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May 15, 2024 · Liliuokalani (born September 2, 1838, Honolulu, Hawaii [U.S.]—died November 11, 1917, Honolulu) was the first and only reigning Hawaiian queen and the last Hawaiian sovereign to govern the islands, which were annexed by the United States in 1898. Lydia Kamakaeha was of a high-ranking family.
Elizabeth II, 2007. Elizabeth II, in full Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, (born April 21, 1926, London, Eng.—died Sept. 8, 2022, Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scot.), Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022. She became heir presumptive when her uncle, Edward VIII, abdicated and her father became king as George VI.
Apr 25, 2024 · Queen Noor (born August 23, 1951, Washington, D.C., U.S.) is an American-born architect who was the consort (1978–99) of King Hussein of Jordan. (Read Queen Noor’s Britannica essay on land mines.) Born into a prominent Arab American family, Halaby was raised in an atmosphere of affluence. She attended the elite National Cathedral School in ...
This is a chronologically ordered list of monarchs of Spain, including the medieval kingdoms of Asturias, Leon, Castile, Galicia, and
Forest Hills, residential section of the borough of Queens, New York City, southeastern New York, U.S., on Long Island. Originally part of a district called Whitepot, which was settled about 1652, it was named Forest Hills in about 1910 for its location on wooded heights. The stadium of the West.
Mar 29, 2024 · Mary as queen. Mary I. Mary I was the queen of England from 1553 until her death in 1558. Upon the death of Edward in 1553, Mary fled to Norfolk, as Lady Jane Grey had seized the throne and was recognized as queen for a few days. The country, however, considered Mary the rightful ruler, and within some days she made a triumphal entry into London.
2 days ago · Victoria (born May 24, 1819, Kensington Palace, London, England—died January 22, 1901, Osborne, near Cowes, Isle of Wight) was the queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1837–1901) and empress of India (1876–1901). She was the last of the house of Hanover and gave her name to an era, the Victorian Age.
