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 who 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.

House of Wessex, 927–1013

Picture	Name	Parents	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Coronation	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury	–	–	–		–	944?		Edmund I the Magnificent
	Æthelflæd Dye of Damerham	Ælfgar Dye (father)	–	944		–	26 May 946	between 962 (975) and 991
	Ælfgifu	Æthelgifu (mother)	–	955		–	958 Marriage dissolved	September 959	Eadwig
	Ælfthryth	Ordgar, Ealdorman of Devon		964/965		11 May 973	8 July 975	17 November, 999–1001	Edgar the Peaceful
	Ælfgifu of York	Thored	–			–	–	–	Ethelred II the Unready
	Emma of Normandy	Richard I, Duke of Normandy Gunnora	circa 985	1002		–	25 December 1013 husband's deposition	6 March 1052

House of Denmark, 1013–1014

Picture	Name	Parents	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Coronation	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Sigrid the Haughty (Dubious authenticity) and/or Świętosława of Poland			996	25 December 1013	–	3 February 1014		Sweyn Forkbeard

House of Wessex (restored), 1014–1016

Picture	Name	Parents	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Coronation	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Emma of Normandy (again)	Richard I, Duke of Normandy Gunnora	circa 985	1002	3 February 1014 husband's restoration	–	23 April 1016 husband's death	6 March 1052	Ethelred II the Unready
	Ealdgyth	–		1015	23 April 1016	–	30 November 1016		Edmund II Ironside

House of Denmark, 1016–1042

Picture	Name	Parents	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Coronation	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Emma of Normandy (again)	Richard I, Duke of Normandy Gunnora	circa 985	July 1017		–	12 November 1035 Husband's death	6 March 1052	Canute the Great

House of Wessex (restored) and House of Godwin, 1042–1066

Picture	Name	Parents	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Coronation	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Edith of Wessex	Godwin, Earl of Wessex Gytha Thorkelsdóttir	1029	1045		Not crowned	4 January 1066 Husband's death	19 December 1075	Edward the Confessor
	Ealdgyth	Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia Ælfgifu	circa 1057	January 1066		Not crowned	14 October 1066 Husband's death	1066	Harold II Godwinson

House of Normandy, 1066–1135, & 1141

In 1066, the Duke of Normandy, William, killed King Harold II of England at the battle of Hastings, and overthrew the English elite. 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.

Picture	Name	Parents	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Coronation	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Matilda of Flanders	Baldwin V, Count of Flanders Adela of France	circa 1031	1053	25 December 1066 Husband's ascension	11 May 1068	2 November 1083		William I
	Matilda of Scotland	Malcolm III of Scotland Margaret of Wessex	circa 1080	11 November 1100		11 (?) November 1100	1 May 1118		Henry I
	Adeliza of Louvain	Godfrey I, Count of Leuven Ida of Chiny	circa 1103	24 January 1121		30 January 1121	1 December 1135 Husband's death	23 April 1151
	Geoffrey V of Anjou	Fulk V of Anjou Ermengarde of Maine	24 August 1113	1128	7 April 1141 Wife's Ascension	-	1 November 1141 Wife's deposition	7 September 1151	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 of Anjou's claims being ignored by the Norman barons. His wife, Matilda of Boulogne, became his Queen consort, but her elder son died, and Stephen was forced to appoint the Empress's son as his successor.

Picture	Arms	Name	Parents	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Coronation	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
		Matilda of Boulogne	Eustace III, Count of Boulogne Mary of Scotland	circa 1105	1125	22 December 1135 Husband's accession	22 March 1136	3 May 1152		Stephen

House of Plantagenet, 1154–1485

Picture	Arms	Name	Parents	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Coronation	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
		Eleanor of Aquitaine	William X, Duke of Aquitaine Aenor de Châtellerault	circa 1122	18 May 1152	25 October 1154 Husband's accession	19 December 1154	6 July 1189 Husband's death	1 April 1204	Henry II of England
		Margaret of France	Louis VII of France Constance of Castile	1157	1162	1170 Husband's accession	27 August 1172	11 June 1183 Husband's death	1197	Henry the Young King
		Berengaria of Navarre	Sancho VI of Navarre Sancha of Castile	Between 1165 and 1170	12 May 1191			6 April 1199 Husband's death	23 December 1230	Richard I of England
		Isabella of Angoulême	Aymer of Angoulême Alice of Courtenay	circa 1187	24 August 1200		8 October 1200	18 or 19 October 1216 Husband's death	31 May 1246	John, King of England
		Eleanor of Provence	Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence Beatrice of Savoy	circa 1223	14 January 1236		20 January 1236	16 November 1272 Husband's death	24 June 1291	Henry III of England
		Eleanor of Castile	Ferdinand III of Castile Joan, Countess of Ponthieu	1241	1 November 1254	16 November 1272 Husband's ascension	19 August 1274	28 November 1290		Edward I
		Margaret of France	Philip III of France Marie of Brabant	1282	8 or 10 September 1299		Uncrowned	7 July 1307 Husband's death	14 February 1317
		Isabella of France	Philip IV of France Joan I of Navarre	Between 1288 and 1296	25 January 1308		25 February 1308	20 January 1327 Husband's deposition	22 August 1358	Edward II
		Philippa of Hainault	William I, Count of Hainaut Joan of Valois	24 June 1314	24 January 1328		18 February 1330	15 August 1369		Edward III
		Anne of Bohemia	Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor Elizabeth of Pomerania	11 May 1366	20 January 1382		22 January 1382	7 June 1394		Richard II
		Isabella of Valois	Charles VI of France Isabeau of Bavaria	9 November 1387	31 October or 1 November 1396		8 January 1397	30 September 1399 Husband's deposition	13 September 1409

