I'm a descendant of Sophia of Hanover. Can I become a British citizen?

Question

But I'm not titled or royal or anything.
I've heard that her descendants can become citizens and be in line for the British throne.

Answer 1

Descendants of Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna are very closely related to the British royal family and are descended through Queen Victoria via her 2nd son. Their surnames are Bauscher, Leiningen , and Hohenzollern.

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All of the great grandchildren of the Grand Duchess are 4th cousins to Prince William. For example " Franka Bauscher" (age 12) is one of her great grandchildren.

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In the line of succession they are in the low 100's. They would have very close relations to many of the royal houses in Europe (even if you are not a prince or princess). The "Sophia Nationalization Act" might apply.

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The official royal website only posts the first 40 people in the line of succession, but many other websites post more names . The "WARGS" site in the source lists all 5000 people as of 1 Jan 2001. However, the geneologist makes no attempt to eliminate Catholics from the list.

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*G| Death |Name (Regal #),Title|Birth|

*0| alive |Franka Bauscher,no title (1st child)|12-Sep-1996|

*1| alive |Berthold Bauscher,no title (2nd child)|31-Oct 1965|

*2| alive |Mechtilde Bauscher,Princess of Leiningen|2-Jan-1936|

*3|25-Oct-1951|Maria Kirillovna,Grand Duchess|2-Feb-1907|

*4| 2-Mar-1936|Victoria,Grand Duchess|1876|

*5|30-Jul-1900|Afred,Duke of Edinburgh|1844|

*6|22-Jan-1901|Victoria ,Queen of U.K.|1819|

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*G| Death |Name (Regal #),Title|Birth|

*0| alive |William,Prince |21-Jun-1982|

*1| alive |Charles,Prince of Wales|14-Nov-1948|

*2| alive | Elizabeth II,Queen of U.K. |21-Apr-1926|

*3| 6-Feb-1952| George VI ,King of U.K. |1895|

*4|20-Jan-1936| George V ,King of U.K. |1865|

*5| 6-May-1910| Edward VII ,King of U.K.|1841|

*6|22-Jan-1901|Victoria ,Queen of U.K.|1819|

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Princess Mechtilde was not raised like a princess. She had a very difficult childhood, full of a lot of sorrow.

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Maria Kyrilovna of Russia (February 2, 1907 – October 25, 1951)

married Friedrich Karl (13 February 1898 – 2 August 1946),

the hereditary prince of Leiningen.

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Here is a list of their children.

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# Emich Kirill Ferdinand Hermann (October 18, 1926 – October 30, 1991)

# Karl Vladimir Ernst Heinrich (January 2, 1928 – September 28, 1990)

# Kira Melita Feodora Marie Victoria Alexandra (July 18, 1930 – September 24, 2005); married Prince Andrej of Yugoslavia

# Margarita Ileana Victoria (May 9, 1932 – June 16, 1996)

# Mechtilde Alexandra (b. January 2, 1936)

# Friedrich Wilhelm Berthold (June 18, 1938 – August 29, 1998)

# Peter Victor (December 23, 1942 – January 12, 1943)

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I think this is a complete list of 17 great grandchildren (although I may be missing some under the age of 8).

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-- Erik Bauscher (*1998)

-- Franka Bauscher (*1996)

-- Lorenz Bauscher (*2002)

-- Cecilia v Leiningen (*1988)

-- Theresa v Leiningen (*1992)

-- Ferdinand ErbPz v Leiningen (*1982)

-- Hermann Pz v Leiningen (*1987)

-- Olga v Leiningen (*1984)

-- Nicholas Pz v Leiningen (*1991)

-- Tatiana v Leiningen (*1989)

-- Nadia v Leiningen (*1991)

-- Alexandra v Leiningen (*1997)

-- Alexander Pz v Hohenzollern (*1987)

-- Philippa v Hohenzollern (*1988)

-- Flaminia v Hohenzollern (*1992)

-- Antonia v Hohenzollern (*1995)

-- Alois Pz v Hohenzollern (*1999)

Answer 2

Sophia Electress Of Hanover

Answer 3

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Between the summer of 1946 and March of 1947. Prince Philip renounced his Greek and Danish royal titles, as well as his allegiance to the Greek crown, converted from Greek Orthodoxy to Anglicanism, and became a naturalised British subject, all of which was done by 18 March 1947. As a Protestant descendant of Sophia, Electress of Hanover, Prince Philip could have claimed British citizenship regardless, as per Act of Settlement 1702. Before British Nationality Act 1948 any descendant of Sophia could become a British citizen.

