House of London

House of London
House of London
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Country	United Kingdom and other Commonwealth Realms Manitoba; Jamaica; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Tuvalu; Patagonia;
Parent house	Cognatic; House of Wettin → House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Agnatic; Normandy → Plantagenet → Lancaster → York → Tudor → Hanover
Founded	28 March 1939; 85 years ago
Founder	Albert II (official); Edward VII (retroactive)
Current head	George V

The House of London is the reigning royal house of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. In 1901, a line of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (itself a cadet branch of the House of Wettin) 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 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 Sophia of Hanover, who was born into the 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 House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)

Name	Birth	Reign	Coronation	Spouse	Death	Claim
Edward VII	9 November 1841 Buckingham Palace	22 January 1901 – 6 May 1910 (9 years, 4 months, 6 Days)	9 August 1902	Alexandra of Denmark	6 May 1910 Buckingham Palace	Son of Queen Victoria
Albert II	8 January 1864 Frogmore House	6 May 1910 – 10 October 1932 (22 years, 5 months, 4 Days)	21 June 1910	Mary of Teck	17 November 1955 Balmoral Castle	Son of Edward VII
Albert III	19 July 1890 Balmoral Castle	10 October 1932 – November 17, 1955 (22 years, 1 month, a week)	30 October 1932	Princess Margaretha of Sweden	November 17, 1955 Buckingham Palace	Son of Albert II
Richard IV	April 30, 1924 York Cottage	November 17, 1955 – June 23, 2001 (45 years, 7 months, 23 Days)	March 25, 1956	Margaret de Courtenay	June 23, 2001 Buckingham Palace	Son of Albert III
George V	July 21, 1956 Buckingham Palace	June 23, 2001 – present	January 27, 2002	Queen Alice	N/A	Son of Richard IV