Die Ahnen der Queen | Adelsfamilie Sachsen-Coburg

Jan 12, 2024 | Die Ahnen der Queen - Anlässlich des 60. Jahrestages der Krönung von Königin Elisabeth II. von England erforscht diese arte-Dokumentation die deutschen Wurzeln des britischen Königshauses und zeigt, wie das Haus Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha zum Königsmacher Europas wurde.

Die Ahnen der Queen (2013)
Regie: Hannes Schuler
Drehbuchautoren: Christiane Böhm, Hannes Schuler
Stars: Martin Rother, Sarah Kempin, Sandra Bertalanffy
Genre: Dokumentarfilm, Biographie, Geschichte
Land: Deutschland
Sprache: DeutschMbr /> Erscheinungsdatum: Juni 1, 2013 (Frankreich)

Synopsis:
Am 2. Juni 2013 feiert Königin Elisabeth II. von England den 60. Jahrestag ihrer Krönung. Die arte-Dokumentation

"Die Vorfahren der Königin" zeigt, dass die Wurzeln des britischen Königshauses ursprünglich in Mitteldeutschland lagen, genauer gesagt im Haus Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha. Doch die Bedeutung dieser deutschen Herzogsfamilie für den europäischen Adel reicht viel weiter. Eine Untersuchung der verwandtschaftlichen Beziehungen der Königin zeigt genealogische Verbindungen zu allen noch bestehenden europäischen Monarchien. Kurzum: Das Haus Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha ist sowohl die Keimzelle als auch der Garant des europäischen Hochadels.

"Die Vorfahren der Königin" erzählt die faszinierende Geschichte, wie es einem unbedeutenden Außenseiter unter den europäischen Adelshäusern gelang, seine Nachkommen auf die Throne des Alten Kontinents zu manövrieren, von Norwegen bis Portugal, von Großbritannien bis Griechenland, von Schweden bis Bulgarien.

Im späten 18. Jahrhundert ist die herzogliche Familie in Coburg nur eine von vielen Adelsdynastien. Die Französische Revolution bedroht die Fürstenhäuser in ihrer Existenz. Doch nachdem das Bürgertum die Herrschaft übernommen hat, macht das Haus Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha eine fast beispiellose Karriere. Mit dieser Familie schreiben Mitteldeutschland und Bayern europäische Geschichte.

Eine der beiden Schlüsselfiguren des Films ist Leopold I. von Belgien. Seine geschickte Heiratspolitik ebnete den Weg für den Aufstieg der herzoglichen Familie von Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha und sicherte ihm den belgischen Thron, den das Haus noch heute innehat.

Sein taktisches Geschick und sein diplomatischer Scharfsinn brachten die legendäre Königin Victoria, eine Angehörige des Hauses Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha, auf den britischen Thron. Ihre zahlreichen Nachkommen festigten dann den Ruf des Hauses als "Königsmacher".

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BBC: Senior government officials spoke to Buckingham Palace at the height of the pandemic to express their concern about Boris Johnson's conduct in office, the BBC has been told.

Officials even discussed suggesting to the Queen she raise the concerns with Mr Johnson during private audiences.

The revelation comes in episode two of the BBC documentary series, Laura Kuenssberg: State of Chaos.

It explores the turmoil in Westminster and Whitehall over four years.

Based on interviews with key players at the top of government, the series covers the period between 2016 and the departure of Liz Truss as prime minister in 2022. » | Laura Kuenssberg, Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg | Monday, September 18, 2023

King Charles Attends Service for Anniversary of Elizabeth II's Death

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BBC: King Charles III and Queen Camilla have marked the first anniversary of Elizabeth II's death with a prayer service near Balmoral.

They were at Crathie Kirk, while the Duke of Sussex visited St George's Chapel in Windsor - the late queen's final resting place.

The Prince and Princess of Wales attended a private service at St Davids Cathedral in Pembrokeshire.

The King also released a message and a favourite photograph of the late queen.

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French Resort Renames Airport after Queen Elizabeth II

THE TELEGRAPH: Le Touquet pays homage to late Queen who, as a girl, used to visit seaside town with her uncle for horseback riding [horse riding] and sand yachting

Le Touquet made the proposal to change the name of its airport just six days after Elizabeth II died | CREDIT: TOLGA AKMEN/AFP
The French seaside town of Le Touquet, described as “the most British of French resorts”, will rename its airport after Elizabeth II.

On Monday, Daniel Fasquelle, Le Touquet mayor, announced that the town had received the royal blessing of King Charles to rename the local airport the Elizabeth II Le Touquet-Paris-Plage International Airport after his mother, and called the agreement a historic turning point for the town.

“This is a tribute to a great queen and her uncle who had a fondness for France, as well as a recognition of the ‘most British of French resorts’”, read a statement posted by the town hall. » | Vivian Song | Tuesday, August 22, 2023

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Queen Elizabeth's Name Will Be 'Closely Protected'

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BBC: Buildings, parks, pubs or businesses cannot be renamed after the late Queen Elizabeth without specific permission, the Cabinet Office has warned.

The name of the late Queen is going to be "closely protected" in terms of how it can be used, says new guidance.

The Cabinet Office says permission for using the late Queen's name will only be "sparingly granted".

An "official national memorial" to the late Queen is also to be commissioned, says the Cabinet Office.

There are many places and businesses named after historic royal names - from the Royal Albert Hall to the Queen Victoria pub in BBC TV's EastEnders soap opera.

But official guidance has recently been issued by the Cabinet Office warning about the limits on using modern royal names and titles.

In particular there are concerns about ensuring the late Queen's name is only used in "dignified and appropriate" ways. » | Sean Coughlan, Royal correspondent | Friday, July 21, 2023

Queen Elizabeth II: The Speech You've Never Heard

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FBI Files Reveal Plot to Kill Queen Elizabeth during US Trip in 1983

THE GUARDIAN: Document says man claimed he would attempt to harm monarch while she was visiting California

An FBI file relating to a visit to the US by the late Queen Elizabeth II has revealed a potential plot to assassinate her.

The document, available on the FBI’s online vault, outlines what appears to be intelligence provided to federal agents about a threat to the queen’s life in California 40 years ago.

Queen Elizabeth and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, made an official visit to the US west coast in February and March 1983.

The file states that a phone call was made by “a man who claimed that his daughter had been killed in Northern Ireland by a rubber bullet”. » | PA Media | Friday, May 26, 2023

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Was Queen Elizabeth Related to the Prophet Muhammad?

HISTORY: Claims that the British monarch was descended from the Prophet Muhammad may reveal more about modern perceptions of Islam than the queen.

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Who’s in Elizabeth II’s family tree? Various European kings and queens may come to mind, but the Prophet Muhammad may not. Unless you open up a British tabloid these days, that is—publications like The Daily Mail and The Daily Express have recently run breathless pieces claiming Elizabeth was one of Muhammad’s descendants, recycling a recent news story that appeared in Al Ousboue, a Moroccan newspaper.

So was the queen really related to the prophet? It depends on whether you see a distant ancestor as related or not.

As The Economist notes, it’s not clear why the claims are resurfacing now. But they’ve been around since at least 1986, when the possible link was claimed by genealogist Harold B. Brooks-Baker, publisher of Burke’s Peerage, Britain’s guide to the nobility.

“It is little known by the British people that the blood of Mohammed flows in the veins of the queen,” Brooks-Baker wrote to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at the time. » | Erin Blakemoore | Monday, April 29, 2019

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Ngozi Fulani stammt eigentlich aus der Karibik. Sie berichtet von Diskriminierungen – und von Chris Kaba, einem schwarzen jungen Mann, der drei Tage vor dem Tod der Queen von Polizisten erschossen wurde. Sie nimmt daraufhin an Protestmärschen in London Teil. Fulani kann in die Trauer für die Queen nicht mit einstimmen. Rassismus und Kolonialismus, dagegen habe das Königshaus zu wenig getan. Geht König Charles neue Wege?

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Thousands Pay Tribute as Britain Says Final Farewell to Its Queen

THE NEW YORK TIMES: More than 100 world leaders, including President Biden, attended the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II, and Britons lined the streets for a procession that took her to her final resting place at Windsor Castle.


