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Films about either a queen regnant (female monarch) or a queen consort (the wife of a monarch). Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
Queen Elizabeth II, who reigned as queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 until her death in 2022, is the longest-reigning queen regnant in world history. In 2015, Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning queen regnant and female head of state in world history.
This is a list of current and former female monarchs regardless of title, including queens regnant, empresses regnant, pharaohs and monarchs by other titles (grand duchess, princess, etc.). Consorts, such queens consort (i.e. spouses of male monarchs) are not included, see list of current consorts of sovereigns.
When Queen Elizabeth II passed away on September 8, her eldest son, Charles, was deemed King Charles III, and his wife, Camilla Parker Bowles, became Queen Consort. Now, we knew this was coming ...
In addition to the Women of the Bedchamber, queens (regnant or consort) have Ladies of the Bedchamber (typically wives or widows of peers above the rank of earl), and a Mistress of the Robes (usually a duchess) who is the senior female member of her household. The Women of the Bedchamber are usually in regular attendance, but the Mistress of ...
A Straight-Up Queen (Aka a Queen Regnant) A queen, or queen regnant, is a monarch with the same rank as a king, who reigns over her kingdom (in this case, the United Kingdom) and has sovereign ...
Jelena Gruba, (1345–1399), Queen of Bosnia (1391 to 1398), first as queen consort until 1395 and then as queen regnant, she was the only female head of state in the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Joanna of Châtillon, Duchess of Athens, 1311; Jeanne of Chiny (1210–56), Countess of Chiny
In contrast, a queen regnant is a female monarch who rules suo jure (Latin for, "in her own right") and usually becomes queen by inheriting the throne upon the death of the previous monarch. A queen dowager is a widowed queen consort, and a queen mother is a queen dowager who is the mother of the current monarch.