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A huge chunk of the British Royal Family is German. Albert (of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) was Victoria's first cousin.
by petepete 9y ago
A huge chunk of the British Royal Family is German. Albert (of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) was Victoria's first cousin.
- jwdunne 9y agoAnd at the time of the Great War, the monarchs of Britain, Germany and Russia were all first cousins. This photo is particularly striking: https://i.redditmedia.com/2ZKJnNVW1-Mn41TE8dqXFMten1_L6gBZ7I_0ZQV1Gwc.jpg?w=320&s=cef2559de0676bbf92ec52c2e9aa7684 https://i.redditmedia.com/2ZKJnNVW1-Mn41TE8dqXFMten1_L6gBZ7I...
- TomK32 9y agoOne small details from the months before the war: No one invited the greater family to the funeral of the murdered arch-duke.
- jwdunne 9y agoAnother detail near the end of the war: King George wanted to give his cousin Tsar Nicholas asylum after the Bolshevik Revolution but chose not to for political reasons. Family eh?