Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon

Born

August 21, 1930

Died

February 9, 2002 (aged 71)

Known as

aristocrat, socialite

Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, was the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and the only sibling of Queen Elizabeth II. Born when her parents were the Duke and Duchess of York, she became second in line to the British throne after her father's accession in 1936, though her place in the succession declined as her sister's children and grandchildren were born.

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