(1)Yaroslav
(2 the) Wise (978-1054) used marriages of his children to strengthen
international relations. He married three of his daughters to foreign
princes: (3) Elizabeth to (4) Harald III of Norway, (5) Anastasia to (6 the)
King of Hungary and his youngest daughter, (7) Anne, to (8) Henry I of
France. (9) Prince Yaroslav was connected to almost all European
monarchs of his time.
(10) Queen Victoria was (11) Queen of England
for 63 years, which if longer than any other British monarch
(1837-1901). She married (12) Prince Albert and they had nine children.
Their children married into royal families all over Europe. (13)
Princess Alexandra of Edward, who later became (14) King of England,
married (15) Princess Alexandra of Denmark. (16) Prince Alfred married
(17) Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia. (18) Queen Victroria
was often called ''(19) grandmother of Europe.''