List of queens regnant

This is a list of Queens who have ruled as Queen in many countries (Separate queens for separate countries). Included also are Pharaohs and Empresses. If the Queen ruled as a regent this is indicated by "(regent)" following the name. Where a queen had no powers but only the title "(titular)" is added.

Queens consort (who are styled Queen by virtue of marrying a monarch) are not included.

The following original lead is retained temporarily during reconstruction:

The following is an incomplete list of queens who are well known from popular writings, although many ancient and poorly documented ruling queens (such as those from Africa and Oceania) are omitted. Section 1 lists Queens regnant: Queens who ruled in their own right. Section 2 lists Queens regent: Queens who have ruled on behalf of a monarch who was a minor, absent or incapacitated. Section 3 includes Legendary Queens. Section 4 lists Titular Queens: Queens who ruled in their own right, but had no constitutional standing or regal powers while in power. Section 5 lists various female leaders who were referred to as "Chieftainess."

Africa

North Africa

Algeria

Jarawa

• Kahina ruled c. 690-703

Touggourt

• Aisha ruled c. 1833

Egypt

Indigenous dynasties

• Sobekneferu of the Twelfth Dynasty - Sobekneferu was the first confirmed female ruler of Egypt, although Nitocris may have ruled in the Sixth Dynasty, and there are five other women who are believed to have ruled as early as the First Dynasty
• Hatshepsut of the Eighteenth Dynasty
• Neferneferuaten of the Eighteenth Dynasty (possibly Nefertiti or Meritaten or Neferneferuaten Tasherit)
• Twosret of the Nineteenth Dynasty

Ptolemaic dynasties

Ptolemy II instituted a new practice of brother-sister marriage when he married his full sister, Arsinoe II. They became, in effect, co-rulers, and both took the epithet Philadelphus ("Brother-Loving" and "Sister-Loving"). Because of this custom many of the kings ruled jointly with their spouses, who were also of the royal house. The only Ptolemaic Queens to officially rule on their own were Berenice III and Berenice IV. Cleopatra VI did co-rule, but it was with another female, Berenice IV. Cleopatra VII officially co-ruled with Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator, Ptolemy XIV, and Ptolemy XV, but effectively, she ruled Egypt alone

• Arsinoe II
• Arsinoe III
• Cleopatra I
• Cleopatra II
• Cleopatra III
• Cleopatra IV
• Berenice III
• Cleopatra V
• Cleopatra VI
• Berenice IV
• Cleopatra VII
• Arsinoe IV

Ayyubid dynasty

• Shajar al-Durr ruled 1250

Libya

Cyrene

• Cleopatra Selene II 34–30 BC - also known as Cleopatra VIII. In 75 BC, Cyrene became part of a Roman province, but it was restored to the Ptolemies by Mark Antony in 37 BC. In 34 BC Cleopatra VII and Antony's daughter, Cleopatra Selene II, was made Queen of Cyrene, but the city returned to Rome following Augustus' conquest of Egypt in 30 BC

Sudan

• Elizabeth II 1952-1956

Kandake was a title for queens, queen mothers, and queens consort in Nubia, but ruling Kandakes may have included:

• Alakhebasken (c. 295 BCE)
• Shanakdakhete (177–155 BCE)
• Amanirenas (40–10 BCE)
• Amanishakheto (c. 10 BCE–1 CE)
• Nawidemak
• Amanitore (1–20 CE)
• Amantitere (22–41 CE)
• Amanikhatashan (62–85)
• Maleqorobar (266–283)
• Lakhideamani (306–314)

West Africa

Benin

Hogbonu

• Hude (ruled 1746–1752)

Gambia

• Elizabeth II (ruled 1965-1970)

Ghana

• Elizabeth II (ruled 1957-1960)

Akan state of Denkyira

• Amoako Atta Yiadom (ruled 1770–1793), Denkyirahene

Akan state of Dwaben

• Ama Serwah (ruled 1838–1846), Dwabenhene
• Unknown Dwabenhene (ruled 1846-18??)
• Nana Juaben Serwah II (ruled 1959–19??), Dwabenhene

Côte d'Ivoire

Baoule

• Pokou (ruled c. 1730-1750) - Queen and founder of the Baoule tribe

Niger

Azna

• Sarraounia (ruled late 19th)

Nigeria

• Elizabeth II (1960-1963)

Igodomigodo

• Emose
• Orrorro

Ondo Kingdom

• Pupupu, founder and ruler of the Ondo Kingdom c. 1510.

Zazzau

• Amina - There is controversy among scholars as to the date of her reign, one school placing her in the mid-15th century, and a second placing her reign in the mid to late 16th century

Senegal

Sine

• Lingeer Fatim Beye (ruled c. 1335)

Waalo

• Lingeer Ndoye Demba (ruled c. 1367) - she was the founder of the Serer Joos Maternal Dynasty

Sierra Leone

• Elizabeth II (1961-1971)

Koya

• Fatima Brima Kama, Alikali (ruled 1826–1840), Bai

Central Africa

Angola

Jaga

• Mussasa
• Tembandumba

Matamba

• Mwongo Matamba (ruled ?–1631)
• Ana I de Sousa Nzinga Mbande (ruled 1631–1663)
• Barbara (ruled 1663–1666)
• Verónica I Guterres Kandala Kingwanga (ruled 1681–1721)
• Ana II (ruled 1741–1756)
• Verónica II (ruled 1756–1758)
• Ana III (ruled 1758–?)

