Famous Empresses & Queens - List of Famous Empresses & Queens
An empress is commonly defined as the female equivalent of an emperor, an emperor's wife (empress consort). The tile of being an empress could also be referred to the emperor’s mother (empress dowager), or a woman who rules in her own right (empress regnant). An empress consort usually shares her husband’s rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king’s monarchical titles while an empress regnant is a queen in her own right with all the powers of a monarch, usually becoming empress by inheriting the throne on the death of the previous monarch. Quite similar to the description of an empress, queens are the female equivalent of kings. Both are considered to be monarchs, the only difference being is that the emperor and empress are considered to be the higher monarchical titles than king and queen. A monarch is the sovereign head of state, officially outranking all other individuals in the realm. An empress or queen may exercise the most and highest authority in the state independently or along with their husbands.. Browse this section to explore about the life and works of various famous empresses and queens from all over the world.
The Most Famous Empresses & Queens | |||
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| Name | Birthday | Nationality | Bio |
| Jetsun Pema | June 4, 1990 | Bhutanese | Jetsun Pema is the Queen consort of Bhutan |
| Princess Alice of Battenberg | February 25, 1885 | British | Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark, also known as Princess Victoria Alice Elizabeth Julia Marie of Battenberg, was the mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and mother-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II |
| Boudica | 30 | British | Boudica was a queen of the Celtic Icenic tribe, who led an uprising against Roman invaders |
| Nefertiti | 1370 BC | Egyptian | Neferneferuaten Nefertiti was an Egyptian queen and chief consort of Akhenaten, an Egyptian Pharaoh |
| Alexandra of Denmark | December 1, 1844 | British | Alexandra of Denmark was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India |
| Mariam-uz-Zamani | 1542 | Indian | Mariam-uz-Zamani, also known in history as Harka Bai and Jodha Bai, was the third wife of the Mughal Emperor Akbar |
| Rani Padmini | 1303 | Indian | Rani Padmini or Padmavati was a legendary 13th-14th century Indian queen, who has inspired numerous tales of love and honor |
| Empress Dowager Cixi | November 29, 1835 | Chinese | Empress Dowager Cixi was a Chinese empress dowager and regent of the Qing Dynasty |
| Yaa Asantewaa | 1840 | Ghanaian | Yaa Asantewaa was queen mother of Ejisu in the Ashanti/Asante Empire |
| Catherine the Great | May 2, 1729 | Russian | Catherine the Great was the longest ruling female leader of Russia whose reign was called Russia’s Golden Age |
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