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Royal Cousins at WarThe Monarchs and their Families

Photographs dating back to the 1860s. © Getty Images, Top Foto & Charlotte Zeepvat

  • Nicholas II became Emperor of Russia in 1894, while his cousin George V ascended the British throne in 1910.
  • George V + Nicholas II as children and adults
  • Wilhelm II (1859 - 1941), third and last Emperor of Germany from 1888 - 1918 and ninth king of Prussia.
  • Edward VII + Wilhelm II
  • Wilhelm + Nicholas
  • Portrait of the Victoria, Royal Princess of Prussia (1840 - 1901) who was the eldest child of Queen Victoria.
  • An illustration of the Kaiser’s daughter’s wedding banquett at the honour of the royal guests in the City Palace of Berlin
  • Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany (1859 - 1941), with King George V (1865 - 1936)
  • Nicholas, Alexandra & children, the family of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia 1910s.
  • Nine Kings assembled at Buckingham Palace for the funeral of Edward VII, the father of George V (centre).
  • George V (1865 - 1936) with his wife, Mary of Teck (1867 - 1953) in their coronation robes.
  • King Edward VII as Prince of Wales (right), Queen Alexandra as Princess of Wales (third from left) and their five children.
  • Coburg Group - The Queen, Empress Frederick, Emperor of Germany and T.R.H. The Prince of Wales, Dukes of Coburg and Connaught

This gallery is from

  • Royal Cousins at War

    Two-part documentary revealing how Europe's royal relatives went to war with each other.

    BBC Two

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