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The last House of Hanover ruler was Queen Victoria. This name in turn came from King George I, who was the elector of Hanover – one of seven people who could elect the emperor of Germany. It previously used to be Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (or Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) until 1917, when Queen Elizabeth’s grandfather, King George V, proclaimed the adoption of the new name.įor context, the House of Windsor took over from the House of Hanover. The term House of Windsor refers to the dynastic name of the British Royal Family. We briefly explore the history of the House of Windsor, and the family trees of Queen Elizabeth’s descendants. Let’s take a look at the family tree of Queen Elizabeth II. And as the Internet whips up all the attendant memes and snide remarks that you would expect to follow a septuagenarian in his shoes, we thought we’d balance the scales with a bit of information to keep you in the know. King Charles has been thrust onto the throne. If there is one event that justifies the use of the expression “the end of an era”, it is this. Another referenced the Batman franchise instead – cheekily pointing out that Queen Elizabeth had even “survived” Ben Affleck’s portrayal of the masked marauder. Others made pop culture references – which actors had played James Bond during her time for example. Some chronicled her reign by comparing it to the number of British prime ministers, US presidents, Catholics popes, and other world leaders who had served in that time. Social commentators had no shortage of comparisons and witticisms for what was a truly unique era in modern history. She’d been at the helm as Britain went through political upheaval many more times than one can count. She’d seen the world slow to a covid-induced stop. For a time, it had almost seemed the world would never see the day. On the 8th of September, 2022, the news broke that the reign of Queen Elizabeth II had ended.
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