle, 1 aunt, 7 first cousins, 1 first cousin once removed). During the 15 years and 8 weeks of her father's reign, 6 children had been born and Elizabeth's uncle, Prince George, Duke of Kent had died in a plane crash during the war.

This list is complete as of 06 May 2019
. King George V, creator of the House of Windsor has 108 known descendants in five generations. Out of the known descendants, 1 is currently the monarch and **76** family members are in the line of succession. Members who are (1) Catholic or (2) *illegitimate or legitimated by marriage* are excluded by peerage regulations. Spouses are not included in the list.

Most of the first generation of illegitimate children on this table are all *legitimatio per matrimonium subsequens* or *legitimated by subsequent marriage*. Under British law, they and their descendants are excluded from the line of succession. In some cases they are also excluded from other titles. Other monarchies are different. Monaco, for instance recognises children so legitimated as eligible for the throne. Suspected illegitimate children not openly acknowledged by members of the family are not included in the table.

The Catholics are from the Duke of Kent's (#37) family.

* The Duke's wife converted to Catholicism decades after they were married. Her later conversion did not exclude him.
* Their oldest son, George Windsor (#38), married his Catholic wife in 1988 and was thereby excluded until 2015, when the Perth Agreement was implemented. Two of his three children are Catholics. Only Lady Amelia Windsor (#39) is still in the line, but it is presumed that she will follow the lead of her siblings and parents and be confirmed [in the Catholic faith] when she is older and hence will be excluded from succession.
* Their second son, Lord Nicholas Windsor, converted to Catholicism, married his wife in the Vatican, and his three children are baptised Catholics.

The Duke's brother, Prince Michael of Kent, married his Catholic wife in 1978 and was thereby excluded until 2015. His children were raised in communion with the Anglican church and have always been eligible.

## Descendants of Edward VII

The House of Windsor was created from the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (a minor branch of the House of Wettin). Officially, Edward VII was the only British monarch to rule as a member of this house. George V is considered to be a member of the House of Windsor. The 6 living descendants of Lady Maud Duff are considered part of the extended British Royal family.

## See also

* British monarchy
* British monarchs family tree
* List of monarchs in the British Isles

## References

* Descendants of George V Windsor
* Lundy, Darryl. George V Windsor, King of the United Kingdom. The Peerage.[*unreliable source*]

* A table of those people closest to the British throne, as far down as 54th in line (all the living descendants of King George V), from 2008