George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews
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George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews (George Philip Nicholas Windsor; born 26 June 1962) is the son of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
and his wife, Katharine, Duchess of Kent. The title Earl of St Andrews
is a subsidiary title of his father's, and Lord St Andrews holds it by courtesy as heir apparent to the Dukedom of Kent
.
Lord St Andrews was educated at Eton College
and Downing College, Cambridge
.
On 9 January 1988, St Andrews married divorcée Sylvana Tomaselli
at a register office in Edinburgh
. She is a Roman Catholic, and since, according to the Act of Settlement 1701
, no person who is Roman Catholic or married to a Roman Catholic may succeed to the throne of any country that has the act within its constitution, he is excluded from the line of succession
the thrones of sixteen states
, in which he would otherwise be twenty-ninth. The couple have three children:
The Dukedom of Kent, however, is not subject to the Act of Settlement
, and St Andrews will inherit the title of Duke of Kent on the death of his father. The son of St Andrews, Lord Downpatrick, is also in the line of succession to eventually become Duke of Kent and will then be the first Roman Catholic to hold that title since the Reformation.
As a great-grandson of King George V, St Andrews would have been styled "His Highness Prince George of Kent" had George V not limited the title of prince/princess to children and male-line grandchildren of the sovereign. When St Andrews succeeds his father, he will be styled "His Grace The Duke of Kent".
He is a trustee of the SOS Children's Villages UK
charity and a Patron of the Association for International Cancer Research
.
His patrilineal descent (the principle behind membership in Germanic royal houses) can be traced back through the generations—which means that if Earl of St Andrews were to choose an historically accurate house name it would be Wettin, as all his male-line ancestors have been members.
The line diverges from the British royal line at Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, and from then on follows his paternal ancestors.
House of Wettin
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
The Duke of Kent graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on 29 July 1955 as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Scots Greys, the beginning of a military career that would last over 20 years. He was promoted to captain on 29 July 1961. The Duke of Kent saw service in Hong Kong from 1962–63...
and his wife, Katharine, Duchess of Kent. The title Earl of St Andrews
Earl of St Andrews
Earl of St Andrews is a British peerage title created by King George V in 1934 for his fourth son The Prince George as a subsidiary title with the title of Duke of Kent, and alongside the lesser title of Baron Downpatrick...
is a subsidiary title of his father's, and Lord St Andrews holds it by courtesy as heir apparent to the Dukedom of Kent
Duke of Kent
Duke of Kent is a title which has been created various times in the peerages of Great Britain and the United Kingdom, most recently as a royal dukedom for the fourth son of George V.-Pre-history:...
.
Lord St Andrews was educated at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Downing College, Cambridge
Downing College, Cambridge
Downing College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college was founded in 1800 and currently has around 650 students.- History :...
.
On 9 January 1988, St Andrews married divorcée Sylvana Tomaselli
Sylvana Windsor, Countess of St Andrews
Sylvana Palma Windsor, Countess of St Andrews , is the wife of George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews, the eldest son and heir of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent. Lady St Andrews was born in Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, the daughter of Maximilian Karl Tomaselli, formerly of Salzburg, and Josiane...
at a register office in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
. She is a Roman Catholic, and since, according to the Act of Settlement 1701
Act of Settlement 1701
The Act of Settlement is an act of the Parliament of England that was passed in 1701 to settle the succession to the English throne on the Electress Sophia of Hanover and her Protestant heirs. The act was later extended to Scotland, as a result of the Treaty of Union , enacted in the Acts of Union...
, no person who is Roman Catholic or married to a Roman Catholic may succeed to the throne of any country that has the act within its constitution, he is excluded from the line of succession
Line of succession to the British Throne
The line of succession to the British throne is the ordered sequence of those people eligible to succeed to the throne of the United Kingdom and the other 15 Commonwealth realms. By the terms of the Act of Settlement 1701, the succession is limited to the descendants of the Electress Sophia of...
the thrones of sixteen states
Commonwealth Realm
A Commonwealth realm is a sovereign state within the Commonwealth of Nations that has Elizabeth II as its monarch and head of state. The sixteen current realms have a combined land area of 18.8 million km² , and a population of 134 million, of which all, except about two million, live in the six...
, in which he would otherwise be twenty-ninth. The couple have three children:
- Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick (born 2 December 1988);
- Lady Marina-Charlotte WindsorLady Marina-Charlotte WindsorThe Lady Marina Charlotte Windsor is the elder daughter of George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews and Sylvana Windsor, Countess of St Andrews. She was born at the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge and named for her great-grandmother, Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent...
(born 30 September 1992); - Lady Amelia Windsor (born 24 August 1995).
The Dukedom of Kent, however, is not subject to the Act of Settlement
Act of Settlement 1701
The Act of Settlement is an act of the Parliament of England that was passed in 1701 to settle the succession to the English throne on the Electress Sophia of Hanover and her Protestant heirs. The act was later extended to Scotland, as a result of the Treaty of Union , enacted in the Acts of Union...
, and St Andrews will inherit the title of Duke of Kent on the death of his father. The son of St Andrews, Lord Downpatrick, is also in the line of succession to eventually become Duke of Kent and will then be the first Roman Catholic to hold that title since the Reformation.
As a great-grandson of King George V, St Andrews would have been styled "His Highness Prince George of Kent" had George V not limited the title of prince/princess to children and male-line grandchildren of the sovereign. When St Andrews succeeds his father, he will be styled "His Grace The Duke of Kent".
