- List of descendants of the House of Este
The
House of Este was a family of Italian nobility, who held the titleDuke of Modena . They are the ancestors of many royal houses.British royalty
All British monarchs since
George I of the United Kingdom have been descended from the House of Este. George's father,Ernst August, Elector of Hanover , was a member of the house of Welf, who are descended from the House of Este.Also, the Jacobite "pretenders"
James Francis Edward Stuart ,Charles Edward Stuart andHenry Benedict Stuart were descended from the House of Este. This was due to the mother of James Francis Edward, a Modenese princess,Mary Beatrice d'Este .The following British consorts are also descendants of the House of Este-
Queen Mary Beatrice (
Mary Beatrice d'Este ) (1658 -1718 ), the wife ofJames II of England , who was also James VII of Scotland (reigned1685 -1688 ).Queen Caroline (
Caroline of Brunswick ) (1768 -1820 ), the wife ofGeorge IV of the United Kingdom (reigned1820 -1830 ), as her mother was the sister ofGeorge III of the United Kingdom .Queen Alexandra (
Alexandra of Denmark ) (1844 -1925 ), the wife ofEdward VII of the United Kingdom (reigned1901 -1910 ), as her mother's family, the German princely house of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel), were descendants ofGeorge II of the United Kingdom .Queen Mary (
Mary of Teck ) (1867 -1953 ), the wife ofGeorge V of the United Kingdom (reigned1910 -1936 , was the great- grand- daughter ofGeorge III .Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (b.1921 ), the husband of the reigning queen,Elizabeth II (reigning since1952 ) is a descendant of Queen Victoria's. Also, his grandfather was the brother of Queen Alexandra.Other
As descendants of Queen Victoria, the royal families of
Norway ,Sweden ,Spain (through the paternal grandmothers of the reigning kings), andDenmark (through the present queen's mother).
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