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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 she married Haakon VI of Norway in 1363, he was co-King of Sweden, making Margaret queen consort, and despite being deposed, they never relinquished the title. From 24 February 1389 [ 1 ] to 28 October 1412, she was Queen of Denmark , Norway and Sweden and founder of the Kalmar Union , which united the Scandinavian countries for over a ...
Her family included several prominent women who exercised power in politics, war, and administration as regents and queen-lieutenants. Her mother, Isabella of Lorraine , fought wars on behalf of her husband while he was imprisoned in 1431-1432 and 1434-1436 by the duke of Burgundy, Philip the Good , and ruled the Duchy of Lorraine in her own right.
A look back at the days following the death of the longest-reigning monarch in British history.
Throughout 200 years of its existence, the Kingdom of Jerusalem had one protector, 18 kings (including 7 jure uxoris) and five queens regnant. Six women were queens consort, i.e. queens as wives of the kings. Some of them were highly influential in the country's history, having ruled as regents for their minor children and heirs, as well as ...
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 ...
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.
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.