After a state funeral at Westminster Abbey and a procession across central London, Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin was lowered into the royal vault of St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. | Andrew Testa for The New York Times
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest on Monday after a majestic state funeral that drew tens of millions of Britons together in a vast expression of grief and gratitude, as they bade farewell to a sovereign whose seven-decade reign had spanned their lives and defined their times.

It was the culmination of 10 days of mourning since the queen died on Sept. 8 in Scotland — a highly choreographed series of rituals that fell amid a deepening economic crisis and a fraught political transition in Britain — and yet everything about the day seemed destined to be etched into history.

Tens of thousands of people lined the route of the cortege past the landmarks of London. In Hyde Park, people watching the service on large screens joined in “The Lord’s Prayer” when it was recited at Westminster Abbey. Thousands more cheered, many strewing flowers in the path of her glass-topped hearse, as the queen’s coffin was driven to Windsor Castle, where she was buried next to her husband, Prince Philip.

“In this changing world, she was a pillar of the old world,” said Richard Roe, 36, who works in finance in Zurich and flew home for the funeral. “It’s nice to have something that’s stable and stands for good values.”

An unbroken thread of sadness ran through the day, but also an acute sense of uncertainty. The queen, who died at 96, was one of the last living links to World War II and the twilight of Britain’s imperial age. The country she embodied with such dignity has fundamentally changed. » | Mark Landler | Monday, September 19, 2022

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THE GUARDIAN: From pillbox hats to pearls and sharp tailoring, the dress code was one of resplendent solemnity

The Queen Consort with, left, the Duchess of Sussex and, right, Prince George, the Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte. Photograph: Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock
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For the royal family this was, as the archbishop of Canterbury noted, a portrait of grief under the brightest spotlight. The Queen Consort, the Princess of Wales and the Duchess of Sussex found a little privacy under wide-brimmed hats, or veils, or both. And while Britain was looking at the royal family, the rest of the world was looking at Britain. » | Jess Cartner-Morley | Monday, September 19, 2022

Grossbritannien zelebriert am Tag des Abschieds von der Queen seine Soft Power meisterhaft

NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Die Welt schaut zu, wenn Königin Elizabeth II. in England zu Grabe getragen wird. Das ist der Faszination für ihre Person ebenso geschuldet wie der grandiosen Inszenierung des Königshauses durch die Briten.

Geleitzug der Königin zur Trauerfeier in Westminster. | Reuters
KOMMENTAR
Präsident Joe Biden sitzt mit seiner Ehefrau Jill in der 14. Reihe der Westminster Abbey und verfolgt den Trauergottesdienst für Königin Elizabeth II. Auch der französische Präsident Macron ist da, der deutsche Bundespräsident Steinmeier und die EU-Kommissions-Präsidentin von der Leyen. Von weit her sind der brasilianische Präsident Bolsonaro angereist, der kanadische Premierminister Trudeau, der südkoreanische Präsident Yoon und viele weitere Staatschefs. Für die Fernsehübertragung wurde ein Milliardenpublikum erwartet. Welche Persönlichkeit kann bei ihrem Tod eine ähnlich grosse Aufmerksamkeit erwarten? Die weltweite Anziehungskraft der englischen Königin ist einmalig.

Das hat viel mit ihrer Person zu tun, die während 70 Jahren als Staatsoberhaupt 117 Länder in offizieller Mission bereist hat. Nie hat sie sich einen Fehltritt erlaubt, nie hat sie einen Gast oder einen Gastgeber vor den Kopf gestossen. Die Perfektion und Ausdauer, mit der Königin Elizabeth ihr Land in der Welt vertreten hat, löst überall Respekt und Bewunderung aus. Die Queen erhält verdientermassen grossen Dank aus der Bevölkerung dafür. Es braucht mehr als perfekte Pflichterfüllung » | Peter Rásonyi | Montag, 19. September 2022

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Final preparations are underway here at Westminster Abbey ahead of the Queen's state funeral tomorrow morning - the first since Winston Churchill's in 1965.

Crowds have continued to make their way into central London, some queuing for the lying-in-state, while others are camping out alongside the funeral route, ready to witness this historic occasion.

Hundreds of foreign dignitaries are also now here - they'll be inside the Abbey for the service itself.

But there will also be some special invited guests there, who've been rewarded by the Queen in the past for their service to the country.