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Elizabeth II (other)
Elizabeth II (1926–2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 1952 to 2022. Elizabeth II or Elisabeth II may also refer to: * Elisabeth II, Abbess of Quedlinburg (1542–1584), Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg * ''Queen Elizabeth 2'', an ocean liner * ''Queen Elizabeth II'' (painting), a painting by Henry Ward * Queen Elizabeth II Centre, a conference facility in the City of Westminster, London See also * * Isabel II, for the Spanish equivalent of "Elizabeth II" * List of things named after Elizabeth II This is a list of places, buildings, roads and other things named after Elizabeth II. It is divided by category, and each item's location is noted in the entry. Awards and commemorative emblems Former: *United Kingdom: Queen's Young Leader ... * QE2 (other) * Queen Elizabeth (other) {{disambiguation, human name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. She had been queen regnant of List of sovereign states headed by Elizabeth II, 32 sovereign states during her lifetime and was the monarch of 15 realms at her death. Her reign of 70 years and 214 days is the List of monarchs in Britain by length of reign, longest of any British monarch, the List of longest-reigning monarchs, second-longest of any sovereign state, and the List of female monarchs, longest of any queen regnant in history. Elizabeth was born in Mayfair, London, during the reign of her paternal grandfather, King George V. She was the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother). Her father acceded to the throne in 1936 upon Abdication of Edward VIII, the abdic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabeth II, Abbess Of Quedlinburg
Countess Elisabeth of Regenstein-Blankenburg (1542 – 20 July 1584) was Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg. As such, she is numbered Elisabeth II. Elisabeth was the daughter of , and his second wife, Magdalene of Stolberg. Reign In 1565, with the consent of both the Holy Roman Emperor and the Pope, she was elected coadjutor to Anna II, the first Protestant Abbess of Quedlinburg. Abbess Anna II died on 4 March 1574; a day after Anna II's death, Elisabeth was consecrated Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg, and as such she was also Princess of the Holy Roman Empire. Elisabeth II was the second Protestant Abbess of Quedlinburg and the first one to be Protestant at the moment of her election. Augustus, Elector of Saxony Augustus (31 July 152611 February 1586) was Elector of Saxony from 1553 to 1586. First years Augustus was born in Freiberg, the youngest child and third (but second surviving) son of Henry IV, Duke of Saxony, and Catherine of Mecklenburg. He c ..., was initially agains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Elizabeth 2
''Queen Elizabeth 2'' (''QE2'') is a retired British ocean liner. Built for the Cunard Line, the ship was operated as a transatlantic liner and cruise ship from 1969 to 2008. She was laid up until converted into a floating hotel, operating since 18 April 2018 in Dubai. ''Queen Elizabeth 2'' plied the route from her home port of Southampton, UK, to New York, United States. She served as the flagship of the line from 1969 until she was succeeded by the in 2004. ''Queen Elizabeth 2'' was designed in Cunard's offices in Liverpool and Southampton and built in Clydebank, Scotland. She was refitted with a modern diesel powerplant in 1986–87. ''Queen Elizabeth 2'' retired from active Cunard service on 27 November 2008, and was acquired by the private equity arm of Dubai World, which planned to begin conversion of the vessel to a 500-room floating hotel moored at the Palm Jumeirah, Dubai. Due to the 2008 financial crisis, the ship was laid up at Dubai Drydocks and later Mina Rash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Elizabeth II (painting)
''Queen Elizabeth II'' is a 2016 painting of the British monarch by British-Canadian artist Henry Ward. Its full title is ''Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with the Founder of the British Red Cross Henri Dunant''. Painted in secret in Canada, it was unveiled by the Queen at Windsor Castle that October and commemorated the Queen's 60-year role as the patron of the British Red Cross. Background Ward was chosen to prepare the portrait as he was a long-standing supporter of the British Red Cross. The painting was influenced by the work of previous royal portraitists including Anthony van Dyck and Joshua Reynolds. Ward painted the portrait in secret in his converted garage studio in Burlington, Ontario, using reference photographs from a two-hour session at Windsor Castle's White Drawing Room. He later remarked that passers-by would occasionally catch a glance at the work in progress and be surprised. Features In the portrait, Ward attempted to show the links between the charity an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Elizabeth II Centre
The Queen Elizabeth II Centre is a government-owned conference facility located in the City of Westminster, London, close to the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Central Hall Westminster and Parliament Square. it was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1986 and can host conferences and exhibitions for up to 1,300 delegates. History The site now occupied by the Queen Elizabeth II Centre was previously occupied by several buildings. At the northern end of the site were the headquarters of the Stationery Office, which had originally been the "Parliamentary Mews" built in 1825 by Decimus Burton and converted from 1853 to 1855. The southern side was occupied by the Westminster Hospital, built by W & H W Inwood from 1831 to 1834, and expanded later that century and again in 1924. The previous buildings became surplus to requirements in 1950 and were demolished; designs were drawn up by Thomas S. Tait for building a new Colonial Office on the site; however only the foundations h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabel II
Isabella II (, María Isabel Luisa de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias; 10 October 1830 – 9 April 1904) was Queen of Spain from 1833 until her deposition in 1868. She is the only queen regnant in the history of unified Spain. Isabella was the elder daughter of King Ferdinand VII and Queen Maria Christina. Shortly before Isabella's birth, her father issued the Pragmatic Sanction to revert the Salic Law and ensure the succession of his firstborn daughter, due to his lack of a son. She came to the throne a month before her third birthday, but her succession was disputed by her uncle Infante Carlos (founder of the Carlist movement), whose refusal to recognize a female sovereign led to the Carlist Wars. Under the regency of her mother, Spain transitioned from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy, adopting the Royal Statute of 1834 and Constitution of 1837. Isabella was declared of age and began her personal rule in 1843. Her effective reign was a period marked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Things Named After Elizabeth II
This is a list of places, buildings, roads and other things named after Elizabeth II. It is divided by category, and each item's location is noted in the entry. Awards and commemorative emblems Former: *United Kingdom: Queen's Young Leader Award Geographic locations Former: * Guyana: Guyana National Park, Queen Elizabeth II National Park * Scotland: Queen Elizabeth Square, Glasgow Structures Buildings Former: * Hong Kong: Queen Elizabeth II Youth Centre * New Zealand: QEII Army Memorial Museum, Waiouru * United Kingdom: Queens Building, Heathrow, Queens Building, Heathrow Airport (built in 1953 and demolished in 2009) * Queensland: Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Sports Centre, Brisbane * England: QEII Pier, London Hospitals and health Monuments and sculptures Former: *Canada: British Columbia: bust in Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria, commemorating the royal visit of 1959 had its head complet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
QE2 (other)
QE2 usually refers to the ocean liner ''Queen Elizabeth 2''. QE2 may also refer to: Astronomical objects * (7168) 1986 QE2, a main-belt minor planet * (10083) 1990 QE2, a main-belt minor planet * (7827) 1992 QE2, a main-belt minor planet * (14534) 1997 QE2, a main-belt minor planet * , a near-Earth asteroid Other uses * ''QE2'' (album), by Mike Oldfield, 1980 * QE2 (monetary policy), a second round of quantitative easing * Elizabeth II, monarch of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 1952 to her death in 2022 * Alberta Highway 2, a portion of which is named the Queen Elizabeth II Highway See also * Elizabeth II (other) * List of things named after Elizabeth II This is a list of places, buildings, roads and other things named after Elizabeth II. It is divided by category, and each item's location is noted in the entry. Awards and commemorative emblems Former: *United Kingdom: Queen's Young Leader ... * QE (other) * QE1 (dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
