Queen Victoria is King Charles III’s great-great-great-grandmother through the royal line. Victoria is also an ancestor of Charles through both sides of his family, which is why he’s directly descended from her.

Family line

Charles III is the son of Queen Elizabeth II, and Elizabeth II was a descendant of Queen Victoria. That makes Victoria several generations above Charles in the family tree.

In plain English

If you trace the line back:

  • King Charles III
  • Queen Elizabeth II
  • King George VI
  • King George V
  • King Edward VII
  • Queen Victoria

Quick note

Because European royal families are heavily interrelated, Charles also connects to Victoria through more than one branch of the family tree.

If you want, I can also show the full line of descent in a simple family-tree format.