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To: miss marmelstein

That is correct, and Richard III might then be called the last English king, except he was king of both England and Wales. George II was German, but ruled Britain, and likewise, the current owners of the British crown, the Windsors of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, are also German. Sort of.

But then again, one could also say that the Plantagenets, including Richard III, were French, of the house of the Angevin Counts of Anjou.


69 posted on 12/24/2012 6:24:09 AM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Pennies and Nickels will NO LONGER be Minted as of 1/1/13 - Tim Geithner, US Treasury Sect)
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

Yes, certainly the Plantagenets had strong ties to France by blood. Plantagenet is a French name (it means “broom”). Richard the Third spoke fluent French.


70 posted on 12/24/2012 10:07:21 AM PST by miss marmelstein ( Richard Lives Yet!)
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