Queen Consort

On 23rd January 1045 King Edward "The Confessor" of England [aged 42] and Edith of Wessex Queen Consort England [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort England. The difference in their ages was 23 years. She the daughter of Godwin 1st Earl Kent and Wessex [aged 44] and Gytha Countess Kent and Wessex. He the son of King Æthelred II of England and Emma aka Ælfgyfu of Normandy Queen Consort England [aged 60].

On 11th May 1068 Matilda Flanders Queen Consort England [aged 37] was crowned Queen Consort England at Westminster Abbey [Map].

On 11th November 1100, three months after acceeding to the throne, King Henry I "Beauclerc" England [aged 32] and Matilda of Scotland [aged 20] were married. She was crowned Queen Consort England. Baptised Edith she took the regnal name Matilda. The marriage brought together the houses of Normandy and Wessex; she was a great granddaughter of King Edmund I of England. She the daughter of King Malcolm III of Scotland and Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland. He the son of King William "Conqueror" I of England and Matilda Flanders Queen Consort England.

On 24th January 1121, three months after the disaster that was the 25th November 1120-Sinking of The White Ship in which Henry's only legitimate son was drowned, with King Henry [aged 53] needing an heir quickly, he and Adeliza of Louvain [aged 18] were married at Windsor Castle [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort England. Despite fourteen years of marriage they didn't have any children. Following Henry's death she married William D'Aubigny 1st Earl Lincoln 1st Earl of Arundel [aged 12] with whom she had seven children. The difference in their ages was 35 years. She the daughter of Godfrey Reginar I Count Louvain [aged 61] and Ida Chiny Countess Louvain. He the son of King William "Conqueror" I of England and Matilda Flanders Queen Consort England. They were half fourth cousin once removed.

Chronicon ex Chronicis by Florence and John of Worcester. On the fourth of the calends of February [29th January 1121] the maiden [aged 18] already mentioned as selected for queen was married to the king [aged 53] by William, bishop of Winchester, at the command of Ralph, archbishop of Canterbury; and on the following day, the third of the calends of February (30th January), she was consecrated and crowned as queen by the archbishop in person.

Note. Some sources say 24th January 1121.

On 19th December 1154 King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England [aged 21] was crowned II King of England at Westminster Abbey [Map]. Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 32] was crowned Queen Consort England. Archbishop Theobald of Bec [aged 64] presided.

On 12th May 1191 King Richard "Lionheart" I of England [aged 33] and Berengaria of Navarre Queen Consort England [aged 26] were married at Chapel of St George at Limassol Castle [Map]. She was crowned Queen Consort England the same day by the Hélie de Malemort, archbishop of Bordeaux, Jean aka John Fitz Luke, bishop of Évreux and Bernard II de Lacarre, Bishop of Bayonne. She the daughter of Sancho "Wise" King Navarre [aged 59] and Sancha Ivrea. He the son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 69]. They were half fourth cousins.

Richard's mother and sister Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England and Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily [aged 25] were present.

On 20th January 1236 Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England [aged 13] was crowned Queen Consort England at Westminster Abbey [Map].

On 16th November 1272 King Henry III of England [aged 65] died at Westminster [Map]. His son Edward [aged 33] succeeded I King of England. Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England [aged 31] by marriage Queen Consort England.

On 19th August 1274 King Edward I of England [aged 35] was crowned I King of England at Westminster Abbey [Map]. Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England [aged 33] was crowned Queen Consort England.

King Alexander III of Scotland [aged 32] and Margaret Queen of Scotland [aged 33] attended.

On 10th September 1299 King Edward I of England [aged 60] and Margaret of France Queen Consort England [aged 20] were married at Canterbury Cathedral [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort England. The difference in their ages was 39 years. She the daughter of King Philip III of France and Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France [aged 43]. He the son of King Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England. They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick [aged 27] was present.

On 24th January 1328 King Edward III of England [aged 15] and Philippa of Hainault [aged 17] were married at York Minster [Map] by Archbishop William Melton [aged 53]. She by marriage Queen Consort England. She was crowned the same day. She the daughter of William of Avesnes I Count Hainaut III Count Avesnes III Count Holland II Count Zeeland [aged 42] and Joan Valois Countess Zeeland Holland Avesnes and Hainaut [aged 34]. He the son of King Edward II of England and Isabella of France Queen Consort England [aged 33]. They were second cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Stephen I England.

The marriage was the quid pro quo for her father William of Avesnes I Count Hainaut III Count Avesnes III Count Holland II Count Zeeland having supported his mother Isabella of France Queen Consort England and Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March [aged 40] returning to England to usurp the throne of Edward's father King Edward II of England.

On 20th January 1382 King Richard II of England [aged 15] and Anne of Bohemia Queen Consort England [aged 15] were married at Westminster Abbey [Map] by Bishop Robert Braybrooke. She by marriage Queen Consort England. She the daughter of Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg and Elizabeth Pomerania Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg [aged 35]. He the son of Edward "Black Prince" and Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales [aged 53]. They were fourth cousins. He a grandson of King Edward III of England.

It was the first royal wedding that including a Royal Procession from the Tower of London [Map] to Westminster Abbey [Map].

