Biography of Princess Margaret 1930-2002
Paternal Family Tree: Wettin
Maternal Family Tree: Mary Garritt
In 1920 [her father] King George VI of the United Kingdom (age 24) was created 1st Duke York.
On 26 Apr 1923 [her father] King George VI of the United Kingdom (age 27) and [her mother] Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Consort England (age 22) were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. She the daughter of Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 68) and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 60). He the son of George V King United Kingdom (age 57) and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 55).
Mary Elphinstone (age 12) and Cecilia Bowes-Lyon (age 11) were bridesmaids.
On 21 Aug 1930 Princess Margaret was born to King George VI of the United Kingdom (age 34) and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Consort England (age 30) at Glamis Castle.
On 30 Oct 1930 Princess Margaret was baptised at the Chapel Buckingham Palace by Archibishop Cosmo Gordon Lang (age 65). Her aunt [her aunt] Rose Constance Bowes-Lyon Countess Granville (age 40) was godmother.
On 11 Dec 1936 [her uncle] King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (age 42) abdicated VIII King of the United Kingdom. [her father] King George VI of the United Kingdom (age 40) succeeded VI King of the United Kingdom. Duke York merged with the Crown.
Before 25 Apr 1939 Thomas William Anson (age 26) and Anne Ferelith Bowes-Lyon (age 21) were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. The wedding was attended by the [her father] King (age 43) and [her mother] Queen (age 38), Princesses [her sister] Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 13) and Princess Margaret (age 8) - see Pathe. He the son of Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield (age 55) and Evelyn Maud Keppel Countess Lichfield (age 52).
On 21 Oct 1947 David Allan Bethell 5th Baron Westbury (age 25) and Ursula James were married at St Martin in the Fields [Map]. Princesses [her sister] Elizabeth (age 21) and Margaret (age 17) attended the wedding, as did the [her uncle] Duke (age 47) and Duchess (age 45) of Gloucester.
On 06 Feb 1952 [her father] King George VI of the United Kingdom (age 56) died at Sandringham Estate, Norfolk. He was buried at King George VI Memorial Chapel, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map]. His daughter [her sister] Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 25) succeeded II Queen of the United Kingdom; she was at her Kenyan home Sagana Lodge.
On 21 Apr 1956 Colin Tennant 3rd Baron Glenconner (age 29) and Anne Veronica Coke Baroness Glenconner (age 23) were married at St Withburga's Church, Holkham [Map]. Bishop Percy Herbert (age 70) presided. The guests included [her mother] Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Consort England (age 55) and Princess Margaret (age 25). Princess Margaret's future husband [her future husband] Antony Armstrong-Jones 1st Earl of Snowdon (age 26) took the photographs. She the daughter of Major Thomas William Edward Coke 5th Earl of Leicester (age 47) and Elizabeth Mary Yorke Countess of Leicester (age 44).
On 30 Jun 1958 Princess Margaret (age 27) unveiled a tablet to commemorate the restoration of St Laurence's Church, Ludlow [Map].
On 06 May 1960 Antony Armstrong-Jones 1st Earl of Snowdon (age 30) and Princess Margaret (age 29) were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. The ceremony was the first royal wedding to be broadcast on television. She the daughter of King George VI of the United Kingdom and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Consort England (age 59).
Colin Tennant 3rd Baron Glenconner (age 33) and Anne Veronica Coke Baroness Glenconner (age 27), whose wedding the couple had attended four years before, offered them a piece of land on their privately owned island, Mustique, and agreed to build a house for the couple on the land. It was designed in 1971 by uncle to Lord Snowdon, Oliver Messel, and named "Les Jolies Eaux" aka "The Pretty Waters"
On 03 Oct 1961 [her son] David Armstrong-Jones 2nd Earl of Snowdon was born to [her husband] Antony Armstrong-Jones 1st Earl of Snowdon (age 31) and Princess Margaret (age 31) at Clarence House. He a grandson of King George VI of the United Kingdom.
On 06 Oct 1961 [her husband] Antony Armstrong-Jones 1st Earl of Snowdon (age 31) was created 1st Earl Snowdon, 1st Viscount Linley.
On 08 Oct 1993 [her son] David Armstrong-Jones 2nd Earl of Snowdon (age 32) and [her daughter-in-law] Serena Stanhope (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Charles Stanhope 12th Earl of Harrington (age 48). He the son of Antony Armstrong-Jones 1st Earl of Snowdon (age 63) and Princess Margaret (age 63). He a grandson of King George VI of the United Kingdom.
On 09 Feb 2002 Princess Margaret (age 71) died at King Edward VII's Hospital. She was buried at King George VI Memorial Chapel, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map].
On 13 Jan 2017 [her former husband] Antony Armstrong-Jones 1st Earl of Snowdon (age 86) died. His son [her son] David Armstrong-Jones 2nd Earl of Snowdon (age 55) succeeded 2nd Earl Snowdon, 2nd Viscount Linley. [her daughter-in-law] Serena Stanhope (age 46) by marriage Countess Snowdon.
Kings Wessex: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 28 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Daughter of King George VI of the United Kingdom
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Charlotte Mecklenburg-Schwerin 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Edward VII of the United Kingdom Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: George V King United Kingdom Son of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Friederike Schlieben Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Christian IX of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Oldenburg Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince Frederick Oldenburg 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Charlotte of Denmark 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: King George VI of the United Kingdom Son of George V King United Kingdom
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ludwig Friedrich Alexander of Württemberg
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Paul Ludwig Konstantin Teck 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Christian Nassau Weilburg
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Henriette Nassau Weilburg Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Carolina Orange Nassau Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Teck 3 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
GrandMother: Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England Great Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Louis Frederick Duke of Mecklenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Princess Mary Adelaide Hanover Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Augusta Hesse-Kassel Duchess Cambridge Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Princess Margaret Daughter of King George VI of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Lyon 9th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Lyon Bowes 11th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Bowes Countess Strathmore
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas George Lyon Bowes 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Carpenter
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Louisa Elizabeth Rodney Carpenter
Great x 1 Grandfather: Claude Bowes-Lyon 13th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Joseph Valentine Grimstead
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Grimstead
GrandFather: Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Abel Smith
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Smith
Great x 2 Grandfather: Oswald Smith
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Parker Mosley 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Mary Mosley
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Dora Smith Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Hodgson of Congleton
Great x 3 Grandfather: Reverend Robert Hodgson
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mildred Porteus
Great x 2 Grandmother: Henrietta Mildred Hodgson
Mother: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Consort England 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bentinck 2nd Duke Portland 11 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish-Bentinck 3rd Duke Portland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Cavendish Harley 2nd Duchess Portland 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Cavendish-Bentinck 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire 11 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Cavendish 3rd Duchess Portland 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Hill Countess Mornington
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Wellesley Lady Abdy
Great x 4 Grandfather: Pierre Roland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland Marchioness Wellesley
GrandMother: Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Archdeacon Andrew Burnaby
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edwyn Andrew Burnaby
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Edwyn
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edwyn Burnaby
Great x 1 Grandmother: Caroline Louisa Burnaby