Glengarry Question

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

A reference was made to Elizabeth II being the current representative or descendant of the House of Hanover (the German Royal line that started with George I who could not speak English) who were brought in to prevent the return of the "true" Stewart line.

Actually Her Majesty is a descendant of James VI (I of England) and his wife, Anne of Denmark. Their eldest daughter (older sister of Charles I) was the Princess Elizabeth who married Frederick V, King of Bohemia. Their daughter Sophia married Ernst August of Hanover, and it was her son, George, who was later King George I of England and Scotland (as well as being King of Hanover).

Through her mother's family (the Bowes-Lyons) Her Majesty has even closer ties to Scotland.

[Grae]

Deledted

[creagdhubh]

Actually Her Majesty is a descendant of James VI (I of England) and his wife, Anne of Denmark. Their eldest daughter (older sister of Charles I) was the Princess Elizabeth who married Frederick V, King of Bohemia. Their daughter Sophia married Ernst August of Hanover, and it was her son, George, who was later King George I of England and Scotland (as well as being King of Hanover).

Through her mother's family (the Bowes-Lyons) Her Majesty has even closer ties to Scotland.

Quite right, Scott.

Cheers,