Originally Posted by Matt D

Although George I was German, he was the great-grandson of James VI of Scotland and I of England.

The Queen's ancestry can be traced back directly all the way to William the Conqueror.

She is also directly descended from various English and Scottish royal houses and also pre-Conquest Anglo-Saxon royals, plus of course is related to many European royal houses via Victoria.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_...o_Elizabeth_II

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancestry_of_Elizabeth_II




I don't consider her to be "German".