King George II of England, 18th century. Oval portrait as half figure with wig, in breastplate and with blue sash, in front in drapery half-covered Order of the Garter. Oil on canvas. 83 x 65,5 cm. - ...

Queen Elizabeth II became the queen after the passing of her father, King George VI when she was 25 years old. Queen Elizabeth II married Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on Nov. 20, 1947.

Born on Feb. 18, 1516, in Greenwich, England, to King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, Mary was the only one of her siblings to survive past infancy.