Queen consort
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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.[1][2]
In contrast, a queen regnant is a female monarch who rules suo jure (Latin for, "in her own right") and usually becomes queen by inheriting the throne upon the death of the previous monarch.[3]
A queen dowager is a widowed queen consort, and a queen mother is a queen dowager who is the mother of the current monarch.[3]
Titles
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When a title other than king is held by the sovereign, his wife can be referred to by the feminine equivalent, such as princess consort or empress consort.
In monarchies where
The situation is more complex in
In the
While the wife of a king is usually given the title of queen, there is much less consistency for the husband of a
The title of prince consort for the husband of a reigning queen is more common. The monarchies that adopted this title did so because the title of king is usually historically higher than queen, so when the sovereign is female, her husband should never have a higher title than her. An example is Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He married Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom; because she insisted that he be given a title identifying his status, he became Albert, Prince Consort.[5]
Role
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The traditional historiography on queenship has created an image of a queen who is a king's "helpmate"[6] and provider of heirs.[7][8][9] They had power within the royal household and partially within the court. Their duty was running the royal household smoothly, such as directing the children's education, supervising the staff, and managing the private royal treasury.[10] They unofficially acted as hostesses, ensuring the royal family was not involved in scandals and giving gifts to high-ranking officials in a society where this was important to maintain bonds. As a result, consorts were expected to act as wise, loyal, and chaste women.[11]
Some royal consorts of foreign origin have served as cultural transmitters. Due to their unique position of being reared in one culture and then, when very young, promised into marriage in another land with a different culture, they have served as a cultural bridge between nations. Based on their journals, diaries, and other autobiographical or historical accounts, some exchanged and introduced new forms of art, music, religion, and fashion.[12]
However, the consorts of monarchs have no official political power per se, even when their position is
- Queen Regent Anne of Kiev, wife of Philip I of France
- Queen Regent Jeonghui, grandmother of King Seongjong of Korea
- Queen Regent Munjeong, mother of King Myeongjong of Korea
- Queen Regent Sunwon, grandmother of King Heonjong of Korea
- Grand Princess Regent Sviatoslav I of Kiev
- Grand Princess Regent Elena Glinskaya, mother of Ivan IV of Russia
- Queen Regent Mary of Guise, mother of Mary I of Scotland
- Queen Regent Sebastian I of Portugal
- Queen Regent Marie de' Medici, mother of Louis XIII of France
- Queen Regent Anne, mother of Louis XIV of France
- Queen Regent Luisa de Guzmán, mother of Afonso VI of Portugal
- Queen Regent Alfonso XIII of Spain
- Queen Regent Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, mother of Wilhelmina I of the Netherlands
- Queen Regent Anna Khanum, mother of Abbas II of Persia
- Queen Regent Helen of Greece, mother of King Michael I of Romania
Similarly, in several cases in Siam (now Thailand) the queen consort was named regent during an extended absence of the king:
- Queen Regent Siam, served as Regent during his tour of Europe
- Queen Regent Sirikit, wife of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, served as Regent during her husband's extended retreat
Examples of queens and empresses consort
Past queens consort:
- Queen Sindeok, consort of Taejo of Joseon
- Queen Jeongan, consort of Jeongjong of Joseon
- Queen Wongyeong, consort of Taejong of Joseon
- Queen Soheon, consort of Sejong the Great of Joseon
- Queen Jeongsun, consort of Danjong of Joseon
- Queen Inseong, consort of Injong of Joseon
- Queen Uiin, first consort of Seonjo of Joseon
- Queen Inmok, second of Seonjo of Joseon
- Queen Inyeol, first consort of Injo of Joseon
- Queen Jangnyeol, second consort of Injo of Joseon
- Queen Inseon, consort of Hyojong of Joseon
- Queen Myeongseong, consort of Hyeonjong of Joseon
- Queen Ingyeong, first consort of Sukjong of Joseon
- Queen Royal Noble Consort Joseon rank 1
- Queen Jeongseong, first consort of Yeongjo of Joseon
- Queen Hyoui, consort of Jeongjo of Joseon
- Queen Hyohyeon, first consort Heonjong of Joseon
- Queen Maria Theresa, consort of Louis XIV of France
- Queen Marie Leszczyńska, consort of Louis XV of France
- Queen Marie Antoinette, consort of Louis XVI of France[15]
- Queen Caroline, consort of George II
- Queen longest-tenured queen consort.
