Queen of England

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Queen of England is the royal consort or reigning female monarch of the English crown, historically holding significant political, dynastic, and ceremonial importance in the kingdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state title
monarchical title
royal title
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of England
associatedWithInstitution Church of England (when sovereign, as Supreme Governor after Reformation)
linked to: Church of England

English royal court
canBe queen consort
queen dowager
queen mother
queen regnant
country England
gender female
hasCeremonialFunction opening of Parliament (historically when sovereign)
royal coronation ceremonies
state occasions and public rituals
hasDynasticFunction forming dynastic alliances through marriage
producing heirs to the throne
securing succession
hasRole ceremonial figurehead
dynastic figure
political actor (historically)
reigning female monarch of England
royal consort of the King of England
historicalSignificance focus of national identity and loyalty
instrument of foreign policy through dynastic marriages
symbol of continuity of the English state
legalStatus sovereign (when queen regnant)
subject of the sovereign (when queen consort)
linkedToConcept courtly culture
divine right of kings (in certain periods)
monarchy
primogeniture
royal prerogative
state ceremony
partOf English crown
English monarchy
linked to: English monarchs
power varied over time from absolute or near-absolute to constitutional
predecessorTitle Queen of the Anglo-Saxons (in early medieval period, conceptually related)
seatOfPower Palace of Westminster (historically)
St James's Palace (later period)
Tower of London (medieval royal residence and fortress)
linked to: Tower of London

Whitehall Palace (early modern period)
linked to: Palace of Whitehall
selectionMethod hereditary succession
successorTitle Queen of Great Britain
linked to: Queen of England

Queen of the United Kingdom
linked to: British monarch
symbol crown
orb
royal coat of arms of England
royal sceptre
usedLanguage English (title form in modern usage)

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Referenced by (28)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jane Seymour title Queen of England
Lord of Ireland usedBy Queens of England
linked to: Queen of England
Anne of Great Britain title Queen of England
Mary of Modena nobleTitle Queen of England
Coronation of Queen Anne monarchStyle Queen of England
Eleanor of Provence positionHeld Queen consort of England
linked to: Queen of England
Queen’s Apartments usedBy British queens
linked to: Queen of England
Catherine Howard title Queen of England
Catherine Parr title Queen Dowager of England
linked to: Queen of England
Emma of Normandy title Queen of the English
linked to: Queen of England
King of the English feminineForm Queen of the English
linked to: Queen of England
Queen of Ireland heldConcurrentlyWith Queen of England
Good Queen Maud title Queen of England
Edith of Scotland royalTitle Queen of the English
subject linked to: Edith
linked to: Queen of England
Queen of Ireland associatedTitle Queen of England
Matilda of Flanders title Queen of the English
linked to: Queen of England
Princess of Great Britain associatedWithTitle Queen of Great Britain
linked to: Queen of England
Anne Neville title Queen of England
Lord Keeper of the Great Seal appointedBy Queen of England
Queen of England successorTitle Queen of Great Britain
linked to: Queen of England
Anne title Queen of Great Britain
linked to: Queen of England
Anne title Queen of England
Anne Stuart positionHeld Queen of Great Britain
linked to: Queen of England
Queen of Ireland relatedTitle Queen of England
Queen of Ireland linkedTitle Queen of England
English monarchs positionHeld Queen of England