List of English Consorts

List Of English Consorts

The English royal consorts were the spouses of the reigning monarchs of the Kingdom of England who were not themselves monarchs of England: spouses of some English monarchs were themselves English monarchs are not listed, comprising Mary I and Philip who reigned together in the 16th century, and William III and Mary II who reigned together in the 17th century.

Most of the consorts are women, and enjoyed titles and honours pertaining to a queen consort; some few are men, whose titles were not consistent, depending upon the circumstances of their spouses' reigns. The Kingdom of England merged with the Kingdom of Scotland in 1707, to form the Kingdom of Great Britain. There have thus been no consorts of England since that date.

Read more about List Of English Consorts:  House of Wessex, 927–1013, House of Denmark, 1013–1014, House of Wessex (restored), 1014–1016, House of Denmark, 1016–1042, House of Wessex (restored) and House of Godwin, 1042–1066, House of Normandy, 1066–1135, & 1141, House of Blois, 1135–1154, House of Plantagenet, 1154–1485, House of Tudor, 1485–1603, House of Stuart, 1603–1707, Stuart Pretenders, 1689–1824

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