Arranged by Michael de la Pole 1st Earl Suffolk [aged 52] the marriage not popular since it brought no dowry and little prospect of increased trade since Bohemia not a primary English trade partner.

On 22nd January 1382 Anne of Bohemia Queen Consort England [aged 15] was crowned Queen Consort England by Archbishop William Courtenay [aged 40] (even though he had not received his Pall from the Pope.)

On 26th February 1403 Joanna of Navarre Queen Consort England [aged 33] was crowned Queen Consort England at Westminster Abbey.

On 24th February 1421 Catherine of Valois [aged 19] was crowned Queen Consort England at Westminster Abbey [Map] by Archbishop Henry Chichele [aged 58]. Robert Willoughby 6th Baron Willoughby [aged 36] was appointed Chief Butler of England. James I [aged 26] attended, and was honoured by sitting immediately on the queen's left at the coronation banquet.

On 30th May 1445, five weeks after her marriage, Margaret of Anjou Queen Consort England [aged 15] was crowned Queen Consort England by Archbishop John Stafford at Westminster Abbey [Map].

On 26th May 1465 Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England [aged 28] was crowned Queen Consort England by Cardinal Thomas Bourchier [aged 47] at Westminster Abbey [Map].

King Edward IV of England [aged 23] attended.

John Cheney 1st Baron Cheyne [aged 23], Anthony Woodville 2nd Earl Rivers [aged 25], Richard Woodville 3rd Earl Rivers [aged 12] and William Calthorpe [aged 55] were created Knight of the Bath.

Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey [aged 21] carried her train.

Richard Choke [aged 45] was created Knight of the Bath.

On 18th January 1486 King Henry VII of England and Ireland [aged 28] and Elizabeth of York [aged 19] were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort England. She the daughter of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England [aged 49]. He the son of Edmund Tudor 1st Earl Richmond and Margaret Beaufort Countess Richmond [aged 42]. They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England.

On 25th November 1487 Elizabeth of York [aged 21] was crowned Queen Consort England at Westminster Abbey [Map].

Giles Daubeney 1st Baron Daubeney [aged 36], Edward Stafford 2nd Earl Wiltshire [aged 17], Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby [aged 34], Giles Daubeney 1st Baron Daubeney, Richard Woodville 3rd Earl Rivers [aged 34], William Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Huntingdon [aged 36] and Thomas Fitzalan 10th or 17th Earl of Arundel [aged 37], who carried the Rod and Dove, attended as did Cecily York Viscountess Welles [aged 18].

On 24th June 1509 Henry VIII [aged 17] was crowned VIII King of England at Westminster Abbey [Map]. Catherine of Aragon [aged 23] was crowned Queen Consort England.

Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham [aged 31], Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde [aged 32] and Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk [aged 66] attended. Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland [aged 16] was knighted. Robert Dymoke [aged 48] attended as the Kings's Champion. Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 26] was created Knight of the Bath and served as Lord Sewer.

On 1st June 1533 the six months pregnant Queen Anne Boleyn of England [aged 32] was crowned Queen Consort England by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer [aged 43] at Westminster Abbey [Map]. See Coronation of Anne Boleyn.

John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford [aged 62] bore the Crown. Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk [aged 16] carried the Salt. Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset [aged 46] rode in the procession. William Coffin [aged 38] was appointed Master of the Horse. Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 50] served as Lord Sewer. Henry Parker [aged 20] and William Coffin were knighted. Thomas Berkeley 6th Baron Berkeley [aged 28], Thomas Stanley 2nd Baron Monteagle [aged 26] and Henry Capell [aged 27] were created Knight of the Bath. Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset rode in the procession. Arthur Hopton [aged 44] attended.

Thomas More [aged 55] refused to attend. Shortly thereafter, More was charged with accepting bribes, but the charges had to be dismissed for lack of any evidence.

Anne Braye Baroness Cobham [aged 32] was the attendant horsewoman.

Charles Wriothesley [aged 25] attended.

On 30th May 1536 Henry VIII [aged 44] and Jane Seymour [aged 27] were married at Whitehall Palace [Map] by Stephen Gardiner Bishop of Winchester [aged 53]. She by marriage Queen Consort England. He the son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland and Elizabeth York Queen Consort England. They were half fourth cousin once removed.

Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland [aged 41] and Margaret Dymoke aka Mistress Coffin [aged 36] were appointed Lady in Waiting to Queen Jane Seymour.

On 6th January 1540 Henry VIII [aged 48] and Anne of Cleves [aged 24] were married by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer [aged 50] at the Palace of Placentia, Greenwich [Map]. Anne of Cleves was crowned Queen Consort England. The difference in their ages was 24 years. She the daughter of John de la Marck III Duke Cleves and Maria Jülich Berg Duchess Cleves. He the son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland and Elizabeth York Queen Consort England. They were fifth cousin once removed.

Catherine Carey [aged 16] and Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland [aged 45] were appointed Lady in Waiting to Anne of Cleves Queen Consort England.

