Was Queen Victoria illegitimate?

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In recent years Queen Victoria's royal paternity has been called into question. Let’s take examine the evidence in this historic mystery. And take a look at the royal family tree to answer the question “If Victoria’s decedents aren’t the rightful monarchs of the UK, then who is?”

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[michaelhowell]

This is really amazing. I've always heard of the hemophilia problem but I had never heard that Queen Victoria was possibly illegitimate.

[tekla]

That is why matriarchy makes so much more sense. While you usually know who the mother is, fatherhood may often be uncertain. I'm sure there have been lots of "illegitimate" children in the history of world monarchies.

[rilianelucifen]

victoria's hanoverian bug-eyes prove she's george iii's granddaughter to me

[kh]

Victoria was like a child star in her own time... being forced to tour and all that. Poor girl, I see why she turned out the way she did

[destinyclark]

I do believe Victoria’s mother and Conroy were lovers especially after Edward died,
but Victoria is definitely legitimate.

[shelbypink]

It's crazy to think that if Nicholas changed the rules so the women could inherit the throne, and Olga was the heir, then maybe the family wouldn't have been killed. They wouldn't have to keep the secret of Alexei's hemophilia so under wraps like they did. Olga wasn't a carrier of the hemophilia gene. Anastasia was the only one of the sisters who did carry the gene.

[shannonflaherty]

No way was Victoria not prince Edwards daughter she looks just like him! Although this is very interesting. She had her father's eyes and alot of other features.

[mikhailjoshuapahuyo]

She cannot be illegitimate, She resembled her father so much that she looked like a Copy Paste from her father (especially when Victoria gets old).

[cleoalexander]

“Don’t be like George the fourth, drink responsibly“ 😂

[stephaniejohnson]

The Queen strongly resembled her father as she aged.

[rs]

I think she was not illegitimate, she looks just like her dad and Grandpa.

[anastasiarathbun]

Victoria's father was her mother's second husband. She had a son and a daughter from her first marriage. Newer research indicates Victoria's half brother died under circumstances that could have been explained if he were a hemophiliac. Someone needs to explore this deeper in depth. Maybe it was a spontaneous mutation, but what if that mutation was in Victoria's mother?

[randomduck]

My granddaughter really knows how to shock a royal or two...

[damonika]

Nah. She looked just like Edward. For someone who’s allegedly “not” her father she sure looks like him.

[girlblunt]

Lindsay: He had a son and named him-
Me: 🙄 Ernst, we know
Lindsay: Welf, he named him Welf
Me: 😱

[edwardviofengland]

Me before watching the video: Its unlikely she was illegitimate
Me after watching the video: Its unlikely she was illegitimate

[mi_kirsh]

I don’t think that Conroy OR her mother had anything to do with her creation - she looks so much like Edward, it’s eerie.

[shayknight]

So Short Answer... No, Victoria is more than likely legitimate but still an interesting video none the less

[Kimmy]

Queen Victoria looks so much like her cousin, Princess Charlotte, those Hanoverian eyes tell it all..!

[donovanavery]

She skipped over the fact that the “Man of her dreams” that she married was her first cousin. The son of her mother’s brother, pretty gross. Hemophilia could’ve definitely come from close cousins having that many children