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The earliest documented example of the English word 'consort' in a musical sense is in George Gascoigne’s The Princelye Pleasures (1576). [1] Only from the mid-17th century has there been a clear distinction made between a ‘whole’, or ‘closed’ consort, that is, all instruments of the same family (for example, a set of viols played together) and a ‘mixed’, or ‘broken’ consort ...
A royal consort is the spouse of a reigning monarch. Consorts of British monarchs have no constitutional status or power but many have had significant influence, and support the sovereign in their duties. [ 1 ]
In 1135, Stephen of Blois, the son of Henry I's sister Adela, seized the English throne, his cousin Empress Matilda's claims being ignored by the Norman barons. His wife, Matilda of Boulogne, became his Queen consort, but their son Eustace predeceased Stephen, and he was forced to appoint the Empress's son Henry as his successor.
A royal consort is the spouse of a serving monarch, whose main duty is to provide support and companionship during their reign. Unlike the king or queen, they do not have a formal position or set ...
In English early Baroque music, a broken consort is an ensemble featuring instruments from more than one family, for example a group featuring both string and wind instruments. A consort consisting entirely of instruments of the same family, on the other hand, was referred to as a "whole consort ", though this expression is not found until well ...
Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse Seaxburh (possibly) – no earlier than c. 642 645 c. 674 Cenwalh: Cynewise (possibly) – no earlier than 645 no later than 648 – Penda: Seaxburh – no earlier than 648 672 Thereafter ruled in her own right c. 674 Cenwalh: Not reliably recorded. Possibly a sister of Queen Iurminburh. –
A royal consort is a person of either sex who has an official status through an intimate relationship, often through marriage or concubinage, with a monarch. [1] The term, consort, was thereafter extended to encompass similar relationships with other significant figures, such as a head of state .
Examples of queens and empresses consort [ edit ] Anne of Bohemia and Hungary , consort of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor Margaret I of Denmark (1353–1412), was first the consort of King Haakon of Norway and Sweden and later ruled Denmark, Norway and Sweden in her own right Queen Sophia Magdalene wearing the crown of the Queen of Sweden .