Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
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Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon CI GCVO GCStJ (Margaret Rose; 21 August 1930 – 9 February 2002), was the only sibling of Queen Elizabeth II and the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
Princess Margaret | |||||
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Countess of Snowdon (more) | |||||
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Born | Glamis Castle, Scotland, UK | 21 August 1930||||
Died | 9 February 2002 King Edward VII Hospital, London, UK | (aged 71)||||
Burial | King George VI Memorial Chapel, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle | ||||
Spouse | Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (m. 1960, div. 1978) | ||||
Issue | David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon Lady Sarah Chatto | ||||
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House | House of Windsor (by birth) | ||||
Father | George VI | ||||
Mother | Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon |
Early lifeEdit
Margaret was born in Glamis Castle, Scotland.
In 1961, she married the photographer Anthony Armstrong-Jones, who was made Earl of Snowdon. After they divorced she was known as Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon; the Earl's new wife was simply the Countess of Snowdon. Armstrong-Jones died in 2017, almost 15 years after Margaret.
DeathEdit
Margaret died on 9 February 2002 of a stroke in a London hospital.[2]
Titles and stylesEdit
- 21 August 1930 – 11 December 1936: Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret of York
- 11 December 1936 – 3 October 1961: Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret[3]
- 3 October 1961 – 9 February 2002: Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
AncestryEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ As a titled royal, Margaret held no surname, but when one was used, it was Windsor.
- ↑ Warwick, Christopher (2002), Princess Margaret: A Life of Contrasts, London: Carlton Publishing Group, p. 304, ISBN 0-233-05106-6
- ↑ Princess Margaret at no time assumed the title "Princess Margaret, Mrs Antony Armstrong-Jones" (see e.g. issues of the London Gazette 1 November 1960, 25 November 1960, 24 February 1961, 28 February 1961, 3 March 1961 and 24 March 1961).