How tall was Elizabeth I of England?

Elizabeth I of England is commonly listed at 5 ft 4 in (163 cm).

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Elizabeth I of England’s 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) is about average for a US woman: about 59 in 100 US women are shorter.

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Elizabeth I of England beside others

Elizabeth I of England is one of the shorter monarchs we have heights for: Maximinus Thrax (7 ft 10.5 in) stands 2 ft 6.5 in (77 cm) taller and Queen Victoria (5 ft 0 in) is 4 in (10.6 cm) shorter.

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5 ft 4 in (163 cm)

A commonly listed height: it appears across many profiles, but none says when or how it was measured, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.

Photo: Attributed to William Segar or George Gower, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Elizabeth I of England, 5 ft 4 in (163 cm), drawn to scale beside the average US man, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), and the average US woman, 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm)