List of English royal consorts facts for kids

The English royal consorts were the husbands or wives of the kings and queens who ruled the Kingdom of England. This list covers consorts up until 1707, when England joined with Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain. After that, there were no longer separate English consorts.

Most consorts were women, known as queen consorts. They held special titles and honors. A few consorts were men, and their titles varied depending on their wives' reigns. This list does not include Mary I and Philip II, or William III and Mary II, because they ruled together as joint monarchs, not as consort and monarch.

Marriage of Henry V to Catherine of Valois

House of Wessex (886–1013)

This section lists the consorts from the House of Wessex, an early English royal family.

Picture	Name	Parents	Born	Married	Became Consort	Crowned	Stopped Being Consort	Died	Burial Place	Spouse
	Ealhswith of Mercia	Æthelred Mucel	–	868	c. 886	–	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 ended	–	–	Edward the Elder
	Eadgifu of Kent	Sigehelm, Ealdorman of Kent (father)	c. 903	919		–	17 July 924	c. 966	–
	Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury	–	–	–		–	944		Shaftesbury Abbey	Edmund I the Magnificent
	Æthelflæd of Damerham	Ælfgar, Ealdorman of Essex (father)	–	944		–	26 May 946	between 962 (975) and 991	–
	Ælfgifu	_	–	955		–	958 Marriage ended	September 959	Winchester Cathedral	Eadwig
	Ælfthryth of Devon	Ordgar, Ealdorman of Devon	–	964/965		11 May 973	8 July 975	17 November 999–1001	–	Edgar the Peaceful
	Ælfgifu of York	Thored, Ealdorman of York	–			–	–	not later than 1002	–	Ethelred II the Unready
	Emma of Normandy	Richard I, Duke of Normandy Gunnor	c. 985	1002		–	25 December 1013 Husband lost his throne	6 March 1052	Old Minster, Winchester - bones now in Winchester Cathedral

House of Denmark (1013–1014)

Picture	Name	Parents	Born	Married	Became Consort	Crowned	Stopped Being Consort	Died	Burial Place	Spouse
	Sigrid the Haughty (Possibly not real) and/or Świętosława of Poland			996	25 December 1013	–	3 February 1014			Sweyn Forkbeard

House of Wessex (Restored, First Time, 1014–1016)

Picture	Name	Parents	Born	Married	Became Consort	Crowned	Stopped Being Consort	Died	Burial Place	Spouse
	Emma of Normandy (again)	Richard I, Duke of Normandy Gunnor	c. 985	1002	3 February 1014 Husband became king again	–	23 April 1016 Husband passed away	6 March 1052	Old Minster, Winchester - bones now in Winchester Cathedral	Ethelred II the Unready
	Ealdgyth	–	c. 992	1015	23 April 1016	–	30 November 1016			Edmund II Ironside

House of Denmark (Restored, 1016–1042)

Picture	Name	Parents	Born	Married	Became Consort	Crowned	Stopped Being Consort	Died	Burial Place	Spouse
	Emma of Normandy (again)	Richard I, Duke of Normandy Gunnor	c. 985	July 1017		–	12 November 1035 Husband passed away	6 March 1052	Old Minster, Winchester - bones now in Winchester Cathedral	Canute the Great

House of Wessex (Restored, Second Time, 1042–1066)

Picture	Name	Parents	Born	Married	Became Consort	Crowned	Stopped Being Consort	Died	Burial Place	Spouse
	Edith of Wessex	Godwin, Earl of Wessex Gytha Thorkelsdóttir	1029	23 January 1045			4 January 1066 Husband passed away	19 December 1075	Westminster Abbey	Edward the Confessor
	Ealdgyth	Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia Ælfgifu	Unknown, fl. c. 1057	January 1066		Not crowned	14 October 1066 Husband passed away	1066	Not known	Harold II Godwinson

House of Normandy (1066–1135, & 1141)

In 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings. This began the Norman Conquest of England. William became king, and his wife Matilda became queen. Their family ruled until William's youngest son, Henry I, passed away in 1135.

