Margaret of Prussia

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Margaret
Queen Margaret 80.jpg
Official portrait, 2018
Queen consort of the United Kingdom
Reign11 February 1958 - 4 March 1986
BornPrincess Margaret of Prussia
(1937-03-22) 22 March 1937 (age 87)
Bonn, Nazi Germany
Spouse
William V of the United Kingdom
(m. 1957; died 1986)
IssueCharlotte II
Princess Anne, Mrs. Bletsow
Princess Catherine
Full name
English: Margaret Augusta Wilhelmina Elizabeth
German: Margarethe Auguste Wilhelmine Elisabeth
HouseHohenzollern (by birth)
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (by marriage)
FatherPrince Wilhelm of Prussia
MotherDorothea von Salviati
Margaret's signature

Margaret (Margaret Augusta Wilhelmina Elizabeth; born 22 March 1937) is a member of the British royal family. She was Queen of the United Kingdom from 11 February 1958 until 4 March 1986 as the wife of King William V.

Born into the former German imperial family and a great-granddaughter of Wilhelm II, Margaret came to prominence in 1957 when she married William, the Prince of Wales, eldest son of King William IV and Queen Thyra. After only a few months as Princess of Wales, Margaret became Queen consort when her father-in-law died and her husband ascended the throne as King William V.

Margaret and William had three daughters: Charlotte, Anne, and Catherine.