Like Felipe VI, the Swedish king also carries the distinction of being descended from Queen Victoria in multiple ways. Both Wilhelm II and Sophia of Prussia were children of Victoria, Princess Royal, meaning that Sofia is both the great-great-great-granddaughter and the great-great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria. On her mother’s side, Sofia is the great-granddaughter of Kaiser Wilhelm II, while on her father’s side, she's the granddaughter of Sophia of Prussia. In fact, Felipe is also related to Queen Victoria through his mother, Queen Sofia of Spain, via Queen Victoria’s eldest daughter, Victoria, Princess Royal, two times over. But that's not his only familial link to the iconic queen. His paternal grandfather, Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona was the son of Princess Victoria Eugenie, herself the daughter of Queen Victoria's youngest child, Princess Beatrice. On one side, Felipe VI can trace his lineage to Victoria back through his father. ('I do not want my son to wither waiting like Prince Charles,' the King reportedly said of his choice to step down.)
The youngest of Victoria's reigning descendants, Felipe took over the Spanish throne from his father in 2014 after Juan Carlos I abdicated.
When it comes to strong genetic links to Queen Victoria, it's hard to outdo the Spanish king.
