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Elizabeth II

queen of United Kingdom

Also known as: Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, Elizabeth II, 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

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In full:: Elizabeth Alexandra Mary

Officially:: Elizabeth II, 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

Born:: April 21, 1926, London, England

Died:: September 8, 2022, Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (aged 96)

House / Dynasty:: house of Windsor

Notable Family Members:: spouse Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; father George VI; mother Elizabeth; daughter Anne, the Princess Royal; son Prince Andrew, duke of York; son Prince Edward, earl of Wessex; son Charles III; sister Princess Margaret

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Elizabeth II (born April 21, 1926, London, England—died September 8, 2022, Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) was the queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from February 6, 1952, to September 8, 2022. In 2015 she surpassed Victoria to become the longest-reigning monarch in British history. Elizabeth was the elder daughter of Prince Albert, duke of York, and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. As the child of a younger son of King George V, the young Elizabeth had little prospect of acceding to the throne until her uncle, Edward VIII (afterward duke of Windsor), abdicated in her ...(100 of 1654 words)

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