Elizabeth II

1926-04-21 - 2022-09-08 Contemporaries

Elizabeth II (1926–2022) was queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 1952 until her death in 2022. Her reign of 70 years is the longest of any British monarch and the longest of any queen regnant in history. She acceded to the throne upon the death of her father, King George VI, in 1952.