Genealogical Relationships To Elizabeth II
The closest relationships between Elizabeth and each king or queen of England, Great Britain and the United Kingdom are given below. Here, the relationship is counted backwards from Elizabeth.
Note that the closest relationship deviates from the senior direct royal line starting with George III's children. In the junior collateral line, the Queen's grandmother, Mary of Teck was only three generations from George III through her mother, while her consort George V was four generations. These junior lines become more frequent the further back you go. For instance, Elizabeth's mother, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, brings in a closer descent to the Seymour monarchs, Edward VI and Lady Jane Grey.
| Monarch | Relation to Elizabeth II | Note on Closest Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| William I of England | 22nd Great-Grandfather | |
| William II of England | 21st Great-Granduncle | |
| Henry I of England | 21st Great-Grandfather | |
| Stephen of England | 20th Great-Grandfather | |
| Empress Matilda | 20th Great-Grandmother | |
| Henry II of England | 19th Great-Grandfather | |
| Richard I of England | 18th Great-Granduncle | |
| John of England | 18th Great-Grandfather | |
| Henry III of England | 19th Great-Grandfather | |
| Edward I of England | 18th Great-Grandfather | |
| Edward II of England | 18th Great-Grandfather | |
| Edward III of England | 17th Great-Grandfather | 6th Great-Grandfather of James I (through Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley) |
| Richard II of England | ½ 16th Great-Granduncle | |
| Henry IV of England | 17th Great-Grandfather | 16th Great-Grandfather of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon through Humphrey of Gloucester |
| Henry V of England | 16th Great-Granduncle | Son of Henry IV |
| Henry VI of England | ½-14th Great-Granduncle | Half-brother of Edmund Tudor, the father of Henry VII |
| Edward IV of England | 14th Great-Grandfather | Father of Elizabeth of York, the wife of Henry VII and shares all his descendents |
| Edward V of England | 13th Great-Granduncle | Son of Edward IV |
| Richard III of England | 14th Great-Granduncle | Brother of Edward IV |
| Henry VII of England | 13th Great-Grandfather | 2nd Great-Grandfather of James I |
| Henry VIII of England | 12th Great-Granduncle | Son of Henry VII |
| Edward VI of England | 1st Cousin, 12 times Removed | Grandson of John Seymour, the 11th Great-Grandfather of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon |
| Jane of England | 10th Great-Grandaunt | Sister of Catherine, the 9th Great-Grandmother of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon |
| Mary I of England | 1st Cousin 13 times Removed | Granddaughter of Henry VII |
| Elizabeth I of England | 1st Cousin 13 times Removed | Granddaughter of Henry VII |
| James I of England | 9th Great-Grandfather | Great-Grandfather of George I |
| Charles I of England | 8th Great-Granduncle | Son of James I |
| Charles II of England | 1st Cousin 9 times Removed | Grandson of James I |
| James II of England | 1st Cousin 9 times Removed | Grandson of James I |
| William III of England | 1st Cousin 9 times Removed | Grandson of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, the 7th Great-Grandfather of Mary of Teck |
| Mary II of England | 2nd Cousin 8 times Removed | Great-Granddaughter of James I |
| Anne of Great Britain | 2nd Cousin 8 times Removed | Great-Granddaughter of James I |
| George I of Great Britain | 6th Great-Grandfather | |
| George II of Great Britain | 5th Great-Grandfather | Grandfather of George III |
| George III of the United Kingdom | 3rd Great-Grandfather | Great-Grandfather of Mary of Teck |
| George IV of the United Kingdom | 2nd Great-Granduncle | Son of George III |
| William IV of the United Kingdom | 2nd Great-Granduncle | Son of George III |
| Victoria of the United Kingdom | 2nd Great-Grandmother | |
| Edward VII of the United Kingdom | Great-Grandfather | |
| George V of the United Kingdom | Grandfather | |
| Edward VIII of the United Kingdom | Uncle | Son of George V |
| George VI of the United Kingdom | Father | |
| Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom |
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