He is a trustee of the SOS Children's Villages UK
SOS Children's Villages UK
SOS Children's Villages UK is an autonomous charity based in Cambridge in the United Kingdom and part of the international group SOS Children's Villages, the largest international charity group dedicated to the care of orphaned and abandoned children...
charity and a Patron of the Association for International Cancer Research
Association for International Cancer Research
Association for International Cancer Research is a cancer research association based in the United Kingdom. It is the leading charity that funds cancer research anywhere in the world....
.
Ancestry
Patrilineal descent
George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews's patriline is the line from which he is descended father to son.His patrilineal descent (the principle behind membership in Germanic royal houses) can be traced back through the generations—which means that if Earl of St Andrews were to choose an historically accurate house name it would be Wettin, as all his male-line ancestors have been members.
The line diverges from the British royal line at Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, and from then on follows his paternal ancestors.
House of Wettin
- Burkhard I, Duke of Thuringia, d. 870
- Burchard, Duke of ThuringiaBurchard, Duke of ThuringiaBurchard was the Duke of Thuringia from shortly after 892 until his death. He replaced Poppo as duke shortly after his appointment in 892, but the reasons for Poppo's leaving office are unknown. Burchard may have been a Swabian.In 908 he led a large army in battle against the Magyars...
, 836–908 - (possibly) Burkhard III of Grabfeldgau, 866–913
- Dedi I, Count in the Hessegau, 896–957
- (probably) Dietrich I, Count of Wettin, d. 976
- (possibly) Dedi II, Count in the Hessegau, 946–1009
- Dietrich II of Wettin, 991–1034
- Thimo I, Count of Wettin, d. 1099
- Thimo II the Brave, Count of Wettin, d. 1118
- Conrad, Margrave of MeissenConrad, Margrave of MeissenConrad the Great was the Margrave of Meissen from 1123 until his retirement in 1156. He was the son of Thimo, Count of Brehna, of the House of Wettin and Ida, daughter of Otto of Nordheim. He was also Count of Wettin, Brehna, and Camburg from before 1116.In 1123, he became Count of Eilenburg...
, 1098–1157 - Otto II, Margrave of MeissenOtto II, Margrave of MeissenOtto II was the Margrave of Meissen from 1157 until his death in 1190. His father was Conrad the Great and his son was Dietrich I, Margrave of Meissen. He is a direct patrilineal ancestor of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, King Albert II of Belgium and Simeon II of Bulgaria....
, 1125–1190 - Dietrich I, Margrave of Meissen, 1162–1221
- Henry III, Margrave of MeissenHenry III, Margrave of MeissenHenry III, called Henry the Illustrious from the House of Wettin was Margrave of Meissen and last Margrave of Lusatia from 1221 until his death; from 1242 also Landgrave of Thuringia.-Life:Born probably at the Albrechtsburg residence in Meissen, Henry was the youngest son of Margrave Theodoric I...
, c. 1215–1288 - Albert II, Margrave of MeissenAlbert II, Margrave of MeissenAlbert II, the Degenerate was a Margrave of Meissen, Landgrave of Thuringia and Count Palatine of Saxony...
, 1240–1314 - Frederick I, Margrave of MeissenFrederick I, Margrave of MeissenFrederick I, called the Brave or the Bitten was margrave of Meissen and landgrave of Thuringia.-Life:...
, 1257–1323 - Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen, 1310–1349
- Frederick III, Landgrave of ThuringiaFrederick III, Landgrave of ThuringiaFrederick III, the Strict , Landgrave of Thuringia and Margrave of Meissen, was the son of Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen and Mathilde of Bavaria....
, 1332–1381 - Frederick I, Elector of SaxonyFrederick I, Elector of SaxonyFrederick IV of Meissen and Elector of Saxony was Margrave of Meissen and Elector of Saxony from 1381 until his death. He is not to be confused with his cousin Frederick IV, Landgrave of Thuringia, the son of Balthasar, Landgrave of Thuringia...
, 1370–1428 - Frederick II, Elector of SaxonyFrederick II, Elector of SaxonyFrederick II was Elector of Saxony and was Landgrave of Thuringia .-Biography:...
, 1412–1464 - Ernest, Elector of SaxonyErnest, Elector of SaxonyErnst, Elector of Saxony was Elector of Saxony from 1464 to 1486.-Biography:Ernst was founder of the Ernestine line of Saxon princes, ancestor of George I of Great Britain, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, as well as his wife and cousin Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, and their...
, 1441–1486 - John, Elector of SaxonyJohn, Elector of SaxonyJohn of Saxony , known as John the Steadfast or John the Constant, was Elector of Saxony from 1525 until 1532...
, 1468–1532 - John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 1503–1554
- Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, 1530–1573
- John II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, 1570–1605
- Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-GothaErnest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Family and children:In Altenburg on 24 October 1636, Ernst married his cousin Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg. As a result of this marriage Saxe-Gotha and Saxe-Altenburg were unified, when the last duke of the line died childless in 1672. Ernst and Elisabeth Sophie had eighteen children:#...
, 1601–1675 - John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1658–1729
- Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1697–1764
- Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1724–1800
- Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1750–1806
- Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 1784–1844
- Albert, Prince Consort, 1819–1861
- Edward VII of the United KingdomEdward VII of the United KingdomEdward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910...
, 1841–1910 - George V of the United KingdomGeorge V of the United KingdomGeorge V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....
, 1865–1936 - The Prince George, Duke of Kent, 1902–1942
- Prince Edward, Duke of KentPrince Edward, Duke of KentThe Duke of Kent graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on 29 July 1955 as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Scots Greys, the beginning of a military career that would last over 20 years. He was promoted to captain on 29 July 1961. The Duke of Kent saw service in Hong Kong from 1962–63...
, b. 1935 - George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews, b. 1962