George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews

Infobox British Royalty

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name = Earl of St Andrews
succession = Duke of Kent
predecessor =Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
successor =Edward, Lord Downpatrick
suc-type =Heir
pre-type =Current holder
spouse = Sylvana Windsor, Countess of St Andrews
issue = Edward, Lord Downpatrick
Lady Marina-Charlotte Windsor
Lady Amelia Windsor
full name = George Philip Nicholas Windsor
father = Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
mother = Katharine, Duchess of Kent
date of birth = birth date and age|1962|6|26|df=yes [http://www.thepeerage.com/p10076.htm thePeerage.com - Person Page 10076 ] ]
place of birth = London, United Kingdom|

George Philip Nicholas Windsor, Earl of St Andrews (born 26 June 1962) is the son of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and his wife, Katharine, Duchess of Kent. The title is a subsidiary title of his father's, and Lord St Andrews holds it by courtesy as heir apparent to the Dukedom of Kent.

On 9 January 1988, St Andrews married divorcée Sylvana Tomaselli at a register office in Edinburgh. As she is a Roman Catholic, he is excluded from the line of succession to the British Throne, in which he would otherwise be twenty-fifth. The couple has three children: Edward, Lord Downpatrick, Lady Marina-Charlotte Windsor, and Lady Amelia Windsor.

As the Dukedom of Kent is not subject to the Act of Settlement, in which all Roman Catholics or people who marry Roman Catholics are excluded from the line of succession to the British Throne, Lord St Andrews will inherit the title of Duke of Kent on the death of his father. As his father's heir-apparent, Lord Downpatrick will eventually be the Duke of Kent and the first Roman Catholic to hold that title since the Reformation.

As a great-grandson of King George V, Lord St Andrews is not entitled to the style "His Royal Highness" or the title "Prince of the United Kingdom". When he succeeds his father, he will be styled "His Grace The Duke of Kent".

He is a trustee of charity SOS Children's Villages UK and Patron of the Association for International Cancer Research.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles

*26 June 1962- Earl of St Andrews

Ancestry

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1= 1. George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews
2= 2. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
3= 3. Katharine Worsley
4= 4. The Prince George, Duke of Kent
5= 5. Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark
6= 6. William Arthington Worsley, 4th Baronet Worsley
7= 7. Joyce Morgan Brunner
8= 8. George V of the United Kingdom
9= 9. Princess Mary of Teck
10= 10. Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark
11= 11. Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia
12= 12. William Henry Arthington Worsley, 3rd Baronet Worsley
13= 13. Augusta Chivers Bower
14= 14. John Fowler Brunner, 2nd Baronet Brunner
15= 15. Lucy Marianne Vaughan Morgan
16= 16. Edward VII of the United Kingdom
17= 17. Princess Alexandra of Denmark
18= 18. Francis, Duke of Teck
19= 19. Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
20= 20. George I of Greece
21= 21. Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinovna of Russia
22= 22. Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia
23= 23. Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
24= 24. Arthington Worsley
25= 25. Marianne Hely-Hutchinson
28= 28. John Tomlinson Brunner, 1st Baronet Brunner
29= 29. Salome Davies
30= 30. Octavius Vaughan Morgan

Patrilineal descent

George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews's patriline is the line from which he is descended father to son.

His patrilineal descent (the principle behind membership in Germanic royal houses) can be traced back through the generations -- which means that if Earl of St Andrews were to choose an historically accurate house name it would be Wettin, as all her male-line ancestors have been members.

The line diverges from the British royal line at Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, and from then on follows his paternal ancestors.

Descent before Conrad the Great is taken from [http://fabpedigree.com/s056/f354285.htm fabpedigree.com] and may be inaccurate.

House of Wettin
#Burkhard I, Duke of Thuringia, d. 870
#Burchard, Duke of Thuringia, 836 - 908
#(possibly) Burkhard III of Grabfeldgau, 866 - 913
#Dedi I, Count in the Hessegau, 896 - 957
#(probably) Dietrich I, Count of Wettin, d. 976
#(possibly) Dedi II, Count in the Hessegau, 946 - 1009
#Dietrich II of Wettin, 991 - 1034
#Thimo I, Count of Wettin, d. 1099
#Thimo II the Brave, Count of Wettin, d. 1118
#Conrad, Margrave of Meissen, 1098 - 1157
#Otto II, Margrave of Meissen, 1125 - 1190
#Dietrich I, Margrave of Meissen, 1162 - 1221
#Henry III, Margrave of Meissen, c. 1215 - 1288
#Albert II, Margrave of Meissen, 1240 - 1314
#Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen, 1257 - 1323
#Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen, 1310 - 1349
#Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia, 1332 - 1381
#Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 1370 - 1428
#Frederick II, Elector of Saxony, 1412 - 1464
#Ernest, Elector of Saxony, 1441 - 1486
#John, Elector of Saxony, 1468 - 1532
#John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 1503 - 1554
#Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, 1530 - 1573
#John II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, 1570 - 1605
#Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha, 1601 - 1675
#John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1658 - 1729
#Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1697 - 1764
#Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1724 - 1800
#Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1750 - 1806
#Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 1784 - 1844
#Albert, Prince Consort, 1819 - 1861
#Edward VII of the United Kingdom, 1841 - 1910
#George V of the United Kingdom, 1865 - 1936
#The Prince George, Duke of Kent, 1902-1942
#Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, 1935-
#George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews, 1962-

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