who is the first queen of england?

Answer 1

Empress Matilda was the first (ever) ruler of England due to the death of Henry V in 1125.

Lady Jane Grey became the uncrowed queen for nine days in 1553. She had a struggled for the position of queen from her older sister Mary, which led the Marian (Mary) Regime to execute her for treason before her crowning.

So Mary became Queen Mary I of England in 1553. She had two false pregnancy, which probably led to what we now know as ovarian cancer and died in 1558. Mary's will decreed for husband to reign (not as a king) until their child was of age to be kinged/queened. But, since there were no child, her half-sister Elizabeth became next queen: Queen Mary I of England.

So technically, Jane was queen, but Mary became the officially crowned queen.

Answer 2

Elizabeth I
Queen of England and Ireland
Reign 17 November 1558 - 24 March 1603
Coronation 15 January 1559
Born 7 September 1533
Palace of Placentia
Died 24 March 1603
Richmond Palace
Buried Westminster Abbey
Predecessor Queen Mary I
Successor King James I, also known as King James VI of Scotland
Consort None
Royal House Tudor
Father King Henry VIII
Mother Anne Boleyn, 1st Marchioness of Pembroke

Answer 3

The old Kingdom of Wessex (Alfred the Great's kingdom) is constitutionally ancestral to the modern United Kingdom. Queen Seaxburh was queen-regnant with her husband Cenwalh in the 670s, a la the arrangement of William III and Mary II.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaxburh_of_Wessex

Matilda, the mother of Henry II has already been mentioned as a de facto Queen-regnant. Princess Elizabeth of York, wife of Henry VII had a far better claim to the throne than her husband.

Mary I, Mary Tudor, bloody Mary is the first undisputed queen-regnant of England.

Margaret Maid of Norway was heiress of Alexander III of Scotland, and some consider her to be the first Queen Regnant of Scotland.

Answer 4

Queen Mary 1st

Answer 5

whilst she is in England, you're able to say the Queen in England! in spite of the incontrovertible fact that, that's no longer appropriate to assert "The Queen of england". The Queen is Head of State interior the united kingdom. As a constitutional monarch, Her Majesty does not 'rule' the rustic, yet fulfills significant ceremonial and formal roles with admire to government. She is likewise Fount of Justice, Head of the militia and has significant relationships with the widely used church homes of england and Scotland.

Answer 6

Athelstan (924-39, First named King of the English)
who-ever was his wife was the first queen though I have not been able to find this out.

Also it is debateable if he was the first king of england in the first place as we know very little about pre roman britain. Can you call the roman emperors kings?

As for sole ruling Queen was LADY JANE GREY she ruled for NINE DAYS ONLY and then was killed by mary the firsts soldiers (NOT queen of scots).
the was also Matilda, Empress of Germany 1141 though she was never crowned so she was not counted.
Bodicca was a warlord during roman rule and was never a queen!
http://europeanhistory.about.com/library/readyref/blenglandrulers.htm

Answer 7

Empress Matilda ruled Britain in 1141.
Lady Jane Grey was crowned Queen in 1553 and ruled 9 days...
Queen Mary Tudor ruled 1553-1558

There were earlier Queens than these but before this period England was not contry but several smalller countries ruled by their own monarchs.

Answer 8

Matilda of Flanders, the chosen heiress of Henry first ruled for a short period in 1141 but was never crowned and is not generally listed. The first generally acknowledged Queen of England was Jane Grey who ruled for only nine days but is recognised as legitimate Queen regnant during that period. She was immediatly followed by Maty I.

Answer 9

Well, if you consider William the Conqueror as the first king, then his wife was Matilda. His granddaughter Matilda was also supposed to have inherited the throne from her father Henry I, but the throne was usurped by her cousin Stephen. He was King but had to keep fighting Matilda. Finally, with no heirs, he did leave his throne to Matilda's son Henry II. The first queen in her own right was Mary Tudor.

If you are thinking pre-Conquerer (before 1066), then Budeca was a warring queen during the dark ages.

Answer 10

Queen Mary.