Queens, MAR-ZEN
Meet the queens whose authority, diplomacy, ambition, and public image helped shape royal courts, national identities, and the historical record.
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Marie-ThérÚse of Austria
Marie-ThĂ©rĂšse of Austria was the queen consort of King Louis XIV of France (reigned 1643â1715). As the daughter......
Mary I
Mary I was the first queen to rule England (1553â58) in her own right. She was known as Bloody Mary for her persecution......
Mary II
Mary II was the queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1689â94) and wife of King William III. As the daughter......
Mary Of Lorraine
Mary Of Lorraine was the regent of Scotland for her daughter, Mary Stuart, during the early years of the Scottish......
Mary of Modena
Mary of Modena was the second wife of King James II of England; it was presumably on her inducement that James......
Mary of Teck
Mary of Teck was the queen consort of King George V of Great Britain and the mother of kings Edward VIII (afterward......
Mary Tudor
Mary Tudor was an English princess, the third wife of King Louis XII of France; she was the sister of Englandâs......
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots was the queen of Scotland (1542â67) and queen consort of France (1559â60). Her unwise marital......
MarĂa Cristina de BorbĂłn
MarĂa Cristina de BorbĂłn was the queen consort of Ferdinand VII of Spain from 1829 to 1833 and queen regent from......
MarĂa Cristina De Habsburgo-Lorena
MarĂa Cristina De Habsburgo-Lorena was the queen consort (1879â85) of Alfonso XII of Spain. Her tact and wisdom......
Mathilde, Queen of the Belgians
Mathilde, Queen of the Belgians is the queen of Belgium, consort of Philippe, King of the Belgians, and mother......
Matilda
Matilda was the consort of the Holy Roman emperor Henry V and afterward claimant to the English throne in the reign......
Matilda Of Flanders
Matilda Of Flanders was the queen consort of William I the Conqueror, whom she married c. 1053. During Williamâs......
Mette-Marit, queen of Norway
Mette-Marit, queen of Norway is the queen of Norway (2026â ), wife of Haakon VIII. The couple wed in 2001, despite......
Miloslavskaya, Mariya Ilinichna
Mariya Ilinichna Miloslavskaya was the first wife of Tsar Alexis of Russia. She bore him five sons and eight daughters.......
MĂĄxima
MĂĄxima is an Argentine-born Dutch queen consort of Willem-Alexander, king of the Netherlands from 2013. MĂĄxima......
Nefertiti
Nefertiti was the queen of Egypt and wife of King Akhenaton (formerly Amenhotep IV; reigned c. 1353â36 bce), who......
Noor, Queen
Queen Noor is an American-born architect who was the consort (1978â99) of King Hussein of Jordan. (Read Queen Noorâs......
Nzinga
Nzinga was the queen of the Mbundu kingdoms of Ndongo and Matamba during the 17th century in what is now Angola......
Philippa Of Hainaut
Philippa Of Hainaut was the queen consort of King Edward III of England (ruled 1327â77); her popularity helped......
Queen Mary of Denmark
Queen Mary of Denmark is the queen of Denmark and the wife of King Frederik X. She was born and grew up in Australia......
Radegunda, St.
St. Radegunda ; feast day August 13) was the queen of the Merovingian king Chlotar I, who left her husband to become......
Rania al-Abdullah
Rania al-Abdullah is the queen of Jordan from 1999. As the wife of King Abdullah II of Jordan, Rania drew on her......
Roxana
Roxana was the wife of Alexander the Great. The daughter of the Bactrian chief Oxyartes, she was captured and married......
Sebeknefru
Sebeknefru, was a queen who ruled as king of ancient Egypt (c. 1763âc. 1760 bce); she was the last ruler of the......
Second Elizabethan Era: A World Remade with Science and Technology
Between her coronation in June 1953 and her passing in September 2022, Queen Elizabeth IIâs reign encompassed myriad......
Second Elizabethan Era: An Expanded World in Arts and Culture
Second Elizabethan Era: An Expanded World in Arts and Culture, When Elizabeth II inherited the crown after the......
Sheba, Queen of
Queen of Sheba was, according to Jewish and Islamic traditions, the ruler of the kingdom of SabaÊŸ (or Sheba) in......
Sibyl
Sibyl was the queen of the crusader state of Jerusalem (1186â90). The daughter of Amalric I, Sibyl succeeded to......
Silvia
Silvia is the queen consort of Sweden (1976â ), wife of King Carl XVI Gustaf. Silvia was born in Heidelberg, Ger.,......
The Second Elizabethan Era: Geopolitics in a Changing World
The Second Elizabethan Era: Geopolitics in a Changing World, At the beginning of Elizabeth IIâs reign, colour-coded......
Tiy
Tiy was one of the most illustrious queens of ancient Egypt. She was the daughter of Yuya, the commander of the......
Ulrika Eleonora
Ulrika Eleonora was a Swedish queen whose short reign (1718â20) led to Swedenâs Age of Freedomâa 52-year decline......
Urraca
Urraca was the queen of Leon and Castile from 1109 to 1126, daughter of Alfonso VI. Urraca became her fatherâs......
Victoria
Victoria was the queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1837â1901) and empress of India (1876â1901).......
Victoria
Victoria was the consort of the emperor Frederick III of Germany and the eldest child of Queen Victoria and Prince......
Wilhelmina
Wilhelmina was the queen of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948, who, through her radio broadcasts from London during......
Woodville, Elizabeth
Elizabeth Woodville was the wife of King Edward IV of England. After Edwardâs death, popular dislike of her and......
Zenobia
Zenobia was the queen of the Roman colony of Palmyra, in present-day Syria, from 267 or 268 to 272. She conquered......