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Queen Victoria, one of his descendants, married a German prince, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and changed the royal family’s name from Hanover to Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

von moltke as chief of staff of the army. the heir presumptive to the duchy of saxe-coburg and gotha. share full article. april 3, 1876. ...

So, Why Windsor? Before George V picked Windsor, the royals were going by the “House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.” He switched it up due to anti-German sentiment following World War I ...

The German name was changed to Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, which was felt to be “easier to pronounce for the English”. In 1910, George V succeeded Edward VII as King and married Maria von Teck, ...

Queen Victoria, one of his descendants, married a German prince, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and changed the royal family’s name from Hanover to Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor were sympathetic to Nazi Germany, and Queen Victoria's grandson, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, was a member of the Nazi party.

For example: The full name of Queen Victoria’s eldest son, King Edward VII, was Albert Edward Saxe-Coburg-Gotha—a mouthful he inherited from his father, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

The House of Windsor formed in 1917 after swapping names from the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The royal house has produced five monarchs including the late Queen and our current King, Charles III.

The royals changed their name from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor in 1917, during World War I. As the Royal Family's official website notes, “In 1917, there was a radical change, ...