King Charles III is the first descendant of the Russian Imperial Romanov family to ascend the British throne.
Charles III through his father, Prince Philip, grandfather Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, grandmother Olga Constantinovna of Russia, great-grandfather Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia is the descendant of the Nicholas I of Russia Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland.
He was the third son of Paul I and the younger brother of his predecessor, Alexander I.
NOTE: Thanks to B1 Crusade for noticing. Czar Nicholas II is not the grandchild of Queen Victoria.
George V and Alexandra were both grandchildren of Queen Victoria, making them first cousins.
Czar Nicholas II of Russia was the first cousin of George V, whose mother, Alexandra of Denmark, was the sister of the Czar’s mother, Dagmar of Denmark.
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