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Kings and queens
By Charlotte Alice Holmes
King Offa
Born – c.750
House of – Mercia
Died – July 29th 796
King Egbert
Born – c. 775
House of – Wessex
Crowned – 802
Died – 839
King Aethelwulf Born – c.795
House of – Wessex
Crowned – 839
Married: (1) c 830, Osburh, dau. Oslac of Hampshire (2) Judith, dau. Charles the
Bald, king of the Franks
children – 5
Died – January 13th 858
Buried at: Steyning Sussex, reburied Winchester
King Aethelbald
Born: c.831
House of: Wessex
Crowned: 858
Married: Judith, dau. Charles the Bald, king of the Franks. She was his
step mother.
Died: December 20, 860
King Aethelbert
Born: c.834
House of: Wessex
Crowned: 860
Died: 866
Buried at: Sherbourne
King Aethelred I Born: c.837
House of: Wessex
Crowned: 866
Married: Wulfrida
Children: 2 sons
Died: 871
Buried at: Wimbourne
King Alfred the Great Born: c.849 at Wantage, Oxfordshire
Parents: Aethelwulf, King of Wessex, and Osburh
Relation to Elizabeth II: 32nd great-grandfather
House of: Wessex
Crowned: 871
Married: Ealhswith of Mercia
Children: 5 children
Died: 899
Buried at: Winchester
King Edward The Elder Born: c.871
Parents: Alfred the Great and Ealswith of Mercia
Relation to Elizabeth II: 31st great-grandfather
House of: Wessex
Crowned: June 8, 900 at Kingston-upon-Thames, aged c.29
Married: (1) Ecgywn (2) Elfleda and (3) Edgiva.
Children: 5 sons and 11 daughters
Died: July 17, 924 at Farndon-on-Dee
Buried at: Winchester
King Athelstan Born: c.895
Parents: Edward the Elder and Ecgywn
Relation to Elizabeth II: 30th great-granduncle
House of: Wessex
Ascended to the throne: July 17, 924
Crowned: September 4, 925 at Kingston-upon-Thames, aged c.30
Married: Unmarried
Children: None
Died: October 27, 940 at Gloucester
Buried at: Malmesbury
Reigned for: 16 years, 3 months, and 10 days
King Edmund Born: c.922
Parents: Edward the Elder and Edgiva
Relation to Elizabeth II: 30th great-grandfather
House of: Wessex
Ascended to the throne: October 27, 940
Crowned: November 29, 940 at Kingston-upon-Thames, aged c.18
Married: 1) Elgiva (2) Ethelfleda
Children: 2 sons Edwy and Edgar
Died: May 26, 946 at Pucklechurch near Bath (murdered)
Buried at: Glastonbury
Reigned for: 5 years, 6 months, and 28 days
King Edred Born: c.923
Parents: Edward the Elder and Edgiva
Relation to Elizabeth II: 30th great-granduncle
House of: Wessex
Ascended to the throne: May 26, 946
Crowned: August 16, 946 at Kingston-upon-Thames, aged c.23
Married: Unmarried
Children: None
Died: November 23, 955 at Frome, Somerset
Buried at: Winchester
Reigned for: 9 years, 5 months, and 28 days
King Edwy Born: c.940
Parents: Edmund and Elgiva
Relation to Elizabeth II: 29th great-granduncle
House of: Wessex
Ascended to the throne: November 23, 955
Crowned: January 26, 956 at Kingston-upon-Thames, aged c.15
Married: Ælgifu
Children: None
Died: October 1, 959 at Gloucester
Buried at: Gloucester
Reigned for: 3 years, 10 months, and 7 days
King Edgar Born: c.943
Parents: Edmund and Elgiva
Relation to Elizabeth II: 29th great-grandfather
House of: Wessex
Ascended to the throne: October 1, 959
Crowned: May 11, 973 at Bath Abbey, aged c.30
Married: (1) Ethelfleda, (2) Elfrida
Children: 3 sons including Edward and Ethelred, 1 illegitimate daughter
Died: July 8, 975 at Winchester
Buried at: Glastonbury
Reigned for: 15 years, 9 months, and 6 days
King Edward The Martyr Born: c.963
Parents: Edgar and Ethelfleda
Relation to Elizabeth II: half 28th great-granduncle
House of: Wessex
Ascended to the throne: July 8, 975
Crowned: 975 at Kingston-upon-Thames, aged c.13
Married: Unmarried
Children: None
Died: March 18, 978 at Corfe Castle (murdered)
Buried at: Wareham reburied Shaftesbury
Reigned for: 2 years, 8 months, and 10 days
King Aethelred II The Unready Born: c.968
Parents: Edgar and Ethelfleda
Relation to Elizabeth II: 28th great-grandfather
House of: Wessex
Ascended to the throne: March 18, 978
