King Charles III 1948-

Paternal Family Tree: King Charles III

Maternal Family Tree: King Charles III

1997 Death of Diana Princess of Wales

2023 Coronation of King Charles III

On 20th November 1947 [his father] Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [aged 26] and [his mother] Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [aged 21] were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. She the daughter of [his grandfather] King George VI of the United Kingdom [aged 51] and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Consort England [aged 47]. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

On 14th November 1948 King Charles III was born to Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [aged 27] and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [aged 22].

After 8th March 1971 Prince Charles [aged 22] stayed at Belton House [Map] during his training at nearby RAF Cranwell.

On 29th July 1981 Prince Charles [aged 32] and Diana Spencer Princess Wales [aged 20] were married at St Paul's Cathedral [Map]. She by marriage Princess of Wales. She the daughter of John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer [aged 57] and Frances Ruth Roche Countess Spencer [aged 45]. He the son of Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [aged 60] and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [aged 55].

On 21st June 1982 [his son] William Prince of Wales was born to King Charles III [aged 33] and [his wife] Diana Spencer Princess Wales [aged 20]. He a grandson of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. He married 29th April 2011 Catherine Middleton Princess of Wales.

On 15th September 1984 [his son] Prince Harry Windsor Duke Sussex was born to King Charles III [aged 35] and [his wife] Diana Spencer Princess Wales [aged 23]. He a grandson of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.

On 29th January 1991 Hugh Grosvenor 7th Duke of Westminster was born to Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor 6th Duke Westminster [aged 39] and Natalia Phillips Duchess of Westminster [aged 31]. King Charles III [aged 42] was godfather. He married 7th June 2024 Olivia Henson.

Death of Diana Princess of Wales

On 31st August 1997 [his wife] Diana Spencer Princess Wales [aged 36] died at Pitié-Salpetrière Hospital. She was buried at Althorp House, Northamptonshire [Map].

The Visitor Centre at Rosslyn Chapel [Map] was opened by the Prince of Wales [aged 49] on 2nd April 1998.

On 9th April 2005 Prince Charles [aged 56] and Queen Consort Camilla Shand [aged 57] were married at Windsor Guildhall. He the son of Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [aged 83] and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [aged 78].

Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.

In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.

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On 15th February 2018 HRH The Prince of Wales [aged 69] unveiled a plaque at Bowes House, St Johns College, South Bailey, Durham to Dame Elizabeth Bowes 1651-1736 nee Blakiston, ancestor of his mother Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [aged 91].

Elizabeth Blakiston: In 1651 she was born to Francis Blakiston 3rd Baronet. In 1693 William Bowes of Streatlam and she were married. In 1736 she died. She was buried at St James the Less Church, South Bailey, Durham.

On 12th September 2018 Prince Charles [aged 69] visited St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map].

On 9th April 2021 [his father] Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [aged 99] died at Windsor Castle [Map]. His succeeded son Charles [aged 72] succeeded 2nd Duke Edinburgh.

On 8th September 2022 [his mother] Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [aged 96] died. Her succeeded son Charles [aged 73] succeeded 3rd King of the United Kingdom.

Coronation of King Charles III

On 6th May 2023 Prince Charles [aged 74] was crowned King Charles III of the United Kingdom. [his wife] Queen Consort Camilla Shand [aged 75] was crowned Queen Consort of the United Kingdom.

Royal Ancestors of King Charles III 1948-

Kings Wessex: Great x 26 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 23 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 29 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 24 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Son of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Kings Scotland: Great x 10 Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Charles V of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 30 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 15 Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Royal Descendants of King Charles III 1948-
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

William Prince of Wales [1]

Ancestors of King Charles III 1948-

Great x 4 Grandfather: Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 15 x Great Grand Son of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 16 x Great Grand Son of King Philip III of France

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 Grandfather: George I King Greece 3 x Great Grand Son 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 10 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Charlotte of Denmark 11 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 10 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

GrandFather: Andrew Glücksburg 4 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Paul Emperor of Russia 10 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Tsar Nicholas I of Russia 6 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Empress Sophie Dorothea of Russia 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Konstantin Nikolayevich Holstein Gottorp Romanov 7 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick William III King Prussia 5 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Hohenzollern 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Louise of Prussia 11 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 1 Grandmother: Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Father: Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh 2 x Great Grand Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis I Grand Duke of Hesse 10 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Hesse Darmstadt II Grand Duke 11 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Hesse Darmstadt 12 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince Charles Louis of Baden 10 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Wilhelmine Baden 11 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt 10 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 1 Grandfather: Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven 13 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Julia Hauke

GrandMother: Princess Alice of Battenburg Great Grand Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Hesse Darmstadt II Grand Duke 11 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Karl Wilhelm Hesse Darmstadt 12 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Wilhelmine Baden 11 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 2 Grandfather: Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke 13 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Prussia

Great x 1 Grandmother: Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven Grand Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 11 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha 12 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn 11 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

King Charles III Son of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 11 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha 12 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Edward VII of the United Kingdom Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn 11 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 1 Grandfather: King George V of the United Kingdom Son of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 16 x Great Grand Son of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Christian IX of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alexandra of Denmark Queen Consort England 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Charlotte of Denmark 11 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

GrandFather: King George VI of the United Kingdom Son of King George V of the United Kingdom

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Paul Ludwig Konstantin Teck 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Henriette Nassau Weilburg Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Teck 3 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England Great Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

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: Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England 10 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Mary Adelaide Hanover Grand Daughter of King George III 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 Grandmother: Princess Augusta Hesse-Kassel Duchess Cambridge Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Mother: Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Daughter of King George VI of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Lyon Bowes 11th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne 10 x Great Grand Son of King James I of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas George Lyon Bowes 11 x Great Grand Son of King James I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Louisa Elizabeth Rodney Carpenter

Great x 2 Grandfather: Claude Bowes-Lyon 13th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne 12 x Great Grand Son of King James I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Joseph Valentine Grimstead

Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Grimstead

Great x 1 Grandfather: Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne 13 x Great Grand Son of King James I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Smith

Great x 3 Grandfather: Oswald Smith

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Mary Mosley

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Dora Smith Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne

Great x 4 Grandfather: Reverend Robert Hodgson

Great x 3 Grandmother: Henrietta Mildred Hodgson

GrandMother: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Consort England 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish-Bentinck 3rd Duke Portland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Cavendish-Bentinck 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Cavendish 3rd Duchess Portland 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 1 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: Edwyn Andrew Burnaby

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edwyn Burnaby

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Browne

Great x 2 Grandmother: Caroline Louisa Burnaby

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Salisbury of Marshfield House

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Caroline Salisbury

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Webb