The Ancestry of Europe's Royal and Princely Houses: what's there and what isn't (October 2020 Edition)

Question

This is the third iteration of my attempt to keep track of where we stand with the core of the European higher nobility (previous versions were posted in January and February 2020).  To briefly rehearse, it should theoretically be possible to identify most if not all 2,046 ancestors in the first ten generations of the pedigree of most reigning European monarchs, pretenders, and other members of reigning / Hochadel houses.  Rarely do we have full coverage of those ten generations on Wikitree, but we're improving!  See below and the attached comments (as this takes up quite a lot of characters) for details and scroll down to the final comment for a summary of the state of play.

Enjoy!  (and please feel free to help)

Kelsey

Austria

Archduke Otto of Austria (1912-2011)

Out of 2046 possible ancestors in 10 generations, 1692 (82.7%) have WikiTree profiles [previously 79.47%].  1224/1626 (72.34%) are duplicates due to pedigree collapse.  His three most recent ancestors missing one or both parents are:

* Johann Christian Graf zu Solms-Baruth, 1733-1800

* Maria Theresa Cybo-Malaspina, 1725-1790

* Heinrich XI Graff Reuss zu Greiz, 1722-1800

Belgium

Baudouin, King of the Belgians (1930-1993)

Out of 2046 possible ancestors in 10 generations, 1276 (62.37%) have WikiTree profiles [previously 60.17%].  604/1231 (49.07%) are duplicates due to pedigree collapse.  His three most recent ancestors missing one or both parents are:

* Louise d'Astorg, * c.1765

* Marie-Claudine de Nettancourt-Vaubécourt, 1746-1794

* Louis Joseph Augustin de Mailly-Rubempré, 1744-1810

Denmark

Frederik IX, King of Denmark (1899-1972)

Out of 2046 possible ancestors in 10 generations, 1267 (61.93%) have WikiTree profiles [previously 59.04%]. 801/1208 (63.22%) are duplicates due to pedigree collapse.  His three most recent ancestors missing one or both parents are:

* Luise Karoline Geyer von Geyersberg, 1768-1820 shared with Germany and Sweden

* Gräfin Ernestine von Schönburg-Wechselburg, 1736-1768

* Rose Claire des Verges de Sannois, 1736-1807

France

Henri, Comte de Paris (1933-2019), Orléanist claimant to the French throne

Out of 2046 possible ancestors in 10 generations, 1292 (63.15%) have WikiTree profiles [previously 61.29%].  1030/1254 (79.72%) are duplicates due to pedigree collapse.  His three most recent ancestors missing one or both parents are:

 * Helene Luise Elisabeth Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 1814-1858

* Maria Friederike Freiin Lamotte von Frintropp, 1789-1858

* Maria Anna Freiin Pergler von Perglas, 1785-1817

See below for more . . . .

Comments

Germany

Louis Ferdinand Prinz von Preußen, 1907-1994

NB. His son Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm (1939-2015) would be more appropriate to put in this slot, but he seems to still be listed as living on Wikitree.

Out of 2046 possible ancestors in 10 generations, 1348 (65.88%) have WikiTree profiles [previously 62.41%]. 799/1348 (59.27%) are duplicates due to pedigree collapse. His three most recent ancestors missing one or both parents are:

* Luise Karoline Geyer von Geyersberg, 1768-1820 shared with Denmark and Sweden

* Ernst August von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, 1737-1758

* Gräfin Ernestine von Schönburg-Wechselburg, 1736-1768

Great Britain

George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, &c. (1895-1952)

Out of 2046 possible ancestors in 10 generations, 1220 (59.63%) have WikiTree profiles [previously 59.04%].  724/1220 (59.34%) are duplicates due to pedigree collapse.  His three most recent ancestors missing one or both parents are:

* Marie Luise Freiin von Wallenrodt, * c.1734

* Borbála Henter de Sepsiszentiván, * before 1725

* Ágnes Vass de Diód-Váralja, * before 1720

 If, however, you're of a more quixotic and Jacobite turn of mind, you might prefer,

Albrecht, Herzog von Bayern (1905-1996), the most recently deceased Jacobite pretender.

