Following the death of #PrincePhilip let& #39;s revisit the history of male English/British male royal consorts. A thread (1):

Let us begin with England& #39;s first Queen-Regnant Mary Tudor who married Philip of Habsburg - who was created King of England - in 1554. The rather unpopular marriage was designed to create a Netherlandish-English union, but was cut short after Mary& #39;s childless death in 1558 (2)

The next Queen-Regnant Elizabeth I remained unmarried and Queen Mary II& #39;s husband William III was full co-sovereign so not counting him as a prince-consort (3)

Mary II& #39; successor Queen Anna was married to Prince George of Denmark who was created Duke of Cumberland and appointed Lord High Admiral after his wife& #39;s succession. Sadly George suffered from severe asthma and died in 1708. Anna was reported to be heartbroken (4)

Then we move to Queen Victoria who married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg in 1840 - the marriage was designed by Victoria& #39;s uncle Belgian King Leopold I -. The marriage was a happy one and some noted he was "King to all intents and purposes.". He died in 1861 aged 42 (5)

The current British #QueenElizabethII married #PrincePhilip in 1947 who became the Queen& #39;s confidant and companion through 74 years of marriage (6)