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English Royal Consorts

Guess the first names of the English royal consorts since the time of the Norman conquest.
Consorts are (in most cases) the spouse of the monarch
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First submittedJune 1, 2014
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House of Windsor
Charles III
Camilla
Elizabeth II
Philip
George VI
Elizabeth
Edward VIII
None
George V
Mary
Edward VII
Alexandra
 
 
House of Hanover
Victoria
Albert
William IV
Adelaide
George IV
Caroline
George III
Charlotte
George II
Caroline
George
None
 
 
House of Stuart
Anne
George
William & Mary
James II
Mary
Charles II
Catherine
Charles
Henrietta Maria
James
Anne
 
 
House of Tudor
Elizabeth
None
Mary
None
Edward VI
None
Henry VIII
Catherine
Catherine
Anne
Jane
Anne
Catherine
Henry VII
Elizabeth
 
 
House of York
Richard III
Anne
Edward V
None
Edward IV
Elizabeth
 
 
House of Lancaster
Henry VI
Margaret
Henry V
Catherine
Henry IV
Joan
House of Plantagenet
Richard II
Isabella
Anne
Edward III
Philippa
Edward II
Isabella
Edward
Margaret
Eleanor
Henry III
Eleanor
 
 
House of Anjou
John
Isabella
Richard
Berengaria
Henry II
Eleanor
 
 
House of Blois
Stephen
Matilda
 
 
House of Normandy
Henry
Adeliza
Matilda
William II
None
William
Matilda
39 Comments
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Level 81
Jun 16, 2014
I only actually knew Albert, Anne, and Jane... but through random guessing did better than 67%.
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Level 81
Jun 16, 2014
should have gotten Catherine and Philip... though incidentally I just took the First Ladies quiz and ended up in the same percentile.
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Level 27
Jun 16, 2014
good quiz, one thing it says janes II not james
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Level ∞
Jun 16, 2014
Fixed
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Level 59
Jun 16, 2014
Edward VII was the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, not Windsor.
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Level 74
Jun 16, 2014
Edward VII should be listed under House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Windsor only came under proclamation of George V. Thanks!
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Level 77
Jun 18, 2014
Just curious - why is Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg not included for George I?
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Level 42
May 11, 2015
Yes, I wondered about that too- any answer?
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Level 57
Mar 19, 2017
George's marriage to Sophia Dorothea was dissolved, not on the grounds that either of them had committed adultery, but on the grounds that Sophia Dorothea had abandoned her husband.
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Level 29
Jul 7, 2022
Well, Sophia Dorothea of Celle was never crowned queen and they separated in 1694, long before he ascended the throne and became king (in 1714), so there's no reason why she should count...
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Level 47
Aug 2, 2022
you can make the same argument for Caroline of Brunswick, she was never crowned Queen either and spent most of her marriage separated, yet she's listed here.
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Level 37
Jun 22, 2014
Should need more than just first names, too easy to get like 5 in 1 by typing Catherine
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Level 87
Oct 23, 2018
That only counts as one correct answer.
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Level 29
Jul 8, 2022
Hehe, I thought the same!

I made this quiz a few days ago, which is slightly more challenging, if you're at all interested - same topic, but it doesn't involve random guessing. Here's the link: https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/1658671/english-consorts-by-portrait

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Level 57
Jan 13, 2017
12 out of 21
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Level 76
Feb 5, 2019
Mary Tudor married Philip of Spain.
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Level 58
Nov 28, 2019
I was thinking exactly the same thing.
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Level 27
May 6, 2020
ya she married Philip II
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Level 73
Aug 28, 2020
Philip definitely belongs on here
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Level 82
Oct 3, 2022
Was he consort?
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Level 51
Nov 17, 2022
No, he was a king regnant, not consort.
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Level 74
Feb 4, 2021
Yes and me
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Level 29
Jul 8, 2022
I know this reply is somewhat late, but I don't think Philip II was included since he was made a "King of England and Ireland 'jure uxoris'". That basically means he held the office of "King" through his wife, so while she actually did the ruling, he technically wasn't just a consort...
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Level 57
Nov 6, 2022
Yes, they should be arguably listed like William and Mary, but certainly not as "none" as if Mary had no husband...
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Level 44
Oct 8, 2020
Mary Tudor married Philip II, Charles II also married Lucy Walters, Nell Gwynne, Moll Davis, Barbara Villiers and Hortense Mancini
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Level 74
Feb 4, 2021
Charles didn't marry any of those ladies. They were all his mistresses.
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Level 68
Nov 8, 2022
I love how the mistresses are in the order on the Charles II song.
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Level 76
Nov 5, 2021
why is Felipe II / Philip II of Spain left out for Mary I / Tudor? fairly important marriage at the time....
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Level 67
Jan 21, 2022
No Philip of Spain for Mary?
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Level 64
May 24, 2022
Why is Isabelle not accepted for Isabella? There were a lot of spelling variants in earlier times, such as Catherine/Katherine/Kathryn for three of Henry VIII's wives
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Level 83
Sep 9, 2022
Any chance 'Henriette' could be accepted for 'Henrietta'?
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Level 76
Sep 17, 2022
Why not Henry, while we're at it.
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Level 83
Sep 9, 2022
any particular reason for the wives of Henry VIII to be in that order? It's the order of marriage...
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Level 46
Nov 7, 2022
It is in the order of marriage, just down to up :) Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard then Catherine Parr.
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Level 85
Sep 9, 2022
As a Marylander, I feel embarrassed to have missed Henrietta Maria!
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Level 45
Nov 6, 2022
Accept "Mathilda"?
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Level 66
Nov 9, 2022
What about Diana, Princess of Wales?
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Level 68
Nov 10, 2022
She was never Queen, only Princess of Wales.
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Level 68
Sep 6, 2023
I was just guessing posh names such as Henrietta or Charlotte, with my inner voice saying them in a high-pitched voice.