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They were first cousins, they were both grandchildren of Queen Victoria.
by mmanfrin 4y ago
They were first cousins, they were both grandchildren of Queen Victoria.
- RcouF1uZ4gsC 4y agoActually their common grandparent was not Queen Victoria, but rather King Christian of Denmark.
- junar 4y agoYeah, it gets a bit confusing when you add in the German Emperor, Wilhelm II. * George V and Nicholas II share Christian IX of Denmark as a common grandparent * George V and Wilhelm II share Victoria as a common grandparent * Nicholas II and Wilhelm II are more distantly related to each other (second cousins once-removed through Frederick William III of Prussia)
- RcouF1uZ4gsC 4y agoAlso Nicolas’s wife Alexandra was Victoria’s granddaughter and a cousin of George and Wilhelm.