Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain
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Other form(s) of name
- Bowes-Lyon, Elizabeth Angela Marguerite
- Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
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Description area
Dates of existence
1900-2002
History
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was born to Claude Bowes-Lyon, Lord Glamis and Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck in 1900. In 1923, she married Prince Albert, Duke of York, who would become King George VI after the abdication of Edward VIII. She was the mother of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. She took part in many public engagements in her role as Queen and Queen Mother and was a popular member of the royal family.
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Related entity
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain (1926-)
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Category of relationship
family