Answer 4

Sophia Of Hanover

Answer 5

Sofia is Bulgaria's capital and their biggest city. Sofia was created a large number of years ago and nowadays is a city that remains to produce because the country's social and economic centre and now you could have the chance to visit it hotelbye . Sofia preserves many useful monuments to their long and storied past. Readers discovering the city's roads can easily see remnants of The Eastern Gate from the days when Sofia was Serdika and Sredets, dating from the 2nd-4th centuries CE. These stays are exhibited in the underpass connecting the Presidential Palace and The Ministerial Council, surrounded by stores selling conventional Bulgarian souvenirs and rosewater. The Saint Sofia Basilica is among the secrets of Sofia. Is one of many oldest churches in the capital and was the city's key church during the Middle Ages, and under the Ottomans it had been used as a mosque.

Answer 6

I recently discovered during a yDNA test, that I am a direct descendant from the old Royal Stewart/Stuart line.



I am a British citizen, a naturalized American citizen and a resident of Canada. However, I would not wish to be included on a list of German's, nor would I desire a German passport!



Unlike you, I think a royal family is a good thing for a country, but I would have preferred someone with their roots in the country they rule, not via an illegitimate line of the House of Hanover!

Answer 7

Here you are - you do the maths! "After the war, Philip was granted permission by George VI to marry Elizabeth. Prior to the official engagement announcement, he renounced his Greek and Danish royal titles, converted from Greek Orthodoxy to Anglicanism, and became a naturalised British subject, adopting the surname Mountbatten from his British maternal grandparents. After an official engagement of five months, as Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten he married Elizabeth on 20 November 1947." Source Wik. He would have become a British subject from June 1947?

Answer 8

You know...if you "thinnk royalty is pointless" and you don't know HOW you are descended, you aren't on the list of succession....WHY is this posted in Royalty????? And HOW do you think anyone on a question and answer site can answer this accurately?



Check with the nearest British Embassy/Consulate. THEY will look at your papers, and give you an answer.



Actually, I'm pretty sure just about anyone can go through the steps and become a British Citizen. You just have to know what you need to do. It usually involves living in the country legally, working, paying taxes and all that rot, for around ten years, then taking a test. I don't think it matters WHO your ancestors are.

Answer 9

Hello...My maternal line is Hersman (Hirschman) from Baden Wurtennberg Germany...I had heard thru the Kiger-Kyger connection we were relate to Elizabeth the Elector of Palantate--whose father was the King Stuart.....



The German movement was sent to America late 1600's and surnames are so far away from the Germanic I have a difficult time of the translations... Do any of he ancestral trees exist on these families as a link ??



Thank you.

LuRose..

Answer 10

You can apply to Britain for British citizenship, but it would mean giving up that citizenry you currently have. Your entitlement to crown inheritance would be right behind every other British citizen as a "new Pom" that it would be infinitely meaningless. your lineage is interesting. It just goes to show that if we can only go far back enough, each and every one of us mere mortals probably has some royal ancestry behind us somewhere.

Answer 11

Sophia of Hanover (properly Electress of Brunswick-Lüneburg; born Sophia, Countess Palatine of Simmern; 14 October 1630 – 8 June 1714) was the youngest daughter of Frederick V, Elector Palatine, of the House of Wittelsbach, the "Winter King" of Bohemia, and Elizabeth Stuart. She is frequently referred to as the Duchess Sophia, particularly when the text also is discussing her niece and future daughter-in-law, who is referred to as Princess Sophia.



Through the Act of Settlement 1701, an Act of the Westminster Parliament which changed the normal laws of inheritance to the English and Irish thrones, Sophia was declared the heiress presumptive to her first cousin once removed, Queen Anne of England and Ireland (later Queen of Great Britain and Ireland). Sophia was never declared heiress presumptive to Scotland.



She would have acceded to Anne's crown, had she not died a few weeks before Anne did. Upon Sophia's death, her son George Louis, Elector of Hanover and Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, became heir presumptive. Upon Queen Anne's death, he became King George I.



As the mother of George I therefore, Sophia is the legislative linchpin ancestor of the House of Hanover line of succession to the British throne and their modern descendants of the House of Windsor. Her grandfather was James I & VI of England and Scotland and her uncle was Charles I of England and Scotland. As Electress, Sophia was the consort to Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover until his death in 1698.

Answer 12

There is no need to go to such extreme measures to get a british passport,just go to France,the French police will go out of their way,to help you board any car,truck or train and help you come to Britain illegally.They do it every day for illegal immigrants wishing to come to Britain to sponge of our social services.