Crowned: April, 978 at Kingston-upon-Thames, aged c.10
Married: (1) Elfleda, (2) Emma
Children: 9 sons including Edmund and Edward, and 4 daughters
Died: April 23, 1016 at London
Buried at: St Paul's
Reigned for: 38 years, 1 month, and 5 days
King Edmund II lronside Born: c.990
Parents: Ethelred II and Elfleda
Relation to Elizabeth II: 27th great-grandfather
House of: Wessex
Ascended to the throne: April 23, 1016
Crowned: 25 April, 1016 at Old St Paul's Cathedral, aged c.26
Married: Ealdgyth
Children: 2 sons
Died: November 30, 1016 at London
Buried at: Glastonbury
Reigned for: 7 months, and 7 days
King Cnut Born: c.995 at Denmark
Parents: Sweyn I (Forkbeard) and Gunhilda
Relation to Elizabeth II: husband of the 27th great-grandaunt
House of: Denmark
Ascended to the throne: November 30, 1016
Crowned: January, 1017 at Old St Paul's Cathedral, aged c.22
Married: (1) Emma of Normandy (2) Elfigfu
Children: 3 sons including Harold I and Harthacnut, 1 daughter, several illegitimate children
Died: November 12, 1035 at Shaftesbury
Buried at: Winchester
Reigned for: 18 years, 11 months, and 11 days
King Harold I Harefoot Born: c.1016
Parents: Cnut and Elfigfu
House of: Denmark
Ascended to the throne: November 12, 1035
Crowned: 1037 at Oxford, aged c.28
Married: Unmarried
Children: None
Died: March 17, 1040 at Oxford
Buried at: Westminster reburied Southwark
Reigned for: 4 years, 4 months, and 4 days
King Edward The Confessor Born: c.1004 at Islip
Parents: Ethelred II and Emma of Normandy
Relation to Elizabeth II: half 27th great-granduncle
House of: Wessex
Ascended to the throne: June 8, 1042
Crowned: April 3, 1043 at Winchester Cathedral, aged c.39
Married: Edith, Daughter of Earl Godwine of Wessex
Children: None
Died: January 5, 1066 at Westminster
Buried at: Westminster Abbey
Reigned for: 23 years, 6 months, and 28 days
King Harold II Born: c.1020
Parents: Godwin, Earl of Wessex, and Gytha of Denmark
Relation to Elizabeth II: husband of the 30th great-grandmother
House of: Wessex
Ascended to the throne: January 5, 1066
Crowned: January 6, 1066 at Westminster Abbey, aged c.43
Married: (1) Eadgyth (Swan-neck), Daughter of Earl of Mercia (2) Ealdyth widow of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn
Children: 1 or 2 sons and several illegitimate children
Died: October 14, 1066 at Senlac Abbey, Sussex, of wounds following the Battle of Hastings
Buried at: Pevensey reburied Waltham Abbey
Reigned for: 9 months, and 8 days
King William I The Conqueror Born: September 1028 at Falaise, Normandy
Parents: Robert I, Duke of Normandy, and Arlette daughter of Fulbert (illegitimate)
Relation to Elizabeth II: 25th great-grandfather
House of: Normandy
Ascended to the throne: December 25, 1066 aged 38 years
Crowned: December 25, 1066 at Westminster Abbey
Married: Matilda, Daughter of Count of Flanders
Children: 4 sons including William II and Henry I, and 6 daughters
Died: September 9, 1087 at Rouen, France, aged 59 years, and 7 days
Buried at: St Stephens Abbey, Caen, Normandy
Reigned for: 20 years, 8 months, and 14 days
King William II Rufus
Born: c.1056 at NormandyParents: William I and Matilda of FlandersRelation to Elizabeth II: 24th great-granduncleHouse of: NormandyAscended to the throne: September 9, 1087Crowned: September 26, 1087 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: UnmarriedChildren: NoneDied: August 2, 1100 at New Forest, HampshireBuried at: WinchesterReigned for: 12 years, 10 months, and 22 days
King Henry I Born: September, 1068 at Selby, Yorkshire
Parents: William I and Matilda of FlandersRelation to Elizabeth II: 24th great-grandfatherHouse of: NormandyAscended to the throne: August 3, 1100 aged 31 yearsCrowned: August 6, 1100 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: (1) Matilda, Daughter of Malcolm III, (2) Adelicia, Daughter of Geoffrey VII, count of LouvainChildren: 3 sons, 2 daughters and several illegitimate childrenDied: December 2, 1135 at St Denis le Fermont, aged 67 years, 2 months, and 29 daysBuried at: ReadingReigned for: 35 years, 3 months, and 28 days
