What are the origins of kings & queens of European countries ? Do you know any one ?

Question

I used to know the German origin of queen Elizabeth . The Italian ruths of the king of Bulgaria .

Answer 1

.....  Most all of Europe's reigning and ex-reigning royal families are direct descendants of Christian IXof Denmark, who came to be known as The Father-in-Law of Europe .

Answer 2

Well I know that there's actually much debate on when the British Monarchy started. We say it started in 1066 with William the Conqueror (which would actually make the British monarchy less than 1,000 years old) but some believe it started in the 800s with Alfred the Great, and even before that a less unified Britain and Ireland was full of celtic tribes with their own kings and queens such as Boudica.

Of course Britain did try a republic back in the 1600s for 20 years with the beheading of then King Charles.

Answer 3

Royal Families of Europe are all related to each other and can usually trace their ancestry many hundred years back to a time, when the concept of a "nation state" was unknown. None of the Royal Families in Europe "belong" to a particular nation, but all have been serving the nations they were put in with dedication and passion.

Nationalism is a comparatively new concept that came with the French Revolution and has been poisoning international relations ever since.

His Majesty King Simeon II of the Bulgarians ascended to the throne in 1937 as a six year old boy, his mother belonged to the Italian Royal Family. His maternal grandmother was a Princess of Montenegro. His paternal grandfather was a Saxe-Coburg- Koháry and was born in Vienna, his grandmother a French Princess.

Answer 4

Prince Albert II of Monaco is from the The House of Grimaldi (Italian Royal House). It is associated with the history of the Republic of Genoa (Italy) and the Grimaldi family descends from Grimaldo, a Genovese statesman at the time of the first Crusades.

Margrethe II of Denmark is from the House of Glücksburg (German Royal House). The Glücksburg in northernmost Germany, is a line of the House of Oldenburg that is descended from King Christian III of Denmark. Its members include the royal houses of Denmark and Norway, the deposed royal house of Greece, and the heirs to the throne of the United Kingdom.

Juan Carlos I of Spain is from the House of Bourbon (French Royal House). The House of Bourbon is a branch of the Capetian dynasty. The Capetian dynasty includes any of the direct descendants of Hugh Capet of France.

Beatrix of the Netherlands is from the House of Orange-Nassau (German Royal House). The House of Orange-Nassau is a branch of the German House of Nassau.

Harald V of Norway is from the House of Glücksburg (German Royal House). The Glücksburg in northernmost Germany, is a line of the House of Oldenburg that is descended from King Christian III of Denmark. Its members include the royal houses of Denmark and Norway, the deposed royal house of Greece, and the heirs to the throne of the United Kingdom.

Albert II of Belgium is from the Saxe-Coburg and Gotha or Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (German Royal House), which served as the name of the two German duchies of Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Gotha in Germany.

Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg is from the House of Bourbon (French Royal House). The House of Bourbon is a branch of the Capetian dynasty. The Capetian dynasty includes any of the direct descendants of Hugh Capet of France.