Elizabeth II Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Elizabeth II, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

4 records1952–20113 events2 places

Chronological biography

1952

Head of State Begins6 February 1952

Government / British Overseas Territory · Queen · Head of State of Montserrat · London

Elizabeth II becomes monarch and head of state for Montserrat

1971

Governor System Begins2 November 1971

Government / British Overseas Territory · Queen · Head of State of Montserrat · London

Montserrat gains a separate governor under the British monarch

1975

Head of State Begins16 September 1975

Government / Papua New Guinea Monarchy · Queen · Head of State of Papua New Guinea · Port Moresby

Elizabeth II becomes monarch and head of state when Papua New Guinea gains independence

2011

Constitutional Head of State27 September 2011

Government / Government of Montserrat · Queen · Head of State of Montserrat · London

New constitution retains the British monarch as head of state

Titles and roles

Queen · Head of State of Montserrat · Queen · Head of State of Papua New Guinea

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.