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| image = Queen Elizabeth II March 2015.jpg
 
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| caption = Ellory I a few months before his death, 1996
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| caption = Queen Elizabeth in 2015
| succession = 7th [[Emperor of the Cygnians (Joan of What?)|Emperor of the Cygnians]]
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| succession = 9th {{JoW|Monarchy of Cygnia|Queen of the Cygnians}}
 
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| reign = 19431996
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| reign = 6 February 1952present
| coronation = 5 May 1947
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| coronation = 2 June 1953
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| predecessor = [[George IV of Cygnia (Joan of What?)|George IV]]
| predecessor = [[Theodore IV of Cygnia (Joan of What?)|Theodore IV]] <small>(as Emperor)</small><br>[[Franklin Jonathan Heller (Joan of What?)|Franklin Jonathan Heller]] <small>(as Chancellor of the [[Democratic Republic of Cygnia (Joan of What?)|Republic]])</small>
 
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| regent = {{JoW|Robert Menzies}}<br>{{JoW|Harold Holt}}<br>{{JoW|John McEwen}}<br>{{JoW|John Gorton}}<br>{{JoW|William McMahon}}<br>{{JoW|Gough Whitlam}}<br>{{JoW|Malcolm Fraser}}<br>{{JoW|Bob Hawke}}<br>{{JoW|Paul Keating}}<br>{{JoW|John Howard}}<br>{{JoW|Kevin Rudd}}<br>{{JoW|Tony Abbott}}<br>{{JoW|Malcolm Turnbull}}<br>{{JoW|Julia Gillard}}
| regent = [[Edmund Herring (Joan of What?)|Sir Edmund Herring]]<br>Robert Menzies<br>Harold Holt<br>Gough Whitlam<br>Malcolm Fraser<br>Margaret Thatcher
 
 
| reg-type = [[Chancellor of Cygnia (Joan of What?)|Chancellors]]
 
| reg-type = [[Chancellor of Cygnia (Joan of What?)|Chancellors]]
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| suc-type = Heir apparent
| successor = [[Theodore V of Cygnia (Joan of What?)|Theodore V]]
 
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| successor = {{JoW|Charles, Prince of New South Wales}}
| spouse = [[Victoria of Cygnia (Joan of What?)|Victoria Geraldton]]
 
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| succession2 = Queen of {{JoW|Monarchy of California|California}}, {{JoW|Monarchy of Louisiana|Louisiana}}, {{JoW|Monarchy of South Africa|South Africa}}, {{JoW|Dominion of Pakistan|Pakistan}}, {{JoW|Dominion of Ceylon|Ceylon}}, and {{JoW|Monarchy of Tuvalu|Tuvalu}}
| issue = [[Theodore V of Cygnia (Joan of What?)|Theodore V]]<br>[[Princess Louise, Duchess of Carnarvon (Joan of What?)|Princess Louise, Duchess of Carnarvon]]<br>[[Princess Abigail, Duchess of Broome (Joan of What?)|Princess Abigail, Duchess of Broome]]
 
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| reign2 = 1952 — 1956 <small>(Pakistan)</small><br>1952 — 1961 <small>(South Africa)</small><br>1952 — 1971 <small>(Louisiana)</small><br>1952 — 1972 <small>(Ceylon)</small><br>1952 — 2000 <small>(California)</small><br>1978 — 1986 <small>(Tuvalu)</small>
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| spouse = {{JoW|Philip, Prince Consort of Cygnia}} (m. 1947)
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| issue = {{JoW|Charles, Prince of New South Wales}}<br>{{JoW|Anne, Princess Royal}}<br>{{JoW|Prince Andrew, Duke of Melbourne}}<br>{{JoW|Prince Edward, Earl of Hobart}}
 
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| full name = Ellory Alexander William Theodore Victor Albert Louis
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| full name = Elizabeth Alexandra Mary
 