Out of 2046 possible ancestors in 10 generations, 1389 (67.89%) have WikiTree profiles [previously 65.4%].  844/1389 (60.76%) are duplicates due to pedigree collapse. His three most recent ancestors missing one or both parents are:

* Louis-Joseph-Augustin de Mailly-Rubempré, 1744-1810

* Ernestine Auguste Sophia Prinzessin von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, 1740-1786

* Johann Christian Graf zu Solms-Baruth, 1733-1800

Italy

Umberto II, King of Italy (1904-1983)

Out of 2046 possible ancestors in 10 generations, 824 (40.27%) have WikiTree profiles [previously 38.27%].  565/824 (68.57%) are duplicates due to pedigree collapse.His three most recent ancestors missing one or both parents are:

* Petar Vukotic (1826-1907)

* Jelena Vojvodic, * c.1825

* Stana Martinović (1824-1898)

Liechtenstein

Franz Joseph II Fürst von Liechtenstein (1906-1989)

Out of 2046 possible ancestors in 10 generations, 883 (43.16%) have WikiTree profiles [previously 40.91%].  433/883 (49.04%) are duplicates due to pedigree collapse. His three most recent ancestors missing one or both parents are:

* Maria Josepha Sophia von Fürstenberg-Weitra, 1776-1848

* Rudolf von Wrbna und Freudenthal, 1761-1823

* Dorota Barbara Jablonowska, 1760-1844

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Luxembourg

Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1921-2019)

Out of 2046 possible ancestors in 10 generations, 1412 (69.01%) have WikiTree profiles [previously 65.88%].  943/1412 (66.78%) are duplicates due to pedigree collapse.

* Friedrich Prinz zu Anhalt-Dessau, 1769-1814

* Leopold III Fürst und Herzog von Anhalt-Dessau, 1740-1817

* Ernestine Auguste Sophie Herzögin von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, 1740-1786

Monaco

Rainier III, Prince de Monaco (1923-2005)

Out of 2046 possible ancestors in 10 generations, 243 (11.88%) have WikiTree profiles [previously 11.29%].  30/243 (12.35%) are duplicates due to pedigree collapse.  His three most recent ancestors missing one or both parents are:

* Luisa de Mier y Celis, * c.1827 and her husband

* Isidoro Fernando de la Torre, 1816-1881

* Marie Catherine Emélie Joanne, 1802-1889

Netherlands

Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands (1909-2004)

Out of 2046 possible ancestors in 10 generations, 982 (48%) have WikiTree profiles [previously 43.74%].  624/982 (63.54%) are duplicates due to pedigree collapse.  Her three most recent ancestors missing one or both parents are:

* Mathilde Prinzessin zu Schönburg-Waldenburg, c.1826-1914 and her husband

* Adolph Fürst von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, 1801-1875

* Albertine Charlotte Auguste Prinzessin zu Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, 1768-1849

Norway

Olav V, King of Norway (1903-1991)

Out of 2046 possible ancestors in 10 generations, 1309 (63.98%) have WikiTree profiles [previously 63.25%].  917/1309 (70.05%) are duplicates due to pedigree collapse.  His three most recent ancestors missing one or both parents are:

* Rose Claire des Vergers de Sannois, 1736-1807 and her husband

* Joseph Gaspard Tascher de La Pagerie, 1735-1790

* Freiin Maria Luise von Wallenrodt, * c.1734 shared with Russia

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Portugal

. . . is [still] a mess.  Princess Isabel (1846-1921) is on Wikitree but not, so far as I can tell, her son Luis and thus not one of the major lines of Brazilian-Portuguese pretenders. King Manuel II (1889-1932) appears with no parents and overall it looks as if there needs to be some major work on the house of Bragança before anything else is even attempted.

  [see below for an update on Portugal]

Russia

Tsar Nikolai II (1868-1918)

Out of 2046 possible ancestors in 10 generations, 1159 (56.65%) have WikiTree profiles [previously 54.59%].  753/1159 (64.97%) are duplicates due to pedigree collapse.  His three most recent ancestors missing one or both parents are:

* Freiin Maria Luise von Wallenrodt, * c.1734 shared with Norway

* Prinz Karl von Nassau-Usingen, 1712-1775 and his wife

* Christina Wilhelmina von Sachsen-Eisenach, 1711-1740

There have been multiple claims by Romanov kinsmen and women of Nikolai II, but the two widely accepted ones have been those of the Kirillovichi and Nikolaevichi whose most recently deceased heads were:

* Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich (1917-1992), the Kirillovichi pretender from 1938 to 1992

Out of 2046 possible ancestors in 10 generations, 1345 (65.74%) have WikiTree profiles [previously 61.63%].  956/1345 (71.08%) are duplicates due to pedigree collapse. His three most recent ancestors missing one or both parents are:

* Gräfin Ernestine von Schönburg-Wechselburg, 1736-1768

* Anna Prinzessin zu Anhalt-Köthen, 1726-1790

* Heinrich Ernst Graf zu Stolberg-Wernigerode, 1716-1778

Prince Nikolai Romanovich (1922-2014), the Nikolaevichi pretender until his death in 2014.

Out of 2046 possible ancestors in 10 generations, 384 (18.77%) have WikiTree profiles [previously 18.28%].  163/384 (42.45%) are duplicates due to pedigree collapse.  His three most recent ancestors missing one or both parents are:

* Countess Irina Illarionovna Vorontsova-Dashkova, * c.1870

* Count Dmitrii Sergeevich Sheremetev, * 1869

* Petar Vukotic (1826-1907)

Spain

Infante Juan (1913-1993), father of King Juan Carlos

Out of 2046 possible ancestors in 10 generations, 1461 (71.41%) have WikiTree profiles [previously 70.33%].  985/1461 (67.42%) are duplicates due to pedigree collapse.  His three most recent ancestors missing one or both parents are:

* Maria Theresia Kornély, c.1768-1827 and her father

* Markus Kornély, * c.1725

* Heinrich Graf zu Reuß-Greiz, 1722-1800

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Sweden

Gustav VI Adolf, King of Sweden (1882-1973)

Out of 2046 possible ancestors in 10 generations, 1033 (50.49%) have WikiTree profiles [previously 49.02%].  587/1033 (56.82%) are duplicates due to pedigree collapse.  His three most recent ancestors missing one or both parents are:

* Luise Karoline Geyer von Geyersberg, 1768-1820 shared with Denmark and Germany

* Ernest Auguste Sophie Prinzessin zu Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, 1740-1786

* Ernst August Prinz zu Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, 1737-1758

The State of Play

Spain is over 70% and Austria over 80% complete with several others not far behind.  On the other hand, Portugal is still in quite a state and Monaco remains almost as fragmentary.  

Are there any individuals/states you'd like to see added to this list?  Two extra-European (former) monarchies with strong European ties who might be good inclusions are Brazil and Georgia . . . .

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Update

I'm pleased to say that since writing the above I've now added the outline of the Portuguese royal house during the nineteenth century.  As such,

Manuel II, King of Portugal (1889-1932) 

Out of 2046 possible ancestors in 10 generations, 1616 (78.98%) have WikiTree profiles.
1178/1616 (72.9%) are duplicates due to pedigree collapse.  His three most recent ancestors missing one or both parents are:

* Hr. Franciszka Korwin-Krasińska h. Ślepowron, 1742-1796

* Maria Josefa Franziska Maximiliana Gräfin von Trauttmansdorff, 1704-1757

* Anna Maria Gräfin von Althann, 1703-1754

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New: Albania

Leka I, Crown Prince of Albania and pretender to the throne (1939-2011)

Out of 2046 possible ancestors in 10 generations, 97 (4.74%) have WikiTree profiles.
0/97 (0%) are duplicates due to pedigree collapse.  His three most recent ancestors missing one or both parents are:

Sadije Toptani (1876-1934)

Gyula Graf Apponyi de Nagy-Appony (1873-1924) [merge in process which will provide him with parents]

Xhemal Pasha Zogolli (1860-c.1911)

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New: Greece

Paul, King of the Hellenes (1901-1964)

Out of 2046 possible ancestors in 10 generations, 1394 (68.13%) have WikiTree profiles.
965/1394 (69.23%) are duplicates due to pedigree collapse.  His three most recent ancestors missing one or both parents are:

Ernestine Auguste Sophie, Prinzessin von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, 1740-1786

Charles, Prinz von Nassau-Usingen, 1712-1775

Christina Wilhelmina Prinzessin von Sachsen-Eisenach, 1711-1740

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New: Yugoslavia

Petar II, King of Yugoslavia (1923-1970)

