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List of British royal consorts

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List of British royal consorts

A royal consort is the spouse of a reigning monarch. Consorts of British monarchs have no constitutional status or power but many have had significant influence, and support the sovereign in their duties. There have been 11 royal consorts since the Acts of Union in 1707, eight women and three men. Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, was the longest-serving consort, whilst his mother-in-law Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother was the longest-lived consort. Since the accession of Charles III on 8 September 2022, his wife Camilla has held the position of queen consort.

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· List of consorts
George of Denmark and Norway
George of Denmark and Norway
Picture
Name
George of Denmark and Norway
Arms
Birth
2 April 1653Son of Frederick III of Denmark and Norway and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Calenberg
Marriage
28 July 1683 St James's Palace
Became consort
1 May 1707 Creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain; became consort to the monarch of England and Scotland upon spouse's accession 8 March 1702
Coronation
Not crowned
Title as consort
None (known by the title Duke of Cumberland from 1689)
Ceased to be consort
28 October 1708 55 years, 209 days
Death
Westminster Abbey
Grave site
1 year, 180 days
Tenure
Anne
Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Picture
Name
Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Arms
Birth
1 March 1683Daughter of John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach
Marriage
22 August 1705 Herrenhausen Palace
Became consort
11 June 1727 Spouse's accession
Coronation
11 October 1727
Title as consort
Queen consort
Ceased to be consort
20 November 1737 54 years, 172 days
Death
10 years, 162 days
Grave site
George II
Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Picture
Name
Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Arms
Birth
19 May 1744Daughter of Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Prince of Mirow and Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Marriage
8 September 1761 Marriage to the monarch St James's Palace
Became consort
22 September 1761
Coronation
Queen consort
Title as consort
17 November 1818 74 years, 126 days
Ceased to be consort
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Death
57 years, 70 days
Grave site
George III
Caroline Amelia Elizabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Caroline Amelia Elizabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Picture
Name
Caroline Amelia Elizabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Arms
Birth
17 May 1768Daughter of Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Augusta of Great Britain
Marriage
8 April 1795 Greenwich
Became consort
29 January 1820 Spouse's accession
Coronation
Not crowned
Title as consort
Queen consort
Ceased to be consort
7 August 1821 53 years, 72 days
Death
Brunswick Cathedral
Grave site
1 year, 190 days
Tenure
George IV
Adelaide Amelia Louise Theresa Caroline of Saxe-Meiningen
Adelaide Amelia Louise Theresa Caroline of Saxe-Meiningen
Picture
Name
Adelaide Amelia Louise Theresa Caroline of Saxe-Meiningen
Arms
Birth
13 August 1792Daughter of Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Louise Eleanore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Marriage
13 July 1818 Kew Palace
Became consort
26 June 1830 Spouse's accession
Coronation
8 September 1831
Title as consort
Queen consort
Ceased to be consort
20 June 1837 Spouse's death
Death
2 December 1849 56 years, 311 days
Grave site
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Tenure
6 years, 359 days
Francis Augustus Charles Albert Emmanuel of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Francis Augustus Charles Albert Emmanuel of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Picture
Name
Francis Augustus Charles Albert Emmanuel of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Arms
Birth
26 August 1819Son of Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Marriage
10 February 1840 Marriage to the monarch St James's Palace
Became consort
Not crowned
Coronation
None (until 1857), Prince consort (from 1857)
Title as consort
14 December 1861 42 years, 110 days
Ceased to be consort
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, then Frogmore Royal Mausoleum
Death
21 years, 307 days
Grave site
Victoria
Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia of Denmark
Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia of Denmark
Picture
Name
Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia of Denmark
Arms
Birth
1 December 1844Daughter of Christian IX of Denmark and Louise of Hesse-Kassel
Marriage
10 March 1863 St. George's Chapel
Became consort
22 January 1901 Spouse's accession
Coronation
9 August 1902
Title as consort
Queen consort
Ceased to be consort
6 May 1910 Spouse's death
Death
20 November 1925 80 years, 354 days
Grave site
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Tenure
9 years, 104 days
Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes of Teck
Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes of Teck
Picture
Name
Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes of Teck
Arms
Birth
26 May 1867Daughter of Francis, Duke of Teck and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
Marriage
6 July 1893 St James's Palace
Became consort
6 May 1910 Spouse's accession
Coronation
22 June 1911
Title as consort
Queen consort
