- Descent of Elizabeth II from the Franks
This line shows the means by which Queen
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is supposedly descended fromFlavius Afranius Syagrius , a Roman proconsul in the 4th century AD.The line after
Arnulf of Metz is attested by numerous sources and generally uncontested by historians. Before Arnulf the line is a little more unclear, and may contain fabrications.See also
Descent from antiquity .The descent
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Flavius Afranius Syagrius , c. 345 - 395 (parentage unrecorded) - Syagria, b. 390, daughter of Syagrius [ [http://armidalesoftware.com/issue/full/Thaler_109_main.html#N1 Section AIM: Descendants of Afranius Syagrius ] ]
House of Ferreolus Tonantius Ferreolus (prefect) , 410 - 475, son of Syagria Christian Settipani, Les Ancêtres de Charlemagne (France: Éditions Christian, 1989). ] [http://armidalesoftware.com/issue/full/Thaler_108_main.html Section I: Descendants of Ferreolus ] ]Tonantius Ferreolus (senator) , 440 - 517, son of prefect FerreolusFerreolus, Senator of Narbonne , b. about 470, son of senator Ferreolus [ Christian Settipani, Continuite Gentilice et Continuite Familiale Dans Les Familles Senatoriales Romaines A L'epoque Imperiale, Mythe et Realite, Addenda I - III (juillet 2000- octobre 2002) (n.p.: Prosopographica et Genealogica, 2002). ]Ansbertus , 520 - 590, son of Ferreolus [ The Royal Ancestry Bible Royal Ancestors of 300 Colonial American Families by Michel L. Call (chart 2074) ISBN 1-933194-22-7 ]Arnoald , 560 - 611, son of Ansbertus- Saint Arnulf of Metz, 582 - 640, son of Arnoald [ Christian Settipani - La Préhistoire des Capétiens, Première Partie. ]
Ansegisel , 606 - 670, 2nd son of St ArnulfPepin of Herstal , 635 - 714, 1st son of AnsegiselCharles Martel , 686 - 741, 3rd son of Pepin of HerstalPepin the Short , 714 - 768, 2nd son of Charles MartelCharlemagne , 744 - 814, 1st son of Pepin the ShortLouis the Pious , 778 - 840, 4th son of CharlemagneCharles the Bald , 823 - 877, 4th son of Louis the PiousJudith of Flanders , 844 - 870, 1st daughter of Charles the Bald
House of FlandersBaldwin II, Count of Flanders , 865 - 918, 1st son of JudithArnulf I, Count of Flanders , 890 - 965, 1st son of Baldwin IIBaldwin III, Count of Flanders , 940 - 962, 2nd son of Arnulf IArnulf II, Count of Flanders , 960 - 988, 1st son of Baldwin IIIBaldwin IV, Count of Flanders , 980 - 1036, 1st son of Arnulf IIBaldwin V, Count of Flanders , d. 1067, 1st son of Baldwin IVMatilda of Flanders , 1031 - 1083, 1st daughter of Baldwin V
House of NormandyHenry I of England , 1068 - 1135, 4th son of MatildaEmpress Matilda , 1102 - 1167, 2nd daughter of Henry I
House of PlantagenetHenry II of England , 1133 - 1189, 1st son of MatildaJohn of England , 1166 - 1216, 5th son of Henry II and Eleanor of AquitaineHenry III of England , 1207 - 1272, 1st son of JohnEdward I of England , 1239 - 1307, 1st son of Henry IIIEdward II of England , 1284 - 1327, 4th son of Edward IEdward III of England , 1312 - 1377, 1st son of Edward IILionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence , 1338 - 1368, 3rd son of Edward IIIPhilippa Plantagenet, 5th Countess of Ulster , 1355 - 1382, 1st daughter of Lionel of Antwerp
House of MortimerRoger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March , 1374 - 1398, 1st son of PhilippaAnne de Mortimer , 1390 - 1411, 1st daughter of Roger Mortimer and Alianore Holland (descent)
House of PlantagenetRichard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York , 1411 - 1460, 1st son of Anne Mortimer and Richard of Conisburgh (descent)Edward IV of England , 1442 - 1483, 2nd son of Richard of York and Cecily Neville (descent)Elizabeth of York , 1466 - 1503, 1st daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville (descent)
House of TudorMargaret Tudor , 1489 - 1541, 1st daughter of Elizabeth of York and Henry VII of England (descent)
House of StuartJames V of Scotland , 1512 - 1542, 3rd son of Margaret Tudor and James IV of Scotland (descent)Mary I of Scotland , 1542 - 1587, 1st daughter of James V and Mary of Guise (descent)James I of England , 1566 - 1625, 1st son of Mary I and Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (descent)Elizabeth of Bohemia , 1596 - 1662, 1st daughter of James I and Anne of Denmark (descent)
House of WittelsbachSophia of Hanover , 5th daughter of Elizabeth of Bohemia and Frederick V, Elector Palatine (descent)
