Of course the British dynastic name no doubt remains officially 'Windsor' but as dynasties traditionally follow patrilineal descent it has changed to Oldenburg even if unofficially. It is the first change of dynasty according to patrilineal descent since 1901 when the House of Saxe Coburg & Gotha succeeded the House of Hanover in the person of Edward VII whose successor, George V, anglicised it to 'Windsor' in 1917.
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