Place of Birth: Portland Hospital, London, England
Date of Birth: 8 August, 1988
Ethnicity: European Royal, English, Scottish, small amounts of German, Hungarian, French, Anglo-Irish, distant Irish, Danish, Swedish, Swiss, Belgian, Dutch, Bohemian/Czech, Lithuanian, Russian, and Polish
Princess Beatrice of York is a member of the British royal family.
She is the first child of Prince Andrew, Duke of York (Andrew Albert Christian Edward) and Sarah, Duchess of York (born Sarah Margaret Ferguson). She is the fifth grandchild of Elizabeth II, who was Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, from 6 February, 1952 to 8 September, 2022, and of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Her sister is Princess Eugenie.
She is a niece of Charles III, who has been King of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, since 8 September, 2022; and of his wife, Camilla, Queen consort of the United Kingdom. Her first cousins are William, Prince of Wales, the heir apparent to the British throne, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. Her first cousins, once removed, are Prince George of Wales and Prince Archie of Sussex.
She is married to British property developer, Count Edoardo Mapelli Mozziand, with whom she has a daughter. Edoardo is a member of an Italian noble family.
Princess Beatrice's paternal grandfather was Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (the son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg). Princess Beatrice's grandfather Prince Philip was born in Mon Repos, Corfu, Greece, although he was not of Greek ancestry. He was a Prince of Greece and Denmark, both. He was in the line of succession to the throne in both countries as the patrilineal grandson of George I of Greece, and great-grandson of George I's father, Christian IX of Denmark. Princess Beatrice's great-grandfather Prince Andrew was born in Old Royal Palace, Athens, Kingdom of Greece, the son of George I of Greece, who was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and was King of the Hellenes, from 30 March, 1863 to 18 March, 1913; and of Olga Constantinovna of Russia, who was born in Pavlovsk, Russian Empire. Princess Beatrice's great-grandmother Princess Alice was born in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England, the daughter of Prince Louis of Battenberg, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven, who was born in Graz, Austrian Empire, and of Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, who was born in Windsor Castle.
Princess Beatrice's paternal grandmother was Elizabeth II (the daughter of George VI, and of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon). Queen Elizabeth II was born in Mayfair, London. Princess Beatrice's great-grandfather George VI was born in York Cottage, Sandringham House, Norfolk, United Kingdom, and was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 11 December, 1936 to 6 February, 1952. He was the son of George V, who was born in Marlborough House, London, and was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, from 6 May, 1910 to 20 January, 1936, and Emperor of India, from 11 December, 1936 to 15 August, 1947; and of Mary of Teck, who was born in Kensington Palace, London. Princess Beatrice's great-grandmother Lady Elizabeth was born in Hitchin or London, England, the daughter of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and of Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne.
Princess Beatrice’s maternal grandfather was Major Ronald Ivor Ferguson (the son of Colonel Andrew Henry Ferguson and Lady Marian Louisa Montagu Douglas Scott). Ronald was born in Cumberland Terrance, London. Princess Beatrice’s great-grandfather Andrew was the son of Brig. Gen. Algernon Francis Holford Ferguson and Margaret Brand. Margaret was the daughter of Henry Robert Brand, 24th Baron Dacre, 2nd Viscount Hampden, and a maternal great-granddaughter of politician William Cavendish. Princess Beatrice’s great-grandmother Lady Marian’s father was Lt. Col. Lord Herbert Andrew Montagu-Douglas-Scott/Montagu Douglas Scott, who was the son of William Henry Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott/Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch, and of Louisa Jane (Hamilton), Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry. Lady Marian’s mother was Ida Marie Josephine Agnes Edwards, whose own mother was born in Dublin, Ireland.
Princess Beatrice’s maternal grandmother was Susan Mary Wright (the daughter of Fitzherbert Wright and Doreen Julia Wingfield). Susan was born in Bramcote Hills, Nottingham. Fitzherbert was the son of Henry Fitzherbert Wright and Muriel Harriet Fletcher, who was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to English parents. Doreen was born at Powerscourt Estate, Enniskerry, County Wicklow, Ireland, the daughter of Mervyn Richard Wingfield, 8th Viscount Powerscourt, and of Sybil Pleydell-Bouverie.
Sources: Genealogies of Princess Beatrice of York – https://www.geni.com
https://www.wikitree.com
Genealogies of Princess Beatrice’s father (through her cousin, William, Prince of Wales) – http://famouskin.com
http://www.wargs.com
Genealogies of Princess Beatrice’s paternal grandparents, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Elizabeth II – https://www.findagrave.com
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