Queen of England
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Queen of England may refer to:
Queen of England is also often used erroneously to refer to the following, as they do not hold the title "Queen of England":
- Any of the female monarchs of England
- Any wife of a male monarch of England who functioned as his official consortQueen consortA queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...
during his reign; see List of English consorts
Queen of England is also often used erroneously to refer to the following, as they do not hold the title "Queen of England":
- The current monarch of the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II
- Any of the female British monarchs
- Any wife of a male British monarch