Ceased to be consort
20 January 1936 Spouse's death
Death
24 March 1953 85 years, 302 days
Grave site
25 years, 259 days
Tenure
George V
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon
Picture
Name
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon
Arms
Birth
4 August 1900Daughter of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck
Marriage
26 April 1923 Westminster Abbey
Became consort
11 December 1936 Spouse's accession
Coronation
12 May 1937
Title as consort
Queen consort
Ceased to be consort
6 February 1952 Spouse's death
Death
30 March 2002 101 years, 238 days
Grave site
15 years, 57 days
Tenure
George VI
Philip of Greece and Denmark
Philip of Greece and Denmark
Picture
Name
Philip of Greece and Denmark
Arms
Birth
10 June 1921Son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg
Marriage
20 November 1947 Westminster Abbey
Became consort
6 February 1952 Spouse's accession
Coronation
Not crowned
Title as consort
None (known by the title Duke of Edinburgh from 1947)
Ceased to be consort
9 April 2021 99 years, 303 days
Death
69 years, 62 days
Grave site
Elizabeth II
Camilla Rosemary Shand
Camilla Rosemary Shand
Picture
Name
Camilla Rosemary Shand
Arms
Birth
17 July 1947Daughter of Bruce Shand and Rosalind Cubitt
Marriage
9 April 2005 Windsor Guildhall
Became consort
8 September 2022 Spouse's accession
Coronation
6 May 2023
Title as consort
Queen consort
Ceased to be consort
Incumbent Age: 78 years, 307 days
Death
Living
Grave site
3 years, 255 days
Tenure
Charles III
Picture
Name
Arms
Birth
Marriage
Became consort
Coronation
Title as consort
Ceased to be consort
Death
Grave site
Tenure
George of Denmark and Norway
2 April 1653Son of Frederick III of Denmark and Norway and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Calenberg
28 July 1683 St James's Palace
1 May 1707 Creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain; became consort to the monarch of England and Scotland upon spouse's accession 8 March 1702
Not crowned
None (known by the title Duke of Cumberland from 1689)
28 October 1708 55 years, 209 days
Westminster Abbey
1 year, 180 days
Anne
Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach
1 March 1683Daughter of John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach
22 August 1705 Herrenhausen Palace
11 June 1727 Spouse's accession
11 October 1727
Queen consort
20 November 1737 54 years, 172 days
10 years, 162 days
George II
Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
19 May 1744Daughter of Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Prince of Mirow and Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen
8 September 1761 Marriage to the monarch St James's Palace
22 September 1761
Queen consort
17 November 1818 74 years, 126 days
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
57 years, 70 days
George III
Caroline Amelia Elizabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
17 May 1768Daughter of Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Augusta of Great Britain
8 April 1795 Greenwich
29 January 1820 Spouse's accession
Not crowned
Queen consort
7 August 1821 53 years, 72 days
Brunswick Cathedral
1 year, 190 days
George IV
Adelaide Amelia Louise Theresa Caroline of Saxe-Meiningen
13 August 1792Daughter of Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Louise Eleanore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
13 July 1818 Kew Palace
26 June 1830 Spouse's accession
8 September 1831
Queen consort
20 June 1837 Spouse's death
2 December 1849 56 years, 311 days
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
6 years, 359 days
Francis Augustus Charles Albert Emmanuel of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
26 August 1819Son of Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
10 February 1840 Marriage to the monarch St James's Palace
Not crowned
None (until 1857), Prince consort (from 1857)
14 December 1861 42 years, 110 days
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, then Frogmore Royal Mausoleum
21 years, 307 days
Victoria
Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia of Denmark
1 December 1844Daughter of Christian IX of Denmark and Louise of Hesse-Kassel
10 March 1863 St. George's Chapel
22 January 1901 Spouse's accession
9 August 1902
Queen consort
6 May 1910 Spouse's death
20 November 1925 80 years, 354 days
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
9 years, 104 days
Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes of Teck
26 May 1867Daughter of Francis, Duke of Teck and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
6 July 1893 St James's Palace
6 May 1910 Spouse's accession
22 June 1911
Queen consort
20 January 1936 Spouse's death
24 March 1953 85 years, 302 days
25 years, 259 days
George V
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon
4 August 1900Daughter of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck
26 April 1923 Westminster Abbey
11 December 1936 Spouse's accession
12 May 1937
Queen consort
6 February 1952 Spouse's death
30 March 2002 101 years, 238 days
15 years, 57 days
George VI
Philip of Greece and Denmark
10 June 1921Son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg
20 November 1947 Westminster Abbey
6 February 1952 Spouse's accession
Not crowned
None (known by the title Duke of Edinburgh from 1947)
9 April 2021 99 years, 303 days
69 years, 62 days
Elizabeth II
Camilla Rosemary Shand
17 July 1947Daughter of Bruce Shand and Rosalind Cubitt
9 April 2005 Windsor Guildhall
8 September 2022 Spouse's accession
6 May 2023
Queen consort
Incumbent Age: 78 years, 307 days
Living
3 years, 255 days
Charles III

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