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  1. May 9, 2019 · Elizabeth's last name was technically Windsor – the surname of the royal family that was established in 1917. Before that, royal family members were known by the names of the countries where...

  2. Today, the last name of the British royal family remains Windsor. However, royals who are descended from Queen Elizabeth II through the male line use the hyphenated surname Mountbatten-Windsor...

  3. May 23, 2022 · The Queen’s full name is Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor. Before 1917, members of the British Royal Family had no surname, according to the Royal Family’s website, but only the name of...

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Elizabeth_IIElizabeth II - Wikipedia

    Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states over the course of her lifetime and remained the monarch of 15 realms by the time of her death.

  5. Just as children can take their surnames from their father, so sovereigns normally take the name of their 'House' from their father. For this reason, Queen Victoria's eldest son Edward VII belonged to the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (the family name of his father Prince Albert).

  6. 2 days ago · Elizabeth II (born April 21, 1926, London, England—died September 8, 2022, Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) was the queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from February 6, 1952, to September 8, 2022.

  7. Sep 13, 2022 · In 1952, Queen Elizabeth II confirmed that the name of the royal house would remain Windsor. However, in 1960, Her Majesty decided that her own direct descendants would use Mountbatten-Windsor.