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The titles of female monarchs in East Asia are translated directly as "female king" or "female emperor" and the titles of female consorts in East Asia are translated directly as "king's consort" or "emperor's consort". So, the titles of female monarchs in East Asia are the same as those of male monarchs, just indicating that they are women. [a]
High King, a king who holds a position of seniority over a group of other kings, without the title of emperor. Maharaja, Sanskrit, later Hindustani, for "Great King". It is the title of high kings in the Indian subcontinent. The feminine equivalent is Maharani. Maharao, a regional variation of Maharaja. Maharawal, a regional variation of Maharaja.
George V, King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, Emperor of India. In 1801, George III rejected the title of Emperor when offered. The only period when British monarchs held the title of Emperor in a dynastic succession started when the title Empress of India was created for Queen Victoria. [27]
Wu Zhao: China's Only Woman Emperor. Pearson Education. Shu-fang Dien, Dora (2003). Empress Wu Zetian in Fiction and in History: Female Defiance in Confucian China. Nova Publishing. Explores the life of Empress Wu Zetian and the ways women found to participate in public life, despite the societal constraints of dynastic China.
Mumazes reigned (1675–1671 BC) – Daughter of king Bonu I. [129] Aruas (reigned 1671 BC) – Daughter of Mumazes. [128] Helena (reigned 1358–1347 BC) Makeda (reigned 1013–982 BC) – The Biblical queen of Sheba in Ethiopian tradition and mother of Menelik I. She succeeded to the throne after the death of her father king Kawnasya. [130]
In Portugal, because of the practice of jure uxoris, both King Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha and his predecessor, King Pedro of Portugal, were treated as ruling kings in protocol and were thus symbolically co-rulers with their wives, but both really had only the same power of a consort and the queen was the real ruler.
Following the Japanese emperor and empress' state visit with King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla, the monarch's latest major royal change has come to light—and it primarily affects female ...
[a] Because there is no feminine equivalent to king and emperor in East Asian languages, different titles are used for female monarchs and female consorts. Wang (왕; 王; lit. king) – Unlike European languages, in East Asia, the titles of female monarchs can also be abbreviated as "king" or "emperor", much like their male counterparts.