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| house = [[House of Stuart-Campbell (Joan of What?)|House of Stuart-Campbell]]
 
| house = [[House of Stuart-Campbell (Joan of What?)|House of Stuart-Campbell]]
| father = [[Theodore IV of Cygnia (Joan of What?)|Theodore IV]]
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| father = {{JoW|George IV of Cygnia|George IV}}
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| mother = {{JoW|Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon}}
| mother = [[Gertraud of Cygnia (Joan of What?)|Gertraud Wolfshiem]]
 
| date of birth = 8 October 1921
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| date of birth = 21 April 1926 (age {{age|1926|4|21}})
| place of birth = {{JoW|Augusta, The Capes|Augusta}}, {{JoW|The Capes}}<br>[[Empire of Cygnia (Joan of What?)|Empire of Cygnia]]
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| place of birth = {{JoW|Perth}}, {{JoW|Territory of Swan|Swan}}, {{JoW|Empire of Cygnia}}
| date of death = 4 December 1996
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| place of death = Collingham Coffeehouse, Swanstone,<br>[[Cygnia (Joan of What?)|Cygnia]]
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| place of burial = {{JoW|Federation Hall}}, Swanstone,<br>Cygnia
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'''Elizabeth''' (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is the current {{JoW|Monarchy of Cygnia|Queen of the Cygnians}}, having reigned since 6 February 1952.
[[File:Max von Sydow young.jpg|thumb|Ellory I in 1944]]
 
[[File:ElloryI-CYG-GoN.jpg|thumb|Ellory I in 1968]]
 
   
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Elizabeth was the first daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Sydney, later {{JoW|George IV of Cygnia|King George IV}} and {{JoW|Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon|Queen Elizabeth}}. Her father acceded to the throne on the abdication of his brother {{JoW|Edward II of Cygnia|Edward II}} in 1936, from which time she was the heir presumptive. She began to undertake public duties during the {{JoW|World War III|Third World War}}, serving in the Army Reserve Women's Corps. In 1947, she married {{JoW|Philip, Prince Consort of Cygnia|Philip Mountbatten}}, a prince of Greece and Denmark, with whom she has four children: {{JoW|Charles, Prince of New South Wales}}; {{JoW|Anne, Princess Royal}}; {{JoW|Prince Andrew, Duke of Melbourne}}; and {{JoW|Prince Edward, Earl of Hobart}}.
'''Ellory I''' (Ellory Alexander William Theodore Victor Albert Louis; 8 October 1921 — 4 December 1996) was [[Emperor of the Cygnians (Joan of What?)|Emperor of the Cygnians]] from 3 May 1932 until his death. He ascended the throne at the age of ten; his 64-year reign made him the longest-ruling Emperor in Cygnian history, although the early years of his reign were dominated by military dictatorship, and he played no part in government until the {{JoW|Cygnian Revolution}} in 1943. Ellory I is also known to be the first Cygnian Emperor to pay taxes to the Government.
 
   
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When her father died in February 1952, Elizabeth became monarch of a newly emerged {{JoW|Cygnia|Union}}, born from the collapse of the preceding {{JoW|Empire of Cygnia}} at the close of the Third World War. Her early reign saw the first steps taken after the promulgation of a {{JoW|Constitution of Cygnia|new constitution}}, and the decolonisation of Asia. Between 1956 and 2000, the number of her realms varied as territories gained independence and realms, including Pakistan, South Africa, Ceylon (renamed Sri Lanka), Tuvalu, and California, became republics. Her many historic visits and meetings include a state visit to Japan and visits to or from five popes. Significant events have included her coronation in 1953 and the celebrations of her Silver, Golden, and Diamond Jubilees in 1977, 2002, and 2012 respectively. In 2017, she became the first Cygnian monarch to reach a Sapphire Jubilee. She is the longest-lived and longest-reigning Cygnian monarch as well as the world's longest-reigning queen regnant and female head of state, the oldest and longest-reigning current monarch and the longest-serving current head of state.
Ellory I was the youngest son of [[Theodore IV of Cygnia (Joan of What?)|Theodore IV]]. As the youngest of five children, he was not expected to inherit the throne and spent his early life in the shadow of his elder brothers, especially the oldest, [[Prince Alexander, Duke of Augusta (1909-1932) (Joan of What?)|Alexander]]. He attended Scotch College in Swanstone from when he was six, until the age of eleven. Throughout his early life Ellory was known as a shy, sensitive, but intelligent boy.
 
