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A queen regnant or simply queen is a female monarch, equivalent in rank, title and position to a king. She reigns suo jure over a realm known as a kingdom; as opposed to a queen consort, who is marrie
Margaret I was the queen regnant of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden in the late 14th and early 15th centuries.
Bust of Sobekneferu, the earliest Pharaoh of Egypt confidently proven to have been a woman (r. 18th/17th century BC)
Queen Elizabeth II, who reigned as queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 until her death in 2022, is the longest-reigning queen regnant in world history.
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, Duchess of Brabant, is the heir apparent to the Belgian throne. The eldest child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, she was elevated to the dukedom after her grandfath
Queen regnant
…non-sovereign or traditional monarchs (such as Rain Queen Masalanabo Modjadji VII and Māori Queen Nga wai hono i te po). Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden; Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant (monarchy of Belgium), Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange (monarchy of the Netherlands) and Ingrid Alexandra, Crown Princess of Norway are currently…
Elisabeth in 2025
Elisabeth meets King Charles III at a reception at Buckingham Palace, the evening before his coronation, 5 May 2023. Watching on is her father King Philippe
Elisabeth with her parents at the enthronement of Guillaume V, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, 3 October 2025