Queens College, Cambridge
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Queens' Gatehouse
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| University | Cambridge University |
| Location | Silver Street (map) |
| Full name | The Queen's College of St Margaret and St Bernard |
| Motto | Floreat Domus (Latin) |
| Motto in English | May this house flourish |
| Founders |
Margaret of Anjou (1448) Elizabeth Woodville (1465) |
| Established | 1448 Refounded 1465 |
| Named for |
Margaret the Virgin; Bernard of Clairvaux |
| Sister colleges |
Pembroke College, Oxford Ezra Stiles College, Yale |
| President | The Lord Eatwell |
| Undergraduates | 525 |
| Postgraduates | 370 |
| Website | www |
Queens' College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. Queens' is one of the oldest and largest colleges of the university, founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou (the Queen of Henry VI, who founded King's College), and has some of the most recognisable buildings in Cambridge. The college spans both sides of the river Cam, colloquially referred to as the "light side" and the "dark side", with the world-famous Mathematical Bridge connecting the two.
The college's alumni include heads of government and politicians from various countries, royalty, religious leaders, astronauts and Oscar nominees, its distinguished alumni include Stephen Fry, Abba Eban and T. H. White. Its most famous matriculant is Desiderius Erasmus, who studied at the college during his trips to England between 1506 and 1515.
The college has a financial endowment of £54.9 million
The current President of the college is the senior economist and Labour Party adviser, Lord Eatwell. Past Presidents of the college include Saint John Fisher.
Queens' College was founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou (the Queen of Henry VI), and refounded in 1465 by Elizabeth Woodville (the Queen of Edward IV). This dual foundation is reflected in its orthography: Queens', not Queen's, although the full name is "The Queen's College of St Margaret and St Bernard, commonly called Queens' College, in the University of Cambridge".
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