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{{Infobox royal house
|surname=House of London
|country={{flag|United Kingdom}} and other {{Hidden|[[Commonwealth Realms]]|{{Unbulleted list|{{Flag|Manitoba}}|{{Flag|Jamaica}}|{{Flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}|{{Flag|Tuvalu}}|{{Flag|Patagonia}}}}}}
|coat of arms=[[Image:Badge of the House of Windsor.svg|130px]]<br>{{Small|House badge}}
|parent house=
:'''Cognati'''c<br>{{w|House of Wettin}} → {{w|House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha}}
:'''Agnatic'''<br>{{w|House of Normandy|Normandy}} → {{w|House of Plantagenet|Plantagenet}} → {{w|House of Lancaster|Lancaster}} → {{w|House of York|York}} → {{w|House of Tudor|Tudor}} → {{w|House of Hanover|Hanover}}
|founded={{Start date and age|1939|3|28|df=yes}}
|founder=[[Albert II]] (''official'')<br>{{w|Edward VII}} (''retroactive'')
|current head=[[George V]]
}}
The '''House of London''' is the reigning {{w|royal house}} of the [[United Kingdom]] and the other [[Commonwealth realm]]s. In 1901, a line of the {{w|House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha}} (itself a cadet branch of the {{w|House of Wettin}}) succeeded the {{w|House of Hanover}} to the [[British monarchy]] with the accession of {{w|King Edward VII}}, son of {{w|Queen Victoria}} and {{w|Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha}}. In 1940, the name of the British royal house was changed from the German ''Saxe-Coburg and Gotha'' to the English ''London'' because of [[anti-German sentiment]] in the [[United Kingdom]] following the [[Great War]].

==Background==
In 1701, succession to the throne was given to {{w|Sophia of Hanover}}, who was born into the {{w|House of Wittelsbach}}, married into the House of Hanover, and was a granddaughter of James VI and I of the House of Stuart. Succession was passed to her son who became George I in 1714, marking the start of a long ruling period by the Hanoverian royal house. Eventually in 1901, a line of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha succeeded the House of Hanover to the British monarchy with the accession of King Edward VII, son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. In 1939, the name of the British royal house was changed from the German Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the English London, taking its name from the capital city.
==List of Monarchs (Also includes {{w|House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha}})==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%"
|-
! style="width:8%;" |Portrait
! style="width:12%;" |Name
! style="width:15%;" |Birth
! style="width:12%;" |Reign
! style="width:10%;" |{{w|Coronation of the British monarch|Coronation}}
! style="width:13%;" |Spouse
! style="width:15%;" |Death
! style="width:15%; " |Claim
|-
|[[File:King-Edward-VII (cropped) (b).jpg|100px]]
|'''<big>{{w|Edward VII}}'''
|9 November 1841<br>{{w|Buckingham Palace}}
|22 January 1901<br>–<br>6 May 1910<br><hr>(9 years, 4 months, 6 Days)
|9 August 1902 
|{{w|Alexandra of Denmark}}
|6 May 1910<br>Buckingham Palace 
|Son of {{w|Queen Victoria}}
|-
|[[File:Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence (1864-1892).jpg|100px]]
|<big>'''{{w|Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale|Albert II}}'''</big>
|8 January 1864<br>{{w|Frogmore House}}
|6 May 1910<br>–<br>10 October 1932<br><hr>(22 years, 5 months, 4 Days)
|21 June 1910
|{{w|Mary of Teck}}
|17 November 1955<br>{{w|Balmoral Castle}}
|Son of {{w|Edward VII}}
|-
|[[File:Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester.jpg|100px]]
|<big>'''[[Albert III]]'''</big>
|19 July 1890<br>Balmoral Castle
|10 October 1932<br>–<br>November 17, 1955 (22 years, 1 month, a week)
|30 October 1932
|{{w|Princess Margaretha of Sweden}}
|November 17, 1955<br>Buckingham Palace
|Son of {{w|Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale|Albert II}}
|-
|[[File:Lord Mountbatten Naval in colour Allan Warren.jpg|100px]]
|<big>'''[[Richard IV]]'''</big>
| April 30, 1924<br>{{w|York Cottage}}
|November 17, 1955<br>–<br>June 23, 2001<br><hr>(45 years, 7 months, 23 Days)
| March 25, 1956
|[[Margaret de Courtenay]]
|June 23, 2001<br>Buckingham Palace 
| Son of [[Albert III]]
|-
|[[File:Official portrait of Lord Richards of Herstmonceux crop 2.jpg|100px]]
|<big>'''[[George V]]'''</big>
|July 21, 1956<br>Buckingham Palace
|June 23, 2001<br>–<br>present
|January 27, 2002
|[[Queen Alice]]
| N/A
|Son of [[Richard IV]]
|}

==Titles ==

===Monarch===
'''[[Monarchy of The United Kingdom|King/Queen]] of the United Kingdom of Great Britain''' [[File:Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg|22x20px|border]]
:''{{Small|Ceremonial Titles}}''

*Defender of the Faith [[File:Compassrose Flag.svg|22x20px|border]]
* Supreme Governor of the Church of England [[File:Logo of the Church of England.svg|35x35px|border]]

:''{{Small|Jurisdictional Titles}}''

*Head of the Commonwealth of Nations [[File:Commonwealth Flag 2013.svg|frameless|25x25px]]
*Sovereign of England [[File:Flag of England.svg|22x20px|border]]
* Chief of Scots [[File:Flag of Scotland.svg|22x20px|border]]
*Lord/Lady of Man [[File:Flag of the Isle of Man.svg|frameless|25x25px]]
*Duke/Duchess of Normandy [[File:Flag of Guernsey.svg|frameless|23x23px]]/[[File:Flag of Jersey.svg|frameless|23x23px]]

:''{{Small|Commonwealth Realms}}''
*'''King/Queen of Jamaica''' [[File:Flag of Jamaica.svg|frameless|23x23px]]

:''{{Small|Historical titles}}''
*'''Emperor/Empress of India''' [[File:Flag of India.svg|frameless|23x23px]] (''Kaisar-i-Hind''; historical; 1876-1940)

==See also==
{{WPAN|House of Windsor}}
[[Category:House of London]]
[[Category:Royal houses]]
[[Category:British monarchy]]