Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; twenty one Gregorian calendar month 1926 – eight Sept 2022) was Queen of the uk and fourteen different Commonwealth realms from six Gregorian calendar month 1952 till her death on eight Sept 2022. Her reign of seventy years and 214 days was the longest of any British monarch in history and therefore the second longest recorded of any monarch of a sovereign country in history.

The future King of England was born within the reign of his great-grandmother Queen Victoria; he was named Prince {albert|Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emmanuel|prince consort} at birth when his great-grandfather Albert, prince, and was called "Bertie" to his family and shut friends. His father ascended the throne as King King of England in 1910. because the second son of the king, prince consort wasn't expected to inherit the throne. He spent his formative years within the shadow of his elder brother, Prince Edward, the heritor. prince consort attended military service school as a young adult and served within the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force throughout the primary warfare. In 1920, he was created Duke of royal house. He married girl Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923, and that they had 2 daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret. within the mid-1920s, he engaged healer Lionel Logue to treat his stammer, that he learned to manage to a point. His elder brother ascended the throne as King of Great Britain when their father died in 1936, however Edward abdicated later that year to marry the twice-divorced yankee influential person Wallis Simpson; prince consort thereby became the third monarch of the House of Windsor, taking the regnal name King of England.

In Sept 1939, nation Empire and most Commonwealth countries—but not Ireland—declared war on Nazi Germany. War with the dominion of Italia and therefore the Empire of Japan followed in 1940 and 1941, severally. King of England was seen as sharing the hardships of the folk and his quality soared. castle was bombed throughout the Blitz whereas the King and Queen were there, and his younger brother the Duke of Kent was killed on active service. patron saint became called a logo of British determination to win the war. GB and its allies were victorious in 1945, however nation Empire declined. eire had for the most part broken away, followed by the independence of Asian country and Islamic Republic of Pakistan in 1947. patron saint relinquished the title of Emperor of Asian country in June 1948 and instead adopted the new title of Head of the Commonwealth. He was beset by smoking-related health issues within the later years of his reign and died of a coronary in 1952. He was succeeded by his elder female offspring, Queen of England.