Elizabeth II
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926– 8 September 2022) was Head of the Commonwealth and the Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms from 1952 until her death in 2022.[1]
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Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms
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Reign | 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coronation | 2 June 1953 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Predecessor | George VI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Successor | Charles III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Princess Elizabeth of York (1926-04-21)21 April 1926 Mayfair, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 8 September 2022(2022-09-08) (aged 96) Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Burial | 19 September 2022 King George VI Memorial Chapel, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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House | Windsor Castle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Father | George VI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mother | Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon |
Elizabeth became queen when her father, King George VI, died on 6 February 1952. At the time of her death, she had ruled longer than any other king or queen in the history of the United Kingdom.[2] She had also ruled longer than any other living king or queen in the world, since the death of Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej on 13 October 2016. She was the second-longest reigning monarch in history.
In 1947, Elizabeth married Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who died in 2021. Elizabeth and Philip had four children, eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. She died on 8 September 2022 at the age of 96, and was succeeded by her eldest son, Charles III.[3][4]