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1 SOUR SWIFT FAMILY ANCESTRY
2 VERS 1.0
1 DEST GED
1 DATE 8/26/96
1 CHAR IBMPC
1 FILE VICTORIA.GED
0 @I001@ INDI
1 NAME Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) //
1 SEX F
1 BIRT
2 DATE 24 May 1819
2 PLAC Palace, Kensington
1 DEAT
2 DATE 22 Jan 1901
2 PLAC Osbourne House, Isle of Wight
1 NOTE She married her cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg, who died at age 42
2 CONT from typhoid. Victoria was the last of the House of Hanover and the first in the
2 CONT House of Saxony. She voiced her opinions against the Liberals in Parliament.
1 MULTI_MEDIA_LINK
2 PHOTO VICTORIA.BMP
1 FAMS @F1@
0 @I002@ INDI
1 NAME Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel //
1 SEX M
1 BIRT
2 DATE 26 Aug 1819
2 PLAC Schloss Rosenau, near Coburg
1 DEAT
2 DATE 14 Dec 1861
2 PLAC Castle, Windsor
1 NOTE His death from typhoid at age 42 had a profound effect on the Queen, who
2 CONT reigned alone for almost forty years after his death.
1 FAMS @F1@
0 @I003@ INDI
1 NAME Edward VII (Albert) //
1 SEX M
1 BIRT
2 DATE 9 Nov 1841
2 PLAC Palace, Buckingham
1 DEAT
2 DATE 6 May 1910
2 PLAC Palace, Buckingham
1 NOTE He was the first heir apparent in 101 years. He loved world travel and hunting
2 CONT tigers. He didn't become King until age 60. His coronation was postponed for
2 CONT over a month, due to his recovery from an emergency appendectomy.
1 FAMS @F2@
1 FAMC @F1@
0 @I004@ INDI
1 NAME Alexandra Caroline Mary Charlotte //
1 SEX F
1 BIRT
2 DATE 1 Dec 1844
2 PLAC Palace, Yellow, Copenhagen
1 DEAT
2 DATE 20 Nov 1925
2 PLAC Sandringham, Norfolk
1 NOTE She suffered from progressive deafness and a limp. She was made a Lady of the
2 CONT Order of the Garter, the first Queen Consort to have that honor bestowed upon
2 CONT her since medieval times. She was habitually late.
1 FAMS @F2@
0 @I005@ INDI
1 NAME George V (Frederick Ernest Albert) //
1 SEX M
1 BIRT
2 DATE 3 Jun 1865
2 PLAC House, Marlborough
1 DEAT
2 DATE 20 Jan 1936
2 PLAC Sandringham, Norfolk
1 NOTE He was the cousin to German Emperor Wilhelm II. He was the first King to
2 CONT broadcast over the radio.
1 FAMS @F3@
1 FAMC @F2@
0 @I006@ INDI
1 NAME Edward VIII //
1 SEX M
1 BIRT
2 DATE 23 Jun 1894
2 PLAC Richmond, Surrey
1 DEAT
2 DATE 28 May 1972
2 PLAC Paris
1 NOTE Edward VIII, was only King of England for 326 days when he created a royal
2 CONT scandal, abdicating the throne to his brother, in order to marry the twice
2 CONT divorced Wallis Warfield Simpson. He was then created the Duke of Windsor
2 CONT and he resided in France with his wife. They had no children. He served
2 CONT Britain in WWII, was governor of the Bahamas, and wrote his memoirs which
2 CONT became films.
1 FAMS @F4@
1 FAMC @F3@
0 @I007@ INDI
1 NAME George VI (Albert Frederick George) //
1 SEX M
1 BIRT
2 DATE 14 Dec 1895
2 PLAC York Cottage, Sandringham
1 DEAT
2 DATE 6 Feb 1952
2 PLAC House, Sandringham
1 NOTE He proved himself with distinguished service at the Battle of Jutland, despite
2 CONT frequent ill health and a speech defect. Following his brother Edward's
2 CONT abdication to marry divorcee Wallis Simpson, the second son-in-line became
2 CONT King. During his reign, he relinquished the title, Emperor of India. He died of
2 CONT cancer.
1 FAMS @F5@
1 FAMC @F3@
0 @I008@ INDI
1 NAME Elizabeth II //
1 SEX F
1 BIRT
2 DATE 21 Apr 1926
2 PLAC 17 Bruton St., London
1 NOTE A descendent of Brian Boru, High King of Ireland (1002-1014), the current
2 CONT Queen of England married her third cousin, Prince Philip of Greece and
2 CONT Denmark. She has reigned since the death of her father in 1952, advising
2 CONT Prime Ministers and enjoying her grandchildren.
1 FAMS @F6@
1 FAMC @F5@
0 @I009@ INDI
1 NAME Charles /of Windsor/
1 SEX M
1 BIRT
2 DATE 14 Nov 1948
1 NOTE HRH was created Prince of Wales in 1958. He graduated from the University of
2 CONT Cambridge and is next in line for the throne, either when his mother Queen
2 CONT Elizabeth dies, or if she decides to 'hand over' to him. He has two children with
