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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 Edward, earl of Wessex
son Charles III
son Prince Andrew, duke of York
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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