Mbunda Kingdom

• Vamwene Naama
• Vamwene Yamvu
• Vamwene Mbaao ya Chinguli (ruled 1500s-early 1600s)
• Vamwene Kaamba ka Mbaao
• Vamwene Mukenge wa Lweembe, Livindamo

Ndongo

• Ana de Sousa Nzinga Mbande (ruled 1624–1626 and 1657–1663)
• Mukambu Mbandi (ruled 1663–1671)

Cameroon

Bamum

• Ngoungoure (ruled 1865), her rule lasted 30 minutes

East Africa

Comoros

Ndzuwani (Anjouan)

• Alimah III (ruled 1676–1711) - first known ruler and female ruler of Anjouan; at least two more women had ruled Anjouan before her: Alimah I and Alimah II
• Alimah IV (ruled 1788–1792) - she was the de facto ruler of Anjouan with sultan Abdallah I during his reigns in 1782-1788 and 1792-1796

Bamboa

• Nyau wa Faume

Itsandra

• Fey Beja waWabeja, Mfalme

Bajini

• Ja Mhaba, Mfalme
• Hadija bint Ahmed, Mfalme

Mwali

• Raketaka Jombe Sudy (ruled 1842–1865 and 1874–1878) - she ruled as regent twice, 1865-1868 and 1871-1874. After 1851 she took the name of Jumbe Fatima bint Abderremane
• Salima Machamba bint Saidi Hamadi Makadara (ruled 1888–1909)

Ethiopia

• Zewditu (ruled 1916–1930)

Gibe state of Gera

• Genne Fa (ruled c. 1880)

Kenya

• Elizabeth II (1963-1964)

Madagascar

• Rangita (ruled 1520–1530)
• Rafohy (ruled 1530–1540)
• Ranavalona I (ruled 1828–1861)
• Rasoherina (ruled 1863–1868)
• Ranavalona II (ruled 1868–1883)
• Ranavalona III (ruled 1883–1897)

Boina Kingdom

• Andrianaginarivo (ruled 1777-1778)
• Tombola (ruled 1778)
• Ravahiny (ruled 1778-1808)
• Oantitsy (ruled 1832-1836)
• Tsiomeko (ruled 1836-1840)

Mauritius

• Elizabeth II (1968-1992)

Seychelles

• Elizabeth II (1952-1976)

Tanzania

• Elizabeth II (1961-1962)

Uganda

• Elizabeth II (1962-1963)

Bunyoro

• Masamba of Bunyoro

South Africa

Botswana

• Elizabeth II (1952-1966)

Malawi

• Elizabeth II (1964-1966)

South Africa

• Elizabeth II (1952-1961)

Balobedu The Modjadji or Rain Queen is the hereditary queen of Balobedu, the people of the Limpopo Province of South Africa. The succession to the position of Rain Queen is matrilineal, meaning that the Queen's eldest daughter is the heir, and that males are not entitled to inherit the throne at all. The Rain Queen is believed to have special powers, including the ability to control the clouds and rainfall.

Lovedu

• Majaji (ruled c. 350 AD)
• Maselekwane Modjadji (1800–1854)
• Masalanabo Modjadji (1854–1894)
• Khetoane Modjadji (1895–1959)
• Makoma Modjadji (1959-1980)
• Mokope Modjadji (1981-2001)
• Makobo Modjadji (2003-2005)

Batlokwa

• Mantatisi (ruled 1820s)

Makololo

• Mamochisane (c. 1851)

Zambia

• Elizabeth II (1952-1964)

Zimbabwe

• Elizabeth II (1965-1970)

America

North America

Canada

• Victoria (ruled 1837–1901)
• Elizabeth II (ruled 1952–)

Central America

Antigua and Barbuda

• Elizabeth II (ruled 1981–)

Bahamas

• Elizabeth II (ruled 1973–)

Barbados

• Elizabeth II (ruled 1966–)

Belize

• Elizabeth II (ruled 1981–)

Dominica

• Elizabeth II (ruled 1952–1978)

Dominican Republic

• Isabella II (ruled 1861–1865)

Grenada

• Elizabeth II (ruled 1974–)

Guatemala

Naranjo

• Wac Chanil Ahau, also known as Lady Six Sky (ruled 682–693)

Tikal

• Unen Bahlam (ruled c. 317)
• Lady of Tikal (ruled 511–527?)

Jamaica

• Elizabeth II (ruled 1962–)

Mexico

Ecatepec

• Tlapalizquixochtzin (ruled late 15th-early 16th century)

Palenque

• Ix Yohl Ik'nal (ruled 583–604)
• Sak K'uk', also known as Muwaan Mat (ruled 612–615)

Tepetlaoztoc

• Azcasuch (ruled late 15th-early 16th century)

Yaxchilan

• Ik' Skull, also known as Lady Eveningstar (possibly ruled 742–752)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Elizabeth II (ruled 1983–)

Saint Lucia

• Elizabeth II (ruled 1979–)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

• Elizabeth II (ruled 1979–)

South America

Brazil

• Maria I of Portugal (ruled 1815–1816)

Guyana

• Elizabeth II (ruled 1966-1970)

Suriname

• Juliana (ruled 1948-1975)

Trinidad and Tobago

• Elizabeth II (ruled 1962-1976)

Asia

East and Central Asia

China

There have been many powerful empress consorts or empress dowagers, some of whom effectively ruled. Powerful empress consorts or empress dowagers were de facto rulers, but not de jure empress regnants. A concubine who gave birth to a crown prince also could become empress consort (皇后), although her status still was a little lower than an empress dowager who had been the former empress consort which will be known as 太后.

• Empress Lü Zhi (regent) 188-180 BC
• Wu Zetian (Chinese: 武則天; ruled 684–705, reigned 690–705) - the sole official Chinese Empress Regnant, the empress consort of Tang Gaozong, the mother of Tang Zhongzong and Tang Ruizong, she established the Zhou Dynasty (also known as Wu Zhou 武周) after dismissing her sons and becoming the Empress Regnant

Although Wu Zetian is the only undisputed empress regnant in Chinese history, there is one documented case of a woman holding the title of "Emperor":

• Daughter of Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei (Chinese: 元氏 (北魏孝明帝女); ruled 1–2 April 528) - during Northern Wei Dynasty, Empress Dowager Hu, after her son Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei's death, falsely declared Emperor Xiaoming's daughter to be a son and declared the daughter to be the new emperor, but almost immediately revealed that the child was in fact female, and thereafter declared Yuan Zhao, the young son of Emperor Xiaoming's cousin Yuan Baohui (元寶暉) emperor. Emperor Xiaoming's daughter is also therefore not usually considered a true emperor.
• Empress Wei (regent) 710
• Empress Xiao Yanyan (regent) 986
• Empress Dowager Cixi (regent) 1861-1908

