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 anoint
Anne of Bohemia and Hungary, consort of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Margaret I of Denmark (1353–1412), was first the consort of King Haakon of Norway and Sweden and later ruled Denmark, Norway and Sweden in her own right
Queen Sophia Magdalene wearing the crown of the Queen of Sweden.
Portrait of Queen Charlotte by Nathaniel Dance-Holland, 1769
Anne Boleyn
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Anne Boleyn was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII. The circumstances of her marriage and execution, by beheading for treason, made her a key figure in the polit
Queen consort
…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…
Posthumous portrait of Anne Boleyn at Hever Castle, c. 1583
Portrait of Anne's elder sister Mary Boleyn, by Remigius van Leemput, c. 1630–1670
Interior Court of Savoy, Mechelen
Henry VIII’s first interview with Anne Boleyn, a 19th-century depiction by Daniel Maclise (1836)