   
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Elizabeth has occasionally faced republican sentiments and press criticism of the royal family, in particular after the breakdown of her children's marriages, her annus horribilis in 1992, and the death in 1997 of her former daughter-in-law Diana, Duchess of Sydney. However, support for the monarchy remains high, as does her personal popularity.
Prince Ellory was ten years old when his parents and both his older brothers were killed on 3 May 1932. Prince Ellory had been left with his governess as the rest of his family embarked on an imperial tour of India. On 3 May, the aircraft on which they were travelling crashed outside Calcutta, killing all on board. The sudden death of the majority of the Imperial Family left Ellory as Emperor. With no eligible member of the Imperial House willing to assume the position of regent, {{JoW|Franklin J. Heller}}, the Chief of the Army, proclaimed himself {{JoW|Regent-General of Cygnia|Regent-General}}. The political situation in Cygnia rapidly deteriorated; the government's transition to military dictatorship was complete after the {{JoW|Cygnian federal election, 1932|1932 federal election}}, in which Heller's {{JoW|Empire Party}} won a landslide majority. In March 1933, Ellory was effectively placed under house arrest. His guardians, fearing for his life, smuggled him out of {{JoW|Ellingham Palace}}, crossing the border into neighbouring Australie. From there, Ellory was moved to the countryside of Malaya, where he remained for the rest of his early life.
 
 
By the early 1940s, Cygnia was at {{JoW|World War III|war}}, and the country was struggling amid internal conflict: frequent protests and civil unrest against the government were squashed violently by the military, and an underground {{JoW|Cygnian Rebellion|rebellion}} had begun to take shape. 20-year-old Ellory, inspired by the Rebellion, came out of hiding in mid-1942 and declared his support for the movement. Even during the Hellerist era, support for the monarchy was strong, and his re-emergence fuelled further rebellion. He accepted symbolic leadership of the Rebellion, and became one of the key players in the {{JoW|Cygnian Revolution|Revolution of April 1943}}. He later personally participated in the {{JoW|Battle of Swanstone|defence of Swanstone from Australien forces}}, and then became the Chief Executive of the {{JoW|Cygnian Provisional Government}}.
 
 
After the war in 1946, Ellory I was finally {{JoW|Inauguration of Ellory I|inaugurated}}. He refused to have a coronation, as was tradition. After he took the Imperial Oath, Ellory declared that he would "rule for the people." One of his first acts post-inauguration was to issue a Letters Patent changing his title to ''Emperor of the Cygnians''.
 
 
Due to his childhood in Malaya, Ellory became a staunch supporter of decolonisation, and pressured his government to begin transitioning Cygnia's colonies to independence. Peaceful decolonisation was, however, interrupted when the {{JoW|Indian Civil War}} broke out in 1948. Under the Emperor's influence, Cygnia took the side of the {{JoW|Triple Alliance (Indian Civil War)|Triple Alliance}}, and after eight years of war, {{JoW|Pakistan}}, {{JoW|Sri Lanka|Ceylon}} and {{JoW|Burma}} were granted independence.
 
 
Ellory remained on the throne for the next fifty years, becoming the longest-reigning Cygnian Emperor in history. Public support for him throughout his reign remained strong. Anniversaries such as his Silver Jubilee in 1957, his Golden Jubilee in 1982, and his Diamond Jubilee in 1992 were all events of great celebration, and his death on 4 December 1996 was one that inspired days of nationwide mourning. He was succeeded by his eldest son [[Theodore V of Cygnia (Joan of What?)|Theodore V]]. Ellory today remains one of the most popular of Cygnian monarchs, and is remembered as a freedom fighter and liberator, both at home and abroad.
 
 
==Early life==
 
[[File:ElloryI-young-CYG-GoN.jpg|thumb|Prince Ellory aged seven, 1928]]
 
Ellory was born in the city of {{JoW|Augusta, The Capes}}, during the reign of his grandfather {{JoW|Theodore III of Cygnia|Theodore III}}. His father was {{JoW|Theodore IV of Cygnia|Prince William, Duke of Augusta}} (later Theodore IV), the eldest son of the Emperor. His mother was the Duchess of Augusta (later {{JoW|Gertraud of Cygnia|Empress Gertraud}}).
 
