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only those domiciled in the UK as British subjects. So, this would have included Princess Alice had she not married in 1906 (the 1917 Order-in-Council stated that it excludes 'females who marry and their descendents', although the table on this article includes them for some reason), but not Carl Eduard, as not only was he not domiciled in the United Kingdom, he was the Head of State and sovereign of a sovereign foreign country (the
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as they have which defines that sort of thing. The most that could be said, i think, is that X is commonly treated as the Head. The X is probably the reigning monarch - but it would require a review to see what the sources customarily say and what the quality of the sources are. I suspect doing so
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She certainly never lost her rank of British Princess (but then to be fair, neither did Carl Eduard); but more to the point; it was not the issue of Leopold that were excluded from membership of the House of Windsor-the 1917 Order-in Council included all male-line descendants of Queen Victoria-but
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in male-line descent from (and also including) Elizabeth II, per the 1952 Order-In-Council; if we exclude female descendants who marry and their descendants, according to the above Order-in-Council. This includes Princess Anne (as she has married) and her children and grandchildren.
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Now seem to be mostly incorrect. May just be the obvious out-by-one error, but I'm not going to assume that without checking. Do we really even need these here? Maintenance nightmare, and redundant with other articles providing the same info. Only hopefully more correctly.
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Furthermore; if we look at who has historically been members of the House of Windsor since its foundation; we get the following (member in bold are those who have ceased to be members of the House of Windsor either through marriage (if female) or death):
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What about Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone? She was from the line of Prince Leopold but she was definitely a Windsor not like her younger brother, Carl Eduard, who became the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
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in male-line descent from Queen Victoria, per the 1917 Order-in-Council; if we exclude female descendants who marry and their descendants, according to the above Order-in-Council:
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who is the current head, King Charles III or Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (who is the most senior in male line). should include clarifications with more sources
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Why the article list only current living members of the House of Windsor? In this case, the article could be named List of members of the British Royal Family.
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Elizabeth II (debatably left the House in 1947 on her marriage, later adopted the House designation of 'Windsor' for herself and her descendants in 1952.)
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Historically; if we look at the history of the House of Windsor; from its founding in 1917; it originally included, according to the order-in-council:
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The Phillips, Armstrong-Jones etc. and other female-line descendants of George V and Elizabeth II are NOT members of the House of Windsor.
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She was married to Prince Alexander of Teck (later Sir Alexander Cambridge, Earl of Athlone) in 1906, so never bore the name of Windsor.
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because it was clogging up that article. There were no sources for the list there, and that needs to be developed.
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wouldn't uncover much that could be said definitively. I'm sure Charles has/will be described by journalists and
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It's not a formal position as it is in many German aristocratic families. There's not the same detailed
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members of the House of Windsor, according to the two above Orders-in-Council.
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Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII and subsequently Duke of Windsor)
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of Our said Grandmother Queen Victoria who are subjects of these Realms,
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Princess Patricia of Connaught (left the House on her marriage in 1919)
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Princess Mary, Princess Royal (left the house on her marriage in 1922.)
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Princess Alexandra of Kent (left the House on her marriage in 1963)
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Alistair Windsor, Earl of Macduff(later 2nd Duke of Connaught.)
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other than female descendants who may marry or may have married
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Prince Albert (later Duke of York and subsequently George VI)
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other than female descendants who marry and their descendants
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Lady Helen Taylor (left the House on her marriage in 1992)
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Lady Davina Lewis (left the House on her marriage in 2004)
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Prince Arthur of Connaught (son of the Duke of Connaught.)
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authors as Head of the House of Windsor (see for example
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Lady Rose Gilman (left the House on her marriage in 2008)
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and the 1952 Order in Council (which can be found here:
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Princess Margaret (left house on her marriage in 1961.)
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Princess Victoria (unmarried sister of King George V.)
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Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught (died 1943)
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