This question will probably seem easy for our friends across the pond.

When is the only exemple where a King and a Queen have held the throne jointly?

Mary and Philip (of Spain)? 16th century.

Nope sorry.

Mozart, do you mean the throne of 'Great Britain'?
And do you want an answer from a Briton? If not, then others should consider the power of Parliament

Are you thinking of William of Orange and Mary II? If so, I question that they were the 'only' case of a king and queen holding the British throne 'jointly'.

Yes Bab. that's it. Here's my Source

Scroll down where the title is: "Why Prince Phillip is not King Phillip".

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Originally posted by babthrower:
Are you thinking of William of Orange and Mary II? If so, I question that they were the 'only' case of a king and queen holding the British throne 'jointly'.

Mary I married Prince Philip of Spain in 1554. He was styled 'King' but this was far from a joint sovereignty.The two were never regarded as equals. The marriage agreement was that he was not to continue as 'King' after her death. William and Mary, on the other hand, were appointed by Parliament as joint monarchs and ruled as such. On the death of Mary II, 'King Billy', William III, ruled as sole monarch

Thank you Fred for clarifying.

Thanks, both of you. Clarified things, like Prince Philip. I had wondered, since he was also descended from the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha's.

There were some joint kingships, in one case fourfold, but it's questionable if we could call them 'British'. They were Britons or Anglo-Saxons, surely, but the area we call Britain was a set of kingdoms then.