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House of Windsor
The
House of Windsor
is the
royal house
of the
United Kingdom
and the other
Commonwealth realms
. It was founded by
King George V
by
royal proclamation
on 17 July 1917, when he changed the name of the
British Royal Family
from the German
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
(a branch of the
House of Wettin
) to the English
Windsor
, due primarily to the
anti-German sentiment
in the
British Empire
during
World War I
. The most prominent member of the House of Windsor at any given time is its head, currently
Queen Elizabeth II
.
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