Out of 2046 possible ancestors in 10 generations, 755 (36.9%) have WikiTree profiles.
360/755 (47.68%) are duplicates due to pedigree collapse.  His three most recent ancestors missing one or both parents are:

* Petar Vukotic (1826-1907)

* Jelena Vojvodic, * c.1825

* Stana Martinović (1824-1898)

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New: Bulgaria

Boris III, Tsar of Bulgaria (1894-1943)

Out of 2046 possible ancestors in 10 generations, 1496 (73.12%) have WikiTree profiles.
1013/1496 (67.71%) are duplicates due to pedigree collapse.  His three most recent ancestors missing one or both parents are:

* Heinrich XI Graff Reuss zu Greiz, 1722-1800

* Konradine Gräfin Reuss zu Köstritz, 1719-1770

* Maria Josefa Franziska Maximiliana Gräfin von Trauttmansdorff, 1704-1757

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New: Romania

Mihai I, King of Romania (1921-2017)

Out of 2046 possible ancestors in 10 generations, 1563 (76.39%) have WikiTree profiles.
1071/1563 (68.52%) are duplicates due to pedigree collapse.  His three most recent ancestors missing one or both parents are:

* Louise d'Astorg, * c.1765

* Marie-Claudine de Nettancourt-Vaubécourt, 1746-1794

* Ernestine Auguste Sophia Prinzessin von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, 1740-1786

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New: Montenegro

Mihailo I, King of Montenegro (1908-1986)

Out of 2046 possible ancestors in 10 generations, 10 (0.49%) have WikiTree profiles.
0/10 (0%) are duplicates due to pedigree collapse.  His three most recent ancestors missing one or both parents are:

* Natalija Konstantinović (1882-1950)

* Petar Vukotic (1826-1907)

* Jelena Vojvodic, * c.1825

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New: Georgia

Not part of Europe, but of interest as a nation historically with strong European connections.

Since the annexation of Georgia by Russia in the early nineteenth century three different branches of the formerly reigning Bagration royal family have claimed the throne.  The Mukhrani and Gruzhinsky claimants are given below; the Imeretinsky claimant and his ancestors have yet to be added to WT.

Bagration-Mukhrani

Jorge Bagration-Mukhrani, pretender to the throne of Georgia (1944-2008)

Out of 2046 possible ancestors in 10 generations, 14 (0.68%) have WikiTree profiles.
0/14 (0%) are duplicates due to pedigree collapse.  His three most recent ancestors missing one or both parents are:

* himself! (his mother has yet to be added)

* Мария Дмитриевна Головачева, 1856-1932

* Prince ალექსანდრე  ბაგრატიონ-მუხრანელი, 1853-1918

Bagration-Gruzhinsky

Petr Bagration-Gruzhinsky, pretender to the throne of Georgia (1920-1984)

Out of 2046 possible ancestors in 10 generations, 23 (1.12%) have WikiTree profiles.
0/23 (0%) are duplicates due to pedigree collapse.  His three most recent ancestors missing one or both parents are:

* თამარა დეკანოზიშვილი, 1897-1977

* ელენე თარხან-მოურავი, * c.1830

* ეკატერინე ჩოლოყაშვილი, 1781-1831

Answer 1

WOW very impressive work. You should put this on New Project page. I would be referring to it all the time.

Comments

Thanks, Richard!  That's a good idea about putting this on a permanent page - I'll look into it.

Answer 2

Very impressed, indeed! Ones that could possibly be added at some point are:

* Albania, represented by https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Zogolli-1, and very thin.

* Bulgaria, unfindable

* Greece, represented by https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Gl%C3%BCcksburg-3, and to my eye in need of work.

* Romania, all I can find being https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Romania-1

And I admire your patience in trying to track down European royals and nobles when WikiTree goes to such ingenious lengths to conceal them. Is it the staunch republicanism of the US membership, determined to subvert research into decadent Old World aristos?

Comments

Thanks, Stanley!  These are all excellent additions and I'll see what I can do to add them.  

And, yes, one does feel there's a certain militant attempt at social levelling inherent in WT's naming conventions.  They would certainly agree with the revolutionaries that Louis XVI should simply be 'Citoyen Capet'.