On 28th July 1540 Henry VIII [aged 49] and Catherine Howard [aged 17] were married at Oatlands Palace [Map] by Bishop of London Edmund Bonner [aged 40]. She by marriage Queen Consort England. The difference in their ages was 31 years. He the son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland and Elizabeth York Queen Consort England. They were fifth cousin once removed.

Catherine Carey [aged 16] and Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland [aged 45] were appointed Lady in Waiting to Queen Catherine Howard of England.

The date of the marriage derived from the Baga de Secrets Pouch XIII.

On 12th July 1543 Henry VIII [aged 52] and Catherine Parr [aged 30] were married at Hampton Court Palace [Map]. She was crowned Queen Consort England. His sixth and last marriage, her third marriage; her previous husband had died four months before. The difference in their ages was 21 years. He the son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland and Elizabeth York Queen Consort England. They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Henry's two daughters Mary [aged 27] and Elizabeth [aged 9] attended, as did his niece Margaret Douglas Countess Lennox [aged 27].

Catherine's sister Anne [aged 28] attended with her husband William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke [aged 42].

On 1st May 1625 King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland [aged 24] and Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England [aged 15] were married by proxy at Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort England. She the daughter of Henry IV King France and Marie de Medici Queen Consort France [aged 50]. He the son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland and Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland. They were third cousin once removed.

On 21st May 1662 King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 31] and Catherine of Braganza Queen Consort England [aged 23] were married at Portsmouth, Hampshire [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort England. She the daughter of John IV King Portugal and Luisa de Guzman Queen Consort Portugal [aged 48]. He the son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England [aged 52].

On 29th January 1820 King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 81] died at Windsor Castle [Map]. His reign the third longest after Victoria and Elizabeth II. His son George [aged 57] succeeded IV King Great Britain and Ireland. Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [aged 51] by marriage Queen Consort England.

On 26th June 1830 King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 67] died. His brother William [aged 64] succeeded IV King Great Britain and Ireland. Duke Clarence and St Andrews merged with the Crown. Queen Adelaide of England [aged 37] by marriage Queen Consort England.

He was attended by Jonathan Wathen Phipps aka Waller 1st Baronet [aged 60].

On 9th August 1902 King Edward VII of the United Kingdom [aged 60] was crowned VII King of the United Kingdom at Westminster Abbey [Map]. Alexandra of Denmark Queen Consort England [aged 57] was crowned Queen Consort by Archbishop William Dalrymple Maclagan [aged 76].

Winifred, Duchess of Portland [aged 38], wearing the Portland Diamond Tiara, commissioned esppecially for the event, served as a canopy bearer to Queen Alexandra.

On 6th February 1685 King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 54] died around midday the morning at Whitehall Palace [Map] attended by Charles Scarburgh [aged 69]. His brother James [aged 51] succeeded II King England Scotland and Ireland. Duke York merged with the Crown. Mary of Modena Queen Consort England Scotland and Ireland [aged 26] by marriage Queen Consort England Scotland and Ireland. His brother King James II of England Scotland and Ireland, William Chiffinch [aged 83], Richard Mason [aged 52] and Archbishop William Sancroft [aged 68] were present.

The time of his death reported differtently by different contemporary sources: John Evelyn's Diary 'at halfe an houre after eleven in the morning', the Anonymous Letter to Reverend Roper: 'Yesterday noon', Ambassador Barillon's Account: 'and at noon, he died without any struggle or convulsion.' and Charl;es Scarburgh's Manuscript: 'He expired on February the Sixth soon after noon'.

According to Mark Bryant's book "Private Lives: Curious Facts about the Famous and Infamous' King Charles is supposed to have said the much repested phrase: "I am sorry, gentlemen, for being such a time a-dying." This doesn't appear to come from a contemporary source. Macaulay in his 'History of England', writing much later has "He apologised to those who had stood round him all night for the trouble which he had caused. He had been, he said, a most unconscionable time dying; but he hoped that they would excuse it." Perhaps the nearest we can find in a contemporary source is the Anonymous Letter to Reverend Roper: 'and beg the pardon of the standers by, and those that were employed about him, that he gave them so much trouble: that he hoped the work was almost over...'

On 23rd April 1685 King James II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 51] was crowned II King England Scotland and Ireland by Archbishop William Sancroft [aged 68]. Mary of Modena Queen Consort England Scotland and Ireland [aged 26] crowned Queen Consort England Scotland and Ireland.

Bishop Francis Turner [aged 47] preached the sermon.

John Ashburnham 1st Baron Ashburnham [aged 29] carried the canopy being one of the Barons of the Cinque Ports at Westminster Abbey [Map].

Henry Fitzroy 1st Duke Grafton [aged 21] was appointed Constable of England.

On 22nd June 1911 King George V of the United Kingdom [aged 46] was crowned V King of the United Kingdom. Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England [aged 44] was crowned Queen Consort England Scotland and Ireland.

Dorothy Margaret Browne [aged 23] bore Queen Mary's train.

Edward Knollys 2nd Viscount Knollys [aged 16] carried the King's train

On 6th May 2023 Prince Charles [aged 74] was crowned King Charles III of the United Kingdom. Queen Consort Camilla Shand [aged 75] was crowned Queen Consort of the United Kingdom.