Is Queen Elizabeth married? If she is does that make her husband king?

Question

Because i heard some talk about Prince William marrying Kate Middleton and her being the future queen through him being king... its probably a stupid question but i was just wondering... :)

Answer 1

There have been six ruling Queens of England in the recognised canon. Matilda should have been queen but the crown was given to Stephen. Her son became Henry II. Jane Grey was declared Queen but lasted only nine days before Mary Tudor took over. She referred to her husband, Guilford Dudley, as the King. Both Jane and Dudley went to the block.

Mary I was the first Queen regnant and her husband, Philip of Spain was declared King but was not considered to be King regnant. Elizabeth I came next and she was unmarried. Mary II was married to William of Orange and he was made King William III. Mary's sister Anne was the next Queen but her husband was not made king. Victoria wanted Albert to be declared King but Parliament would not allow it. The current Queen has not asked for that title for her husband, Philip.

The precedent for the husband of a ruling Queen to be declared King is there but it is unlikely to happen again.

Answer 2

Kings do not trump queens if the queen is a queen regnant (queen in her own right). They are equal.

Elizabeth II is married to Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, who does not use that title anymore. He is now Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

The reason why the husband of a queen regnant doesn't generally become king is because a wife traditionally shares her husband's rank and not the other way around. It simply is an extension of that tradition now and does not imply in any way that a king trumps a queen.

In previous days (and more often in other countries), the husband of a queen regnant would become a king consort (a king by marriage). This has happened in England (Mary I and Philip of Spain; Mary II and William III (who were actually co-sovereigns)), Scotland (Mary and Francis of France), the Spains (Ferdinand and Isabella, etc) and Portugal (Maria and Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha).

It isn't done anymore because as time progressed the ability of a queen to reign effectively on her own came to be appreciated to the point where even when it was requested it was denied (Queen Victoria wished for Albert to be King Consort). The style may be revived for some monarchy someday with a queen but it is unlikely to happen in the UK.

Answer 3

It is a well-known fact that the Queen is married to Prince Philip.They have been married over 60 years!

The Queen is the REIGNING MONARCH,i.e. she is the one who inherited the throne from her father.Philip is simply the spouse of a Queen and  not a reigning monarch.In the UK,the spouse of a reigning queen is called a "Prince Consort." The title of "King" implies a reigning monarch and this won't do since the Queen is the reigning monarch, so "Prince Consort" has to do.

Philip is of royal blood and a third cousin to his wife. His primary connection to the Queen is through the Danish-born Queen Alexandra, wife of Edward VII.Alexandra and Philip are from the Royal House of Shlesweig-Holstein-

Sonderburg-Glucksburg(Danish).

Philip's family were appointed to the Greek throne as well.When Philip became a naturalised British citizen,he adopted one of the family's English names: Mountbatten,formerly Battenberg--The Royal House of Battenberg.

When and if Kate marries William, as a WOMAN,she will take on the titles and stylings of her husband.Men do not take on the titles and stylings of their wives.

Answer 4

You need to be born Prince before being crowned King, I believe the title is consort of the Queen.

Answer 5

king trumps queen....and prince Phillip is not an heir to the thrown so he cannot have a higher title then the queen who is the blood line....however prince William is the heir and will be king which still trumps queen so his wife can be queen...hope this helps

Answer 6

Her husband can't be king of England because he was not born in England the next king will be Prince Philip or William.

Answer 7

Kathlene is the only one to get it right so far.

In the olden days, it was considered that men generally outrank women.  So a king would be considered to be more important and influential than a queen.  So the husband of a Queen is (usually) not a king of the same country.  There have been historical exceptions, but in those cases te king either takes precedence or was a king of another country and not his wife's country.   So if a woman becomes queen in her own right, her husband will not become king since this is seen as a higher rank than queen and she would not be head of state.

The current Queen of the UK and other commonwealth realms is married to Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh. Although called Prince Consort, he is not given that title officially (the only person who was was Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria).  He was a prince of Greece and Denmark, however he gave up his title to become a British citizen.

Last November, the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh celebrated their diamond (60 years) anniversary, the first British monarch to do so.