Brief Life History of Elizabeth Angela Marguerite
When Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was born on 4 August 1900, in Saint Pauls Walden, Hertfordshire, England, her father, Claude George Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, was 45 and her mother, Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck, was 37. She married King George VI of the United Kingdom on 23 April 1923, in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in St Paul's Walden, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England in 1923. She died on 30 March 2002, in Windsor, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 101, and was buried in St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Elizabeth Angela BOWES LYON [ as Daughter ] in household of [ Father ] Claude George BOWES LYON, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
- Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- { 2 of 2 } ... Elizabeth A. M. B. LYON, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005" [ 1923. Marriage Registration. Saint George Hanover Square [ R.D. ], Mayfair, Westminster, Middlesex, London, England. Reference: 2 of 2 ]
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1904 · The Entente Cordiale
The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.
1908
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1928 · Women Granted Right to Vote
Women in England over the age of 21 were granted the right to vote on May 7, 1928.
Name Meaning
The usual spelling of Elisabeth in English. It is recorded in the medieval period, but was made popular by being borne by Queen Elizabeth I of England ( 1533–1603 ). In the 20th century it again became extremely fashionable, partly because it was the name of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon ( 1900–2002 ), who in 1936 became Queen Elizabeth as the wife of King George VI, and after his death in 1952 achieved great public affection as Queen Mother for nearly half a century. Even more influentially, it is the name of her daughter Queen Elizabeth II ( b. 1926 ).
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