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James Alexander Philip Theo Mountbatten-Windsor, Earl of Wessex (born 17 December 2007), styled Viscount Severn from 2007 until 2023, is the younger child and son of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh. He is the youngest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the youngest nephew ...
The current Earl of Wessex is also Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Forfar, and Viscount Severn. [1] This Earl of Wessex title is currently used as a courtesy title by the Duke's son and heir apparent to the earldoms of Wessex and Forfar, James Mountbatten-Windsor. In 1999, Queen Elizabeth II's youngest son, Prince Edward, married Sophie Rhys-Jones.
The Earl of Wessex assumed many duties from his father, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, as Prince Philip reduced his commitments before retiring from royal duties. Prince Edward opened the 1990 Commonwealth Games in New Zealand and the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia and became vice-patron of Commonwealth Games Federation in 2006, picking ...
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh. Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh (born Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones, 20 January 1965) is a member of the British royal family. She is married to Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, the youngest sibling of King Charles III . Sophie grew up at Brenchley, Kent, and later attended West Kent College, training as a secretary.
The House of Wessex, also known as the House of Cerdic, the House of the West Saxons, the House of the Gewisse, the Cerdicings and the West Saxon dynasty, refers to the family, traditionally founded by Cerdic of the Gewisse, that ruled Wessex in Southern England from the early 6th century. The house became dominant in southern England after the ...
Viscount Severn. the 1st Viscount's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten. Viscount Severn is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The name of the viscountcy is derived from the River Severn that runs through England and Wales. The title, along with the Earldom of Wessex, was bestowed on Prince Edward by his mother, Queen Elizabeth ...
Godwin of Wessex ( Old English: Godwine; c. 1001 – 15 April 1053) was an Anglo-Saxon nobleman who became one of the most powerful earls in England under the Danish king Cnut the Great (King of England from 1016 to 1035) and his successors. Cnut made Godwin the first Earl of Wessex ( c. 1020 ). Godwin was the father of King Harold II ( r.
King of Wessex (King of the Gewissae) 534 to 560. Cynric. Son, or according to some sources grandson, of Cerdic. 560 to 591. Ceawlin. Son of Cynric. Possibly Celtic, Brythonic, name. 591 to 597.