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giltbrookian | 16:33 Mon 05th Nov 2007 | History
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Whowas the first Monarch to style him/herself King/Queen of Great Britain.
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When England became Britain inthe 17th century James the VI of Scotland became James the 1st of England. Which meant he became the first King of Britain.
The first Queen, in her own right, was Anne.
William & Mary reigned together.
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James I on the 20th of October 1604
http://www.heraldica.org/topics/britain/britst yles.htm
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Fletcher5
You answered like an arrow for which I am grateful.!!!!
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Jake the Peg.
My thanks for confirming the answer from Fletcher 5.
Although there wil be many who will disagree, they are not called King/Queen of Great Britain.

They are Kings/Queens of England.

http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/

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Anotheoldgit.
Thank you for your reply which I needed to ascertain an answer in a quiz that I am setting.
I am now going to take the cowards way out by replacing the question.
As always though a question posed in the Answer Bank expands my knowledge.
You could argue that Edward I of England was the first person to style themselves the King of Great Britain, given his aggressive policy towards both Wales and Scotland. Ultimately he lost the war against the Scots but he did claim to be overlord of both England and Scotland. Depends on your point of view.

Certainly James VI and I was the first real one but Ed must have a shout

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