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Topic: Ancestors of Queen Elizabeth II


  
  Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elizabeth was born at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair, London on 21 April 1926.
Elizabeth II wearing the Imperial State Crown and fur cape and holding the Sceptre with the Cross and the Orb at her Coronation (2 June 1953).
The Queen, or her Governors-General in the Realms outside the United Kingdom, also gives a speech at the annual State Opening of Parliament, outlining the government's legislative agenda for the year, but the speech is written by government ministers and reflects the view of the elected government.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom   (8378 words)

  
 Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Elizabeth II wearing the Imperial State Crown and holding the Sceptre with the Cross and the Orb at her Coronation (2 June 1953).
Queen Elizabeth is a descendant of the German principal house of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha), which inherited the British throne after Queen Victoria (of the House of Hanover) died in 1901.
Elizabeth II in uniform as Colonel-in-Chief of the Coldstream Guards at the Trooping of the Colour ceremony.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom   (4796 words)

  
 Ahnentafel of Queen Elizabeth II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This table sets out (in a format known as an ahnentafel) the ancestry of Queen Elizabeth II for five generations.
Direct descent from William I to Elizabeth II
Yvonne Demoskoff "Ancestors of Prince William of Wales v.3"
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ancestors_of_Queen_Elizabeth_II   (355 words)

  
 The Canadian Royal Heritage Trust - Elizabeth II Queen of Canada
Elizabeth II became Queen of Canada because her ancestors (direct and indirect) were the 32 kings and queens who had reigned over the country since Henry VII and François I. These monarchs brought about the discovery, exploration, settlement, defence and development of Canada.
Elizabeth II is married to the Greek born Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Queen Elizabeth II's ancestry is a multicultural panorama.
www.crht.ca /DiscoverMonarchyFiles/QueenElizabethII.html   (4716 words)

  
 Girlhood of Queen Elizabeth
IF the great Elizabeth was the most wary of sovereigns, it was because she grew from childhood to maturity with the headsman's axe always before her, glittering and terrible.
Elizabeth was born and lived the first three years of her life in the palace of Greenwich on the Thames, a few miles below London, a palace which is now the naval hospital.
Elizabeth was then four years old, but she already showed a certain prudence and propriety of demeanor not usual in so young a child.
www.female-ancestors.com /daughters/elizabeth.htm   (2512 words)

  
 Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Queen, or her Governors-General in the realms outside the United Kingdom, also gives a speech at the annual State Opening of Parliament, outlining the government's legislative agenda for the year, but the speech is written by ministers.
The Queen is the Sovereign "by Grace of God" and is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England.
Queen Elizabeth is the male-line great-grandaughter of Edward VII, who inherited the crown from his mother, Victoria.
q-basic.xodox.de /Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom   (6561 words)

  
 The Inn at Warner Hall - History
Queen Elizabeth II, the current monarch of England, is a direct descendent of Augustine Warner through the Bowes-Lyon family and the Earl of Strathmore.
Queen Elizabeth II visited Warner Hall shortly after her coronation in the 1950’s and laid a wreath on the grave of Augustine Warner.
At the time, Augustine Warner II, who was Speaker of the House of Burgesses and a member of the King’s Council, was in residence and very likely agitated that his plantation was taken over by opponents of the Crown.
www.warnerhall.com /history.htm   (456 words)

  
 Royal Heritage Trust
The Queen is the fount of honour in Canada and the creator of all official honours, whether they are subsequently awarded by Her Majesty personally or on the Queen’s behalf by her representative, the Governor-General, with Her Majesty’s approval.
Lesser-known ones are the Queen Elizabeth II Fund to Aid in Research on the Diseases of Children and the trust fund established in honour of Elizabeth II in her Silver Jubilee year, 1977, to help young Canadians better understand each other’s language and culture.
The striking equestrian statue of Queen Elizabeth II on Parliament Hill was unveiled by Her Majesty on 30 th June 1992 and another equestrian statue is being created in Regina.
www.crht.ca /DiscoverMonarchyFiles/FactsAboutMonarchy.html   (5793 words)

  
 The Monarchist League of Canada
During the visit of Queen Elizabeth II to China in 1986, articles published in the Chinese media traced Her Majesty's lineage to the Tang Dynasty who Emperors provided the Chinese Empire with a period of great peace, prosperity and artistic achievement.
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother brought the blood of the Dal Cais and Eoganacht dynasties of Munster and that of the Ui Neill High Kings into the Royal Family.
Elizabeth II is 31st in direct descent from Volodymyr Monomachus ruler of the Ukraine.
www.monarchist.ca /archives/ethnic.htm   (1305 words)