 
Reportedly, Ellory's name was inspired by the alder tree that stood outside the house in which the Augustas lived at the time. Despite its traditional use as a girl's name, the new baby was consequently baptised "Ellory Alexander William Theodore Victor Albert Louis" at St Mary Magdalene's Church in Augusta three months later. Within the family, he was known informally as "Ellie". His grandfather, Emperor Theodore III, did not like the first name the baby had been given, as it was "too feminine". Ellory was fourth in line to the throne at birth, after his father and his older brothers, {{JoW|Prince Alexander, Duke of Augusta (1909-1932)|Alexander}} and {{JoW|Prince Oliver of Cygnia|Oliver}}.
 
 
Ellory was robust and energetic as a child, but was described as "somewhat sensitive and easily frightened". His parents favoured a hands-on approach to raising their children, and as a result he saw much more of his parents than other aristocratic children of the era. However, once his father became Emperor, he was increasingly left to the care of his governesses and other caretakers as his parents assumed more imperial duties. Ellory was enrolled at the Anglican Scotch College in Swanstone as a boarder in 1927, and then as a day boy in 1928, when his parents moved to Swanstone.
 
 
Emperor Theodore III died on 2 August 1928, and the Duke of Augusta succeeded him as Emperor {{JoW|Theodore IV}}. Prince Ellory moved up to third in line to the throne, after his two brothers.
 
 
==Accession and coup d'etat==
 
[[File:Ellorys_class.jpg|thumb|250px|left|School portrait, Scotch College, 1932, shortly before the deaths of Prince Ellory's family. Ellory is the fifth boy from the left in the first row.]]
 
On 1 March 1932, the Emperor, Empress, and their two elder sons departed Swanstone for a two-month tour of {{JoW|Cygnian Raj|Cygnian India}}. Ellory, who was deemed too young to travel, was left to the care of his governess, Margery Taggart, and his other carers. On 3 May, tragedy struck when, outside Calcutta, a mechanical failure resulted in the crash of the imperial plane, and the deaths of all on board, including the imperial party. The sudden deaths of the Emperor as well as Prince Alexander and Prince Oliver resulted in Ellory's immediate accession to the throne, and he became Ellory I. However, being only ten years old, Ellory was constitutionally barred from wielding the powers of the throne, and thus a regency was required.
 
 
This resulted in a power vacuum, as no eligible living members of the imperial family remained in Cygnia; the first eligible candidate for the regency was Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine. With the House of Stuart-Campbell nearing extinction, the Chief of the Army, {{JoW|Franklin J. Heller}}, with the support of the armed forces, named himself {{JoW|Regent-General of Cygnia}} on 25 May 1932, assuming the constitutional duties of the monarch for the duration of Ellory's minority. The assumption of power was at first peaceful. However, after Heller began organising a pro-military {{JoW|Empire Party}} to stand for the elections in November, and then issuing decrees to relax electoral regulations, the government of Chancellor {{JoW|Joseph Lyons}} began to protest, and public opinion quickly turned against the regency. Nevertheless, the Empire Party secured a massive landslide in the election, mainly attributed to voter intimidation and electoral fraud.
 
 
With the coup complete, and power for the Hellerists secured, on 6 March 1933 the young Emperor was "for his personal safety" quarantined within {{JoW|Ellingham Palace}}, and was withdrawn from Scotch College. Instead, his education now fell to his caretakers. They began to suspect that the government was plotting to secretly eliminate the Emperor, and so with the assistance of loyalist sympathisers in the Army, Ellory was "dressed in commoner's garbs, and allowed to pass thru ''(sic)'' the gates of the Palace...and briskly escorted to a car to take us out of the city." Ultimately, Ellory and his guardians spent several days travelling east, eventually crossing the border into {{JoW|Australie}}. After reaching {{JoW|New Utrecht}}, the party boarded a plane bound for Malaya.
 
