House of Windsor
The House of Windsor is the royal house of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. There have been five British monarchs of the House: George V, Edward VIII, George VI, Elizabeth II, and Charles III.
History
The dynasty is of German paternal descent and was originally a branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, itself derived from the House of Wettin, which succeeded the House of Hanover as monarchs in the British Empire following the death of Queen Victoria, wife of Albert, Prince Consort. The houses of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Windsor have provided five British monarchs to date, including four kings and the present queen, Elizabeth II. The name was changed from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the English Windsor in 1917 because of anti-German sentiment during World War I.
