King Haakon of Norway has several interesting connections to the British royal family
In addition to being distantly related via Queen Victoria and King Christian IX of Denmark, Princess Anne is also one of the new King's godparents
Queen Victoria is sometimes referred to as "the grandmother of Europe" for how many family trees have grown from her line of descendants
King Haakon VIII, the new King of Norway, shares several interesting connections with the British royal family.
The first and most obvious is the familial relations. Many of today's European royal families share connected bloodlines thanks to the strategic matchmaking of 19th-century monarchs like Queen Victoria and King Christian IX of Denmark. Queen Victoria, in particular, is sometimes referred to as "the grandmother of Europe" for how many family trees have grown from her line of descendants.
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In addition to being distantly related via Queen Victoria and King Christian IX of Denmark, Princess Anne is also one of the new King's godparents
Queen Victoria is sometimes referred to as "the grandmother of Europe" for how many family trees have grown from her line of descendants
King Haakon VIII, the new King of Norway, shares several interesting connections with the British royal family.
The first and most obvious is the familial relations. Many of today's European royal families share connected bloodlines thanks to the strategic matchmaking of 19th-century monarchs like Queen Victoria and King Christian IX of Denmark. Queen Victoria, in particular, is sometimes referred to as "the grandmother of Europe" for how many family trees have grown from her line of descendants.
#royal #christian
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