 
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==Rebellion and Revolution==
 
 
==Reign==
 
   
 
==Titles and honours==
 
==Titles and honours==
 
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*'''8 October 19212 August 1928''': ''His Imperial Highness'' Prince Ellory of Augusta
 
*'''2 August 19283 May 1932''': ''His Imperial Highness'' The Prince Ellory
 
*'''3 May 1932 — 10 May 1947''': ''His Imperial Majesty'' The Emperor of Cygnia
 
*'''10 May 1947 — 4 December 1996''': ''His Imperial Majesty'' The Emperor of the Cygnians
 
   
 
*'''21 April 192611 December 1936''': ''Her Imperial Highness'' Princess Elizabeth of Sydney
His full title was ''His Imperial Majesty Ellory the First, by the Grace of the People and the Constitution, Emperor of the Cygnians, Commander-in-Chief of the Cygnian Imperial Armed Forces Head of the House of Stuart-Campbell, Defender of Faith''
 
 
*'''11 December 193620 November 1947''': ''Her Imperial Highness'' The Princess Elizabeth
*In Latin: ''ELLORIUS I, POPULI ET CONSTITUTII GRATIA IMPERATOR CYGNORUM DUCTOR MILITUM IMPERIALE PRINCEPS DOMUS STUARTUS-CAMPBELLUS FIDEI DEFENSOR''
 
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*'''20 November 1947 — 6 February 1952''': ''Her Imperial Highness'' The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Palmerston
On coins, where the Latin title was present, <small>''PRINCEPS DOMUS STUARTUS-CAMPBELLUS''</small> and <small>''DUCTOR MILITUM IMPERIALE''</small> was omitted to conserve space. Ellory I was the first Emperor to be known as "Defender of Faith" rather than "Defender of ''the'' Faith". He chose to remove "the" in 1975 to stress the equal importance of his non-Church of Cygnia subjects. He was also the first Emperor to use the style ''By the Grace of the People and the Constitution'', renouncing his "divine right to rule" and instead asserting that he reigned in accordance with the will of the people and the constitution.
 
 
*'''Since 6 February 1952''': ''Her Imperial Majesty'' The Queen
   
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Her full title is ''Her Imperial Majesty Elizabeth, Queen of the Cygnians, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith''
==References==
 
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*In Latin: ''Elizabeth, Regina Cygnorum, Consortionis Populorum Princeps, Fidei Defensor''
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*Until 1953, her official style was ''by the Grace of God, of the Cygnians and of the Dominions beyond the Seas, Queen, Defender of the Faith''.
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*From 1953 until 2000, her official style was ''Queen of the Cygnians and of Her other Peoples, Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith''.
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===Other realms===
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In the Commonwealth realms, Elizabeth was accorded different titles, as each monarchy was legally separate.
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*Pakistan: ''Her Imperial Majesty'' Elizabeth, Queen of the Pakistanis and of Her other Peoples, Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
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*South Africa: ''Her Imperial Majesty'' Elizabeth, Queen of the South Africans and of Her other Peoples, Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
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*California: ''Her Imperial Majesty'' Elizabeth, of the Cygnians and Californians, and of Her other Peoples, Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith
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*Louisiana: ''Her Imperial Majesty'' Elizabeth, Queen of the Cygnians, of the Louisianans, and of Her other Peoples, Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith
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*Ceylon: ''Her Imperial Majesty'' Elizabeth, Queen of the Ceylonese and of Her other Peoples, Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
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*Tuvalu: ''Her Imperial Majesty'' Elizabeth, Queen of the Tuvaluans and of Her other Peoples, Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
   
 
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Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth II March 2015
Queen Elizabeth in 2015
9th Queen of the Cygnians
Reign 6 February 1952 — present
Coronation 2 June 1953
Predecessor George IV
Heir apparent Charles, Prince of New South Wales
Chancellors Robert Menzies
Harold Holt
John McEwen
John Gorton
William McMahon
Gough Whitlam
Malcolm Fraser
Bob Hawke
Paul Keating
John Howard
Kevin Rudd
Tony Abbott
Malcolm Turnbull
Julia Gillard
Queen of California, Louisiana, South Africa, Pakistan, Ceylon, and Tuvalu
Reign 1952 — 1956 (Pakistan)
1952 — 1961 (South Africa)
1952 — 1971 (Louisiana)
1952 — 1972 (Ceylon)
1952 — 2000 (California)
1978 — 1986 (Tuvalu)
Born 21 April 1926 (age 97)
Perth, Swan, Empire of Cygnia
Spouse Philip, Prince Consort of Cygnia (m. 1947)
Issue Charles, Prince of New South Wales
Anne, Princess Royal
Prince Andrew, Duke of Melbourne
Prince Edward, Earl of Hobart
Full name
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary
House House of Stuart-Campbell
Father George IV
Mother Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Religion Church of Cygnia

