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27 Feb 2006 15:15:03 -0800 alt.talk.royalty
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Dusty...
is there any way that Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands is related to
Queen Elizabeth II of The United Kingdom or Prince Philip? or even
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark???

Frank Johansen...
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands is a fifth cousin of Queen Elizabeth II
of the United Kingdom with a shared descendt from Duke Friedrich II
Eugen of Württemberg and his wife Sophie Dorothea.

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands is a half second cousin once removed of
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark with a shared descendt from Grand Duke
Friedrich Franz II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin by two wives.

And, before you ask, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is a third cousin of
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom through a shared descendt from
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert - and also from King Christian IX and
Queen Louise.

Frank H. Johansen


Charles von Hamm...
The closest relationship between Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands and
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is that of double fourth cousins. One
descent is from King Frederick William III of Prussia and Luise of
Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The other is from Tsar Paul I, Emperor of Russia and
Maria of Württemberg. They are great-great-great-grandchildren of both
couples.

The closest relationship between Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands and
Elizabeth, Queen of the UK is that of fifth cousins. The descent is from
Duke Frederick II Eugene of Württemberg and Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt.
They are great-great-great-great-granddaughters of the couple.

The closest relationship between Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands and
Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark is that of half second cousins, once removed.
The descent is from Grand Duke Frederick Francis II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
Margrethe is a great-great-granddaughter from his first marriage, Beatrix is
a great-granddaughter from his third.

Charles von Hamm
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