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Queen Camilla, the current consort since 2022. A royal consort is the spouse of a reigning monarch. Consorts of British monarchs have no constitutional status or power but many have had significant influence, and support the sovereign in their duties. [1] There have been 11 royal consorts since the Acts of Union in 1707, eight women and three men.
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 ...
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 .
Samir Hussein/Getty Images. 1. What Is a Queen Consort? “Queen consort” is the term used by the wife of a reigning monarch, and it usually denotes that the wife maintains the same social ...
To begin her reign as the longest serving female consort in British history, Queen Charlotte had her own coronation tiara designed for the accession in 1761. Queens Adelaide (1831), Alexandra ...
Queen Sibonelo 16 June 1969 (age 55) 1986 King Mswati III: Queen Zena: 1984 (age 39–40) 2010 Queen Sindiswa 7 January 1995 (age 29) 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)
There have been just eight Queens Consort in the history of the United Kingdom. Here's a guide to the women who have held the title.
Marguerite of Provence, Queen of Louis IX, was the last French queen to use the title of Queen of the Franks. This is a list of the women who have been queens consort of the Frankish people. As all kings of the Franks have been male, there has never been a queen regnant of the Franks (although some women have governed as regents ).