Tanaquil was the queen of Rome by marriage to Tarquinius Priscus, the fifth King of Rome.
A rendering of Tanaquil, wife of Tarquinius Priscus, fifth king of Rome.
Portrait of Tanaquil by Domenico Beccafumi, c. 1519
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, or Tarquin the Elder, was the legendary fifth king of Rome and first of its Etruscan dynasty. He reigned for thirty-eight years. Tarquinius expanded Roman power through military conquest and grand architectural constructions. His wife was the prophetess Tanaquil.
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, 16th-century depiction published by Guillaume Rouillé