Oh, there are plenty of families in England and Scotland that are much older than the Windsors, the Saxe-Coburg-Gothas, or even the Guelphs (the Hanovers).
By marrying Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, George VI got a much older family into the royal line. Same for Charles (lot of good it did him.)
114 posted on 05/12/2007 4:04:56 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother
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