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Queen Elizabeth

of Windsor

13th Cousin

Common Ancestor

Father: Raffe Norwood
Leckhampton Court,
Gloucestershire, England
1505 - 1560

Mother: Jane Knight
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Born:
1507 - 1560 21 April 1926
Mayfair, London, England
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor) is Queen of
the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.
She was born in London as the first child of the Duke and
Duchess of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth,
and she was educated privately at home. Her father acceded
to the throne on the abdication of his brother King Edward
VIII in 1936, from which time she was the heir presumptive.
She began to undertake public duties during the Second
World War, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In
1947, she married Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, a former
prince of Greece and Denmark, with whom she has four
children: Charles, Prince of Wales; Anne, Princess
Royal; Prince Andrew, Duke of York; and Prince Edward, Earl
of Wessex.

When her father died in February 1952, Elizabeth became
head of the Commonwealth and queen regnant of seven

independent Commonwealth countries: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New
Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon. She has reigned as a constitutional
monarch through major political changes, such as devolution in the United Kingdom,
Canadian patriation, and the decolonization of Africa. Between 1956 and 1992, the number
of her realms varied as territories gained independence, and as realms, including South Africa,
Pakistan, and Ceylon (renamed Sri Lanka), became republics. Her many historic visits and
meetings include a state visit to the Republic of Ireland and visits to or from five popes.
Significant events have included her coronation in 1953 and the celebrations of
her Silver, Golden, and Diamond Jubilees in 1977, 2002, and 2012, respectively. In 2017, she
became the first British monarch to reach a Sapphire Jubilee. She is the longest-
lived and longest-reigning British monarch, as well as the world's longest-serving female head

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