HM Queen Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Knight of the Garter

Female 1926 - 2022  (96 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor 
    Prefix HM Queen 
    Suffix Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Knight of the Garter 
    Birth Registration Between 1 Apr 1926 and 30 Jun 1926  Saint George Hanover Square Registration District, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Vol. 1a, p. 583 
    • Elizabeth A M  Windsor, mother maiden name Bowes-Lyon, was born.
    Born 21 Apr 1926  London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Coronation 2 Jun 1953  Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Ireland 
    Died 8 Sep 2022  Balmoral Castle, Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 19 Sep 2022  King George VI Memorial Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I22662  New England Hall Families Master Tree
    Last Modified 24 May 2023 

    Family HRH Prince Philip Mountbatten, 1st Duke of Edinburgh, Knight of the Garter,   b. 10 Jun 1921, Villa Mon Repos, Isle of Kérkira, Corfu, Greece Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 2021, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 99 years) 
    Married 20 Nov 1947  Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage of Elizabeth and Philip
    Marriage of Elizabeth and Philip
    Children 
     1. HM King C.P.A.G. Windsor, King Charles III of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Knight of the Garter
    Last Modified 24 May 2023 
    Family ID F10770  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth Registration - Vol. 1a, p. 583 - Between 1 Apr 1926 and 30 Jun 1926 - Saint George Hanover Square Registration District, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Apr 1926 - London, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Nov 1947 - Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCoronation - Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Ireland - 2 Jun 1953 - Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Sep 2022 - Balmoral Castle, Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 19 Sep 2022 - King George VI Memorial Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Elizabeth II Windsor, Queen of the United Kingdom was born on 21 April 1926 at 17 Bruton Street, Mayfair, London, England. She is the daughter of George VI Windsor, King of the United Kingdom and Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon. She married Philip Mountbatten, 1st Duke of Edinburgh, son of Andrew zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Prince of Greece and Denmark and Victoria Alice Elisabeth Julie Marie Mountbatten, Princess of Battenberg, on 20 November 1947 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England.
          
      She graduated from London University, London, England, in 1946 with a Honorary Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.). She was invested as a Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) in 1947. She was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1948. She was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Music (Mus.D.) by University of Wales, Wales, in 1949. She was godmother for David Henry George Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood at his baptism on 27 December 1950 at All Saints' Church, Harewood, Yorkshire, England. She was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (L.L.D.) by London University, London, England, in 1951. She was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (L.L.D) by University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, in 1951. She succeeded to the title of HM Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom on 6 February 1952. She was crowned Queen of the United Kingdom on 2 June 1953 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England, and styled 'By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and of her other Realms and Territories, Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.' She lived in 1999 at Buckingham Palace, St. James's, London, England.