Is Queen Elizabeth II descended from the first king of England?

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citrusonic

Probably in the same way that I am, or that you are, or that our great^x-1 grandpa is Genghis Khan, but as a direct descendant, no. The current dynasty originates just under 100 years ago by royal proclamation, changing its name from the far more Teutonic Saxe-Coburg und Gotha due to anti-German sentiment in WWI Great Britain.