Elizabeth was four years older than her brother.
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No, Edward VI ruled before Elizabeth I. They were half-brother and half-sister. Before their father, Henry VIII died, he put Edward 1st in line for the throne because women couldn't rule England alone. This was changed by Mary (Edward and Elizabeth's half-sister) after Edward died. Elizabeth was the second queen to rule alone.
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Elizabeth I came to the throne in 1558 after the death of her older half sister, Mary I. The true succession of the children of Henry VIII after he died, were: Edward VI, Mary I and then Elizabeth I.She inherited the throne from her half sister queen Mary (bloody Mary) who died childless.
Her Majesty had one sister, Princess Margaret Rose, who is now deceased.HM Queen Elizabeth II (b. 1926) had one sister, Princess Margaret Rose, who was born in 1930 and died in 2002. Princess Margaret married (in 1960) to Anthony Armstrong-Jones, and they were given the title of the Earl & Countess of Snowdon. They were divorced in 1978, and had two children, David and Sarah.
Queen Elizabeth 1 was preceded by her sister Queen Mary 1, who ruled conjointly which a husband, King Phillip II of Spain, who she never saw. Mary 1 was preceded by her younger brother, King Edward VI, who died at age 15, before he could rule without a regent. These three monarchs, together with Henry VII and Henry VIII, constitute the Tudor Dynasty, as Elizabeth died without having produced a child.