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Canada is a constitutional monarchy wherein the person who serves as monarch is shared equilaterally by the other Commonwealth Realms as their respective sovereign. As such, every monarch since Victoria has been Sovereign of Canada, although Elizabeth II was the first to be separately proclaimed as Queen of Canada (by the Royal Style and Titles Act of 1953).

The monarch is Canada's Head of State, and is represented by the Governor General of Canada.

Upper Canada and Lower Canada Sovereigns

Picture Name Monarch From Monarch Until
House of Hanover
George III December 26, 1791 January 29, 1820
George IV January 29, 1820 June 26, 1830
William IV June 26, 1830 June 20, 1837
Victoria June 20, 1837 February 10, 1841

Province of Canada Sovereigns

Picture Name Monarch From Monarch Until
House of Hanover
Victoria February 10, 1841 July 1, 1867

Canadian Sovereigns from Confederation

Picture Name Monarch From Monarch Until
House of Hanover
Victoria July 1, 1867 January 22, 1901
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Edward VII January 22, 1901 May 6, 1910
House of Windsor
George V May 6, 1910 January 20, 1936
Edward VIII January 20, 1936 December 11, 1936
George VI December 11, 1936 February 6, 1952
Elizabeth II February 6, 1952 Present

List of Royal Consorts of Canada

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the current Royal Consort of Canada, pictured in Ottawa, 1951.

A royal consort is the spouse of a ruling king or queen. Consorts of Canadian Monarchs have no constitutional status or power, but are members of the Canadian Royal Family, and may have significant influence over their husband or wife.

In the United Kingdom, all female consorts have had the right to and have held the title of Queen Consort; as Canada does not have laws laying out the styles of any Royal Family members besides the monarch, they are accorded the same title as they hold in the UK as a courtesy title. Prince Philip, husband of Elizabeth II, does not have the title of Prince Consort. Only Edward VIII completed his entire reign without a consort.

As Wallis Warfield Simpson married the Duke of Windsor after his abdication, she was never Queen Consort of Canada. Though Camilla Shand will technically become Queen Consort, Clarence House has stated that she will be styled as Princess Consort due to public opinion regarding her relationship with the Prince of Wales.


Consorts of Canadian Sovereigns from Confederation
Picture Name Marriage Royal Consort from Consort of
House Hanover
Albert, Prince Consort 10 February 1840 Victoria
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
File:200px-Alexandra of Denmark.JPG Alexandra of Denmark 10 March 1863 22 January 1901
husband's ascension		 Edward VII
House of Windsor
Mary of Teck 6 July 1893 6 May 1910
husband's ascension		 George V
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon 26 April 1923 11 December 1936
husband's ascension		 George VI
The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 20 November 1947 6 February 1952
wife's ascension		 Elizabeth II

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