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List of English royal consorts

Spouses of English monarchs

Note

pre-1707 spouses of English monarchs

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. The Kingdom of England merged with the Kingdom of Scotland in 1707, to form the Kingdom of Great Britain. Consorts since that date are listed at List of British royal consorts.

Athelstan, Edward the Martyr, Harthacnut, William II, Edward V, Edward VI and Elizabeth I never married and have no consort. The marital status of Harold Harefoot is unclear.

House of Wessex, 886–1013

Picture	Name	Parents	Birth	Marriage	Became consort	Coronation	Ceased to be consort	Death	Resting place
	Ealhswith of Mercia	Æthelred Mucel	–	868
(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	–	–	Edward the Elder
[[File:Picture_of_Queen_Ediva_in_Canterbury_Cathedral_(detail).png	90px]]	Eadgifu of Kent	Sigehelm, Ealdorman of Kent (father)		919	–	17 July 924		–
	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	–
[[File:Boyce elgiva 1855 0c pc.jpg	90px]]	Ælfgifu	_	–	955	–	958
Marriage dissolved	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
[[File:EmmaNormanská.jpg	90px]]	Emma of Normandy	Richard I, Duke of Normandy
Gunnor		1002	–	25 December 1013
husband's deposition	6 March 1052	Old Minster, Winchester - bones now in Winchester Cathedral

House of Denmark, 1013–1014

Picture	Name	Parents	Birth	Marriage	Became consort	Coronation	Resting place
[[File:Sigrid and olaf.jpg	80px]]	Sigrid the Haughty
(Dubious authenticity)
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	Birth	Marriage	Became consort	Coronation	Ceased to be consort	Spouse
[[File:EmmaNormanská.jpg	90px]]	Emma of Normandy
(again)	Richard I, Duke of Normandy
Gunnor		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	–		1015	23 April 1016	–	30 November 1016	Edmund II Ironside

House of Denmark (restored), 1016–1042

Picture	Name	Parents	Birth	Marriage
[[File:EmmaNormanská.jpg	80px]]	Emma of Normandy
(again)	Richard I, Duke of Normandy
Gunnor		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

Picture	Name	Parents	Birth
[[File:Edith z Wessexu.png	80px]]	Edith of Wessex	Godwin, Earl of Wessex
Gytha Thorkelsdóttir	1029	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.	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.

Picture	Name	Parents	Birth	Marriage	Became consort	Coronation
[[File:Matilda-flanders sm.png	80px]]	Matilda of Flanders	Baldwin V, Count of Flanders
Adela of France	c. 1031	1053	25 December 1066
Husband's accession	11 May 1068	2 November 1083	Abbey of the Holy Trinity, Caen	William I
[[File:Matilda of Scotland Illumination.png	80px]]	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
[[File:Adeliza of Louvain.JPG	90px]]	Adeliza of Louvain	Godfrey I, Count of Leuven
Ida of Chiny	c. 1103	24 January 1121	30 January 1121	1 December 1135
Husband's death	23 April 1151	Affligem Abbey
[[File:Geoffrey of Anjou Monument.jpg	90px]]	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.

Picture	Name	Parents	Birth	Marriage
[[File:MatildaofBoulogne.jpg	80px]]	Matilda of Boulogne	Eustace III, Count of Boulogne
Mary of Scotland	c. 1105	1125	22 December 1135
Husband's accession	22 March 1136	3 May 1152	Faversham Abbey (tomb since lost)	Stephen

