Diana Spencer
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| − | In addition to her descent from the English throne, Diana has also a descent from the Scottish throne, in 15 steps to James V, King of Scotland from 1513 to 1542 by his mistress Margaret Erskine. | + | In addition to her descent from the English throne, Diana has also a descent from the Scottish throne, in 15 steps to James V, King of Scotland from 1513 to 1542 by his mistress Margaret Erskine. When Diana's son William climbs the throne as King William, he will be the first sovereign to restore the Stuart line to the throne, in three hundred years. |
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*[[15 Diana Spencer to Richard Cecil|Diana's ascent to Richard Cecil]] | *[[15 Diana Spencer to Richard Cecil|Diana's ascent to Richard Cecil]] | ||
*[[Orson Welles to Diana|Connecting Diana to Orson Welles]] | *[[Orson Welles to Diana|Connecting Diana to Orson Welles]] | ||
| + | *[[100 Most Important Women of the 20th Century]] | ||
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| + | ==Matrilineal Ascent== | ||
| + | Diana's ancestry, in parts, goes back as far as anyone can, but surprisingly her matrilineal ascent is rather short and ends with an Indian. | ||
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| + | #Diana Frances Spencer (1961-97), Princess of Wales, daughter of | ||
| + | #[http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00000180&tree=LEO Hon. Frances Ruth Burke Roche] (1936-2004), daughter of | ||
| + | #[http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00021073&tree=LEO Dame Ruth Sylvia Gill] (1908-93), daughter of | ||
| + | #[http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00031860&tree=LEO Ruth Littlejohn] (1879-1964), daughter of | ||
| + | #[http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00031913&tree=LEO Jane Crombie] (1843-1917), daughter of | ||
| + | #[http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00031919&tree=LEO Katherine Scott Forbes] (1812-93), daughter of | ||
| + | #[http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00031921&tree=LEO Eliza Kewark], "a dark-skinned native of Bombay who had lived, without benefit of matrimony, with... Theodore Forbes while he worked for the East India Company."([http://extras.denverpost.com/books/chap150.htm Citation]) | ||
==Ahentafel "Ancestor Table"== | ==Ahentafel "Ancestor Table"== | ||
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#Elizabeth Grey | #Elizabeth Grey | ||
#James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn | #James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn | ||
| − | #Louisa Jane Russell | + | #Louisa Jane Russell, James Hamilton and Louisa Russell are also ancestors of [[Sarah Ferguson]], Duchess of York |
#Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe | #Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe | ||
#Anne Frances Gore | #Anne Frances Gore | ||