- Queen Caroline, consort of George IV
- Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV
- Queen Edward VII
- Queen Mary, consort of George V
- Queen Elizabeth, consort of George VI
- Queen Nguyễn Hữu Thị Lan, consort of Bảo Đại
- Queen Victoria, consort of Gustaf V of Sweden
- Queen Louise, consort of Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
- Queen Louise, consort of Christian IX of Denmark
- Queen Frederik VIII of Denmark
- Queen Alexandrine, consort Christian X of Denmark
- Queen Ingrid, consort of Frederik IX of Denmark
- Queen Louise, consort of Leopold I of Belgium
- Queen Marie, consort of Leopold II of Belgium
- Queen Elisabeth, consort of Albert I of Belgium
- Queen Astrid, consort of Leopold III of Belgium
- Queen Fabiola, consort of Baudouin of Belgium
- Queen Paola, consort of Albert II of Belgium
- Queen Juan Carlos I of Spain
- Queen Anne Marie, consort of Constantine II of Greece
- Queen Geraldine, consort of Zog I of Albania
- Queen Umberto II of Italy
- Hawaiʻi
- Queen Afghanistan
- Tsaritsa Ioanna, consort of Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria
- Queen Elizabeth, consort of Henry VII of England
- Ranee Sylvia Brett, consort of Vyner Brooke of The Raj of Sarawak
- Queen Catherine, first consort of Henry VIII of England. She was also regent in times of war.
- Queen Anne, second consort of Henry VIII of England. She gave birth to the future Elizabeth I, who was the last monarch of House of Tudor.
- Queen Jane, third consort of Henry VIII of England.
- Queen Anne, fourth consort of Henry VIII of England
- Queen Catherine, fifth consort of Henry VIII of England
- Queen Catherine, sixth consort of Henry VIII of England
- Queen Anne, consort of James I of England
- Queen Henrietta Maria, consort of Charles I of England
- Queen Cattherine, consort of Charles II of England
- Queen Mary, consort of James II of England
- Queen Halaevalu Mata'aho, consort of Tāufa'āhau Tupou IV, Tu'i of Tonga.
- Queen Hortense, consort of Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland
- Queen Bahiyah, consort of Abdul Halim of Kedah
- Queen Haminah, consort of Abdul Halim of Kedah
- Queen Siti Aishah, consort of Salahuddin of Selangor
- Queen Najihah, consort of Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan
- Queen Bainun, consort of Azlan Shah of Perak
- Queen Zanariah, consort of Iskandar of Johor
- Queen Sisowath Kossamak, consort of King Norodom Suramarit of Cambodia
- Queen Norodom Monineath, consort of King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia
- Queen Wilhelmine, consort of William I of the Netherlands
- Queen Anna Pavlovna, consort of William II of the Netherlands
- Queen Sophie, first consort of William III of the Netherlands
- Queen Emma, second consort of William III of the Netherlands: When William died on 23 November 1890, Emma became regent (1890–1898) for her underaged daughter, Wilhelmina, the late king's only surviving child.
- Queen Haakon VII of Norway. She was also simultaneously a princess of the United Kingdom.
- Queen Ratna, second consort of Mahendra of Nepal
- Queen Sunanda Kumariratana, consort of King Chulalongkorn of Siam.
- Queen Siam. She was also grandmother of the King Ananda Mahidol and Great King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand.
- Queen Siam.
- Queen Siam.
- Queen Rambai Barni, consort of King Prajadhipok of Thailand
- Queen Sirikit, consort of Great King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand
- Queen Burma
- Queen Burma
- Queen Tswanas of Botswana
- Queen Mantfombi, principal consort (or Inkosikazi Enkhulu) of Goodwill Zwelithini of Zululand, South Africa. She was also simultaneously a princess of Eswatini.
Past empresses consort:
- Empress
- Empress Aelia Sophia, consort of Justin II of the Byzantine Empire
- Empress Wu, consort of Gaozong of Tang
- Empress Wang, consort of [[Gaozong of Tang]
- Empress Chabi, chief wife of Kublai Khan, Emperor of Yuan dynasty
- Empress Nambui, principal consort of Kublai Khan, Emperor of Yuan dynasty
- Empress Danashri, principal consort of Toghon Temür, Emperor of Yuan dynasty
- Empress Bayan Khutugh, principal consort of Toghon Temür, Emperor of Yuan dynasty
- Empress Gi, principal consort of Toghon Temür, Emperor of Yuan dynasty
- Empress Xiaocigao, principal consort of Hongwu Emperor from the Ming dynasty
- Empress Mughal Emperor
- Empress Akbar the Great
- Empress Mughal Emperor
- Empress Mughal Emperor
- Empress Nur Jahan, principal chief consort of Jahangir, the fourth Mughal Emperor
- Empress Mughal Emperor
- Empress Isabella of Portugal, consort of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. She was the regent of the Spanish Empire.
