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House of Windsor

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Noun1.House of Windsor - the British royal family since 1917
Windsor
dynasty - a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
Duke of Windsor, Edward, Edward VIII - King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
Elizabeth, Elizabeth II - daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-); "Elizabeth II is the head of state in Great Britain"
George V, George - King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from 1910 to 1936; gave up his German title in 1917 during World War I (1865-1936)
George VI, George - King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from 1936 to 1947; he succeeded Edward VIII (1895-1952)
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1917: The British Royal family adopted the name House of Windsor in place of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
Onthisday by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
1917: The British Royal family adopted the name House of Windsor in place of House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
ON THIS DAY IN .. by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
1917: The British Royal family adopted the name House of Windsor in place of House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
On this day by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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