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.

House of Wessex, 886–1013

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| Ealhswith of Mercia

| Æthelred Mucel

| –

| 868

| {{circa|886}}
(Queen Consort of Wessex from 23 April 871)

| –

| 26 October 899

| 5 December 902

| New Minster, Winchester, later Hyde Abbey

| Alfred the Great

| Ælfflæd

| Æthelhelm (father)

| –

| 899

| 26 October 899

| –

| Late 910s
Marriage dissolved

| –

| –

| rowspan=2 | Edward the Elder

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| Eadgifu of Kent

| Sigehelm, Ealdorman of Kent (father)

| {{circa|903}}

| colspan=2 | 919

| –

| 17 July 924

| {{circa|966}}

| –

| Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury

| –

| –

| colspan=2| –

| –

| colspan=2| 944

| Shaftesbury Abbey

| rowspan=2| Edmund I the Magnificent

| Æthelflæd of Damerham

| Ælfgar, Ealdorman of Essex (father)

| –

| colspan=2| 944

| –

| 26 May 946

| between 962 (975) and 991

| –

| Ælfgifu

| _

| –

| colspan=2| 955

| –

| 958
Marriage dissolved

| September 959

| Winchester Cathedral

| Eadwig

| Ælfthryth of Devon

| Ordgar, Ealdorman of Devon

| –

| colspan=2| 964/965

| 11 May 973

| 8 July 975

| 17 November 999–1001

| –

| Edgar the Peaceful

| Ælfgifu of York

| Thored, Ealdorman of York

| –

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| –

| –

| not later than 1002

| –

| rowspan=2| Ethelred II the Unready

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| Emma of Normandy

| Richard I, Duke of Normandy
Gunnor

| {{circa|985}}

| colspan=2| 1002

| –

| 25 December 1013
husband's deposition

| 6 March 1052

| Old Minster, Winchester - bones now in Winchester Cathedral

House of Denmark, 1013–1014

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| Sigrid the Haughty
(Dubious authenticity)
and/or
Świętosława of Poland

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| 996

| 25 December 1013

| –

| 3 February 1014

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| Sweyn Forkbeard

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

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| Emma of Normandy
(again)

| Richard I, Duke of Normandy
Gunnor

| {{circa|985}}

| 1002

| 3 February 1014
husband's restoration

| –

| 23 April 1016
husband's death

| 6 March 1052

| Old Minster, Winchester - bones now in Winchester Cathedral

| Ethelred II the Unready

| Ealdgyth

| –

| {{circa|992}}

| 1015

| 23 April 1016

| –

| 30 November 1016

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| Edmund II Ironside

House of Denmark (restored), 1016–1042

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| Emma of Normandy
(again)

| Richard I, Duke of Normandy
Gunnor

| {{circa|985}}

| colspan="2"| July 1017

| –

| 12 November 1035
Husband's death

| 6 March 1052

| Old Minster, Winchester - bones now in Winchester Cathedral

| Canute the Great

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

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| Edith of Wessex

| Godwin, Earl of Wessex
Gytha Thorkelsdóttir

| 1029

| colspan="3"|23 January 1045

| 4 January 1066
Husband's death

| 19 December 1075

| Westminster Abbey

| Edward the Confessor

| Ealdgyth

| Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia
Ælfgifu

| Unknown,
fl. {{circa|1057}}

| colspan="2"| January 1066

| Not crowned

| 14 October 1066
Husband's death

| 1066

| Not known

| Harold II Godwinson

House of Normandy, 1066–1135, & 1141

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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| Matilda of Flanders

| Baldwin V, Count of Flanders
Adela of France

| c. 1031

| 1053

| 25 December 1066
Husband's accession

| 11 May 1068

| colspan="2"|2 November 1083

| Abbey of the Holy Trinity, Caen

| William I

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| Matilda of Scotland

| Malcolm III of Scotland
Margaret of Wessex

| c. 1080

| colspan="2"|11 November 1100

| 11 (?) November 1100

| colspan="2"|1 May 1118

| Westminster Abbey

| rowspan="2"|Henry I

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| Adeliza of Louvain

| Godfrey I, Count of Leuven
Ida of Chiny

| c. 1103

| colspan="2"|24 January 1121

| 30 January 1121

| 1 December 1135
Husband's death

| 23 April 1151

| Affligem Abbey

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| Geoffrey V of Anjou

| Fulk V of Anjou
Ermengarde of Maine

| 24 August 1113

| 1128

| 7 April 1141
Wife's accession (disputed)

| -

| 1148
Wife's deposition

| 7 September 1151

| Le Mans Cathedral

| Matilda

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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| Matilda of Boulogne

| Eustace III, Count of Boulogne
Mary of Scotland

| c. 1105

| 1125

| 22 December 1135
Husband's accession

| 22 March 1136

| colspan="2"|3 May 1152

| Faversham Abbey (tomb since lost)

