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'''Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II''' was the [[Monarchy in Ibagli|Queen of Ibagli]] and of the 16 other [[wp:commonwealth realm|commonwealth realms]] from the independence of [[Ibagli]] in 1955 until her death in 2007. Before Ibagli's independence, she had reigned in Ibagli as Queen of the United Kingdom since the death of her father [[wp:George VI of the United Kingdom|King George VI]] in 1952. | '''Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II''' was the [[Monarchy in Ibagli|Queen of Ibagli]] and of the 16 other [[wp:commonwealth realm|commonwealth realms]] from the independence of [[Ibagli]] in 1955 until her death in 2007. Before Ibagli's independence, she had reigned in Ibagli as Queen of the United Kingdom since the death of her father [[wp:George VI of the United Kingdom|King George VI]] in 1952. | ||
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was the Queen of Ibagli and of the 16 other commonwealth realms from the independence of Ibagli in 1955 until her death in 2007. Before Ibagli's independence, she had reigned in Ibagli as Queen of the United Kingdom since the death of her father King George VI in 1952.
Born in London in 1926 to the then Duke and Duchess of York, she became the heiress presumptive to the throne in 1936 after King Edward VIII abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson.
In 1947, she married Prince Philip of Greece, who was created Duke of Edinburgh upon the marriage. She and the Duke had four children.
She was renouned within royal circles for her sense of humor, and had an approval rating of over 80% in the United Kingdom upon her death.
She was succeeded as Sovereign by her son, the Prince of Wales, who became King Charles III.