House of EsteGeorge I of Great Britain , 1660 - 1727, 1st son of Sophia of Hanover and Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover (descent)George II of Great Britain , 1683 - 1760, 1st son of George I and Sophia of Celle (descent)Frederick, Prince of Wales , 1707 - 1751, 1st son of George II and Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (descent)George III of the United Kingdom , 1738 - 1820, 1st son of Frederick and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (descent)- Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, 1767 - 1820, 4th son of George III
Victoria of the United Kingdom , 1819 - 1901, 1st daughter of Edward Augustus
House of WettinEdward VII of the United Kingdom , 1841 - 1910, 1st son of VictoriaGeorge V of the United Kingdom , 1865 - 1936, 2nd son of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark (descent)George VI of the United Kingdom , 1895 - 1952, 2nd son of George V and Mary of Teck (descent)Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom , b. 1926, 1st daughter of George VICharles, Prince of Wales , b. 1948, 1st son of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (descent)Prince William of Wales , b. 1982, 1st son of Prince Charles
House of SyagriusAlianore Holland's descent
Alianore Holland, wife of Roger Mortimer, was also a descendant of Syagrius by the following alternative line;
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Edward I of England , 1239 - 1307 (generation 29 of main line)
#Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent , 1301 - 1300, 6th son of Edward I
#Joan of Kent , 1328 - 1385, 2nd daughter of Edmund
#Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent , 1350 - 1397, 1st son of Joan
#Alianore Holland, 1373 - 1405, 2nd daughter of Thomas - married Roger Mortimer (generation 34 of main line)Richard of Conisburgh's descent
Richard of Conisburgh, husband of Anne Mortimer, was also a descendant of Syagrius by the following alternative line;
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Edward III of England , 1312 - 1377 (generation 31 of main line)
#Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York , 1341 - 1402, 5th son of Edward III
#Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge , 1375 - 1415, 2nd son of Edmund - married Anne Mortimer (generation 35 of main line)Cecily Neville's descent
Cecily Neville, wife of Richard Plantagenet, was also a descendant of Syagrius by the following alternative line;
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Edward III of England , 1312 - 1377 (generation 31 of main line)
#John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster , 1340 - 1399, 4th son of Edward III
#Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland , 1379 - 1440, 5th daughter of John of Gaunt
#Cecily Neville , 1415 - 1495, 4th daughter of Joan - married Richard Plantagenet (generation 36 of main line)Elizabeth Woodville's descent
Elizabeth Woodville, wife of Edward IV, was also a descendant of Syagrius by the following alternative line;
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John of England , 1166 - 1216 (generation 27 of main line)
#Eleanor of England , 1215 - 1275, 3rd daughter of John
#Guy de Montfort, Count of Nola , 1244 - 1288, 4th son of Eleanor
#Anastasia de Montfort, b. 1274, 1st daughter of Guy de Montfort
#Roberto Orsini, Count of Nola, 1295 - 1345, son of Anastasia
#Nicolas Orsini, 1331 - 1399, son of Roberto
#Sueva Orsini, 1366 - 1422, daughter of Nicholas
#Margaret de Baux, 1384 - 1469, daughter of Sueva
#Jacquetta of Luxembourg , 1415 - 1472, 1st daughter of Margaret
#Elizabeth Woodville , 1437 - 1492, daughter of Jacquetta - married Edward IV (generation 37 of main line)Henry Tudor's descent
Henry Tudor, husband of Elizabeth of York, was a descendant of Syagrius by the following alternative line;
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Edward III of England , 1312 - 1377 (generation 31 of main line)
#John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster , 1340 - 1399, 4th son of Edward III
#John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset , 1373 - 1410, 6th son of John of Gaunt
#John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset , 1404 - 1444, 2nd son of John Beaufort
#Margaret Beaufort , 1443 - 1509, 1st daughter of John Beaufort
#Henry VII of England , 1457 - 1509, 1st son of Margaret Beaufort - married Elizabeth of York (generation 38 of main line)James IV's descent
James IV of Scotland, husband of Margaret Tudor, was a descendant of Syagrius by the following alternative line;
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Edward III of England , 1312 - 1377 (generation 31 of main line)
#John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster , 1340 - 1399, 4th son of Edward III