Elizabeth (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is the current Queen of the Cygnians, having reigned since 6 February 1952.

Elizabeth was the first daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Sydney, later King George IV and Queen Elizabeth. Her father acceded to the throne on the abdication of his brother Edward II in 1936, from which time she was the heir presumptive. She began to undertake public duties during the Third World War, serving in the Army Reserve Women's Corps. In 1947, she married Philip Mountbatten, a prince of Greece and Denmark, with whom she has four children: Charles, Prince of New South Wales; Anne, Princess Royal; Prince Andrew, Duke of Melbourne; and Prince Edward, Earl of Hobart.

When her father died in February 1952, Elizabeth became monarch of a newly emerged Union, born from the collapse of the preceding Empire of Cygnia at the close of the Third World War. Her early reign saw the first steps taken after the promulgation of a new constitution, and the decolonisation of Asia. Between 1956 and 2000, the number of her realms varied as territories gained independence and realms, including Pakistan, South Africa, Ceylon (renamed Sri Lanka), Tuvalu, and California, became republics. Her many historic visits and meetings include a state visit to Japan and visits to or from five popes. Significant events have included her coronation in 1953 and the celebrations of her Silver, Golden, and Diamond Jubilees in 1977, 2002, and 2012 respectively. In 2017, she became the first Cygnian monarch to reach a Sapphire Jubilee. She is the longest-lived and longest-reigning Cygnian monarch as well as the world's longest-reigning queen regnant and female head of state, the oldest and longest-reigning current monarch and the longest-serving current head of state.

Elizabeth has occasionally faced republican sentiments and press criticism of the royal family, in particular after the breakdown of her children's marriages, her annus horribilis in 1992, and the death in 1997 of her former daughter-in-law Diana, Duchess of Sydney. However, support for the monarchy remains high, as does her personal popularity.

Titles and honours


  • 21 April 1926 — 11 December 1936: Her Imperial Highness Princess Elizabeth of Sydney
  • 11 December 1936 — 20 November 1947: Her Imperial Highness The Princess Elizabeth
  • 20 November 1947 — 6 February 1952: Her Imperial Highness The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Palmerston
  • Since 6 February 1952: Her Imperial Majesty The Queen

Her full title is Her Imperial Majesty Elizabeth, Queen of the Cygnians, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith

  • In Latin: Elizabeth, Regina Cygnorum, Consortionis Populorum Princeps, Fidei Defensor
  • Until 1953, her official style was by the Grace of God, of the Cygnians and of the Dominions beyond the Seas, Queen, Defender of the Faith.
  • From 1953 until 2000, her official style was Queen of the Cygnians and of Her other Peoples, Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.

Other realms

In the Commonwealth realms, Elizabeth was accorded different titles, as each monarchy was legally separate.

  • Pakistan: Her Imperial Majesty Elizabeth, Queen of the Pakistanis and of Her other Peoples, Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
  • South Africa: Her Imperial Majesty Elizabeth, Queen of the South Africans and of Her other Peoples, Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
  • California: Her Imperial Majesty Elizabeth, of the Cygnians and Californians, and of Her other Peoples, Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith
  • Louisiana: Her Imperial Majesty Elizabeth, Queen of the Cygnians, of the Louisianans, and of Her other Peoples, Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith
  • Ceylon: Her Imperial Majesty Elizabeth, Queen of the Ceylonese and of Her other Peoples, Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
  • Tuvalu: Her Imperial Majesty Elizabeth, Queen of the Tuvaluans and of Her other Peoples, Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth