daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
"Elizabeth II is the head of state in Great Britain"
Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; she succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic) and restored Protestantism to England; during her reign Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada was defeated; her reign was marked by prosperity and literary genius (1533-1603)
"Elizabeth, who ruled as Queen of England from 1558 to 1603 and restored Protestantism after Mary I's reign, oversaw the execution of Mary Queen of Scots and the defeat of the Spanish Armada."
A female given name from Hebrew, popular since the 16th century.
"Elizabeth is a classic female given name of Hebrew origin that has remained popular in English-speaking countries since the 16th century."
From Middle English Elizabeth, from the Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), a transliteration of the Old Testament Biblical Hebrew אלישבע (ʔĕlîšeḇaʕ, "my God is an oath"). See El and שבועה. Doublet of Elisheba and Isabel.