A Roundup Of Illegitimate Royal Children

An ages long fascination for those who have either been involved with the royal family, or have watched them from afar, has been to do with the legitimacy of royal children.

An ages long fascination for those who have either been involved with the royal family, or have watched them from afar, has been to do with the legitimacy of royal children. Even today, if something appears to be off with a Royal Family member, the masses descend into chaos about a possible pregnancy, or a hidden disease, etc. After reading a couple of great posts from Made By History’s

Matt Lewis

, I thought it might be fun to do a round-up of a few of my posts along with his that discuss some of the rumored illegitimate children, or acknowledged illegitimate royal children we know about. See the posts below, and please feel free to discuss your favorite illegitimate royal (rumored or non) story in the comments!

Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother. It was rumored that she was actually illegitimate and that her mother did not give birth to her. Their strong resemblance suggests otherwise!

• Henry VIII’s Illegitimate Brother

• Queen Victoria’s “Sort Of” Illegitimate Cousins….?

• Was the Queen Mother Actually Illegitimate?

• Lovers, Heroines and Duchesses, Oh My!

• Richard III’s Illegitimate Children- Katherine Plantagenet

• Richard III’s Illegitimate Children- John of Gloucester

Of course, this small list BARELY scratches the surface of the illegitimate royal children that we know about, and I am certain that there are at least double the amount of unrecognized illegitimate children as there are those that were acknowledged. I hope this list of posts helps you learn something new, or reminds you about a royal illegitimacy story or rumor form the past. If you have a favorite post of yours, or one you have read that pertains to this subject, please share it!

Until Next Time,

McKenzie