Japan

• Queen Himiko, of Yamatai (ruled 189–248)
• Empress Suiko (554–628), (ruled 593–628) — first ruling empress
• Empress Kōgyoku (594–661), (ruled 642–645) — formerly Princess Takara (Empress Consort of Jomei)
• Empress Saimei (594–661), (ruled 655–661) — same person as Empress Kōgyoku, second reign under a second name
• Empress Jitō (645–702), (ruled 690–697)
• Empress Gemmei (661–721), (ruled 707–715)
• Empress Genshō (680–748), (ruled 715–724) — formerly Princess Hidaka
• Empress Kōken (718–770), (ruled 749–758)
• Empress Shōtoku (718–770), (ruled 764–770) — same person as Empress Kōken, second reign under a second name
• Empress Meishō (1624–1696), (ruled 1629–1643)
• Empress Go-Sakuramachi (1740–1813), (ruled 1762–1771) — last ruling empress

Korea

Silla

• Seondeok (ruled 632–647)
• Jindeok (ruled 647–652)
• Jinseong (ruled 887–897)
• Queen Heonae (regent) 997-1009
• Queen Jeonghee (regent) 1468-1469, 1469-1477
• Grand Queen Dowager Insoo (regent) 1469-1477
• Queen Munjeong (regent) 1545–1565
• Queen Jeongsun (regent) 1800–1805
• Queen Sunwon (regent) 1834–1841 and 1849–1852
• Empress Myeongseong (regent) 1873–1895

South Asia

Bangladesh

• Elizabeth II (ruled 1952–1956)

India

Alupa dynasty

• Ballamahadevi (ruled 1275–1285 with Nagadevarasa)

Arakkal dynasty

• Ali Raja Bibi Harrabichi Kadavube (ruled 1728–1732)
• Ali Raja Bibi Junumabe I (ruled 1732–1745)
• Ali Raja Bibi Junumabe II (ruled 1777–1819)

British Raj

• Victoria (ruled 1876–1901) - Empress of India

Gond

• Rani Durgavati (regent) ?–1564

Holkar dynasty

• Ahilyabai Holkar (ruled 1767–1795), also known as the Philosopher Queen

Jhansi

• Lakshmi Bai (ruled 1857–1858)

Kakatiya dynasty

• Rani Rudrama Devi (ruled 1261/62–1295/96)

Kashmir

• Sugandha (ruled in the 10th century)
• Didda (ruled 980–1003), she ruled first as a Regent for her son Abhimanyu and thereafter as sole ruler in her own right
• Kota Rani (ruled 1338–1339)

Keladi Nayaka dynasty

• Keladi Chennamma (ruled 1672–1697)
• Virammaji (ruled 1757–1763)

Kittur

• Kittur Chennamma (ruled ?-1829)

Mamluk dynasty

• Raziyyat-ud-din Sultana of Slave Dynasty (ruled 1236–1240)

Maratha Empire

• Tarabai (regent) 1700–1708

Princely States

• Gowri Lakshmi Bayi of Travancore (ruled 1811–1814)

Bhopal State

• Qudsia Begum (ruled 1819–1837) - in 1819, 18-year-old Qudsia Begum (also known as Gohar Begum) took over the reins after the assassination of her husband, Nawab Muiz Muhammad Khan Bahadur. She was the first female ruler of Bhopal. She declared that her 2-year-old daughter Sikander would follow her as the ruler; none of the male family members dared to challenge her decision. She ruled till 1837, when she died having adequately prepared her daughter for ruling the state.
• Begum Sultan Shah Jehan (ruled 1844–1860 and 1868–1901) - Shahjahan was the only surviving child of Sikandar Begum, sometime Nawab of Bhopal by correct title, and her husband Jahangir Mohammed Khan. She was recognised as ruler of Bhopal in 1844 at the age of six; her mother wielded power as regent during her minority. However, in 1860, her mother Sikandar Begum was recognised by the British as ruler of Bhopal in her own right, and Shahjahan was set aside.
• Begum Nawab Sikandar (ruled 1860–1868)
• Begum Kaikhusrau Jahan (ruled 1901–1926)

Ullal

• Abbakka Chowta (ruled 1525–1570s)

Maldives

• Damahaar (ruled before 990) - Damahaar, a Ranin (Queen) of the Aadeetta (Sun) Dynasty, is mentioned by al-Idrisi as having reigned over the Maldives at some time before the semi-legendary King Koimala; there are several other mentions by foreign travelers, mainly Arabs, of queens ruling over the Maldives at various times; these are not always named and their reigns cannot be precisely dated
• Khadijah (ruled 1347–1363, 1364–1374 and 1376–1380) - She is one of the earliest female rulers in a Muslim nation.
• Raadhafathi (ruled 1380)
• Dhaain (ruled 1385–1388)
• Kuda Kala Kamanafa’anu (ruled 1607–1609)
• Amina (ruled 1757 – 1759)
• Elizabeth II (ruled 1952 – 1965)

Pakistan

• Elizabeth II (ruled 1952-1956)

Sindh

• Zainab Tari (ruled 1092–1102)

Sri Lanka

• Kuweni of Thambapanni (ruled before 543BC)
• Anula of Anuradhapura (ruled 47–42 BC)
• Lilavati of Polonnaruwa (ruled 1197–1200, 1209–1210 and 1211–1212)
• Kalyanavati of Polonnaruwa (ruled 1202–1208)
• Elizabeth II of Ceylon (ruled 1952-1972)

Southeast Asia

Cambodia

• Jayavedi (ruled 681–713) - during her rule, She was faulted in leadership which led The Chenla kingdom to break into two individual states, but then it record the period to be female-dominated dynasty with the wide range of female successors, totally driving the entire kingdom
• Ang Mey (1835–1841 and 1844–1845) - also known as Queen Ba-cong-chua or Ksat Trey, she was proclaimed on the death of her father by the Vietnamese faction at court with the title of My-lam-quan-chua in January 1835. She was famous as puppet queen to Annam

Indonesia

• Wilhelmina (ruled 1890-1945)

Aceh

• Seri Ratu Ta'jul Alam Shah (ruled 1641–1675) - the Sultana of Atjeh (Aceh) Darussalam, formerly known as Puteri Seri Alam the Daughter of The Great Sultan Iskandar Muda, and wife of Sultan Iskandar Thani
• Seri Ratu Naqiatuddin Nurul Alam (ruled 1675-1678)
• Seri Ratu Inayat Shah (ruled 1678–1688)
• Seri Ratu Kamalat Syah (ruled 1688–1699) - she was deposed and replaced by her husband under pressure from the Mufti of Mecca

