Elizabeth III

Elizabeth III
Elizabeth III
Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions
Reign	22 April 1896 – 21 September 1947
Coronation	19 July 1896
Predecessor	Alexander I & IV
Born	Elizabeth Georgiana Augusta; 30 June 1871; Cumberland Lodge, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Died	21 September 1947; Palace of Whitehall, London, United Kingdom
Issue; (details)	Ernest II
House	Schomberg
Father	Prince Alfred, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews
Mother	Georgiana Victoria of Hanover
Religion	Anglicanism

Elizabeth III (Elizabeth Georgiana Augusta; 1871–1947) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions from 1896 until her death in 1947. Her reign, spanning the early 20th century, is commonly known as the Augustan Age, an era marked by great transformations in British society, politics, and culture.

She was born the daughter of Prince Alfred and his wife, the Hanoverian princess Georgiana Victoria. She succeeded her uncle Alexander I & IV at the age of 24 as a result of the Glastonbury Agreement, which ensured her accession to the throne in the event of no suitable direct heirs. Her reign saw numerous consequential events such as the creation of the Commonwealth with the Home Rule Act 1914, the economic crisis of the 1920s, the creation of the Irish dominion in 1927, and the Great War.

The queen died at the Palace of Whitehall in London at the age of 76. Upon her death in 1947, she was the monarch with the fourth-longest reign in Britain with a total of 51 years, 4 months, and 30 days on the throne, just behind her grandfather Ernest I. She was succeeded by her son and heir, Ernest II.

Early life and education

Princess Elizabeth Georgiana Augusta was born at Cumberland Lodge in the county of Berkshire on 30 June 1871 to Prince Alfred and Princess consort Georgiana Victoria of Hanover. She was the oldest of four daughters, followed by her sisters Margaret, Alexandra, and Marianne, the future queen of Norway.