Philip the Fair became lord of the Low Countries and King(-consort) of Castille while his sister Margaret was for a while the titular Queen(-consort) of France before becoming Princess of Asturias and later Duchess(-consort) of Savoy and regent of the Netherlands.
Henry VII and Elizabeth of York had three children who grew up to be adult (Prince Arthur died as a teenager shortly after his marriage). Their son became King of England, their oldest daughter Queen of Scotland and the youngest Queen of France.
Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabel of Castile had two daughters who married the King of Portugal, one married the King of England and the fourth daughter became Queen of Castille as their mother's successor.
Karl-Ludwig of Baden married Amelie of Hesse-Darmstadt
The oldest daughter Karoline became Queen of Bavaria
Louise ended up as Empress of Russia
Frederica as Queen of Sweden
Son Karl as Grand Duke of Baden (succeeding his grandfather)
Wilhelmina married the reigning Duke of Hesse und by Rhine.
Philip IV of Spain had out of two marriages three surviving children who grew up as to be adults:
Marie Therese, Queen of France
Margareta Theresa, Holy Roman Empress
Carlos II, King of Spain
Philip the Fair and Juana of Castille had as children:
Eleonor, queen of Portugal and Queen of France
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain
Ferdinand, Holy Roman Emperor and king of Hungary
Mary, Queen of Hungary
Catherine, Queen of Portugal
I believe the family of King Leopold III of the Belgians and his first wife, born Princess Astrid of Sweden, was the last European royal family whose members all sat on thrones. When was the last time such a thing happened, before them? I know that there have been many families with multiple sovereigns; but the likelihood of ALL the members being crowned is not very high, if the royal family is a large one.
As it was, all four persons in the family of King Maximilian II of Bavaria and consort, born Princess Marie of Prussia, became sovereigns -- at least in name -- and if you will, with the qualification of Majesty (Princess Josephine-Charlotte of Belgium was born a Royal Highness and remained one, even after becoming the consort of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg).
What are other examples of families where each member was eventually styled as King/Queen, and a Majesty? Or, to broaden the question, became a sovereign of some sort?
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