Bali

• Śri Wijaya Mahadewi (ruled c. 983)
• Mahendradatta (ruled before 989–1007)
• Śri Ajñadewi (ruled c. 1016)
• Śri Sakalendukirana Laksmidhara Wijayottunggadewi (ruled c. 1088–1101)
• Arjayadengjayaketana (ruled c. 1200)
• Unnamed Queen (ruled ?–1284)
• Dewa Agung Istri Kanya (ruled 1814–1850)

Bugis

• Siti Aisyah We Tenriolle (ruled 1855-1910)

Kalingga

• Maharani Shima (ruled 674–695)

Majapahit

• Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi (ruled 1328–1350)
• Suhita (ruled 1429–1447)

Medang

• Pramodhawardhani (ruled 833–856 with her husband Rakai Pikatan)
• Śri Isyana Tunggawijaya (ruled 947–985)

Mengwi

• Gusti Ayu Istri Biang Agung (ruled 1836–1857)

Sonbai Kecil

• Bi Sonbai (ruled 1672–1717), in western Timor

Laos

Lan Xang

• Nang Keo Phimpha (ruled 1438) - after her nephew Lan Kham Deng died, she seized control of Lan Xang and the next four kings were under her control. She only reigned for a few months in 1438 at age of 95; she was deposed and killed

Malaysia

Johor

• Engku Puteri Raja Hamidah binti Raja Haji of Johor (dowager 1812-19)

Kelantan

• Siti Wan Kembang (ruled 1610-63)
• Puteri Saadong (ruled 1667-1671)

Myanmar

Hanthawaddy

• Shin Sawbu (ruled 1453–1472)

Philippines

Namayan and Tondo

• Dayang Kalangitan (ruled 1450–1515)

Sulu

• Nur ul-Azam (ruled c. 1680-1685)

Thailand

Hariphunchai

• Jamadevi, first ruler of the Mon kingdom of Hariphunchai

Pattani

• Ratu Hijau, 'the Green Queen' (ruled 1584–1616)
• Ratu Biru, 'the Blue Queen' (ruled 1616–1624)
• Ratu Ungu, 'the Purple Queen' (ruled 1624–1635)
• Ratu Kuning, 'the Yellow Queen' (ruled 1635–1649/88), controversy surrounds the exact date of the end of her reign
• Ratu Emas Kelantan (ruled 1670–1698 or 1690–1704) - thought by A. Teeuw & Wyatt to be a king, but claimed by al-Fatani to be a queen, the widow of Raja Bakal and mother of the succeeding queen
• Ratu Emas Chayam (ruled 1698–1702 or 1704–1707 and 1716–1718)

Lanna

• Chiraprapha (ruled 1545–1546)
• Wisutthi Thewi (ruled 1564-1578)

Siam and Thailand

• Saovabha Phongsri (regent) 1897
• Sirikit (regent) 1956

Vietnam

• Trưng Sisters (ruled 40–43) - the Trưng sisters (Vietnamese: Hai Bà Trưng; literally: two ladies Trưng) were leaders who rebelled against Chinese rule for three years, and are regarded as national heroines of Vietnam. Their names are Trưng Trắc and Trưng Nhị
• Lý Chiêu Hoàng (ruled 1224–1225)
• Nguyễn Thị Anh (regent) 1451–1459

Champa

• Isanavarman (ruled 653)

West Asia

Iran

• Musa of Parthia (Parthian queen regnant of Iran, ruled 2 BC–4 AD)
• Borandukht (In Persian: Pourandokht, Sassanid queen regnant and Daughter of Khosrow Parviz, ruled 629-630 and 631-632)
• Azarmidokht (Sassanid queen regnant, sister of Borandukht and daughter of Khosrow Parviz, ruled 630–631)

Elymais

• Anzaze (ruled about 82/81 to 75 BC, following dates on the coins), she appears on coins together with king Kamnaskires III; they perhaps ruled together as on the coins she is called βασιλίσσης (the Genitive case of queen, βασίλισσα - basílissa)

Il Khanate

• Sati Beg (ruled 1338–1339)

Salghurids

• Abish Khatun b. Sa'd II (ruled 1263)
• Abish Khatun w (ruled 1264–1282)

Iraq

Adiabene

• Heleni (ruled 30–58)

Seleucid Empire

• Cleopatra Thea (ruled 126–121 BCE) - she ruled in association with her son Antiochus VIII Grypus

Israel

Judah

• Athaliah (ruled 843–835 BC)

Hasmonean dynasty

• Salome Alexandra (ruled 76–67 BC)

Herodian dynasty

• Salome I (ruled 6 BC-10 AD) - she ruled as Toparch of Jabneh, Ashdod and Phasaelis
• Livia (ruled 10-29) - she ruled as Toparch of Jabneh

Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem

• Melisende (ruled 1131–1153)
• Sibylla (ruled 1186–1190)
• Isabella I (ruled 1190/92–1205)
• Maria (ruled 1205–1212)
• Isabella II (ruled 1212–1228), also known as Yolande of Jerusalem

Jordan

Nabatea

• Chuldu (ruled 9 BC–40 AD), she ruled jointly with her husband Aretas IV Philopatris
• Shaqilath (ruled 40–70/71), she ruled jointly with her husband-brother Malichus II; after his death she was regent for her son Rabbel II Soter
• Gamilath (ruled 70/71–106), she ruled jointly with her brother Rabbel II Soter

Kazakhstan

Massagetae

• Tomyris, Queen of the Massagetae (ruled 570-520 BC)

Saudi Arabia

Qedarite

• Zabibe (ruled c. 750–735 BC)
• Samsi (ruled c. 735–710 BC)
• Yatie (ruled c. 710–695 BC)
• Te'elkhunu (ruled c. 695–690 BC)
• Tabua (ruled c. 678–675 BC)

Syria

Tanukhids

• Mavia (ruled 375–425) - "The Queen of the Arabs"

Turkey

Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia

• Isabella (ruled 1219–1252) - she co-ruled with her husband Hethum I from 1226

Bithynia

• Etazeta (regent) 255–254 BC

Caria

• Artemisia I (ruled c. 480 BC)
• Artemisia II (ruled 353–351 BC)
• Ada (ruled 344–340 and 334–326 BC)

Dardania

• Mania (ruled after 399 BC) - queen of ancient Dardania according to Polyaenus and Xenophon

Heraclea Pontica

• Amastris (ruled c. 300-284 BC)

