The Crown Matrimonial is a legal concept and title used in some monarchical countries that gives the monarch's spouse the right to inherit the crown after the monarch's death, regardless of whether the spouse is in the direct line of succession. Forms of government Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A monarchy, from the Greek μονος, one, and αρχειν, to rule, is a form of government that has a monarch as head of state(KING)In most monarchies the monarch usually reigns as head of state for life; this is... A monarch (see sovereignty) is a type of ruler or head of state. ... Throughout the Commonwealth Realms The Crown is an abstract concept which represents the legal authority for the existence of any government. ...

For example, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, wife of King George VI of the United Kingdom and mother of Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret, would have become queen after George VI's death if, hypothetically, he had granted her the Crown Matrimonial (though the existing laws of the United Kingdom do not allow this possibility). After her death, the title would have passed to her husband, the King's, next heir (namely, Elizabeth II). Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon later Queen Elizabeth (Elizabeth Angela Marguerite; 4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was the Queen Consort of George VI from 1936 until his death in 1952. ... George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor) (14 December 1895–6 February 1952) was the third British monarch of the House of Windsor, reigning from 11 December 1936 until his death. ... Elizabeth II in an official portrait as Queen of Canada (on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 2002, wearing the Sovereigns badges of the Order of Canada and the Order of Military Merit) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The... HRH The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret (Margaret Rose Armstrong-Jones, née Windsor; (August 21, 1930—February 9, 2002) was a member of the British Royal Family, the second eldest daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and sister of the...

See also

• King consort

King consort is a title given in some monarchies to the husband of a Queen regnant. ...

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