King Stephen Born: c.1097 at Blois, France
Parents: Stephen, Count of Blois, and Adela (daughter of William I)Relation to Elizabeth II: 1st cousin 25 times removedHouse of: BloisAscended to the throne: December 22, 1135Crowned: December 26, 1135 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: Matilda, Daughter of Eustace III, Count of BoulogneChildren: 3 sons and 2 daughters, plus at least 5 illegitimate childrenDied: October 25, 1154 at Dover, KentBuried at: Faversham, KentReigned for: 18 years, 10 months, and 3 days
King Henry II Born: March 5, 1133 at Le Mans, France
Parents: Geoffrey, Count of Anjou, and Empress MatildaRelation to Elizabeth II: 22nd great-granduncleHouse of: AngevinAscended to the throne: October 25, 1154 aged 21 yearsCrowned: December 19, 1154 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: Eleanorof Aquitaine, Daughter of William X, Duke of AquitaineChildren: Five sons including Richard I and John, three daughters and several illegitimate childrenDied: July 6, 1189 at Chinon Castle, Anjou, aged 56 years, 4 months, and 1 dayBuried at: Fontevraud, FranceReigned for: 34 years, 8 months, and 11 days
King Richard I The Lion Heart
Born: September 6, 1157 at Beaumont Place, OxfordParents: Henry II and Eleanor of AquitaineRelation to Elizabeth II: 21st great-granduncleHouse of: AngevinAscended to the throne: July 6, 1189 aged 31 yearsCrowned: 2/3 September, 1189 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: Berengaria, Daughter of Sancho V of NavarreChildren: Two illegitimate sonsDied: April 6, 1199 at Limousin, France, aged 41 years, 6 months, and 29 daysBuried at: Fontevraud, FranceReigned for: 9 years, 8 months, and 30 days
King John Born: December 24, 1166 at Beaumont Palace : Oxford
Parents: Henry II and Eleanor of AquitaineRelation to Elizabeth II: 21st great-grandfatherHouse of: AngevinAscended to the throne: April 6, 1199 aged 32 yearsCrowned: May 27, 1199 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: 1) Isabella of Gloucester, (annulled 1199), (2) Isabella, Daughter of Count of AngoulemeChildren: Two sons including Henry III, three daughters and several illegitimate childrenDied: October 18, 1216 at Newark Castle, aged 49 years, 9 months, and 24 daysBuried at: WorcesterReigned for: 17 years, 6 months, and 13 days
King Henry III Born: October 1, 1207 at Winchester
Parents: King John and Isabella of AngoulemeRelation to Elizabeth II: 20th great-grandfatherHouse of: PlantagenetAscended to the throne: October 18, 1216 aged 9 yearsCrowned: October 28, 1216 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: Eleanor of Provence, Daughter of Raymond BerengerChildren: Six sons including Edward I, and three daughtersDied: November 16, 1272 at Westminster, aged 65 years, 1 month, and 16 daysBuried at: Westminster AbbeyReigned for: 56 years, and 29 days
King Edward I Longshanks Born: June 17, 1239 at Westminster
Parents: Henry III ad Eleanor of ProvenceRelation to Elizabeth II: 19th great-grandfatherHouse of: PlantagenetAscended to the throne: November 20, 1272 aged 33 yearsCrowned: August 19, 1274 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: (1) Eleanor, Daughter of Ferdinand III of Castile, (2) Margaret, Daughter of Philip III of FranceChildren: Six sons including Edward II,and twelve daughtersDied: July 7, 1307 at Burgh-by-Sands, Nr Carlisle, Cumbria, aged 68 years, and 19 daysBuried at: Westminster AbbeyReigned for: 34 years, 7 months, and 14 days
King Edward II
Born: April 25, 1284 at Caernarvon, WalesParents: Edward I and Eleanor of CastileRelation to Elizabeth II: 18th great-grandfatherHouse of: PlantagenetAscended to the throne: July 8, 1307 aged 23 yearsCrowned: February 25, 1308 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: Isabella, Daughter of Philip IV of FranceChildren: Two sons and two daughtersDied: September 21, 1327 at Berkeley Castle (murdered), aged 43 years, 4 months, and 25 daysBuried at: Gloucester Reigned for: 20 years, 2 months, and 14 days
