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What was the British royal family name before it was changed to Windsor?
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∙ 12y ago
This is a kind of Time line, the Surnames are the House names, but the one before Windsor was Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (german)
Windsor (1917- )
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1826-1917)
Hanover
Stuart
Tudor
York
Lancaster
Plantagenet (French for Plant in my Hat)
Anjou
Normandy
Wessex
sorry i don't know all the dates
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe House of Windsor was previously known as the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
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∙ 11y agoThe name of the Windsors was originally Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
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∙ 11y agoThe Royal family name before Windsor was 'Saxe-Coburg-Gothae'.
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∙ 14y agoSaxe Coburg Gotha
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∙ 12y agoSaxe-Coburg Gotha
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The British Royal Family adopted the name Windsor 1917 on July?
Yes, 17th July 1917. They changed it at the height of the war. On the homefront in Britain, there was despisal towards anything that sounded German. German Shepherd's were changed to Alsatians, and the Royal family changed their name from Mountbatten to Windsor, because it sounded too German.
Queen of England's Elizabeth II's family name?
Windsor. The British royal family changed their last name from Saxe-Coburg und Gotha to Windsor in 1917, due to extremely strong anti-German sentiment after WW1 began in 1914.
What was the surname adopted by the British royal family in 1917?
Windsor
What is a royal surname called?
The present surname of the British royal family is Windsor. They are known as the house of Windsor.
What was George V last name?
George V's last name was Windsor. He was a member of the British royal family and held the title of King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions from 1910 until his death in 1936.
What was Queen Elizabeth's name before she was queen?
Queen Elizabeth's surname was Windsor. Her family's surname was Saxe-Coburg-Gotha until 1917 when they changed it to Windsor to sound non-German (the British people were anti-German then as it was WWI). Members of the British Royal Family do not have surnames. They are the descendants of the house of Windsor but this is not the same as holding a surname. However, as you posted this Question in the "Elizabeth I" category I assume you mean the first Queen Elizabeth. Elizabeth I was a member of the House of Tudor but, as with Elizabeth II this does not constitute a surname
During World War 1 what was the royal family's surname?
Answer: With the marriage of Victoria to the German prince, Albert, the name of the British royal family became Saxe-Coburg Gotha. Due to anti-German feeling during the First World War, the family name was changed, by royal proclamation, to that of Windsor in 1917. Although the name has changed, the family are still of German origin.
What house do the British royal family belong to?
The current British royal house is the House of Windsor.
Which royal family occupy the british throne today?
The House of Windsor.
What is the name of the current British Royal Family?
The current name of the British Royal Family is Windsor. If they are not in line to the throne immediately they are Mountbatten - Windsor or are issue if royal ladies then the second name applies
Was George VI German?
George VI, born Albert Frederick Arthur George, was not German. He was a member of the British royal family, the House of Windsor. His family originally belonged to the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha but changed their name to Windsor during World War I due to anti-German sentiment.
When was the Windsor era?
During World War I the name of the British Royal family (more correctly the name of the Royal House) was changed from Saxe-Coburg Gotha to Windsor, because of anti-German sentiment during the war. While earlier periods of British history are referred to by the name of the monarch, for example, Victorian, Edwardian or Elizabethan, the expression "Windsor Era" is not generally used.
