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List of English royal consorts

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The English royal consorts listed here were the spouses of the reigning monarchs of the Kingdom of England, excluding joint rulers William III and Mary II who reigned together in the 17th century.

Most of the consorts were women, and enjoyed titles and honours pertaining to a queen consort; some few were 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.

Athelstan, Edward the Martyr, Harold Harefoot(?), Harthacnut, William II, Edward V, Edward VI and Elizabeth I are all excluded from this list because they never married.

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House of Wessex, 886–1013

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House of Denmark, 1013–1014

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House of Wessex (restored, first time), 1014–1016

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House of Denmark (restored), 1016–1042

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House of Wessex (restored, second time), 1042–1066

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House of Normandy, 1066–1135, & 1141

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In 1066, the Duke of Normandy, William, killed Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings, and overthrew the English elite, beginning the Norman Conquest of England. He established himself as king, his wife Matilda as queen consort, and beneficed his faithful vassals from the continent. His dynasty would not, however, outlive his children, becoming defunct with the death of his youngest son, Henry I, in 1135.

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House of Blois, 1135–1154

In 1135, Stephen of Blois, the son of Henry I's sister Adela, seized the English throne, his cousin Empress Matilda's claims being ignored by the Norman barons. His wife, Matilda of Boulogne, became his Queen consort, but their son Eustace predeceased Stephen, and he was forced to appoint the Empress's son Henry as his successor.

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House of Plantagenet, 1154–1485

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House of Lancaster, 1399–1461, 1470–1471

Mary de Bohun, the first wife of Henry IV, died in 1394, 5 years before he became king. Therefore, she is not regarded as a consort.

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House of York, 1461–1470, 1471–1485

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House of Tudor, 1485–1603

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The husband of Queen Mary I was Philip II of Spain, who became king of England in right of his wife. Therefore he is not regarded as a consort.

Disputed consort

Since Lady Jane Grey was briefly queen de facto, her husband, Guildford Dudley, is included here. They were both executed for treason.

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House of Stuart, 1603–1707

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With the death of Elizabeth I, the crown of England passed to her cousin and nearest heir, James VI of Scotland, who became James I of England as well. His dynasty would rule – interrupted by the Interregnum between 1649 and 1660 – until 1714. The Kingdom of England, however, was merged with the Kingdom of Scotland in 1707, to form a new Kingdom, the Kingdom of Great Britain, after which there ceased to be monarchs and consorts of England.

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James II's first wife, Anne Hyde, died in 1671, 17 years before his accession to the throne. Therefore, she is not regarded as a consort.

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Continuation of the list (British consorts)

This list continues at List of British royal consorts

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