Pontus

• Pythodorida (ruled 8 BC–38 AD)

Prusias ad Mare

• Orodaltis (ruled c. after 30 BC)

Saltukid dynasty

• Melike Mama Hatun (ruled 1191–1200)

Trebizond

• Theodora Megale Komnene (ruled 1284–1285)
• Eirene Palaiologina (ruled 1340–1341)
• Anna Megale Komnene (ruled 1341–1342)

United Arab Emirates

• Elizabeth II (ruled 1952-1971)

Uzbekistan

Khanate of Kokand

• Irdana (ruled 1751–1770)

Yemen

• Elizabeth II (ruled 1952-1967)

Sulayhid dynasty

• Arwa al-Sulayhi (ruled 1086–1138), she ruled Yemen firstly through her first two husbands and then as sole ruler; she was the greatest of the rulers of the Sulayhid Dynasty and was also the first woman to be accorded the prestigious title of hujja in Isma'ili branch of Shi'a Islam, signifying her as the closest living image of God's will in her lifetime

Europe

Albania

Shishman Dynasty

• Komnena (ruled 1372–1395)
• Ruzhina (ruled 1395–1417)

Armenia

• Erato (ruled 10–2 BC and 6–12 AD)
• Zarmandukht (ruled 378–384)

Austria

• Maria Theresa (ruled 1740-1780) - she was the only female ruler of the Habsburg dominions and the last of the House of Habsburg. She was the sovereign of Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Mantua, Milan, Lodomeria and Galicia, the Austrian Netherlands and Parma. In some of the Habsburg dominions (such as Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia and Lodomeria and Galicia), she held the title of queen. By marriage, she was also Duchess of Lorraine, Grand Duchess of Tuscany and Holy Roman Empress (all as consort).

Marcomanni

• Fritigil (ruled mid 4th century)

Bosnia

• Jelena Gruba (ruled 1395–1398) - elected after the death of king Stephen Dabiša, her husband

Croatia

• Mary (ruled 1382–1385 and 1386–1395)
• Maria Theresa (ruled 1740–1780)

Cyprus

• Charlotte (ruled 1458–1464)
• Catherine Cornaro (ruled 1474–1489)
• Elizabeth II (ruled 1952–1960)

Czech lands

• Maria Theresa (ruled 1740–1780)

Denmark

• Margaret Fredkulla (regent) 1105-1130 - daughter of King Inge the Elder of Sweden. In 1105, she married King Niels of Denmark, described as a passive monarch who lacked the capacity to rule and who left the affairs of the state to her. With Niels' blessing, Margaret became the de facto Queen regnant of Denmark. The Danish coins printed during this period bears the inscription: Margareta-Nicalas ("Margaret-Niels").
• Margaret I (ruled 1387–1412) - she was founder of the Kalmar Union, which united the Scandinavian countries for over a century. Margaret is known in Denmark as "Margrethe I" to distinguish her from the current queen. Denmark did not have a tradition of allowing women to rule, so when her son died, she was titled "All-powerful Lady and Mistress (Regent) of the Kingdom of Denmark". She only styled herself Queen of Denmark in 1375, usually referring to herself as "Margaret, by the grace of God, daughter of Valdemar King of Denmark" and "Denmark's rightful heir" when referring to her position in Denmark. Others simply referred to her as the "Lady Queen", without specifying what she was queen of, but not so Pope Boniface IX, who in his letters styled her "our beloved daughter in Christ, Margaret, most excellent queen of Denmark, Sweden and Norway"
• Margaret II (ruled 1972–present)

Estonia

• Margaret Sambiria (ruled 1266-1282)
• Ingeborg of Norway (ruled 1329-1332)
• Christina (ruled 6 November 1632 – 6 June 1654)
• Ulrica Eleanor (ruled 5 December 1718 – 29 February 1720)
• Catherine I (ruled 8 February 1725 – 17 May 1727)
• Anna (ruled 13 February 1730 – 28 October 1740)
• Elizabeth (ruled 6 December 1741 – 5 January 1762)
• Catherine II (ruled 9 July 1762 – 6 November 1796)

Finland

• Margaret I of Denmark (ruled 1389–1412)
• Christina of Sweden (ruled 1632–1654)
• Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (ruled 1719–1720)

Georgia

• Tamar (ruled 1184–1213)
• Rusudan (ruled 1223–1245)

Greece

Aeacid dynasty

• Deidamia II (ruled c. 233 BCE)

Hungary

• Mary (ruled 1382–1385 and 1386-1395) - she was crowned as King of Hungary to emphasize that she was a monarch in her own right; she co-ruled with her husband Sigismund of Luxembourg from 1387
• Maria Theresa (ruled 1740–1780)

Iceland

• Margaret I (ruled 1388 – 28 October 1412)

Ireland

Umaill

• Grace O'Malley (ruled mid-16th century – c. 1603) - also known as Gráinne Ní Mháille, Granuaile or The Sea Queen Of Connaught; she was Queen of Umaill, Chieftain of the Ó Máille clan, a pirate and a revolutionary in 16th century Ireland

Kingdom of Ireland

• Jane Grey (ruled 1553) (disputed)
• Mary I (ruled 1553–1558)
• Elizabeth I (ruled 1558–1603)
• Mary II (ruled 1689-1694) - she co-ruled with her husband William of Orange
• Anne (ruled 1702–1714)

Italy

Naples

• Joan I (ruled 1343–1382)
• Joan II (ruled 1414–1435)
• Joan III the Mad (ruled 1516–1555)

Sardinia

• Elena of Gallura (ruled 1202 or 1203–1218)
• Benedetta of Cagliari (ruled 1214–1232 or 1233)
• Adelasia of Torres (ruled 1236–1259)
• Joanna of Gallura (ruled 1298–1308)
• Eleanor of Arborea (ruled 1383–1404)

Sicily

• Constance I (ruled 1194–1198) - she co-ruled with her husband Henry of Hohenstaufen until 1197
• Constance II (ruled 1282–1285) - she co-ruled with her husband Peter III of Aragon
• Maria (ruled 1377–1401) - she co-ruled with her husband Martin I the Younger from 1392
• Joan the Mad (ruled 1516–1555)

Malta

• Elizabeth II (ruled 1964-1974)

Netherlands

• Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (regent) 1890-1898
• Wilhelmina (ruled 23 November 1890 – 4 September 1948)
• Juliana (ruled 4 September 1948 – 30 April 1980)
• Beatrix (ruled 30 April 1980 – 30 April 2013)

Norway

• Margaret (ruled 1388–1412)

Agder

• Åsa (ruled 815–834/38)

Poland

• Hedwig (ruled 1384–1399) - she was crowned as King of Poland to emphasize that she was a monarch in her own right; she co-ruled with her husband Władysław II Jagiełło from 1386
• Anna (ruled 1575–1586) - she was crowned as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania to emphasize that she was a monarch in her own right; she co-ruled with her husband Stephen Báthory

Portugal

• Teresa (regent) 1112–1128 - first ruler of independent Portugal. In recognizing her victory in defending Coimbra, she was called "Queen" by Pope Paschal II and in light of this recognition, she appears in her documents as "Daughter of Alphonso and elected by God", explicitly being called queen in an 1117 document, leading some to refer to her as the first monarch of Portugal
• Leonor Telles de Meneses (regent) 1383-1385
• Eleanor of Aragon (regent) 1438-1439
• Catherine of Austria (regent) 1557-1562
• Luisa de Guzmán (regent) 1656-1662
• Maria I (ruled 1777–1816)
• Maria II (ruled 1826–1828 and 1834–1853)

Russia

• Elena Glinskaya (regent) 1533-1538
• Irina Godunova (regent) 1598
• Catherine I (ruled 1725–1727)
• Anna (ruled 1730–1740)
• Elizabeth (ruled 1741–1762)
• Catherine II ("the Great") (ruled 1762–1796)

Kingdom of the Cimmerian Bosporus

• Dynamis (ruled in 47 BC, 44-17 BC and 16-14 BC) - she co-ruled with her first husband Asander in 47 BC and from 44 BC until 17 BC; then she co-ruled with her second husband Polemon I from 16 BC until her death
• Gepaepyris (ruled 38–45) - she ruled in association with her son Mithridates III

Khanate of Qasim

• Fatima Soltan (ruled 1679–1681)

Spain

• Urraca of León and Castile (ruled 1109–1126) - also styled as Empress of all the Spains (totius Hispaniae imperatrix). Her use of the imperial styling was limited, much more so than that of her predecessor and successor (it is possible that the imperial style had connotations too strongly masculine). Urraca did employ instead the title Queen of Spain on several occasions from the very beginning of her reign until the end
• Petronila of Aragon (ruled 1137–1164)
• Berenguela of Castile the Great (ruled 1217)
• Sancha of León (ruled de jure 1230) - she ruled jointly with her sister Dulce. After the death of Sancha's brother, Alfonso IX named his second son, also Ferdinand, his heir, bestowing on him the title infante. In 1217, Ferdinand's mother, Berengaria, inherited the Kingdom of Castile, but ceded it to her son. With his heir out of the kingdom and ruling in another place, Alfonso attempted to make his eldest daughters his joint heirs. In the Treaty of Boronal concluded with Portugal in 1219, Alfonso expressly states that if he should die, Portugal should respect the agreement with his daughters.^[2] Alfonso also attempted to secure his eldest daughter's rights by marrying Sancha to John of Brienne, the former King of Jerusalem, but his wife Berengaria blocked this action in order to advance her son.^[3] After this fiasco, Alfonso declared Sancha and Dulce his heirs, but upon his death on 24 September 1230, the people of León, who had pledged for Ferdinand in 1206, refused to recognise his daughters, and they in turn ceded their rights to his kingdom to their half-brother
• Dulce of León (ruled de jure 1230) - she ruled jointly with her sister Sancha
• Isabella I of Castile the Catholic (ruled 1474–1504) - After a struggle to claim her right to the throne, she reorganised the governmental system, brought the crime rate to the lowest it had been in years, and unburdened the kingdom of the enormous debt her brother had left behind. Her marriage with Ferdinand II of Aragon brought stability to the kingdoms that became the basis for the political unification of Spain. Her reforms and those she made with her husband had an influence that extended well beyond the borders of their united kingdoms. Isabella and Ferdinand are known for completing the Reconquista, ordering conversion or exile of their Muslim and Jewish subjects in the Spanish Inquisition, and for supporting and financing Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage that led to the opening of the New World.
• Joanna of Castile and Aragon the Mad (ruled 1504–1555) - successor of the previous. After her husband's death she was deemed mentally ill and was confined to a nunnery for the rest of her life. Her father, Ferdinand II of Aragon, was regent until his death, when she inherited his kingdom as well.
• Mariana of Austria (regent) 1665-1675
• Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies (regent during her daughter's infancy) 1833-1840
• Isabella II of Spain An infant de jure queen from 1833, ruled 1843–1868
• Maria Christina of Austria (regent) 1885-1902

Navarre

• Toda Aznárez (ruled 950s-970s) - was the queen consort of Pamplona through her marriage to Sancho I, who reigned from 905 to 925, and was regent of Pamplona for her son García Sánchez I from 931 to 934. Later in life, she ruled a subkingdom created for her
• Joan I (ruled 1274–1305)
• Joan II (ruled 1328–1349)
• Blanche I (ruled 1425–1441)
• Blanche II (ruled de jure 1461–1464)
• Eleanor (ruled in 1479)
• Catherine (ruled 1483–1517)
• Joan III (ruled 1555–1572)

Sweden

• Ingeborg (ruled de facto 1318-1319) - in 1318-1319 she was Sweden's first de facto female ruler and from 1319 to 1326, she was Sweden's first de jure female regent; her position subsequently equalled that of an undeclared queen mother for over 40 years
• Margaret (ruled 1389–1412)
• Christina (ruled 1632–5 June 1654) - she was crowned as King of Swedes, Goths and Vandals to emphasize that she was a monarch in her own right
• Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp (regent) 1660-1672 and 1697-1699
• Ulrika Eleonora the Younger (ruled 30 November 1718 – 29 February 1720)

United Kingdom

Kingdoms of the Britons

• Cartimandua (ruled c. 43–69), queen of the Brigantes, a Celtic people in what is now Northern England - she came to power around the time of the Roman conquest of Britain, and formed a large tribal agglomeration that became loyal to Rome; she is known exclusively from the work of a single Roman historian, Tacitus, though she appears to have been widely influential in early Roman Britain
• Boudica (ruled c. 60–61), queen of the Brythonic Celtic Iceni, people of Norfolk, in Eastern Britain - in 61 AD, led a major uprising of the tribes against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire

Anglo-Saxon kingdoms

• Seaxburh of Wessex (ruled c. 672–674) - she reigned jointly with her husband Cenwalh and, according to tradition, ruled Wessex as Queen for a year following Cenwalh's death in c. 672
• Æthelflæd of Mercia (ruled 911–918) - eldest daughter of king Alfred the Great of Wessex, wife of Æthelred II, ealdorman of Mercia, and after his death, sole ruler of Mercia. While her husband was alive, she signed agreements, leading some to think that she was the real leader. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle styles her Lady of the Mercians (Myrcna hlæfdige)
• Ælfwynn of Mercia (ruled 918) - daughter of Æthelflæd and Æthelred II, styled Lady of the Mercians. Deposed by her uncle, Edward the Elder (4 December 918), who annexed Mercia to Wessex, creating the Kingdom of England

Kingdom of England

• Matilda of England (ruled 7 April – 1 November 1141) - she was England's first de facto female ruler, holding the title of Lady of the English (she planned to assume the title of queen upon her coronation). She was declared heir presumptive by her father, Henry I, and acknowledged as such by the barons; however, upon the death of her father in 1135, Matilda was usurped to the throne by her rival and cousin Stephen of Blois. The Anarchy followed, with Matilda's being a de facto ruler for a few months in 1141, but she was never crowned and failed to consolidate her rule (legally and politically)
• Eleanor of Aquitaine (regent) 1189 - 1192 during Richard I's absence
• Isabella of France (regent 1326-1330)
• Catherine of Aragon (regent) 1513 - 1514
• Catherine Parr (regent) July to September 1544
• Jane Grey (ruled 1553) - her cousin Edward VI of England nominated Jane as successor to the Crown in his will and excluded his half sisters, Mary and Elizabeth. However, this was disputed following Edward's death and Jane was queen for only nine days (10–19 July) before Edward's half-sister, Mary, was proclaimed Queen. Jane is nicknamed The Nine Days' Queen
• Mary I of England (ruled 1553–1558)
• Elizabeth I of England (ruled 1558–1603)

Kingdom of Scotland

• Margaret of Scotland (ruled 25 November 1286 – 26 September 1290) - also known as Margaret, Maid of Norway. She was daughter of Eric II of Norway and Margaret of Scotland and was named "domina and right heir" of the Kingdom of Scotland by her grandfather, Alexander III. Her death, at the age of seven, while en route to Scotland sparked off the disputed succession which led to the Wars of Scottish Independence. As Margaret was never crowned or otherwise inaugurated, and never set foot on what was then Scottish soil during her lifetime, there is some doubt about whether she should be regarded as a Queen of Scots; this could ultimately be a matter of interpretation. Most lists of the monarchs of Scotland do include her, but a few do not.
• Mary of Gueldres (regent) 1460-1463
• Margaret Tudor (regent) 1513-1514
• Mary I of Scotland (ruled 1542–1567) - better known as Mary, Queen of Scots; she was executed in England in 1587
• Mary of Guise (regent) 1554-1560

Kingdoms of England and Scotland / Kingdom of Great Britain

• Mary II of England and Scotland (ruled 1689–1694) - she ruled jointly with her cousin and husband William III of Orange
• Anne of Great Britain (ruled 1702–1714)

United Kingdom

• Victoria (ruled 1837–1901) - the first monarch to hold the title of Empress of India.
• Elizabeth II (ruling 1952–present) - head of state of 16 sovereign states. Longest reigning monarch in Britain.

Oceania

American Samoa

• Tuimanufili, (ruled as 20th Tui Manu'a)
• Siliave, (ruled as 23rd Tui Manu'a)
• Seuea, (ruled as 27th Tui Manu'a)
• Matelita, (ruled 1891–1895, as 39th Tui Manu'a)

Australia

• Victoria (ruled 1901)
• Elizabeth II (ruling 1952–present)

Fiji

• Victoria (ruled 1874-1901)
• Elizabeth II (ruling 1952–present)

French Polynesia

Bora Bora

• Teriimaevarua II (ruled 1860–1873)
• Teriimaevarua III (ruled 1873–1888)

Huahine

• Teha'apapa I (ruled 1760–1790)
• Teri'itaria II (ruled 1815–1852)
• Teha'apapa II (ruled 1868–1893)
• Teuhe (ruled 1888–1890) - she reigned under a rebellion government against her mother Queen Tehaapapa II
• Teha'apapa III (ruled 1893–1895)

Raiatea

• Tehauroarii (ruled 1881–1884)
• Tuarii (ruled till 1897) - she reigned under a rebellion government against the French with the support of Teraupoo after Tamatoa VI abdicated.

Rimatara

• Tamaeva IV (ruled 1876–1892)
• Tamaeva V (ruled 1892–1901)

Tahiti

• Purea (ruled 18th century), queen of the Teva clan on the southern part of the island before unification
• Pōmare IV (ruled 1871–1911)

Taiohae

• Vaekehu I (ruled 18??–18??)

Hawaii

• Ancient
  • Kūkaniloko, 11th Moʻi of Oʻahu (ruled sixteenth century)
  • Kalaimanuia, 12th Moʻi of Oʻahu (ruled 1600–1665)
  • Kaikilani, 17th Moʻi of Hawaiʻi Island (ruled 1575–1605)
  • Keakamahana, 19th Moʻi of Hawaiʻi Island (ruled 1635–1665)
  • Keakealaniwahine, 20th Moʻi of Hawaiʻi Island (ruled 1665–1695)
  • Kamakahelei, 22nd Moʻi of Kauaʻi (ruled 1770–1794)

• Kingdom
  • Liliuokalani (ruled 1891–1893 and claimed status as queen until her death in 1917) - was one of many queens of Hawaii; however, she was the only queen regnant of the modern Kingdom of Hawaii established by Kamehameha I in the late eighteenth century

New Zealand

• Victoria (ruled 1853-1901)
• Elizabeth II (ruling 1952–present)

Rarotonga

• Makea Takau Ariki, Queen/Supreme High Chiefess of the Cook Islands (ruled 1871–1911) - was the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Kingdom of Rarotonga established in 1858, she ceased to be sovereign after 1888

Papua New Guinea

• Elizabeth II (ruling 1975–present)

