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A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king, and usually shares her spouse's social rank and status. She holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles and may be crowned and anointed, but historically she does not formally share the king's political and military powers, unless on occasion acting as regent .
Became consort Coronation Ceased to be consort Death Resting place Spouse Ealhswith of Mercia: Æthelred Mucel – 868 c. 886 (Queen Consort of Wessex from 23 April 871) – 26 October 899 5 December 902 New Minster, Winchester, later Hyde Abbey: Alfred the Great: Ælfflæd: Æthelhelm (father) – 899 26 October 899 – Late 910s Marriage ...
Camilla duly became queen consort upon Charles's accession on 8 September 2022. She was initially styled as "Her Majesty The Queen Consort" to distinguish her from the recently deceased Queen Elizabeth II. [307] [308] Since her coronation on 6 May 2023, she has been styled "Her Majesty The Queen", consistent with past queens consort. [309]
The earliest surviving consort's crown is that created in 1685 for Mary of Modena. In the early-20th century, new crowns were created for each queen consort in turn. However, Queen Camilla did not have a new crown created for her coronation in 2023 and she was crowned using the 1911 Crown of Queen Mary. [14]
Charlotte was Britain's longest-serving queen consort, serving for 57 years and 70 days. Charlotte was born into the ruling family of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, a duchy in northern Germany. In 1760, the young and unmarried George III inherited the British throne.
Queens of Hungary also held the titles after 1526: Holy Roman Empress (later Empress of Austria) and Queen consort of Bohemia. Since Leopold I , all kings of Hungary used the title of Apostolic King of Hungary – the title given to Saint Stephen I by the Pope – and their wives were styled as Apostolic Queens of Hungary.
Queen Sibonelo 16 June 1969 (age 55) 1986 King Mswati III: Queen Zena: 1984 (age 40–41) 2010 Queen Sindiswa 7 January 1995 (age 30) 30 August 2014 8 other current wives — Japan: Empress Masako 9 December 1963 (age 61) 9 June 1993 1 May 2019 Emperor Naruhito Jordan: Queen Rania 31 August 1970 (age 54)
Queen Letizia, wife of King Felipe VI, is the current queen consort. This is a list of the women who were queens as wives of Spanish monarchs from the 16th century, when Spain was unified, until present. Francisco de Asís, Duke of Cádiz is the only King Consort, as the husband of Queen Isabella II.