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
and here i thought he was just British!
He is british. He was born in Great Britain, and he has british (english) blood, however, he is mixed with other european cultures (theres no such a pure race no more), but there all royal kings and queens, dukes and duchess from those countries there mixed with. I myself am a mix, my father is puerto rican and my mother is Scottish/english (she was born in britian). But im not royality..lol..
lol he only needs mexican blood and that’s it, he’s got a bit of everything haha
Mexican is a nationality… not a race. Just like America and many countries, mexico has no real race… but a collection of various races.
Actually, Queen Charlotte had a black African Father.
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He seems to be a rather mixed up old chap.
That is not a pretty man….Anyway, it would be interesting as other people mentioned if he was part black, even far down the line. It would shock a good few people.
I doubt he would have any palatable amt of african ancestry,certainly not enough to show up on dna test.Perhaps 2% or under in some of his ancestors.
They are omitting that he has medici blood in him from the stuarts so he would be part italian also.
and doesnt his grandfather, prince philip, come from some greek ancestry?
Officially yes, but technically, no. You see the kings of Greece starting with George I decended from the Danish crown which was comprised almost entirely of German blood. With each new successive queen of Greece they brought in as follows: Olga of Russia who was the wife of George I was almost entirely of German blood since her mother was Alexandra of Saxe Altenburg and her father was Konstantine Nikolaevich Romanov which if you know anything of the bloodline history of the Romanovs the pure Russian blood from Peter the Great was progressively diluted with the German blood with each incoming queen. (Each new queen was coming from either a German duchy or Denmark at that time making the content of the actual Russian blood of the Romanovs at the time of Nicholas II 95% German.) Sophia of Prussia, had almost entirely German blood since her mother and father were mostly of German blood. Her mother being Victoria, Princess Royal of England and her father being Frederick III of Prussia and Germany. Albert, her maternal grandfather was all German and Queen Victoria coming from the Hanoverian line was almost entirely German blood with a very small amount of English-Scottish blood coming from the Stuarts via Sophia of the Palatinate. As far as her paternal history goes Frederick the III was Geman on both sides and even though there was Russian blood coming from Maria Pavlovna Romanov (his maternal grandmother) being the spouse of a Duke of Saxe Weimar Eisenach the russian blood coming from her was mostly comprised of German blood too. So to answer your question yes officially there is Greek nationality in his bloodline but as for the actual blood that flows through his veins being actually Greek blood then no it would be most certainly identified to be of German descent in that way.
THanks for that clarification. never knew greek royalty was a german bloodline. Clears things up though, thanks again
thats a long ass paragraph shit
does he not have Norwegian heritage aswell?
You seem very knowledgeable of the royal families of europe but you are forgetting the Byzantine princesses that were entirely of Greek bloodlines that were married with various kings of europe including the Russian Czars. It’s one of the bloodlines that ties Prince Philip to the Russian royals. The royals of Europe are mostly of German and some Byzantine (Greek) bloodlines.
Finally another person of intelligence and knowledge of the world its impossible to talk to these people huh they don’t realize Greece was part of the ottoman empire and most Greeks today have Turk blood they look and smell like animals the old Greeks were white what is happening to our people brother have a great day