Ahmose-Nefertari
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Ahmose-Nefertari was the first Great Royal Wife of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. She was a daughter of Seqenenre Tao and Ahhotep I, and royal sister and wife to Ahmose I. Her son Amenhotep I became pharaoh and she may have served as his regent when he was young. Ahmose-Nefertari was deified after her death.
Ahmose Nefertari in deified form in tomb TT359
Posthumous stele of Amenhotep I and Ahmose-Nefertari making an offering to Osiris.
Alleged mummy of Ahmose-Nefertari, from DB320
Representation of the deified queen Ahmose-Nefertari, the Great Royal Wife of Ahmose I. From Tomb TT359 at Deir el-Medina, Egypt. Neues Museum
Great Royal Wife
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Great Royal Wife, or alternatively, Chief King's Wife, is the title that was used to refer to the principal wife of the pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, who served many official functions.
Hatshepsut was Great Royal Wife to Thutmose II, then regent for her stepson Thutmose III, before becoming pharaoh in her own right (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
The Vulture crown, a crown worn by Great Royal Wives and female pharaohs