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Also known as Elisabeth I, Elisabetta I, Elizabeth I, Queen of England, Elizabeth the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth Tudor, Gloriana, Good Queen Bess

Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last and longest reigning monarch of the House of Tudor. Her eventful reign, and its effect on history and culture, gave name to the Elizabethan era.

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Elizabeth I was a female monarch of the Kingdom of England and a member of the House of Tudor. Born on 7 September 1533 at the Palace of Placentia, she was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Her siblings included Mary I, Edward VI of England, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, and Henry, Duke of Cornwall. She held the position of queen and adhered to Anglicanism.

She died on 24 March 1603 at Richmond Palace and was buried at Westminster Abbey. She was detained at the Tower of London. Elizabeth I is described by sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. Her works include *Preces privatae in studiosorum gratiam collectae, & Regia authoritate approbatae* and *Queene Elizabeths speech to her last Parliament*.

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It is catalogued under topics including 1533 births, 1603 deaths and 16th-century English monarchs.

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Born
7 September 1533
Died
24 March 1603
Works
316

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  • Declaration des iustes causes, qui ont meu sa Serenissime Maiesté de mettre sus une armeé navalle pour envoier vers l'Espagne
  • Preces privatae in studiosorum gratiam collectae, & Regia authoritate approbatae
  • Responsum ad Protestationem, quam orator regis Gallorum, nomine sui principis, serenissimae Angliae reginae obtulit xx. die aprilis, anno Domini M.D.LX
  • Idea consiliarii: hoc est, de conciliis et consiliariis principum, eorumque qualitatibus, virtute ac electionibus, libellus
  • Coppie de la requeste presentee au Turc par l'agent de la Royne d'Angleterre, le 9. de Novembre 1587

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Person
Gender
Female
Country
England
Active from
1533
Active to
1603

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Elizabeth I of England
date of birth
1533-09-07
date of death
1603-03-24
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Elizabeth I of England
name in native language
Elizabeth I
nickname
Gloriana
Commons Creator page
Elizabeth I of England
date of baptism
1533-09-10
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Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last and longest reigning monarch of the House of Tudor. Her eventful reign, and its effect on history and culture, gave name to the Elizabethan era.

Elizabeth was the only surviving child of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. When Elizabeth was two years old, her parents' marriage was annulled, her mother was executed, and Elizabeth was declared illegitimate. Henry restored her to the line of succession when she was 10. After Henry's death in 1547, Elizabeth's younger half-brother Edward VI ruled until his own death in 1553, bequeathing the crown to a Protestant cousin, Lady Jane Grey, and ignoring the claims of his two half-sisters, Mary and Elizabeth, despite statutes to the contrary. Edward's will was quickly set aside and the Catholic Mary became queen, deposing Jane. During Mary's reign, Elizabeth was imprisoned for nearly a year on suspicion of supporting Protestant rebels.

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