King Edward III Born: November 13, 1312 at Windsor Castle
Parents: Edward II and Isabella of FranceRelation to Elizabeth II: 17th great-grandfatherHouse of: PlantagenetAscended to the throne: January 25, 1327 aged 14 yearsCrowned: January 29, 1327 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: Philippa, Daughter of Count of HainaultChildren: Seven sons and five daughters, plus at least 3 illegitimate (by Alice Perrers)Died: June 21, 1377 at Sheen Palace, Surrey, aged 64 years, 7 months, and 6 daysBuried at: Westminster AbbeyReigned for: 50 years, 4 months, and 25 days
King Richard II
Born: January 6, 1367 at Bordeaux, FranceParents: Edward, the Black Prince, and Joan of KentRelation to Elizabeth II: half 16th great-granduncleHouse of: PlantagenetAscended to the throne: June 22, 1377 aged 10 yearsCrowned: July 16, 1377 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: (1) Anne of Bohemia, (2) Isabella, nine year old daughter of Charles VI of FranceChildren: NoneDied: February 14, 1400 at Pontefract Castle, Yorkshire (starved to death), aged 33 years, 1 month, and 8 daysBuried at: Langley reburied WestminsterReigned for: 22 years, 7 months, and 23 days
King Henry IV Born: April 4, 1366 at Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshore
Parents: John of Gaunt and Blanche of LancasterRelation to Elizabeth II: 16th great-granduncleHouse of: LancasterAscended to the throne: September 30, 1399 aged 33 yearsCrowned: October 13, 1399 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: (1) Mary de Bohun, (2) Joan, Daughter of Charles II of NararreChildren: Five sons including Henry V, and two daughtersDied: March 20, 1413 at Westminster Abbey, aged 46 years, 11 months, and 14 daysBuried at: CanterburyReigned for: 13 years, 5 months, and 18 days
King Henry V
Born: August 9, 1387 at Monmouth CastleParents: Henry IV and Mary de BohunRelation to Elizabeth II: half 1st cousin 17 times removedHouse of: LancasterAscended to the throne: March 20, 1413 aged 25 yearsCrowned: April 9, 1413 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: Catherine de ValoisChildren: One son Henry VIDied: August 31, 1422 at Vincennes, France, aged 35 years, and 21 daysBuried at: WestminsterReigned for: 9 years, 5 months, and 11 days
King Henry VI Born: December 6, 1421 at Windsor Castle
Parents: Henry V amd Catherine of ValoisRelation to Elizabeth II: 14th great-granduncleHouse of: LancasterAscended to the throne: September 1, 1422Crowned: November 6, 1429 at Westminster Abbey, aged 7. St Pauls Cathedral, aged 48. Also crowned Henri II of France, December 1431, Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris, aged 10.Married: Margaret, Daughter of Count of AnjouChildren: One sonDied: May 21, 1471 at Tower of London (murdered), aged 49 years, 5 months, and 13 daysBuried at: Chertsey, reburied in 1485 when his body was moved to St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.Reigned for: 39 years, 1 month, and 18 days, Deposed March 4, 1461, Restored Oct 3, 1470
King Edward IV Born: April 28, 1442 at Rouen, France
Parents: Richard, Duke of York, and Cecily NevilleRelation to Elizabeth II: 14th great-grandfatherHouse of: YorkAscended to the throne: March 4, 1461 aged 18 yearsCrowned: June 28, 1461 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: Elizabeth, Daughter of Richard WoodvilleChildren: Three sons including Edward V and Richard Duke of York (the Princes in the Tower), Seven daughters and four illegitimate childrenDied: April 9, 1483 at Westminster Abbey, aged 40 years, 11 months, and 11 daysBuried at: WindsorReigned for: 21 years, 5 months, and 18 days, Deposed October 3, 1470, Restored May 21, 1471
King Edward V Born: November 4, 1470 at
