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A blogger on Eupedia's genetics forum has deduced the haplogroups of many European kings and queens from living descendants who have been tested. It has long been known that mtDNA haplogroup H dominated the lines of Europe's aristocracies, while Y chromosomal R1b was the most common male lineage. Prince Phillip exhibits the stereotypical genes in this regard. More interesting than the royal personages listed are those that haven't yet made the list, like Elizabeth I or Charlemagne. It would be interesting to know what the mitochondrial DNA was of Elizabeth's mother Anne Boleyn or what Charlemagne's male lineage was.

One fascinating observation of the blogger is, "All kings of France supposedly belonged to haplogroup G2a3 (Y-DNA)." G2a makes up 5 to 10% of Mediterranean Europe but is rare in Northern Europe. It is believed to have originated with metalworking peoples from the Caucasus or Anatolia who accompanied the R1b-dominant Indo-Europeans on their conquest of Europe in the 3rd millennium BCE.

See "Geographic Spread and Ethnic Origins of European Haplogroups - Eupedia."