Famous Empresses - page 3

The Most Famous Empresses

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Jetsun PemaJune 4, 1990BhutaneseJetsun Pema is the Queen consort of Bhutan
Princess Alice of BattenbergFebruary 25, 1885BritishPrincess 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
Boudica30BritishBoudica was a queen of the Celtic Icenic tribe, who led an uprising against Roman invaders
Nefertiti1370 BCEgyptianNeferneferuaten Nefertiti was an Egyptian queen and chief consort of Akhenaten, an Egyptian Pharaoh
Alexandra of DenmarkDecember 1, 1844BritishAlexandra of Denmark was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India
Mariam-uz-Zamani1542IndianMariam-uz-Zamani, also known in history as Harka Bai and Jodha Bai, was the third wife of the Mughal Emperor Akbar
Rani Padmini1303IndianRani Padmini or Padmavati was a legendary 13th-14th century Indian queen, who has inspired numerous tales of love and honor
Empress Dowager CixiNovember 29, 1835ChineseEmpress Dowager Cixi was a Chinese empress dowager and regent of the Qing Dynasty
Yaa Asantewaa1840GhanaianYaa Asantewaa was queen mother of Ejisu in the Ashanti/Asante Empire
Marie AntoinetteNovember 2, 1755Austrian, FrenchMarie Antoinette was the Queen of France and Navarre from 1774 to 1792
Catherine de' Medici

Catherine de' Medici

Catherine de Medici, the wife of King Henry II, was the Queen of France from 1547 until 1559

ItalianApril 13, 1519127 views

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

Kate Middleton is the wife of Prince William and a member of the British royal

BritishJanuary 9, 1982100 views

Hatshepsut

Hatshepsut is the first female Pharaoh belonging to Egypt to rule for the longest period

Egyptian1508 BC202 views

Philippa of Lancaster

Philippa of Lancaster was the Queen of Portugal from 1387 until 1415

BritishMarch 31, 135988 views

Maria Theresa

Maria Theresa was the Empress of Habsburg dynasty who ascended to throne after her father’s death and was known for her progressive politics

AustrianMay 13, 1717113 views

Rani Lakshmibai

Rani Lakshmibai, famously known as ‘Jhansi Ki Rani’, was one of the leading warriors of India’s First War of Independence

IndianNovember 19, 1828129 views

Queen Nzinga

Queen Anna Nzinga was an influential and astute 17th-century queen who ruled the Ndongo and Matamba Kingdoms of the Mbundu people in Angola

Angolan1583151 views

Yaa Asantewaa

Yaa Asantewaa was queen mother of Ejisu in the Ashanti/Asante Empire

Ghanaian1840281 views

Wu Zetian

Wu Zetian was an empress of China during the Tang dynasty

ChineseFebruary 17, 625157 views

Margrethe II of Denmark

Margrethe II is the current Queen of Denmark

DanishApril 16, 1940168 views