| Stephen

House of Plantagenet, 1154–1485

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| Eleanor of Aquitaine

| 75px

| William X, Duke of Aquitaine
Aenor de Châtellerault

| c. 1122

| 18 May 1152

| 19 December 1154
Husband's accession

| 19 December 1154

| 6 July 1189
Husband's death

| 1 April 1204

| Fontevraud Abbey

| Henry II

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| Margaret of France

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| Louis VII of France
Constance of Castile

| 1158

| 1162

| 1170
Husband's accession

| 27 August 1172

| 11 June 1183
Husband's death

| 1197

| Cathedral of Tyre

| Henry the Young King

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| Berengaria of Navarre

| 75px

| Sancho VI of Navarre
Sancha of Castile

| Between 1165 and 1170

| colspan="3"|12 May 1191

| 6 April 1199
Husband's death

| 23 December 1230

| L'Épau Abbey

| Richard I

| Isabella of Gloucester

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| William I, Earl of Gloucester
Hawise of Leicester

| c. 1166

| 29 August 1189

| 27 May 1199
Husband's accession

| Uncrowned

| August 1200
Annulled

| October 1217

| Canterbury Cathedral

| 24 June 1291 rowspan="2"|John

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| Isabelle of Angoulême

| 75px

| Aymer of Angoulême
Alice of Courtenay

| c. 1187

| colspan="2"|24 August 1200

| 8 October 1200

| 18 or 19 October 1216
Husband's death

| 31 May 1246

| Fontevraud Abbey

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| Eleanor of Provence

| 75px

| Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence
Beatrice of Savoy

| c. 1223

| colspan="2"|14 January 1236

| 20 January 1236

| 16 November 1272
Husband's death

| 24 June 1291

| Amesbury Abbey

| Henry III

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| Eleanor of Castile

| 75px

| Ferdinand III of Castile
Joan, Countess of Ponthieu

| 1241

| 1 November 1254

| 20 November 1272
Husband's accession

| 19 August 1274

| colspan="2"|28 November 1290

| Westminster Abbey

| rowspan="2"|Edward I

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| Margaret of France

| 75px

| Philip III of France
Marie of Brabant

| c. 1279

|align="center" colspan="2"|8 September 1299

| Uncrowned

| 7 July 1307
Husband's death

| 14 February 1318

| Christ Church Greyfriars

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| Isabella of France

| 75px

| Philip IV of France
Joan I of Navarre

| 1285

| colspan="2"|20 May 1303 (by proxy)
24 January 1308

| 25 February 1308

| 20 January 1327
Husband's deposition

| 22 August 1358

| Christ Church Greyfriars

| Edward II

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| Philippa of Hainault

| 75px

| William I, Count of Hainaut
Joan of Valois

| 24 June 1314

| colspan="2"|24 January 1328

| 18 February 1330

| colspan="2"|15 August 1369

| rowspan="2" | Westminster Abbey

| Edward III

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| Anne of Bohemia

| 75px

| Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Elizabeth of Pomerania

| 11 May 1366

| colspan="2"| 20 January 1382

| 22 January 1382

| colspan="2"|7 June 1394

| rowspan="2"| Richard II

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| Isabella of Valois

| 75px

| Charles VI of France
Isabeau of Bavaria

| 9 November 1387

| colspan="2"|12 March 1396 (by proxy)
31 October 1396

| 8 January 1397

| 30 September 1399
Husband's deposition

| 13 September 1409

| Abbey of St Laumer - later the Convent of the Celestines in Paris

=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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| Joan of Navarre

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| Charles II of Navarre
Joan of Valois

| c. 1370

| colspan="2"|7 February 1403

| 26 February 1403

| 20 March 1413
Husband's death

| 10 June 1437

| Canterbury Cathedral

| Henry IV

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| Catherine of Valois

| 75px

| Charles VI of France
Isabeau of Bavaria

| 27 October 1401

|align="center" colspan="2"|2 June 1420

| 23 February 1421

| 31 August 1422
Husband's death

| 3 January 1437

| Westminster Abbey

| Henry V

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| Margaret of Anjou

| 75px

| René of Anjou
Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine

| 23 March 1430

| colspan="2"|24 May 1444 (by proxy)
22 April 1445

| 30 May 1445

| 11 April 1471
Husband's depositionHenry VI was deposed 4 March 1461, restored 3 October 1470, and deposed again 11 April 1471. Throughout this time Margaret of Anjou was considered by the Lancastrians to be de jure Queen of England

| 25 August 1482

| Angers Cathedral

| Henry VI

=House of York, 1461–1470, 1471–1485=

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| Elizabeth Woodville

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| Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers
Jacquetta of Luxembourg

| c. 1437

| colspan="2"|1 May 1464Edward IV's marriage to Elizabeth Woodville was not made public for several months.

