Is Queen Elizabeth I related to King George I?

Answer 1

Yes the two Queens named Elizabeth are related. However, Elizabeth II is not a descendant of Elizabeth I, as Elizabeth I did not have any children.

The two queens are first cousins, 14 times removed. The closest ancestors they both share (their common ancestors) are Henry VII (reigned 1485 - 1509) and Elizabeth of York. Queen Elizabeth II is related from both her father's and mother's sides to Queen Elizabeth I.

Henry VII married Elizabeth of York. They had several children, including Henry VIII and Margaret.

Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn and they had Elizabeth I.

Margaret married James IV of Scotland. They had James V. Thus, James V and Elizabeth I were first cousins. A futher 14 generations 'remove' Elizabeth II from their common ancestors.

Here is the most direct line of descent . . .

Margaret of Tudor (dau of Henry VII) m. James IV of Scotland; they had

James V who married (m.) Mary of Guise; they had

Mary of Scotland who m. Henry, Lord Darnley, they had

James VI of Scotland, I of England who m. Anne, Princess of Denmark, they had

Elizabeth who m. Frederick V, they had

Sophia who m. Ernest of Hanover, they had

George I who m. Sophia of Brunswick-Lunesberg, they had

George II who m. Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach, they had

Frederick who m. Augusta of Saxe Gotha, they had

George III who m. Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenberg-Strelitz, they had

Edward of Kent who m. Victoria of Saxe-Coberg, they had

Victoria who m. Albert of Saxe-Coberg-Gotha, they had

Edward VII who m. Alexandra of Denmark, they had

George V who m. Mary of Teck, they had

George VI who m. Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, they had

Elizabeth II who m. Prince Phillip, who begat

The Descent of the Throne

The throne itself, however, follows a less direct line as some of the monarchs died without issue and were followed by other relatives. When Queen Elizabeth I died, the throne went to her first cousin, twice removed James VI of Scotland (I of England). James was the great-great grandson of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York.

The throne then followed through James' family line with his son Charles I (Oliver Cromwell interrupted), followed by his son Charles II, and then Charles II's brother James II. Following James II, the throne was held first by James' daughter and nephew/son-in-law, Mary and William. When they died without surviving issue, the throne was then held by James II's daughter, Anne (sister to Mary). Anne died without surviving issue.

The Act of Settlement of 1701 designated Sophia, Electress of Hanover (granddaughter of James I/VI) as the heir to the throne following the death of Anne. Sophia, however, died before Anne. Sophia's son George I (great-grandson of James I and second cousin of Anne) succeeded to the throne.

George I was followed by his son

George II, who was preceeded in death by his son

Frederick, so the throne went to his son (grandson of George II)

George III, who was followed by his son

George IV, followed by his brother

William IV who had no legitimate heirs and was proceeded in death by his brother Edward of Kent, so the throne went to his daughter (neice of William IV)

Victoria, followed by her son

Edward VII, followed by his son

George V, followed by his son

Edward VIII, who abdicated and was followed by his brother

George VI, who was followed by his daughter

Elizabeth II

Answer 2

yes. here is the genealogy for the family

Henry VII-Elizabeth of York

Henry VIII-Anne Boleyn Margret Tudor-1. James IV 2. Earl of Angus

Elizabeth James V Margret

Mary - Henry

James VI/I

Elizabeth

Sophia

George I

Answer 3

Elizabeth II is George III's great great great great granddaughter. See http://www.britroyals.com/hanover.htm and http://www.britroyals.com/windsor.htm or http://www.britroyals.com/kings.asp?id=george3 - which says he's her 3rd great grandfather (why not 4th?)

Answer 4

Yes, though Elizabeth I is not her ancestor.

Their closest common ancestors are Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, Elizabeth I's grandparents.

From them sprung Henry VIII, who was Elizabeth's father.

Also, from them sprung Margaret, who was the grandmother of Mary, Queen of Scots, and great-grandmother of James I. James I is the ancestor of the Hanoverians through his daughter Elizabeth.

Answer 5

Yes, Queen Elizabeth II is related to King Henry VIII, He is Her Great-Granduncle to the 12th place.

Answer 6

Yes She is that's her father

Answer 7

Yes. She is his niece many times removed.