Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

Biography

Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was born in 1900 into a British noble family and married Prince Albert, Duke of York, in 1923, becoming Duchess of York. She became Queen Consort when her husband ascended the throne as King George VI in 1936 after his brother's abdication. As Queen Mother, she ruled alongside her husband until his death in 1952, earning the title Empress of India in 1936 and avoiding confusion with her daughter Queen Elizabeth II.