Queen Elizabeth
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Queens regnant

  • Elizabeth I of England (1533–1603), last Tudor monarch over England, reigned 1558–1603
  • Elizabeth II (born 1926) of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth Realms, reigned since 1952

Queens consort, dowager and mother

  • Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
    Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
    Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II...

     (1900–2002), queen consort, queen dowager and queen mother of the United Kingdom (known from 1952 until her death as Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother)
  • Elizabeth Woodville
    Elizabeth Woodville
    Elizabeth Woodville was Queen consort of England as the spouse of King Edward IV from 1464 until his death in 1483. Elizabeth was a key figure in the series of dynastic civil wars known as the Wars of the Roses. Her first husband, Sir John Grey of Groby was killed at the Second Battle of St Albans...

     (1437–1492), queen consort, queen dowager and queen mother of England
  • Elizabeth of Aragon
    Elizabeth of Aragon
    Elizabeth of Aragon, also known as Saint Elizabeth of Portugal, T.O.S.F. , was queen consort of Portugal, a tertiary of the Franciscan Order and is venerated as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.-Biography:Elizabeth was a descendant of one of the most powerful families in Europe:...

     (1271–1336), queen consort, queen dowager and queen mother of Portugal
  • Elisabeth of Austria (1436–1505), queen consort, queen dowager and queen mother of Poland
  • Elisabeth of Bavaria
    Elisabeth of Bavaria
    Elisabeth of Austria was the spouse of Franz Joseph I, and therefore both Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary. She also held the titles of Queen of Bohemia and Croatia, among others...

     (1837–1898), queen consort of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia
  • Elisabeth of Bavaria (1876–1965), queen consort, queen dowager and queen mother of the Belgians
  • Elisabeth of Bohemia (1292–1330), queen consort of Bohemia
  • Elisabeth of Bohemia (1358–1373)
    Elisabeth of Bohemia (1358–1373)
    Elisabeth of Bohemia was the daughter of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Anne of Schweidnitz. She was named after her paternal grandmother Elisabeth of Bohemia ....

    , queen consort of the Romans, Hungary, and Bohemia
  • Elizabeth of Bohemia
    Elizabeth of Bohemia
    Elizabeth of Bohemia was the eldest daughter of King James VI and I, King of Scotland, England, Ireland, and Anne of Denmark. As the wife of Frederick V, Elector Palatine, she was Electress Palatine and briefly Queen of Bohemia...

     (1596–1662), the "Winter Queen", briefly queen consort of Bohemia, wife of Frederick V, Elector Palatine
  • Elizabeth of Bosnia (1340–1387), queen consort and queen dowager of Hungary and Poland, queen mother of Hungary
  • Elizabeth de Burgh
    Elizabeth de Burgh
    Elizabeth de Burgh was the second wife and the only queen consort of King Robert I of Scotland.-Life:She was born in Dunfermline, Fife in Scotland, the daughter of the powerful Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster and his wife Margarite de Burgh...

     (1289–1327), queen consort of Scotland
  • Elisabeth Richeza of Poland
    Elisabeth Richeza of Poland
    Elisabeth Richenza of Poland was a daughter and the only surviving child of Przemysl II of Poland and his second wife Richenza of Sweden, herself a daughter of Valdemar I of Sweden and Sofia of Denmark.Her name at birth was Richeza; she adopted the name Elisabeth after her first marriage...

     (1286–1335), queen consort of Bohemia and Poland
  • Elisabeth of Romania
    Elisabeth of Romania
    Elisabeth of Romania was the Queen Consort of King George II of Greece.-Biography:...

     (1894–1956), queen consort of the Hellenes
  • Elisabeth of Wied
    Elisabeth of Wied
    -Titles and styles:*29 December 1843 – 15 November 1869: Her Serene Highness Princess Elisabeth of Wied*15 November 1869 – 26 March 1881: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Romania...

     (1843–1916), queen consort and queen dowager of Romania
  • Elizabeth of York
    Elizabeth of York
    Elizabeth of York was Queen consort of England as spouse of King Henry VII from 1486 until 1503, and mother of King Henry VIII of England....

     (1466–1503), queen consort of England

Queens in fiction

  • Elizabeth X, aka "Liz Ten", fictional queen of Starship UK in the Doctor Who episode "The Beast Below"

Ships

  • HMS Queen Elizabeth
    HMS Queen Elizabeth
    HMS Queen Elizabeth could refer to one of three ships named in honour of Elizabeth I of England: was the lead ship of the Queen Elizabeth class of battleships, launched in 1913 and scrapped in 1948....

    , several ships of the Royal Navy
  • MS Queen Elizabeth
    MS Queen Elizabeth
    MS Queen Elizabeth is a Signature class cruise ship operated by Cunard Line. She is the second largest ship to be built by Cunard, exceeded only by the QM2 and she is running mate to the Queen Victoria, and the Queen Mary 2...

    , Cunard cruise ship launched in 2010
  • RMS Queen Elizabeth
    RMS Queen Elizabeth
    RMS Queen Elizabeth was an ocean liner operated by the Cunard Line. Plying with her running mate Queen Mary as a luxury liner between Southampton, UK and New York City, USA via Cherbourg, France, she was also contracted for over twenty years to carry the Royal Mail as the second half of the two...

    , Cunard ocean liner launched 1938, retired 1968
  • RMS Queen Elizabeth 2
    RMS Queen Elizabeth 2
    Queen Elizabeth 2, often referred to simply as the QE2, is an ocean liner that was operated by Cunard from 1969 to 2008. Following her retirement from cruising, she is now owned by Istithmar...

    , Cunard cruise ship launched in 1969

Other

  • "Queen Elizabeth" a nickname of one of two US Presidential limousines of 1938
  • Queen Elizabeth (band)
    Queen Elizabeth (band)
    Queen Elizabeth is a British band. It is a collaborative experimental project between Thighpaulsandra and Julian Cope. The general concept behind Queen Elizabeth was a "sonic ritual" in which sounds, melodies and other sonic properties would combine...

  • Queen Elizabeth, Saskatoon
    Queen Elizabeth, Saskatoon
    Queen Elizabeth is a mostly residential neighbourhood located in south-central Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is a suburban subdivision, consisting mostly of low-density, single detached dwellings. As of 2007, the area is home to 2,491 residents...

    , a suburban neighborhood in the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
  • Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth
    Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth
    Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth , Les Amours d'Elisabeth, Reine d'Angleterre or La reine Élisabeth is a 1912 short 4-reel French silent film based on the love affair between Elizabeth I of England and the Earl of Essex...

    (Queen Elizabeth), 1912 film starring Sarah Bernhardt
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