Elizabeth I of England never had a claim to ascension.
The Administrator of Ascension is the head of government and representative of the Governor of St Helena ( who is ex-officio the Governor of Ascension ) on Ascension Island . Elizabeth I of England . Her half-brother , Edward VI , ruled until his death in 1553 , bequeathing the crown to Lady Jane Grey and ignoring the claims of his two half-sisters , Elizabeth and the Roman Catholic Mary , in spite of statute law to the contrary .