#John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset , 1373 - 1410, 6th son of John of Gaunt
#Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scotland , 1404 - 1445, 1st daughter of John Beaufort
#James II of Scotland , 1430 - 1460, 2nd son of Joan Beaufort
#James III of Scotland , 1452 - 1488, 2nd son of James II
#James IV of Scotland , 1473 - 1513, 1st son of James III - married Margaret Tudor (generation 39 of main line)Mary of Guise's descent
Mary of Guise, wife of James V, was a descendant of Syagrius by the following alternative line;
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Henry II of England (generation 26 of main line)
#Leonora of England , 1162 - 1214, 2nd daughter of Henry II
#Blanche of Castile , 1188 - 1252, 3rd daughter of Leonora of England
#Louis IX of France , 1214 - 1270, 4th son of Blanche of Castile
#Robert, Count of Clermont , 1256 - 1317, 6th son of Louis IX
#Louis I, Duke of Bourbon , 1279 - 1342, 1st son of Robert
#James I, Count of La Marche , 1319 - 1362, 4th son of Louis I
#John I, Count of La Marche , 1344 - 1393, 2nd son of James I
#Louis, Count of Vendôme , 1376 - 1446, 2nd son of John I
#Jean VIII, Count of Vendôme , 1428 - 1477, 1st son of Louis
#François, Count of Vendôme , 1470 - 1495, 1st son of Jean VIII
#Antoinette de Bourbon , 1493 - 1583, 1st daughter of François
#Mary of Guise , 1515 - 1560, 1st daughter of Antoinette - married James V of Scotland (generation 40 of main line)Henry Stuart's descent
Henry Stuart, husband of Mary I, was a descendant of Syagrius by the following alternative line;
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Margaret Tudor , 1489 - 1541 (generation 39 of main line)
#Margaret Douglas , 1515 - 1578, 3rd daughter of Margaret Tudor
#Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley , 1545 - 1567, 1st son of Margaret Douglas - married Mary I of Scotland (generation 41 of main line)Anne of Denmark's descent
Anne of Denmark, wife of James I, was a descendant of Syagrius by the following alternative line;
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John of England , 1166 - 1216 (generation 27 of main line)
#Isabella of England , 1214 - 1241, 1st daughter of John
#Margaret of Sicily , 1237 - 1270, 2nd daughter of Isabella
#Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen , 1257 - 1323, 1st son of Margaret
#Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen , 1310 - 1349, 2nd son of Frederick I
#Elisabeth of Meissen , 1329 - 1375, 1st daughter of Frederick II
#Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg , 1371 - 1440, 2nd son of Elisabeth
#John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach , 1406 - 1464, 1st son of Frederick I
#Dorothea of Brandenburg , 1430 - 1495, 3rd daughter of John
#Frederick I of Denmark , 1471 - 1533, 4th son of Dorothea
#Christian III of Denmark , 1503 - 1559, 1st son of Frederick I
#Frederick II of Denmark , 1534 - 1588, 1st son of Christian III
#Anne of Denmark , 1574 - 1619, 2nd daughter of Frederick II - married James I of England/VI of Scotland (generation 42 of main line)Frederick V's descent
Frederick V, wife of Elizabeth of Bohemia, was a descendant of Syagrius by the following alternative line;
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Edward III of England , 1312 - 1377 (generation 31 of main line)
#John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster , 1340 - 1399, 4th son of Edward III
#Philippa of Lancaster , 1360 - 1415, 1st daughter of John of Gaunt
#Edward of Portugal , 1391 - 1438, 2nd son of Philippa of Lancaster
#Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress , 1434 - 1467, 3rd daughter of Edward
#Kunigunde of Austria , 1465 - 1520, 2nd daughter of Eleanor
#Susanna of Bavaria , 1502 - 1543, 5th daughter of Kunigunde
#Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, 1519 - 1567, daughter of Susanna
#Louis VI, Elector Palatine , 1539 - 1583, 1st son of Marie
#Frederick IV, Elector Palatine , 4th son of Louis VI
#Frederick V, Elector Palatine , 1596 - 1632, 1st son of Frederick IV - married Elizabeth of Bohemia (generation 43 of main line)Ernest, Elector of Hanover's descent
Ernest, Elector of Hanover, husband of Sophia of Hanover, was a descendant of Syagrius by the following alternative line;
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Christian III of Denmark , 1503 - 1559 (generation 11 of this sub-line)
#Dorothea of Denmark , 1546 - 1617, 2nd daughter of christian III
#George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg , 1582 - 1641, 6th son of Dorothea
#Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover , 1629 - 1698, 4th son of George - married Sophia of Hanover (generation 44 of main line)ophia of Celle's descent