WestminsterParents: Edward IV and Elizabeth WoodvilleRelation to Elizabeth II: 13th great-granduncleHouse of: YorkAscended to the throne: April 9, 1483 aged 12 yearsCrowned: Not crownedMarried: Never MarriedChildren: NoneDied: September, 1483 at Tower of London (murdered), aged 12 years, 9 months, and 27 daysBuried at: Tower of LondonReigned for: 4 months, and 23 days
King Richard III Born: October 2, 1452 at Fotheringhay Castle,
NorthamptonshireParents: Richard, Duke of York, and Cecily NevilleRelation to Elizabeth II: 14th great-granduncleHouse of: YorkAscended to the throne: June 26, 1483 aged 30 yearsCrowned: July 6, 1483 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: Anne Neville, widow of Edward, Prince of Wales and daughter of Earl of WarwickChildren: One son, plus several illegitimate children before his marriageDied: August 22, 1485 at Battle of Bosworth, Leicestershire, aged 32 years, 10 months, and 19 daysBuried at: LeicesterReigned for: 2 years, 1 month, and 27 days
King Henry VII Born: January 28, 1457 at Pembroke Castle
Parents: Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond, and Margaret BeaufortRelation to Elizabeth II: 13th great-grandfatherHouse of: TudorAscended to the throne: August 22, 1485 aged 28 yearsCrowned: October 30, 1485 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IVChildren: Three sons and four daughters. Only 4 of whom survived infancy; Arthur, Margaret, Henry and MaryDied: April 21, 1509 at Richmond Palace, Surrey, aged 52 years, 2 months, and 21 daysBuried at: WestminsterReigned for: 23 years, 7 months, and 28 days
King Henry VIII Born: June 28, 1491 at Greenwich Palace
Parents: Henry VII and Elizabeth of YorkRelation to Elizabeth II: 12th great-granduncleHouse of: TudorAscended to the throne: April 21, 1509 aged 17 yearsCrowned: June 24, 1509 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: (1) Catherine of Aragon 1509-1533 Divorced(2) Anne Boleyn 1533-1536 Beheaded(3) Jane Seymour 1536-1537 Died(4) Anne of Cleves 1540 Divorced(5) Catherine Howard 1540-1542 Beheaded(6) Catherine Parr 1543-1547 SurvivedChildren: Three legitimate who survived infancy; Mary, Elizabeth and Edward. Several illegitimate childrenDied: January 28, 1547 at Whitehall Palace, London, aged 55 years, 7 months, Buried at: WindsorReigned for: 37 years, 9 months, and 7 days
King Edward VI Born: October 12, 1537 at Hampton Court
Parents: Henry VIII and Jane SeymourRelation to Elizabeth II: 1st cousin 13 times removedHouse of: TudorAscended to the throne: January 28, 1547 aged 9 yearsCrowned: February 19, 1547 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: Never MarriedChildren: NoneDied: July 6, 1553 at Greenwich Palace, aged 15 years, 8 months, and 23 daysBuried at: WestminsterReigned for: 6 years, 5 months, and 7 days
Queen Mary I Born: February 8, 1516 at Greenwich
PalaceParents: Henry VIII and Catherine of AragonRelation to Elizabeth II: 1st cousin 13 times removedHouse of: TudorAscended to the throne: July 19, 1553 aged 37 yearsCrowned: October 1, 1553 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: Philip II of SpainChildren: NoneDied: November 17, 1558 at St James Palace, London, aged 42 years, 9 months, and 8 daysBuried at: WestminsterReigned for: 5 years, 3 months, and 29 days
Queen Elizabeth I Born: September 7, 1533 at
Greenwich PalaceParents: Henry VIII and Anne BoleynRelation to Elizabeth II: 1st cousin 13 times removedHouse of: TudorAscended to the throne: November 17, 1558 aged 25 yearsCrowned: January 15, 1559 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: Never MarriedChildren: NoneDied: March 24, 1603 at Richmond Palace, Surrey, aged 69 years, 6 months, and 15 daysBuried at: WestminsterReigned for: 44 years, 4 months, and 5 days
King James I Born: June 19, 1566 at Edinburgh Castle,
