William, Prince of Wales

William, Prince of Wales, in 2011, Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com

Birth Name: William Arthur Philip Louis

Place of Birth: Westminster, London, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: 21 June, 1982

Ethnicity: English, European Royal (mostly), some Scottish, as well as German, Irish, French, Anglo-Irish, Hungarian, likely 1/128th Gujarati Indian or 1/256th Indian, and smaller amounts of Dutch, Danish, Welsh, Belgian, Swedish, Swiss, Bohemian/Czech, Russian, Polish, Channel Islander/Jersey, possibly 1/256th Armenian

William, Prince of Wales is an English royal. He is the heir apparent to the British throne. He is the son of Charles III, who has been King of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, since 8 September, 2022, and of Diana, Princess of Wales, and the grandson of Elizabeth II, who was Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, from 6 February, 1952 to 8 September, 2022, and of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. His brother is Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. His stepmother is Camilla, Queen consort of the United Kingdom.

He is married to Catherine, Princess of Wales, with whom he has three children, including Prince George of Wales. He is the uncle of Prince Archie of Sussex, Harry’s son. His paternal cousin is Princess Beatrice of York.

His maternal great-grandmothers were ladies-in-waiting to his paternal great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

Prince William’s ancestry is (approximately) 35% English, along with 29% “Royal,” 14% Scottish, 5% German, 3% Irish, 3% French, 3% Anglo-Irish, 2% Hungarian, and smaller amounts (to varying degrees) of Indian, Dutch, Danish, Welsh, Belgian, Swedish, Swiss, Bohemian/Czech, Russian, Polish, and Channel Islander [Jersey]. Prince William is widely believed by DNA researchers to have a matrilineal ancestor, Eliza Kewark, who was Indian, or of Armenian (paternal) and Indian (maternal) descent; if this is the case, it would make Prince William of 1/128th or 1/256th Indian ancestry.

Prince William’s paternal grandfather was Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (the son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg). Prince William’s grandfather Prince Philip was born in Mon Repos, Corfu, Greece, although he was not of Greek ancestry. He was a Prince of Greece and Denmark, both. He was in the line of succession to the throne in both countries as the patrilineal grandson of George I of Greece, and great-grandson of George I’s father, Christian IX of Denmark. Prince William’s great-grandfather Prince Andrew was born in Old Royal Palace, Athens, Kingdom of Greece, the son of George I of Greece, who was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and was King of the Hellenes, from 30 March, 1863 to 18 March, 1913; and of Olga Constantinovna of Russia, who was born in Pavlovsk, Russian Empire. Prince William’s great-grandmother Princess Alice was born in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England, the daughter of Prince Louis of Battenberg, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven, who was born in Graz, Austrian Empire, and of Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, who was born in Windsor Castle.

Prince William’s paternal grandmother was Elizabeth II (the daughter of George VI, and of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon). Queen Elizabeth II was born in Mayfair, London. Prince William’s great-grandfather George VI was born in York Cottage, Sandringham House, Norfolk, United Kingdom, and was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 11 December, 1936 to 6 February, 1952. He was the son of George V, who was born in Marlborough House, London, and was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, from 6 May, 1910 to 20 January, 1936, and Emperor of India, from 11 December, 1936 to 15 August, 1947; and of Mary of Teck, who was born in Kensington Palace, London. Prince William’s great-grandmother Lady Elizabeth was born in Hitchin or London, England, the daughter of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and of Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne.

Prince William’s maternal grandfather was Edward John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer (the son of Albert Edward John Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer, and of Lady Cynthia Elinor Beatrix Hamilton Spencer). Prince William’s grandfather Edward was born in Paddington, London. Albert was born in London, the son of Charles Robert Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer, and of The Honorable Margaret Baring. Lady Cynthia was born in London, the daughter of James Albert Edward Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn, and of Lady Rosalind Cecilia Caroline Bingham.

Prince William’s maternal grandmother was The Honourable Frances Roche (the daughter of Edmund Maurice Burke Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy, and of Ruth Sylvia Gill Roche, Baroness Fermoy). Frances was born at Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk. Edmund was born in Chelsea, London, the son of James Boothby Burke Roche, 3rd Baron Fermoy, whose father was born in Cork, Ireland; and of Frances Ellen/Eleanor Work, who was born in New York City, New York, U.S., to parents from Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio. Ruth was born in Dalhebity, Bielside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the daughter of William Smith Gill and Ruth Littlejohn.

05/02/2015 – Prince William, Duke of Cornwall and Cambridge with son Prince George of Cornwall and Cambridge – Photo Credit: Solarpix / PR Photos

Sources: Genealogies of Prince William, Duke of Cornwall and Cambridge – http://www.wargs.com
https://www.geni.com
http://famouskin.com
https://www.wikitree.com
https://www.famechain.com

Genealogies of Prince William’s paternal grandparents, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Elizabeth II – https://www.findagrave.com

CNN article on Prince William’s likely Indian mitochondrial DNA line – http://www.cnn.com

Article about Prince William’s ancestor, Eliza Kewark – https://www.telegraphindia.com