| 26 May 1465

| 9 April 1483
Husband's death

| 8 June 1492

| St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle

| Edward IV

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| Anne Neville

| 75px

| Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick
Anne Beauchamp, 16th Countess of Warwick

| 11 June 1456

| 12 July 1472

| 26 June 1483
Husband's accession

| 6 July 1483

| colspan="2"|16 March 1485

| Westminster Abbey

| Richard III

House of Tudor, 1485–1603

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| Elizabeth of York

| 75px

| Edward IV of England
Elizabeth Woodville

| 11 February 1466

| colspan="2"|25 December 1483 (by proxy)
18 January 1486

| 25 November 1487

| colspan="2"|11 February 1503

| Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey

| Henry VII

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| Catherine of Aragon

| 85px

| Ferdinand II of Aragon
Isabella I of Castile

| 16 December 1485

| colspan="2"|11 June 1509

| 24 June 1509

| 23 May 1533
Marriage annulledAs recognized by Church of England and the Anglican Communion. or 7 January 1536
DeathAs recognized by Spain and the Roman Catholic Church.

| 7 January 1536

| Peterborough Cathedral

| rowspan="6"|Henry VIII

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| Anne Boleyn

| 85px

| Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire
Lady Elizabeth Howard

| Between 1501 and 1507

| colspan="2"|

  • 14 November 1532 (secret wedding)
  • 25 January 1533 (actual wedding)
  • 28 May 1533 (marriage declared legal)

| 1 June 1533

| 17 May 1536
Marriage annulled

| 19 May 1536 Executed

| Church of St Peter ad Vincula

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| Jane Seymour

| 85px

| Sir John Seymour
Margery Wentworth

| c.1509

| colspan="2"|20 May 1536

| Uncrowned;
Proclaimed Queen 4 June 1536

| colspan="2"|24 October 1537

| St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle

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| Anne of Cleves

| 85px

| John III, Duke of Cleves
Maria of Jülich-Berg

| 28 June or 22 September 1515

| colspan="2"|4 October 1539 (by proxy)
6 January 1540

| Uncrowned

| 12 July 1540
Marriage annulled

| 16 July 1557

| Westminster Abbey

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| Catherine Howard

| 85px

| Lord Edmund Howard
Joyce Culpeper

| c.1524

| colspan="2"|28 July 1540

| Uncrowned

| colspan="2"| 13 February 1542
Executed
She was no longer able to use the title in a public capacity after she was forbidden from doing so in November 23, 1541, although she still remained married to the king until her execution.

| Church of St Peter ad Vincula

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| Catherine Parr

| 85px

| Sir Thomas Parr
Maud Green

| August 1512

| colspan="2"|12 July 1543

| Uncrowned

| 28 January 1547
Husband's death

| 7 September 1548

| St. Mary's Chapel, Sudeley Castle

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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| Lord Guildford Dudley

| 75px

| John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
Jane Guildford

| {{Circa|1535}}

| 25 May 1553

| 10 July 1553
Wife's accession (disputed)

| Uncrowned

| 19 July 1553
Wife's deposition

| 12 February 1554

| Church of St Peter ad Vincula

| Jane

House of Stuart, 1603–1707

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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| Anne of Denmark

| 85px

| Frederick II of Denmark
Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

| 12 December 1574

| 20 August 1589 (by proxy)
23 November 1589

| 24 March 1603
Husband's accession

| 25 July 1603

| colspan="2"|4 March 1619

| Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey

| James I

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| Henrietta Maria of France

| 85px

| Henry IV of France
Marie de' Medici

| 25 November 1609

| colspan="2"|11 May 1625 (by proxy)
13 June 1625

| Uncrowned

| 30 January 1649
Husband's death

| 10 September 1669

| Basilica of St Denis

| Charles I

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| Catherine of Braganza

| 85px

| John IV of Portugal
Luisa de Guzmán

| 25 November 1638

| colspan="2"|23 April 1662 (by proxy)
21 May 1662

| Uncrowned

| 6 February 1685
Husband's death

| 30 November 1705

| Monastery of São Vicente de Fora

| Charles II

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| Mary of Modena

| 85px

| Alfonso IV d'Este, Duke of Modena
Laura Martinozzi

| 5 October 1658

| 30 September 1673 (by proxy)

| 6 February 1685
Husband's accession

| 23 April 1685

| 11 December 1688
Husband's deposition

| 7 May 1718

| Convent of the Visitations, Chaillot

| James II

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| George of Denmark

| 75px

| Frederick III of Denmark
Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg

| 2 April 1653

| 28 July 1683

| 8 March 1702
Wife's accession

| Uncrowned

| 1 May 1707
Act of Union 1707;
continued as British royal consort

| 28 October 1708

| Westminster Abbey

| Anne

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.

Continuation of the list (British consorts)

This list continues at List of British royal consorts

See also

Notes

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