Elizabeth II, Queen of England
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Elizabeth succeeded her father, upon his death in 1952. Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon her mother, then became the "Queen Mother" (also called Dowager Queen), and lived to the extraordinary age of 102 dying in 2002. Elizabeth married Philip a prince of Greece who took the name Mountbatten after his uncle. Philip was not of Greek ethnic origin, his family ruled Greece but were mostly of German ancestry. | Elizabeth succeeded her father, upon his death in 1952. Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon her mother, then became the "Queen Mother" (also called Dowager Queen), and lived to the extraordinary age of 102 dying in 2002. Elizabeth married Philip a prince of Greece who took the name Mountbatten after his uncle. Philip was not of Greek ethnic origin, his family ruled Greece but were mostly of German ancestry. | ||
| − | Philip and Elizabeth had | + | Philip and Elizabeth had four children: |
| + | *Charles, Prince of Wales | ||
| + | *Anne, Princess Royal | ||
| + | *Prince Andrew, Duke of York | ||
| + | *Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II "Elizabeth II"] at Wikipedia |
[[Category: Desc. of Richard Cecil|Windsor, Elizabeth]] | [[Category: Desc. of Richard Cecil|Windsor, Elizabeth]] | ||