ScotlandParents: Mary, Queen of Scots, and Henry Stewart, Lord DarnleyRelation to Elizabeth II: 9th great-grandfatherHouse of: StuartAscended to the throne: March 24, 1603 aged 36 yearsCrowned: July 25, 1603 at Westminster Abbey, also as James VI of Scotland at Stirling CastleMarried: Anne, Daughter of Frederick II of Denmark and NorwayChildren: Three sons and five daughters, of whom three survived infancy; Henry, Elizabeth and CharlesDied: March 27, 1625 at Theobalds Park, Hertfordshire, aged 58 years, 9 months, and 7 daysBuried at: WestminsterReigned for: 22 years, and 3 days, King of Scotland for 57 years 1567-1625
King Charles I Born: November 19, 1600 at Dunfermline
Palace, ScotlandParents: James I (VI of Scots) and Anne of DenmarkRelation to Elizabeth II: 8th great-granduncleHouse of: StuartAscended to the throne: March 27, 1625 aged 24 yearsCrowned: February 2, 1626 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: Henrietta Maria, Daughter of Henri IV of FranceChildren: Four sons and five daughtersDied: January 30, 1649 at Whitehall, London (executed), aged 48 years, 2 months, and 11 daysBuried at: WindsorReigned for: 23 years, 10 months, and 4 days
King Charles II Born: May 29, 1630 at St. James Palace
Parents: Charles I and Henrietta MariaRelation to Elizabeth II: 1st cousin 9 times removedHouse of: StuartAscended to the throne: May 29, 1660 aged 30 yearsCrowned: April 23, 1661 at Westminster Abbey, and at Scone as King of Scots, 1 January 1651, aged 20Married: Catherine of BraganzaChildren: Three children who died in infancy, and about 17 illegitimate children by at least 8 different mistressesDied: February 6, 1685 at Whitehall Palace, London, aged 54 years, 8 months, and 10 daysBuried at: WestminsterReigned for: 24 years, 8 months, and 9 days
King James II Full Name: James Stuart
Born: October 14, 1633 at St. James PalaceParents: Charles I and Henrietta MariaRelation to Elizabeth II: 1st cousin 9 times removedHouse of: StuartAscended to the throne: February 6, 1685 aged 51 yearsCrowned: April 23, 1685 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: (1) Anne Hyde, (2) Mary, Daughter of Duke of ModenaChildren: Eight by his first wife Anne, of whom only Mary and Anne survived,and Five by his 2nd wife Mary of whom only a son James (Old Pretender) and Louise Maria survived. Died: September 6, 1701 at St Germain-en-Laye, France, aged 67 years, 10 months, and 21 daysBuried at: Chateau de Saint Germain-en-Laye, Near Paris,Reigned for: 3 years, 10 months, and 3 days, Abdicated: December 11, 1688
King William III and Queen Mary II
Full Name: William Henry StuartBorn: November 14, 1650 at William: The Hague, Netherlands; Mary: St James Palace, LondonParents: William: William II of Orange and Mary Stuart; Mary: James II and Anne HydeRelation to Elizabeth II: 2nd cousin 8 times removedHouse of: OrangeAscended to the throne: February 13, 1689 aged 38 yearsCrowned: April 11, 1689 at Westminster Abbey, when William was 38 and Mary was 26Married: William married Mary, daughter of James IIChildren: Three stillbornDied: March 8, 1702 at Kensington Palace (William), aged 51 years, 3 months, and 21 daysBuried at: WestminsterReigned for: 13 years, and 21 days
Queen Anne Full Name: Anne Stuart
Born: February 6, 1665 at St. James Palace, LondonParents: James II and Anne HydeRelation to Elizabeth II: 2nd cousin 8 times removedHouse of: StuartAscended to the throne: March 8, 1702 aged 37 yearsCrowned: April 23, 1702 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: George, son of Frederick III of DenmarkChildren: Eighteen, including miscarriages and still-born, of whom only one William survived to age of 12Died: August 1, 1714 at Kensington Palace , aged 49 years, 5 months, and 22 daysBuried at: WestminsterReigned for: 12 years, 4 months, and 24 days
King George I Full Name: George Louis
