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1. Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; she succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic) and restored Protestantism to England; during her reign Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada was defeated; her reign was marked by prosperity and literary genius (1533-1603)
   - Elizabeth I of England, Elizabeth I
    
2. Daughter of George VI (born 1926), the Queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth realms from 1952 until her death in 2022
   "Elizabeth II is the head of state in Great Britain";
   - Elizabeth II, Elizabeth Windsor

Derived forms: Elizabeths

Type of: Queen of England

Part of: House of Tudor, House of Windsor, Tudor, Windsor

Encyclopedia: Elizabeth, Margravine of Anspach