Picture	Name	Parents	Born	Married	Became Consort	Crowned	Stopped Being Consort	Died	Burial Place	Spouse
	Matilda of Flanders	Baldwin V, Count of Flanders Adela of France	c. 1031	1053	25 December 1066 Husband became king	11 May 1068	2 November 1083		Abbey of the Holy Trinity, Caen	William the Conqueror
	Matilda of Scotland	Malcolm III of Scotland Margaret of Wessex	c. 1080	11 November 1100		11 (?) November 1100	1 May 1118		Westminster Abbey	Henry I
	Adeliza of Louvain	Godfrey I, Count of Leuven Ida of Chiny	c. 1103	24 January 1121		30 January 1121	1 December 1135 Husband passed away	23 April 1151	Affligem Abbey
	Geoffrey V of Anjou	Fulk V of Anjou Ermengarde of Maine	24 August 1113	1128	7 April 1141 Wife became queen (disputed)	-	1148 Wife lost her throne	7 September 1151	Le Mans Cathedral	Matilda

House of Blois (1135–1154)

In 1135, Stephen of Blois became king. His wife, Matilda of Boulogne, became his queen. Their son passed away before Stephen, so Stephen named his cousin's son, Henry, as his successor.

Picture	Name	Parents	Born	Married	Became Consort	Crowned	Stopped Being Consort	Died	Burial Place	Spouse
	Matilda of Boulogne	Eustace III, Count of Boulogne Mary of Scotland	c. 1105	1125	22 December 1135 Husband became king	22 March 1136	3 May 1152		Faversham Abbey (tomb since lost)	Stephen

House of Plantagenet (1154–1485)

Picture	Name	Arms	Parents	Born	Married	Became Consort	Crowned	Stopped Being Consort	Died	Burial Place	Spouse
	Eleanor of Aquitaine		William X, Duke of Aquitaine Aenor de Châtellerault	c. 1122	18 May 1152	19 December 1154 Husband became king	19 December 1154	6 July 1189 Husband passed away	1 April 1204	Fontevraud Abbey	Henry II
	Margaret of France		Louis VII of France Constance of Castile	1158	1162	1170 Husband became king	27 August 1172	11 June 1183 Husband passed away	1197	Cathedral of Tyre	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 passed away	23 December 1230	L'Épau Abbey	Richard I
	Isabella of Angoulême		Aymer of Angoulême Alice of Courtenay	c. 1187	24 August 1200		8 October 1200	18 or 19 October 1216 Husband passed away	31 May 1246	Fontevraud Abbey	John
	Eleanor of Provence		Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence Beatrice of Savoy	c. 1223	14 January 1236		20 January 1236	16 November 1272 Husband passed away	24 June 1291	Amesbury Abbey	Henry III
	Eleanor of Castile		Ferdinand III of Castile Joan, Countess of Ponthieu	1241	1 November 1254	20 November 1272 Husband became king	19 August 1274	28 November 1290		Westminster Abbey	Edward I
	Margaret of France		Philip III of France Marie of Brabant	1282	8 September 1299		Not crowned	7 July 1307 Husband passed away	14 February 1317	Christ Church Greyfriars
	Isabella of France		Philip IV of France Joan I of Navarre	1285	20 May 1303 (by proxy) 24 January 1308		25 February 1308	20 January 1327 Husband lost his throne	22 August 1358	Christ Church Greyfriars	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		Westminster Abbey	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	12 March 1396 (by proxy) 31 October 1396		8 January 1397	30 September 1399 Husband lost his throne	13 September 1409	Abbey of St Laumer - later the Convent of the Celestines in Paris

House of Lancaster (1399–1461, 1470–1471)

Picture	Name	Arms	Parents	Born	Married	Became Consort	Crowned	Stopped Being Consort	Died	Burial Place	Spouse
	Joan of Navarre		Charles II of Navarre Joan of Valois	c. 1370	7 February 1403		26 February 1403	20 March 1413 Husband passed away	10 June 1437	Canterbury Cathedral	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 passed away	3 January 1437	Westminster Abbey	Henry V
	Margaret of Anjou		René of Anjou Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine	23 March 1430	24 May 1444 (by proxy) 22 April 1445		30 May 1445	11 April 1471 Husband lost his throne	25 August 1482	Angers Cathedral	Henry VI

House of York (1461–1470, 1471–1485)

Picture	Name	Arms	Parents	Born	Married	Became Consort	Crowned	Stopped Being Consort	Died	Burial Place	Spouse
	Elizabeth Woodville		Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers Jacquetta of Luxembourg	c. 1437	1 May 1464		26 May 1465	9 April 1483 Husband passed away	8 June 1492	St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle	Edward IV
	Anne Neville		Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick Anne Beauchamp, 16th Countess of Warwick	11 June 1456	12 July 1472	26 June 1483 Husband became king	6 July 1483	16 March 1485		Westminster Abbey	Richard III