Born: May 28, 1660 at Osnabruck, HanoverParents: Ernst August, Duke of Brunswick and Elector of Hanover, and Sophia StuartRelation to Elizabeth II: 6th great-grandfatherHouse of: HanoverAscended to the throne: August 1, 1714 aged 54 yearsCrowned: October 20, 1714 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: Sophia Dorothea of CelleChildren: One son, one daughter, three illegitimate childrenDied: June 11, 1727 at Osnabruck, aged 67 years, and 12 daysBuried at: Leineschlosskirche, HanoverReigned for: 12 years, 10 months, and 9 days
King George II Full Name: George Augustus
Born: October 30, 1683 at Herrenhausen, HanoverParents: George I and Sophia DorotheaRelation to Elizabeth II: 5th great-grandfatherHouse of: HanoverAscended to the throne: June 11, 1727 aged 43 yearsCrowned: October 11, 1727 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: Caroline, daughter of Margrave of BrandenburgChildren: Four sons and five daughtersDied: October 25, 1760 at Kensington Palace, aged 76 years, 11 months, and 25 daysBuried at: WestminsterReigned for: 33 years, 4 months, and 15 days
King George III Full Name: George William Frederick
Born: June 4, 1738 at Norfolk House, St. James Square, LondonParents: Frederick Prince of Wales, and Augusta of Saxe-GothaRelation to Elizabeth II: 3rd great-grandfatherHouse of: HanoverAscended to the throne: October 25, 1760 aged 22 yearsCrowned: September 22, 1761 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: Charlotte, daughter of Duke of Mecklenburg-StrelitzChildren: Ten sons including George IV and William IV, and six daughtersDied: January 29, 1820 at Windsor Castle, aged 81 years, 7 months, and 24 daysBuried at: WindsorReigned for: 59 years, 3 months, and 2 days
King George IV Full Name: George Augustus
FrederickBorn: August 12, 1762 at St. James PalaceParents: George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-StrelitzRelation to Elizabeth II: 2nd great-granduncleHouse of: HanoverAscended to the throne: January 29, 1820 aged 57 yearsCrowned: July 19, 1821 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: Caroline, daughter of Duke of BrunswickChildren: One daughter,and at least two illegitimate childrenDied: June 26, 1830 at Windsor Castle, aged 67 years, 10 months, and 12 daysBuried at: WindsorReigned for: 10 years, 4 months, and 26 days
King William IV Full Name: William Henry
Born: August 21, 1765 at Buckingham PalaceParents: George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-StrelitzRelation to Elizabeth II: 2nd great-granduncleHouse of: HanoverAscended to the throne: June 26, 1830 aged 64 yearsCrowned: September 8, 1831 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: Adelaide, daughter of Dukeof Saxe-MeinigenChildren: Four none of whom survived infancy, plus several illegitimate by Dorothy JordanDied: June 20, 1837 at Windsor Castle, aged 71 years, 9 months, and 28 daysBuried at: WindsorReigned for: 6 years, 11 months, and 24 days
Queen Victoria Full Name: Alexandrina Victoria
Born: May 24, 1819 at Kensington PalaceParents: Edward, Duke of Kent (son of George III) and Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-SaalfeldRelation to Elizabeth II: great-great-grandmotherHouse of: HanoverAscended to the throne: June 20, 1837 aged 18 yearsCrowned: June 28, 1838 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: Albert, son of Duke of Saxe-Coburg-GothaChildren: Four sons including Edward VII, and five daughtersDied: January 22, 1901 at Osbourne, Isle of Wight, aged 81 years, 7 months, and 29 daysBuried at: FrogmoreReigned for: 63 years, 7 months, and 2 days
King Edward VII Full Name: Albert Edward
Born: November 9, 1841 at Buckingham PalaceParents: Queen Victoria and Albert of Saxe-Coburg-GothaRelation to Elizabeth II: great-grandfatherHouse of: Saxe-Coburg-GothaAscended to the throne: January 22, 1901 aged 59 yearsCrowned: August 9, 1902 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: Alexandra, daughter of Christian of DenmarkChildren: Three sons including George V, and three daughtersDied: May 6, 1910 at Buckingham Palace, aged 68 years, 5 months, and 24 daysBuried at: WindsorReigned for: 9 years, 3 months, and 12 days
