<P> The House of Windsor is the royal house of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms . The dynasty is of German paternal descent and was originally a branch of the House of Saxe - Coburg and Gotha , itself derived from the House of Wettin , and it succeeded the House of Hanover as monarchs in the British Empire following the death of Queen Victoria , wife of Albert , Prince Consort . The houses of Saxe - Coburg and Gotha and Windsor have provided five British monarchs to date , including four kings and the present queen , Elizabeth II . </P>
where did the house of windsor come from
House of Wettin royal house of the United Kingdom