2 CONT Princess Diana, born Diana Spencer.
1 FAMC @F6@
0 @I010@ INDI
1 NAME Philip /Mountbatten/
1 SEX M
1 BIRT
2 DATE 10 Jun 1921
2 PLAC Mon Repos, Corfu
1 NOTE HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; Consort of Queen Elizabeth II
2 CONT He was fifth in line to the Greek throne when war changed his destiny. He gave
2 CONT up his citizenship to become a British naturalized citizen before his marriage to
2 CONT Elizabeth II, his third cousin. Philip and Elizabeth are both great-great
2 CONT grandchildren of Queen Victoria.
1 FAMS @F6@
0 @I011@ INDI
1 NAME Anne Elizabeth Alice /of Windsor/
1 SEX F
1 BIRT
2 DATE 15 Aug 1950
1 NOTE This athletic equestrian, married to Captain Mark Phillips, bears the
2 CONT hyphenated surname Montbatten-Windsor, per Elizabeth's order for
2 CONT descendants in the paternal line on 8 February 1960 to bear the hypehnated
2 CONT name Mountbatten-Windsor.'
1 FAMC @F6@
0 @I012@ INDI
1 NAME Andrew Albert Christian /of Windsor/
1 SEX M
1 BIRT
2 DATE 19 Feb 1960
1 NOTE He served during the Falklands War as a helicopter pilot. In his bachelor days,
2 CONT he dated porn film star Koo Stark. He has two daughters with his ex-wife
2 CONT Sarah Ferguson.
1 FAMC @F6@
0 @I013@ INDI
1 NAME Edward Anthony Richard /of Windsor/
1 SEX M
1 BIRT
2 DATE 10 Mar 1964
1 FAMC @F6@
0 @I014@ INDI
1 NAME Elizabeth Angela Marguerite /Bowes-Lyon/
1 SEX F
1 BIRT
2 DATE 4 Aug 1900
2 PLAC St. Paul's, Waldenbury, Herts.
1 NOTE She went from Girl Guides Commissioner to become the Duchess of York,
2 CONT upon her marriage to George VI, and later Queen Elizabeth. Now called the
2 CONT Queen Mother, she is the most popular of the British Royals. She is often
2 CONT photographed in elaborate hats.
1 FAMS @F5@
0 @I015@ INDI
1 NAME Margaret //
1 SEX F
1 BIRT
2 DATE 21 Aug 1930
2 PLAC Castle, Glamis, Angus
1 NOTE She is the last British Royal to have her birth overseen by a Parliamentary
2 CONT witness, a customer which has been abolished. In 1955, she was forbidden to
2 CONT marry divorced Royal Air Force Captain Peter Townsend. She then married
2 CONT Anthony Armstrong-Jones, a commoner who was created the Earl of Snowdon.
2 CONT They divorced in 1978.
1 FAMS @F7@
1 FAMC @F5@
0 @I016@ INDI
1 NAME Wallis Warfield /Simpson/
1 SEX F
1 NOTE A twice divorced American woman captured the heart of Edward III, but she
2 CONT was not to become Queen. After Edward's abdication, they were married in
2 CONT France and lived there in self-imposed exile. She was not legally allowed to be
2 CONT called Royal Highness. She was however, allowed to be buried beside her
2 CONT husband in the Frogmore royal burial grounds.
1 FAMS @F4@
0 @I017@ INDI
1 NAME Mary /Teck/
1 SEX F
1 BIRT
2 DATE 1867
1 DEAT
2 DATE 1953
1 NOTE Prince Albert Victor was supposed to marry her, but he died of typhoid before
2 CONT their wedding. His younger brother George, ended up marrying her instead.
2 CONT She became Queen Mary, sometimes called "Fat Mary." Appropriately, she
2 CONT christened the Queen Mary ocean liner, which was named after her.
1 FAMS @F3@
0 @I018@ INDI
1 NAME Antony Charles Robert /Armstrong-Jones/
1 SEX M
1 FAMS @F7@
0 @I019@ INDI
1 NAME David Albert Charles /Armstrong-Jones/
1 SEX M
1 BIRT
2 DATE 3 Nov 1961
1 FAMC @F7@
0 @I020@ INDI
1 NAME Sarah Frances Elizabeth /Armstrong-Jones/
1 SEX F
1 BIRT
2 DATE 1 May 1964
1 NOTE After Princess Anne's relationship with Peter Townsend was ended by her
2 CONT family, a British photographer who was commissioned to do photographs of
2 CONT Prince Charles and Princess Anne came into her life. Though he too, was a
2 CONT commoner, Elizabeth II liked him enough to allow Anne to marry him. He was
2 CONT created the First Earl of Snowdon. He divorced from Princess Margaret in
2 CONT 1978.
1 FAMC @F7@
0 @F1@ FAM
1 HUSB @I002@
1 WIFE @I001@
1 CHIL @I003@
1 MARR
2 DATE 10 Feb 1840
2 PLAC Chapel Royal, St. James's, Pal
0 @F2@ FAM
1 HUSB @I003@
1 WIFE @I004@
1 CHIL @I005@
1 MARR
2 DATE 10 Mar 1863
2 PLAC Chapel, St. Geo