  
 The Queen's American Ancestors
When Queen Elizabeth II visited Virginia in October 1957, there was one episode overlooked in the brilliant celebrations; she was given an oil painting--no more than a copy, of a copy, of a portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller.
But it was of her American ancestor, Augustine Warner II, and it adds a surprising face to the immense collection of portraits of the Queen's forbears whose roots were otherwise still in Britain or Europe.
Augustine II also became a public man; when he returned to Virginia, with his smattering of English education, he prospered and was elected Burgess for Gloucester County, then Speaker to the House.
www.bigballoonmusic.com /goddardreagan/TheQueensAmericanAncestors.htm   (1580 words)

  
 Yvonne's Royalty Home Page: Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation Attendants
When one thinks of Queen Elizabeth II's Ladies-in-Waiting at her Coronation at Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953, one usually thinks of the six Maids-of-Honour who bore Her Majesty's train, but there were seven other women who also attended the Queen on that auspicious occasion.
The Mistress of the Robes is the senior lady of the Queen's Household.
- Mistress of the Robes to HM The Queen 1953-66
users.uniserve.com /~canyon/qecoronation.htm   (1632 words)

  
 Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The personal flag of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, was made up of the flag of her late husband, King George VI to the hoist, and the banner of arms of her family, Bowes-Lyon to the fly.
Hence the Queen Mother's arms, she was the youngest daughter of the 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne.
I understand that Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother's standard now is permanently on display in the Castle of Mey, in northern Scotland, over which it used to fly when she was in residence.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/gb-qeqm.html   (750 words)

  
 Patron   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Queen Elizabeth II has always had a keen interest in dogs which was inherited from her parents.
When the Queen is at home she insists on feeding all the dogs herself, mixing each bowlful to the pet's individual taste.
It is not just the Queen who continues the royal tradition of dog keeping, as all her children have followed suit.
www.the-kennel-club.org.uk /kennelclub/patron.html   (696 words)

  
 Queen Anne's War, 1702-1713 (RJO's Genealogy)
Ancestors who belonged to the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts (1637– ) are also noted, and an additonal page presents a special essay on Lexington and Concord and the Nineteenth of April.
Queen Anne’s War was the American phase of the War of Spanish Succession (1701–1714), in which Catholic France and Spain allied to appoint Philip of Anjou as the successor to Charles II of Spain, who had no heir.
Queen Anne’s War, as it is commonly called in America, broke out in the year 1702, when England declared war against France and Spain; and the American Colonies were drawn into the contest.
rjohara.net /gen/wars/anne   (1475 words)

  
 Memorial sites > The Queen Mother > Life > Biography > Background
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother was the mother of Queen Elizabeth II, the present British sovereign, and the widow of King George VI.
She was born the Honourable Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon on 4 August 1900 (fourth daughter of Lord Glamis, later 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne) and spent her early childhood at St Paul's Waldenbury in Hertfordshire, north of the capital.
One of The Queen Mother's 14th-century ancestors, Sir John Lyon, became Thane of Glamis, home of Macbeth 300 years before, and Glamis Castle is the family seat.
www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page1038.asp   (137 words)

  
 ELIZABETH II
* Elizabeth II became Queen of Canada because her ancestors (direct and indirect) were the 32 kings and queens who had reigned over the country since Henry VII and François I.
* Queen Elizabeth II's ancestry is a multicultural panorama.
On the Great Seal of Canada the Queen is shown in full majesty: crowned, holding sceptre and orb, and seated on the throne.
www.monarchist.ca /cmn/elizabeth.htm   (3352 words)

  
 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Kristen Ollies
To create her Queen Elizabeth II collection, Kristen learned about the Queen by reading books, watching TV shows, and searching the Internet.
Kristen was able to show her collection to the Queen herself in 2002, at the Festival of Ontario.
I have been fascinated by Royalty, and in particular, the elegant and dignified Elizabeth II.
www.fortunecity.com /olympia/tilden/186/queen   (317 words)

  
 Dhimmi Watch: Queen Elizabeth II: Enemy of Islam
What is particularly wonderful about his words is that they appear, almost unprecedentedly, to have stirred our beloved Queen into one of those defences of the Faith that figure so prominently in her job description.
I hope that Queen Elizabeth II takes her role seriously as a Christian queeen to protect the Christian west from Islam.
The queen should know better than to succumb to the Muslim power grabbers who are working feverishly to turn Great Britian into a Muslim country.
www.jihadwatch.org /dhimmiwatch/archives/009080.php   (2234 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Jewels of Queen Elizabeth II: Her Personal Collection: Books: Leslie Field   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Queen Elizabeth II : A Celebration of Her Majesty's Fifty-Year Reign by Tim Graham
Now when you see pictures of the Queen and her female relations - whether on television or in magazines - you'll be able to name the tiara, place the bracelet, identify the earrings, and swoon over the plate-sized gems pinned to dresses.
Comes complete with her family tree as a reference, which you may find handy to refer to as the author traces back how most of the pieces came to the Queen through her ancestors.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0810924978?v=glance   (790 words)

