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Queen Elizabeth II is a descendent of Ferdinand & Isabella[edit]

The earlier statement that Queen Elizabeth II is the only European monarch not descended from Isabella I and Ferdinand II is incorrect and has been edited out. Elizabeth II is descended from the couple many times over. 1. Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452-1516) married in 1469 Isabella I of Castile (1451-1504) and they were parents of: 2. Juana of Castile (1479-1555) who married in 1496 Philip von Hapsburg, Duke of Burgundy (1478-1506) and they were the parents of: 3. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, (1503-1564) who married in 1521 Anne of Bohemia (1504-1547) and they were parents of: 4. Maria of Austria (1531-1581) who married in 1546 William V of Julich-Cleves-Berg (1516-1592) and they were the parents of: 5. Anna of Julich (1552-1632) who married in 1574 Philip Louis of Neuberg Zweibrucken (1547-1614) and they were parents of: 6. Anna Maria of Neuberg (1575-1643) who married in 1591 Frederick William I of Saxe-Weimar-Altenburg (1562-1602) and they were parents of: 7. John Philip of Saxe-Altenburg (1597-1639) who married in 1618 Elizabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel (1593-1650) and they were the parents of: 8. Elizabeth Sophia of Saxe-Altenburg (1619-1680) who married in 1636 Ernest, Duke of Gotha-Altenburg-Coburg (1601-1675) and they were parents of:

  (1) Frederick I of Saxe-Gotha 
  (2) John Ernest of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 
  (3) Bernard of Saxe-Meiningen 
  (4) Ernest of Saxe-Hildburghausen 
  (5) Elizabeth Dorothea who married Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt

All five are ancestors of Elizabeth II. For instance, John Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, had a son Francis Josias, who in turn became Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Francis Josias had a son, Ernest Frederick who later became the next Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and he in turn had a son Francis who also held the title of Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Francis had a daughter, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, who married Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, and they had a daughter, Queen Victoria of Great Britain.

Another example: Frederick I of Saxe-Gotha had a daughter, Dorothea Marie. who married Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. Ernst Ludwig was the son of Bernard of Saxe-Meiningen. Ernst Ludwig had a daughter, Luise Dorothea, who married Frederick III Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenberg. They had a son, Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. Ernst II had a daughter, Louise Dorothea, who married as her first husband Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg. Ernst I and Louise had a son, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg, who married Queen Victoria.

Because Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, King Harald V of Norway, and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden all descend from Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, their descent from the Iberian couple follows the same path.

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands also descends from the 1636 marriage of Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg to Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha. Referencing the chart above, Elizabeth Dorothea married Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt. They had a son, Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. Ernest Louis had a son, Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. Louis VIII had a son, Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. Louis IX had a daughter, Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt. Frederica married William II of Prussia and they had daughter, Wilhemine, who married William I, first King of the Netherlands. Queen Beatrix descends from that line. 68.4.31.73 (talk) 05:58, 16 July 2010 (UTC)Luke[reply]

King of Belgium[edit]

Albert II is no longer King of the Belgians, his son Philip is.