Editing Michael I of Romania (section)

==Ancestry==
{{See also|Descendants of Christian IX of Denmark}}

As a great-great-grandson of [[Queen Victoria]], through both of his parents,<ref name="Grdn"/> Michael was a third cousin of [[Margrethe II|Queen Margrethe II of Denmark]], [[Harald V|King Harald V of Norway]], [[Juan Carlos I|King Juan Carlos I of Spain]], [[Carl XVI Gustaf|King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden]] and [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom]].  Through his maternal grandfather, [[Constantine I of Greece|King Constantine I of Greece]], amongst others Michael was a first cousin of both [[Peter II of Yugoslavia|King Peter II of Yugoslavia]] and his wife [[Alexandra of Yugoslavia|Queen Alexandra]], as well as of [[Constantine II of Greece|King Constantine II of Greece]] and his elder sister [[Queen Sofía of Spain]], consort of King Juan Carlos I.

In addition to being the [[pretender|claimant]] to the defunct throne of [[Kingdom of Romania|Romania]], he was also a Prince of [[Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen]] until 10 May 2011, when he renounced this title.<ref name="Compression"/><ref name="Milestones"/><ref name="Severance"/>

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|1= 1. '''Michael I of Romania'''
|2= 2. [[Carol II of Romania]]
|3= 3. [[Helen of Greece and Denmark|Princess Helen of Greece and Denmark]]
|4= 4. [[Ferdinand I of Romania]]
|5= 5. [[Marie of Romania|Princess Marie of Edinburgh]]
|6= 6. [[Constantine I of Greece]]
|7= 7. [[Sophia of Prussia|Princess Sophia of Prussia]]
|8= 8. [[Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern]]
|9= 9. [[Infanta Antónia of Portugal]]
|10= 10. [[Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]
|11= 11. [[Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia]]
|12= 12. [[George I of Greece]]
|13= 13. [[Olga Constantinovna of Russia|Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia]]
|14= 14. [[Frederick III, German Emperor]]
|15= 15. [[Victoria, Princess Royal]]
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