Both were 25 when they became queen. Both were third in line to the throne before they became queen. Every significant year in their respective lives seems to happen within a window of 7 years. Elizabeth I was born in 1533 and Elizabeth II was born in 1926.'26 and '33 are seven years apart. Elizabeth I was coronated in 1559 and Elizabeth II was coronated 1953—6 years apart (and thus still within the 7 yr. window). And speaking, of the number seven (this number seems important in these coincidences for some reason). Elizabeth I had seven suitors: Thomas Seymour, King Philip II of Spain, Robert Dudley, King Eric XIV of Sweden, Charles (Archduke of Austria), Francois Duc d'Anjou and Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex. (Also, as I pointed out once, King Philip II of Spain was Elizabeth I's suitor. And Philip Mountbatten, or Prince Philip, was Elizabeth II's husband. There are many more.)