Princess Royal - Eldest Daughter of The King

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Even before the title of Princess Royal came into use in England, the eldest daughter of the King of England had a special status in law. For instance, according to Magna Carta, aids were due from the barons of the realm to finance the first wedding of the king's eldest daughter; and by a statute of the 25th year of King Edward III, sleeping with the king's eldest daughter before her marriage constitutes an act of high treason punishable by death.

The eldest daughters of the reigning monarchs of England were:

Name	Eldest daughter	Father	Date married	Husband	Notes
Adela of Normandy 1062/7–1137?	1066/1067–1087	William I	1083?	Stephen II of Blois 1045–1102	Mother of Stephen.
Empress Matilda 1102–1167	1102–1135	Henry I	1114	Emperor Henry V 1086–1125	Named as her father's heir 1127–1135, briefly (1141) ruler of England; mother of Henry II.
Empress Matilda 1102–1167	1102–1135	Henry I	1128	Geoffrey V of Anjou 1113–1151
Marie of Boulogne 1136–1182	1136–1154	Stephen	1160–1170	Matthew of Boulogne c.1130–1173
Matilda of Saxony 1156–1189	1156–1189	Henry II	1168	Henry the Lion 1129–1195
Joan of England 1210–1238	1210–1216	John	1221	Alexander II of Scotland 1198–1249
Margaret of England 1240-1275	1240–1272	Henry III	1251	Alexander III of Scotland 1241–1286
Eleanor of England 1269–1298	1272–1298	Edward I	1293	Henry III of Bar 1259–1302
Joan of Acre 1272–1307	1298–1307	Edward I	1290	Gilbert de Clare 1243–1295	Became eldest daughter of the king then living when her sister died.
Joan of Acre 1272–1307	1298–1307	Edward I	1297	Ralph de Monthermer c. 1270–1325
Margaret Plantagenet 1275–1333?	Apr.–Jul. 1307	Edward I	1290	John II of Brabant 1275–1312	Very briefly eldest living daughter of the king between her sister's and her father's deaths.
Eleanor of Woodstock 1318–1355	1318–1327	Edward II	1332	Reginald II of Guelders 1295–1343
Isabella de Coucy 1332–1379/82	1332–1377	Edward III	1365	Enguerrand VII de Coucy 1340–1397
Blanche of England 1392–1409	1399–1409	Henry IV	1402	Louis III of Germany 1378–1436
Philippa of England 1394–1430	1409–1413	Henry IV	1406	Eric of Pomerania 1382–1459	Eldest living daughter of the king after her sister's death.
Elizabeth of York 1466–1503	1466–1483	Edward IV	1486	Henry VII of England 1457–1509	Heiress presumptive 1466–1470/Mother of Henry VIII
Margaret Tudor 1489–1541	1489–1509	Henry VII	1503	James IV of Scotland 1473–1513	Heiress presumptive 1509–1511, 1511–1516. Great-grandmother of James I.
Mary I of England 1516–1558	1516–1547	Henry VIII	1554	Philip II of Spain 1527–1598	Heiress presumptive 1516–1534 and 1547–1553; Queen of England and Ireland 1553–1558.
Elizabeth of Bohemia 1596–1662	1603–1625	James I	1613	Frederick V, Elector Palatine 1596–1632	Heiress presumptive 1625–1630. Maternal grandmother of George I of Great Britain.
Mary, Princess Royal	1631–1649	See above.
Mary II of England 1662–1694	1685–1689	James II	1677	William III of England 1650–1702	Heiress presumptive 1685–88, Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland 1689–1694.

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