  
 (Great North)
Countess Mary Bowes of Gibside and Cicely Neville, the 'Rose of Raby' are both direct ancestors of Queen Elizabeth II.
Towards the end of World War I, a mark II design was produced with a range of 16,000 yards.
Elizabeth was made in Durham Cathedral, Raby Castle and Alnwick, while Hogwarts Academy in the Harry Potter series is Alnwick Castle.
pages.britishlibrary.net /alan.myers/gn.html   (9632 words)

  
 Knighted, But Not 'Sir Alan', Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan Knighted By Queen Elizabeth II - CBS News
Greenspan, who has steered the U.S. economy through four presidencies, was given the honor in recognition of his contribution to global economic stability.
He joked with the queen and her husband, Prince Philip, grumbling that he was tired because the "British government put me to work yesterday."
Before the presentation, Greenspan spoke of a close friendship with Brown and George, and the gratitude the United States owed to its British ancestors.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2002/09/26/politics/main523378.shtml   (605 words)

  
 How far do you think the cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves for every gallon of diesel fuel that it burns?
How far do you think the cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves for every gallon of diesel fuel that it burns?
You expect the Queen Mary to get the same gas mileage as a motor-home or old cadillac?
I've just picked the lowest number, since i figured she's the "queen bitch" of ineffieciency, very demading while the rest of us must serve her at all costs in fuel, time, and enviornment.
surveycentral.org /survey/13907.html   (3004 words)

  
 Ancestors of Queen Margrethe II to Denmark   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Ancestor tables in Adobe PDF format for all four can be downloaded from these links:
Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain (130K): http://www.knotsystem.dk/tKSdata/TbElizab.pdf
A GEDCOM file with the ancestors of all four may be fetched at URL:
www.knotsystem.dk /tKSdata/Denmark/AT_TOC.htm   (97 words)

  
 The Royal Family - Queen Elizabeth II Lineage at All Info About Genealogy
It was in HENRY II's reign that a more durable castle, one predominantly in stone, first took shape, when the Round Tower, still the climax of the whole gigantic edifice today, was first erected as a 35-foot high inner defence surrounded by the earlier shell-keep wall.
HENRY III made further additions, notably the Great Hall, which dates from the mid-1220s, the Great Kitchen of 1259 and the small chapel which till the completion of St George's Chapel was where the Garter Knights' services took place.
It became the favourite northern haunt of its designer's relict, QUEEN VICTORIA herself, and is still a favourite with the Royal Family, particularly the PRINCE OF WALES, who use it mostly during the late summer/early autumn break.
genealogy.allinfoabout.com /burkes/queenelizabeth.html   (3115 words)

  
 Illustrated London News 1952 - Queen Elizabeth II - Golden Jubilee Year 2002 - Oct to Dec
Please Note: QUEEN ELIZABETH II was not crowned in 1952 it was 1953
Queen Anne's great Lord treasurer - "Godolphin: his life and times" by Sir Tresham Lever, an appreciation by Sir John Squire 3 pics ------------------ Queen elizabeth the Queen Mother's visit to the new Grangemouth oil refinery 4 pics
Somerset Maugham as Essayist - "The vagrant mood" by W Somerset Maugham an appreciation by Sir John Squire 1 pic ----------------------------- Queen Elizabeth II leads the nation's solemn homage to the dead of two world wars: Her majesty, a youthful and graceful figurein fl, laying her wreath at the foot of the Cenotaph 1 pic
www.iln.org.uk /iln_years/year/1952c.htm   (9696 words)

  
 Studium Praktycznej Nauki Języków Obcych   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Of which house were the closest ancestors of Queen Elizabeth II?
Who was the infamous lover of James I? A) Mary Queen of Scots B) Lady Jane Grey C) the Duke of Buckingham D) Nell Gwyn.
A) James I B) James II C)Charles I D) Charles II
www.pg.gda.pl /jednostki/jezyki/testy3.html   (429 words)

  
 Illustrated London News 1952 - Queen Elizabeth II - Golden Jubilee Year 2002 - Jan to March
We take this opportunity of voicing our deep sorrow and loyal sympathy with the Queen and all the Royal family, and most particularly with Princess Elizabeth, who now takes up the heavy reponsibilities to which her destiny has called her.
King George VI, was born in 1895, and ascended the Throne on December 11 1936.
The descent of Queen Elizabeth II showing her relationship to Queen Elizabeth I: A genealogical table of the Kings and Queens of England from Egbert to present day
www.iln.org.uk /iln_years/year/1952.htm   (8289 words)

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