House of Lancaster, 1399–1461, 1470–1471

Picture	Arms	Name	Parents	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Coronation	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
		Joan of Navarre	Charles II of Navarre Joan of Valois	circa 1370	7 February 1403		26 February 1403	20 March 1413 Husband's death	10 June 1437	Henry IV
		Catherine of Valois	Charles VI of France Isabeau of Bavaria	27 October 1401	2 June 1420		23 February 1421	31 August 1422 Husband's death	3 January 1437	Henry V
		Margaret of Anjou	René of Anjou Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine	23 March 1430	23 April 1445		30 May 1445	21 May 1471 Husband's death[1]	25 August 1482	Henry VI

House of York, 1461–1470, 1471–1485

Picture	Arms	Name	Parents	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Coronation	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
		Elizabeth Woodville	Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers Jacquetta of Luxembourg	circa 1437	1 May 1464[2]		26 May 1465	9 April 1483 Husband's death	8 June 1492	Edward IV
		Anne Neville	Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick Anne Neville, 16th Countess of Warwick	11 June 1456	12 July 1472	26 June 1483 Husband's accession	6 July 1483	16 March 1485		Richard III

House of Tudor, 1485–1603

Picture	Arms	Name	Parents	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Coronation	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
		Elizabeth of York	Edward IV of England Elizabeth Woodville	11 February 1466	18 January 1486		25 November 1487	11 February 1503		Henry VII
		Catherine of Aragon	Ferdinand II of Aragon Isabella I of Castile	16 December 1485	11 June 1509		24 June 1509	23 May 1533 Marriage annulled	7 January 1536	Henry VIII
		Anne Boleyn	Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire Lady Elizabeth Howard	Between 1501 and 1507	28 May 1533		1 June 1533	17 May 1536 Marriage annulled	19 May 1536 Executed
		Jane Seymour	Sir John Seymour Margery Wentworth	Between 1507 and 1509	30 May 1536		Uncrowned; Proclaimed Queen 4 June 1536	24 October 1537
		Anne of Cleves	John III, Duke of Cleves Maria of Jülich-Berg	22 September 1515	6 January 1540		Uncrowned	9 July 1540 Marriage annulled	16 July 1557
		Catherine Howard	Lord Edmund Howard Jocasta "Joyce" Culpeper	Between 1520 and 1525	28 July 1540		Uncrowned	23 November 1541 Deprived of title	13 February 1542 Executed
		Catherine Parr	Sir Thomas Parr Maud Green	1512	12 July 1543		Uncrowned	28 January 1547 Husband's death	5 September 1548

Disputed consort

Picture	Arms	Name	Parents	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Coronation	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
		Lord Guildford Dudley	John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland Jane Guildford	c. 1535	15 May 1553	10 July 1553 Wife's accession	Uncrowned	19 July 1553 When his wife was deposed	12 February 1554	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. 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.

Picture	Arms	Name	Parents	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Coronation	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
		Anne of Denmark	Frederick II of Denmark Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow	12 December 1574	23 November 1589	24 March 1603 Husband's accession	25 July 1603	4 March 1619		James I
		Henrietta Maria of France	Henry IV of France Marie de' Medici	25 November 1609	11 May 1625 (by proxy) 13 June 1625		Uncrowned	30 January 1649 Husband's death	10 September 1669	Charles I
		Catherine of Braganza	John IV of Portugal Luisa of Guzman	25 November 1638	21 May 1662		Uncrowned	6 February 1685 Husband's death	30 November 1705	Charles II
		Mary of Modena	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	James II
		Prince George of Denmark	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	28 October 1708	Anne

For the continuation of this list, go to List of British consorts.

See also

• List of British consorts
• List of Scottish consorts
• List of Irish consorts
• List of Aquitanian consorts
• List of Norman consorts
• List of Angevin consorts
• List of Hanoverian consorts

Notes

1. ^ Henry 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
2. ^ Edward IV's marriage to Elizabeth Woodville was not made public for several months