House of Plantagenet, 1154–1485

Picture	Name	Arms	Parents	Birth	Marriage	Became consort
[[File:Aleanor of Aqutaine and Henri II 1.jpg	80px]]	Eleanor of Aquitaine	[[File: Arms of Eleanor of Aquitaine.svg	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
[[File:Margaret of France (1197).jpg	80px]]	Margaret of France		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
[[File:Abbaye de l'Epau -2.JPG	80px]]	Berengaria of Navarre	[[File:Arms of Berengaria of Navarre.svg	75px]]	Sancho VI of Navarre
Sancha of Castile	Between 1165 and 1170	12 May 1191	6 April 1199
Husband's death	23 December 1230	L'Épau Abbey	Richard I
	Isabella of Gloucester		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	John
[[File:IsabelledAngouleme.jpg	80px]]	Isabelle of Angoulême	[[File:Arms of Isabella of Angoulême.svg	75px]]	Aymer of Angoulême
Alice of Courtenay	c. 1187	24 August 1200	8 October 1200	18 or 19 October 1216
Husband's death	31 May 1246	Fontevraud Abbey
[[File:Eleonor Provence.jpg	80px]]	Eleanor of Provence	[[File:Arms of Eleanor of Provence.svg	75px]]	Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence
Beatrice of Savoy	c. 1223	14 January 1236	20 January 1236	16 November 1272
Husband's death	24 June 1291	Amesbury Abbey	Henry III
[[File:Eleanor Castile.jpg	80px]]	Eleanor of Castile	[[File:Arms of Castille (English heraldry).svg	75px]]	Ferdinand III of Castile
Joan, Countess of Ponthieu	1241	1 November 1254	20 November 1272
Husband's accession	19 August 1274	28 November 1290	Westminster Abbey	Edward I
[[File:Marguerite of france.jpg	80px]]	Margaret of France	[[File:Arms of Margaret of France.svg	75px]]	Philip III of France
Marie of Brabant
c. 1279	8 September 1299	Uncrowned	7 July 1307
Husband's death	14 February 1318	Christ Church Greyfriars
[[File:Isabella_of_France_by_Froissart.png	80px]]	Isabella of France	[[File:Arms of Isabella of France.svg	75px]]	Philip IV of France
Joan I of Navarre	1285	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
[[File:Philippa of Hainault-mini.gif	80px]]	Philippa of Hainault	[[File:Arms of Philippa of Hainault (1340-1369).svg	75px]]	William I, Count of Hainaut
Joan of Valois	24 June 1314	24 January 1328	18 February 1330	15 August 1369	Westminster Abbey	Edward III
[[File:AnnaofLuxembourg.jpg	80px]]	Anne of Bohemia	[[File:Arms of Anne of Bohemia.svg	75px]]	Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Elizabeth of Pomerania	11 May 1366	20 January 1382	22 January 1382	7 June 1394	Richard II
[[File:Isabela Richard2.jpg	70px]]	Isabella of Valois	[[File:Arms of Isabella of Valois.svg	75px]]	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'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.

Picture	Name	Arms	Parents	Birth	Marriage
[[File:Joana Canterbury.jpg	80px]]	Joan of Navarre	[[File:Arms of Joan of Navarre.svg	75px]]	Charles II of Navarre
Joan of Valois	c. 1370	7 February 1403	26 February 1403	20 March 1413
Husband's death	10 June 1437	Canterbury Cathedral	Henry IV
[[File:Catherinevalois.png	80px]]	Catherine of Valois	[[File:Arms of Catherine of Valois.svg	75px]]	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	Westminster Abbey	Henry V
[[File:MargaretAnjou.jpg	80px]]	Margaret of Anjou	[[File:Arms of Margaret of Anjou.svg	75px]]	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's deposition	25 August 1482	Angers Cathedral	Henry VI

House of York, 1461–1470, 1471–1485

Picture	Name	Arms	Parents	Birth	Marriage
[[File:ElizabethWoodville.JPG	80px]]	Elizabeth Woodville	[[File:Arms of Elizabeth Woodville.svg	75px]]	Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers
Jacquetta of Luxembourg	c. 1437	1 May 1464	26 May 1465	9 April 1483
Husband's death	8 June 1492	St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle	Edward IV
[[File:Anne Neville portrait.jpg	80px]]	Anne Neville	[[File:Arms of Anne Neville.svg	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	16 March 1485	Westminster Abbey	Richard III