King George V Full Name: George Frederick Ernest
AlbertBorn: June 3, 1865 at Marlborough House, LondonParents: Edward VII and Alexandra of DenmarkRelation to Elizabeth II: grandfatherHouse of: WindsorAscended to the throne: May 6, 1910 aged 44 yearsCrowned: June 22, 1911 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: Mary, the daughter of the Duke of TeckChildren: Five sons including Edward VIII and George VI, and one daughterDied: January 20, 1936 at Sandringham, Norfolk, aged 70 years, 7 months, and 16 daysBuried at: WindsorReigned for: 25 years, 8 months, and 15 days
King Edward VIII Full Name: Edward Albert Christian
George Andrew Patrick DavidBorn: June 23, 1894 at White Lodge, Richmond, SurreyParents: George V and Mary of TeckRelation to Elizabeth II: uncleHouse of: WindsorAscended to the throne: Jan 20, 1936 aged 41 yearsCrowned: UncrownedMarried: Ms Wallis SimpsonChildren: NoneDied: May 28, 1972 at Paris, aged 77 years, 11 months, and 3 daysBuried at: FrogmoreReigned for: 10 months, and 21 days, Abdicated: December 11, 1936
King George VI Full Name: Albert Frederick Arthur
GeorgeBorn: December 14, 1895 at Sandringham, NorfolkParents: George V and Mary of TeckRelation to Elizabeth II: fatherHouse of: WindsorAscended to the throne: Dec 11, 1936 aged 40 yearsCrowned: May 12, 1937 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: Elizabeth Bowes-LyonChildren: Two daughters Elizabeth and MargaretDied: February 6, 1952 at Sandringham, Norfolk, aged 56 years, 1 month, and 22 daysBuried at: WindsorReigned for: 15 years, 1 month, and 25 days
Queen Elizabeth II Full Name: Elizabeth Alexandra Mary
Born: April 21, 1926 at 17, Bruton Street, LondonParents: George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-LyonHouse of: WindsorAscended to the throne: February 6, 1952 aged 25 yearsCrowned: June 2, 1953 at Westminster AbbeyMarried: Philip MountbattenChildren: Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince EdwardCurrent Age: 83 years, 1 month, and 2 daysShe has Reigned for: 57 years, 3 months, and 16 days
OTHER PEOPLE
Catherine of Aragon Full Name: Catherine of Aragon
Father: Ferdinand II of AragonMother: Isabella of CastilleBorn: December 16, 1485 at Alcala de Hernares, SpainMarried:(1) Arthur Prince of Wales, on November 14, 1501Married (2): Henry VIII, on June 11, 1509Children: MaryDied: January 7, 1536 at Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, aged 50 years, and 20 daysBuried at: Peterborough Cathedral
Anne Boleyn
Full Name: Anne BoleynFather: Thomas BoleynMother: Lady Elizabeth HowardBorn: abt.1501 at Blickling, NorfolkMarried: Henry VIII, on January 25, 1533Children: ElizabethDied: May 19, 1536 at Tower of LondonBuried at: Tower of London
Jane Seymour
Full Name: Jane SeymourFather: John SeymourMother: Margery WentworthBorn: abt.1505 at Wolf Hall, Savernake, WiltshireMarried: Henry VIII, on May 30, 1536Children: EdwardDied: October 24, 1537 at Hampton Court PalaceBuried at: St Georges Chapel Windsor
Anne of Cleves
Full Name: Anne of ClevesFather: John Duke of ClevesMother: Marie von JulichBorn: September 22, 1515 at Dusseldorf, Duchy of ClevesMarried: Henry VIII, on January 6, 1540Died: July 17, 1557 at Chelsea, London, aged 41 years, 9 months, and 24 daysBuried at: Westminster Abbey
Catherine Howard Full Name: Catherine Howard
Father: Edmund Howard
Mother: Joyce Culpepper
Born: abt. 1520 at Lambeth, London
Married: Henry VIII, on July 28, 1540
Died: February 13, 1542 at Tower of London
Buried at: Chapel Royal, London
Catherine Parr Full Name: Catherine Parr
Father: Thomas Parr
Mother: Maud Green
Born: abt.1512 at Kendal Castle
Married:(1) Edward Borough, on 1529
Married (2): John Nevill, on 1534
Married (3): Henry VIII, on July 12, 1543
Married (4): Thomas Seymour, on 1547
Children: Mary Seymour
Died: September 5, 1548 at Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire