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Female regents are not included, see list of regents. The following is an incomplete list of women monarchs who are well known from popular writings, although many ancient and poorly documented ruling monarchs (such as those from Africa and Oceania) are omitted. Section 1 lists monarchs who ruled in their own right, such as queens regnant ...
This is a list of female hereditary monarchs who reigned over a political jurisdiction in their own right or by right of inheritance. The list does not include female regents (see List of regents), usually the mother of the monarch, male or female, for although they exercised political power during the period of regency on behalf of their child or children, they were not hereditary monarch ...
Family tree of English monarchs; Family tree of British monarchs; List of office holders of the United Kingdom and predecessor states. List of British monarchs; Lists of monarchs in the British Isles; List of Irish monarchs; List of monarchs of the British Isles by cause of death; List of monarchs of Wessex, AD 519 to 927; List of rulers of Wales
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]
Most of the consorts were women, and enjoyed titles and honours pertaining to a queen consort; some few were men, whose titles were not consistent, depending upon the circumstances of their spouses' reigns. The Kingdom of England merged with the Kingdom of Scotland in 1707, to form the Kingdom of Great Britain. There have thus been no consorts ...
There have been 13 British monarchs since the political union of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland on 1 May 1707.England and Scotland had been in personal union since 24 March 1603; while the style, "King of Great Britain" first arose at that time, legislatively the title came into force in 1707.
Women become princesses by marriage, but only use that title if their husband is the Prince of Wales (e.g. Catherine, Princess of Wales) or if they take their husband's full name (last done by Princess Michael of Kent in 1978). [2] Most women use a peerage derived from their husband, such as Duchess or Countess. [3] Men cannot become princes by ...
This category holds female rulers, whether monarchs, other female heads of state, regents or female heads of government. For women who ruled in their own rights as monarchs, go to the monarch-subcategory. For women who ruled as regents, go to the regent-subcategory.