House of Tudor, 1485–1603

Picture	Name	Arms	Parents	Birth	Marriage
[[File:Elizabeth of York from Kings and Queens of England.jpg	80px]]	Elizabeth of York	[[File:Arms of Elizabeth of York.svg	75px]]	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
[[File:Catalina de Aragón, por un artista anónimo.jpg	80px]]	Catherine of Aragon	[[File:Arms of Catherine of Aragon.svg	85px]]	Ferdinand II of Aragon
Isabella I of Castile	16 December 1485	11 June 1509	24 June 1509	23 May 1533
Marriage annulled or 7 January 1536
Death	7 January 1536	Peterborough Cathedral	Henry VIII
[[File:Anneboleyn2.jpg	80px]]	Anne Boleyn	[[File:Arms of Anne Boleyn.svg	85px]]	Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire
Lady Elizabeth Howard	Between 1501 and 1507		1 June 1533	17 May 1536
Marriage annulled	19 May 1536 Executed	Church of St Peter ad Vincula
[[File:Hans Holbein the Younger - Jane Seymour, Queen of England - Google Art Project.jpg	80px]]	Jane Seymour	[[File:Arms of Jane Seymour.svg	85px]]	Sir John Seymour
Margery Wentworth	c.1509	20 May 1536	*Uncrowned;
Proclaimed Queen 4 June 1536*	24 October 1537	St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
[[File:Portrait Anne of Cleves by Hans Holbein the Younger (Louvre).jpg	80px]]	Anne of Cleves	[[File:Arms of Anne of Cleves.svg	85px]]	John III, Duke of Cleves
Maria of Jülich-Berg	28 June or 22 September 1515	4 October 1539 (by proxy)
6 January 1540	Uncrowned	12 July 1540
Marriage annulled	16 July 1557	Westminster Abbey
[[File:HowardCatherine02.jpeg	80px]]	Catherine Howard	[[File:Arms of Catherine Howard.svg	85px]]	Lord Edmund Howard
Joyce Culpeper	c.1524	28 July 1540	Uncrowned	13 February 1542
Executed
Church of St Peter ad Vincula
[[File:Catherine Parr from NPG.jpg	80px]]	Catherine Parr	[[File:Arms of Catherine Parr.svg	85px]]	Sir Thomas Parr
Maud Green	August 1512	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.

Picture	Name	Arms	Parents	Birth	Marriage
[[File:Guildford Dudley.jpg	80px]]	Lord Guildford Dudley	[[File:Arms of Dudley Family.svg	75px]]	John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
Jane Guildford		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.

Picture	Name	Arms	Parents	Birth	Marriage
[[File:Anne of Denmark 1605.jpg	80px]]	Anne of Denmark	[[File:Arms of Anne of Denmark.svg	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	4 March 1619	Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey	James I
[[File:Workshop of Anthony van Dyck - Portrait of Henrietta Maria de Bourbon, Queen of England.jpg	80px]]	Henrietta Maria of France	[[File:Arms of Henrietta Maria of France.svg	85px]]	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	Basilica of St Denis	Charles I
[[File:CatherineofBraganza1.jpg	80px]]	Catherine of Braganza	[[File:Arms of Catherine of Braganza.svg	85px]]	John IV of Portugal
Luisa de Guzmán	25 November 1638	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
[[File:Studio of Kneller - Mary of Modena (cropped).png	100px]]	Mary of Modena	[[File:Arms of Mary of Modena.svg	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
[[File:George, Prince of Denmark by John Riley.jpg	80px]]	George of Denmark	[[File:Arms of George of Denmark, Duke of Cumberland.svg	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

Notes

References

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
Edward IV's marriage to Elizabeth Woodville was not made public for several months.
As recognized by [[Anglican church]] and [[Kingdom of England]]'s government in years 1533-1553. Annullment reversed by parliament during the reign of [[Mary I of England. Mary I]] in 1553.
As recognized by [[Spain]] and the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. Posthumously confirmed by England's parliament in 1553.
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.

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