- Hürrem Sultan, principal chief consort and legal wife of Suleiman the Magnificent, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
- Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
- Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
- Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
- Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
- Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
- Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
- Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
- Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
- Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
- Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
- Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
- Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, consort of Francis I, Holy Roman Empire.
- Emperor of Mexico.
- Titular Empress Carlota Joaquina of Spain, consort of John VI of Portugal, Titular Emperor of Brazil
- Empress Emperor of Mexico.
- Empress Maria Leopoldina, consort of Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil
- Empress Amélie, consort of Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil
- Empress Teresa Cristina, consort of Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil
- Empress Myeongseong, first principal wife of Gojong, the first emperor of the Korean Empire
- Empress Napoléon III, Emperor of the French
- Empress Wilhelm II
- Empress Elisabeth, consort of Franz Joseph I
- Empress Xiaojingxian, primary consort of Yongzheng, Qing Emperor
- Empress Xiaoxianchun, principal consort of Qianlong, Qing Emperor
- Step Empress Qianlong, Qing Emperor
- Empress Xiaoshurui, principal consort of Jiaqing, Qing Emperor
- Empress Xiaoherui, secondary consort of Jiaqing, Qing Emperor
- Empress Xiao Zhen Xian, principal consort of Xianfeng, Qing Emperor
- Empress Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All Russia
- Empress Durdhara, principal chief consort of Chandragupta Maurya, first Maurya emperor
- Empress Crown Prince Sushima Mother, principal chief consort of Bindusara, Second Mauryan emperor
- Empress Shubhadrangi, chief consort of Bindusara, Second Mauryan emperor
- Empress Asandhimitra, first principal chief consort (or Agramahishi) of Ashoka, third Mauryan emperor
- Empress Devi, chief consort of Ashoka, third Mauryan emperor
- Empress Karuvaki, second principal chief consort of Ashoka, third Mauryan emperor
- Empress Padmavati, chief consort of Ashoka, third Mauryan emperor
- Empress Tishyaraksha, last principal chief consort of Ashoka, third Mauryan emperor
- Empress Michiko, consort of Emperor Akihito of Japan
Current queens consort:
- Queen Malaysia
- Queen Charles III of the United Kingdom
- Queen Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck of Bhutan
- Queen Letizia, consort of Felipe VI of Spain
- Queen 'Masenate, consort of Letsie III of Lesotho
- Queen Frederik X of Denmark
- Queen Mathilde, consort of Philippe of Belgium
- Queen Máxima, consort of Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
- Queen Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho, consort of Tupou VI of Tonga
- Queen Rania, consort of Abdullah II of Jordan
- Queen Saleha, consort of Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam
- Queen Silvia, consort of Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
- Queen Harald V of Norway
- Queen Suthida, consort of Vajiralongkorn of Thailand
Current empress consort:
- Empress Masako, consort of Emperor Naruhito of Japan
Current queens consort in federal monarchies
- Queen Nur Zahirah, consort of Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu
- Queen Fauziah, consort of Sirajuddin of Perlis
- Queen Norashikin, consort of Sharafuddin of Selangor
- Queen Aishah Rohani, consort of Muhriz of Negeri Sembilan
- Queen Zarith Sofiah, consort of Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor
- Queen Nur Diana Petra, consort of Muhammad V of Kelantan
- Queen Zara Salim, consort of Nazrin Shah of Perak
- Queen Maliha, consort of Sallehuddin of Kedah
- Queen Azizah, consort of Abdullah of Pahang
Because queens consort lack an
See also
- First Lady
- Consort crown
- Prince consort
- Princess consort
- Haseki Sultan
- Sultana
- Royal Noble Consort(Korea)
- List of Bohemian consorts
- List of Burmese consorts
- List of British royal consorts
- List of Bulgarian consorts
- List of royal consorts of Canada
- List of Danish royal consorts
- List of Dutch royal consorts
- List of Queens and Empresses of France
- List of Georgian consorts
- List of Hawaiian royal consorts
- List of Hungarian consorts
- List of Japanese imperial consorts
- List of Norwegian royal consorts
- List of Persian consorts
- List of Pre-colonial Filipino Consorts
- List of Portuguese queens
- List of Spanish royal consorts
- List of Swedish royal consorts
- List of Thai royal consorts
- List of Tongan royal consorts
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