Sophia of Celle, wife of George I, was a descendant of Syagrius by the following alternative line;
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George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg , 1582 - 1641 (generation 3 of this sub-line)
#George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg , 1624 - 1705, 2nd son of George
#Sophia Dorothea of Celle , 1666 - 1726, daughter of George William - married George I of Great Britain (generation 45 of main line)Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach's descent
Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach, wife of George II, was a descendant of Syagrius by the following alternative line;
#Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, 1519 - 1567 (generation 8 of this sub-line)
#Dorothea Susanne of Simmern, 1544 - 1592, daughter of Marie
#John II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar , 1570 - 1605, 2nd son of Dorothea
#Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar , 1598 - 1662, 5th son of John II
#John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach , 1634 - 1686, 5th son of Wilhelm
#Eleanor of Saxe-Eisenach, 1662 - 1696, 1st daughter of John George I
#Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach , 1683 - 1737, daughter of Eleanor - married George II of Great Britain (generation 46 of main line)Augusta of Saxe-Gotha's descent
Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, wife of Frederick, Prince of Wales, was a descendant of Syagrius by the following alternative line;
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John II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar , 1570 - 1605 (generation 3 of this sub-line)
#Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha , 1601 - 1675, 9th son of John II
#Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg , 1646 - 1691, 4th son of Ernest I
#Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg , 1676 - 1732, 1st son of Frederick I
#Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha , 1719 - 1772, 6th daughter of Frederick II - married Frederick, Prince of Wales (generation 47 of main line)Alexandra of Denmark's descent
Alexandra of Denmark, wife of Edward VII, was a descendant of Syagrius by the following alternative line;
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George II of Great Britain , 1683 - 1760 (generation 46 of main line)
#Princess Mary of Great Britain , 1723 - 1772, 4th daughter of George II
#Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel), 1744 - 1836, 3rd son of Mary
#Landgravine Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel , 1789 - 1867, 3rd daughter of Charles
#Christian IX of Denmark , 1818 - 1906, 5th son of Louise
#Alexandra of Denmark , 1844 - 1925, 1st daughter of Christian IX - married Edward VII of the United Kingdom (generation 51 of main line)Mary of Teck's descent
Mary of Teck, wife of George V, was a descendant of Syagrius by the following alternative line;
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George III of Great Britain , 1738 - 1820 (generation 48 of main line)
#Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge , 1774 - 1850, 7th son of George III
#Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge , 1833 - 1897, 2nd daughter of Adolphus
#Mary of Teck , 1867 - 1953, 1st daughter of Mary Adelaide - married George V of the United Kingdom (generation 52 of main line)Duke of Edinburgh's descent
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Elizabeth II, was a descendant of Syagrius by the following alternative lines;
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Victoria of the United Kingdom , 1819 - 1901 (generation 50 of main line)
#Princess Alice of the United Kingdom , 1843 - 1878, 2nd daughter of Victoria
#Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine , 1863 - 1950, 1st daughter of Alice
#Princess Alice of Battenberg , 1885 - 1969, 1st daughter of Victoria
#Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh , b. 1921, 1st son of Alice - married Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (generation 54 of main line)or
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Christian IX of Denmark , 1818 - 1906 (generation 5 of this sub-line)
#George I of Greece , 1845 - 1913, 2nd son of Christian IX
#Prince Andrew of Greece , 1882 - 1944, 4th son of George I
#Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh , b. 1921, 1st son of Andrew - married Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (generation 54 of main line)References
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