Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon

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Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, later known as the Queen Mother, was the wife of King George VI and the long-lived, widely beloved mother of Queen Elizabeth II.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Queen Mother
Queen consort of the United Kingdom
human
member of the British royal family
alsoKnownAs Elizabeth, Duchess of York
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
awardReceived Order of the Garter
Order of the Thistle
Royal Family Order of King George VI
Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II
birthDate 1900-08-04
birthPlace England
London
United Kingdom
coronationDate 1937-05-12
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 2002-03-30
deathPlace Berkshire
England
United Kingdom
Windsor
educatedAt home education
ethnicGroup British
familyName Bowes-Lyon
father Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
givenName Elizabeth
honorificPrefix Her Majesty
honorificTitle Her Majesty The Queen Mother
house House of Windsor
languageSpoken English
livedToAge 101
mother Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne
motherOf Elizabeth II
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
nobleFamily Bowes-Lyon family
notableFor being mother of Queen Elizabeth II
longevity
role during World War II in boosting British morale
placeOfBurial St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
positionHeld Duchess of York
Empress consort of India
Queen consort of the United Kingdom
reignAsQueenConsortEnd 1952-02-06
reignAsQueenConsortStart 1936-12-11
religion Church of England
residence Buckingham Palace
Clarence House
Royal Lodge, Windsor
sexOrGender female
sibling Alexander Bowes-Lyon
Fergus Bowes-Lyon
John Bowes-Lyon
Mary Bowes-Lyon
Michael Bowes-Lyon
Patrick Bowes-Lyon
Rose Bowes-Lyon
Violet Bowes-Lyon
spouse George VI

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon ("Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother")
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon ("Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother")
alsoKnownAs
Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II ("Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother")
Royal Family Order of George VI ("Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother")
awardedTo
Elizabeth II
Princess Margaret ("Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother")
mother
Glamis Castle
Walmer Castle ("Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother")
notableResident
Mary of Teck
Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes
successorAsQueenConsort
Glamis Castle ("Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother")
associatedWith
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England ("Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother")
burialPlaceOf
Glamis Castle ("Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother")
childhoodHomeOf
Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Windsor ("Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother")
containsGraveOf
Lady Sarah Chatto ("Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother")
grandmother
David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon ("Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother")
grandparent
coronation of George VI ("Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother")
hasConsortCrowned
Clarence House ("Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother")
hasResident
King George VI
hasSpouse
coronation of George VI ("Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother")
hasSubject
The King’s Speech ("Queen Elizabeth (The Queen Mother)")
mainCharacter
Queen ("Queen mother")
mayBe
House of Windsor
member
Duchess of York ("Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Duchess of York")
notableHolder
Camilla, Queen Consort ("Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother")
predecessorAsQueenConsort
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester ("Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother")
relativeByMarriage
Clarence House ("Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother")
residenceOf
Princess May
succeededByAsQueenConsort
Cersei Lannister ("Queen Mother")
title
National War Memorial ("Queen Elizabeth (Queen Consort)")
unveiledBy

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