House of Tudor (1485–1603)

Picture	Name	Arms	Parents	Born	Married	Became Consort	Crowned	Stopped Being Consort	Died	Burial Place	Spouse
	Elizabeth of York		Edward IV of England Elizabeth Woodville	11 February 1466	25 December 1483 (by proxy) 18 January 1486		25 November 1487	11 February 1503		Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey	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 ended or 7 January 1536 Passed away	7 January 1536	Peterborough Cathedral	Henry VIII
	Anne Boleyn		Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire Lady Elizabeth Howard	Between 1501 and 1507	14 November 1532 (secret wedding) 25 January 1533 (actual wedding) 28 May 1533 (marriage declared legal)		1 June 1533	17 May 1536 Marriage ended	19 May 1536 Passed away	Church of St Peter ad Vincula
	Jane Seymour		Sir John Seymour Margery Wentworth	c.1509	20 May 1536		Not crowned; Proclaimed Queen 4 June 1536	24 October 1537		St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
	Anne of Cleves		John III, Duke of Cleves Maria of Jülich-Berg	28 June or 22 September 1515	4 October 1539 (by proxy) 6 January 1540		Not crowned	12 July 1540 Marriage ended	16 July 1557	Westminster Abbey
	Catherine Howard		Lord Edmund Howard Joyce Culpeper	c.1524	28 July 1540		Not crowned	13 February 1542 Passed away		Church of St Peter ad Vincula
	Catherine Parr		Sir Thomas Parr Maud Green	August 1512	12 July 1543		Not crowned	28 January 1547 Husband passed away	7 September 1548	St. Mary's Chapel, Sudeley Castle

The husband of Queen Mary I was Philip II of Spain. He became king of England because of his marriage to Mary, so he is not considered a consort in the usual sense.

Disputed Consort

Lady Jane Grey was briefly queen, though her claim was disputed. Her husband, Guildford Dudley, is included here as a consort during that time.

Picture	Name	Arms	Parents	Born	Married	Became Consort	Crowned	Stopped Being Consort	Died	Burial Place	Spouse
	Lord Guildford Dudley		John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland Jane Guildford	c. 1535	25 May 1553	10 July 1553 Wife became queen (disputed)	Not crowned	19 July 1553 Wife lost her throne	12 February 1554	Church of St Peter ad Vincula	Jane

House of Stuart (1603–1707)

When Elizabeth I passed away, the English crown went to her cousin, James VI of Scotland. He became James I of England, uniting the crowns of England and Scotland. The Stuart family ruled until 1714, with a break between 1649 and 1660. In 1707, the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland officially joined to form the Kingdom of Great Britain. After this, there were no longer separate English monarchs or consorts.

Picture	Name	Arms	Parents	Born	Married	Became Consort	Crowned	Stopped Being Consort	Died	Burial Place	Spouse
	Anne of Denmark		Frederick II of Denmark Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow	12 December 1574	20 August 1589 (by proxy) 23 November 1589	24 March 1603 Husband became king	25 July 1603	4 March 1619		Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey	James I
	Henrietta Maria of France		Henry IV of France Marie de' Medici	25 November 1609	11 May 1625 (by proxy) 13 June 1625		Not crowned	30 January 1649 Husband passed away	10 September 1669	Basilica of St Denis	Charles I
	Catherine of Braganza		John IV of Portugal Luisa de Guzmán	25 November 1638	23 April 1662 (by proxy) 21 May 1662		Not crowned	6 February 1685 Husband passed away	30 November 1705	Monastery of São Vicente de Fora	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 became king	23 April 1685	11 December 1688 Husband lost his throne	7 May 1718	Convent of the Visitations, Chaillot	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 became queen	Not crowned	1 May 1707 Act of Union 1707; continued as British royal consort	28 October 1708	Westminster Abbey	Anne

Continuation of the List (British Consorts)

This list continues at List of British royal consorts

See Also

• List of English monarchs
• List of English royal mistresses
• List of royal consorts of Wessex
• List of Scottish royal consorts
• List of Irish royal consorts
• List of Aquitanian royal consorts
• Duchess of Normandy
• List of Angevin consorts