Solomon Islands

• Elizabeth II (ruling 1978–present)

Tonga

• Tupoumahe'ofo (ruled 1777–1781, as Tu'i Kanokupolu)
• Salote Tupou III (ruled 1918–1965)

Tuvalu

• Elizabeth II (ruling 1978–present)

Uvea (Wallis)

• Toifale (ruled 1825)
• Falakika Seilala (ruled 1858–1869)
• Amelia Tokagahahau Aliki (ruled 1869–1895)
• Aloisia Brial (ruled 1953–1958)

Africa

Fatimids

• Sitt al-Mulk (regent) 1021–1023

Kongo Kingdom

• Isabel Maria da Gama (regent) 1962-1975

Ashanti Empire

• Yaa Asantewaa (regent), queen mother of Ejisu in the Ashanti Empire

Dahomey

• Hangbe (regent) ruler of Dahomey 1716-1718 between the death of Akaba and the rule of Agaja

Asia

Mongolia

• Töregene Khatun (regent) 1243–1246
• Oghul Qaimish (regent) 1248–1251
• Mandukhai Khatun (regent) 15th century

Chagatai Khanate

• Orqina Khatun (regent) 1252-1260

Golden Horde

• Tulun Beg Khanum (regent) 1370-1373

Kara-Khitan Khanate

• Tabuyan (regent) 1144-1150
• Yelü Pusuwan (regent) 1164–1178

India

Gond

• Rani Durgavati (regent) ?–1564

Maratha Empire

• Tarabai (regent) 1700–1708

Neo-Assyrian Empire

• Shammuramat (regent) 810-806 BC

Palmyrene Empire

• Zenobia (regent) 267–271

Europe

France

• Anne of Kiev (regent) 1060-1066
• Blanche of Castile (regent) 1226-1235 and 1248-1252
• Isabella of Bavaria (regent) 1417-1420
• Catherine de' Medici (regent) in 1552, 1560-1563 and in 1574
• Marie de' Medici (regent) 1610-1614
• Anne of Austria (regent) 1643-1651

Illyrian Kingdom

• Teuta (regent) 231–227 BC
• Etuta (regent) 169-168 BC

Khazar

• Parsbit (regent) 730

Kievan Rus'

• Olga (regent) 945-962

Lombards

• Theodelinda (regent) 590-591

Ostrogoths

• Amalasuntha (regent) 526-534

Roman Empire and immediate successors

• Ulpia Severina (regent) 275 - there is considerable numismatic evidence for Ulpia Severina ruling in her own right between the death of Aurelian and the election of Marcus Claudius Tacitus.^[4] Sources mention an interregnum between Aurelian and Tacitus, and some of Ulpia's coins appear to have been minted after Aurelian's death.^[5] As such she may have been the only woman to rule over the whole Roman Empire in her own power.

Bithynia

• Etazeta (regent) 255–254 BC

Byzantine Empire

• Pulcheria (regent) 414–453
• Irene (ruled 797–802) - she normally referred to herself as basilissa (empress), although there are three instances of the title basileus (emperor) being used by her
• Theodora the Armenian (regent) 842-855
• Zoe (ruled 1028–1041 and 1042–1050) - she ruled with her consorts Romanos III and Michael IV between 1028 and 1041; she ruled with her sister Theodora and her third husband Constantine IX from 1042 to 1050
• Theodora (ruled 1042–1056) - she ruled from 1042 jointly with her sister Zoe and Zoe's third husband Constantine IX; she ruled from 1055 until her own death as sole monarch.

Epirus

• Maria Angelina Doukaina Palaiologina (ruled 1384–1385)

Latin Empire

• Yolanda of Flanders (regent) 1217-1219

Sarmatia

• Amage (regent) 4th century BC

Legendary Queens

Ahaggar

• Tin Hinan (ruled c. 4th-century)

Amazons

• Otrera, the daughter of Eurus (the east wind)
• Hippolyta, the Amazonian queen who possessed a magical girdle
• Penthesilea, the daughter of Ares and Otrera and the sister of Hippolyta, Antiope and Melanippe
• Antianara, the daughter of Ares and Otrera and the sister of Hippolyta, Antiope and Melanippe
• Eurypyle
• Lampedo
• Marpesia

Assyria

• Semiramis, the legendary queen of king Ninus, succeeding him to the throne of Assyria

Bohemia

• Libuše

Bornu Empire

• Aissa Kili N'guirmamaramama (ruled 1573-1580)

Champa

• Lady Po Nagar, According to Cham legend, was the founder of the Cham nation

Carthage

• Dido (ruled 814 – c. 760 BC) - also known as Alyssa. Founder of Carthage, according to tradition

China

• Nüwa

Egypt

• Merneith of the First Dynasty - was a consort and a regent of Ancient Egypt during the first dynasty. She may have been a ruler of Egypt in her own right. The possibility is based on several official records. Her rule occurred the 30th century B.C., for an undetermined period
• Khentkaus of the Fourth Dynasty - Khentkaus appears to have served as a regent for Thampthis (considered by some historians her son) and may have even taken on kingly titles. Some of her titles are ambiguous and are apparently open to interpretation
• Nitocris of the Sixth Dynasty - her historicity is questionable. She might have been an interregnum queen

Funan Kingdom

• Queen Somâ (ruled 180–90 BCE) - the earliest Queen and Leader in Cambodian history

Gideons Dynasty

• Gudit, (ruled c. 960 – c. 1000)

Britain

• Queen Gwendolen (ruled 11th century BCE)
• Queen Cordelia (ruled 8th century BCE)
• Queen Marcia (ruled 4th century BCE)

Harran

• Zugalum, (ruled 2400 BC)

Ireland

• Macha, (ruled 661–654 BC)

Connacht

• Medb, Queen of Connacht

Italia

• Lavinia

Japan

• Empress Jingū (ruled 201-269)

Kelantan

• Che Siti Wan Kembang

Lydia

• Omphale, Wife of Heracles

Mongolia

• Alan Gua, a mythical figure from the Secret History of the Mongols

Nubia

• Kadimalo (depicted in Semna)
• Pelekh Candace of Meroë (c. 345–332 BCE)

Rapa Nui

• Vakai

Poland

• Wanda

Puntland

• Ati, a queen of the fabled Land of Punt in Africa

Sheba

• Bilkis in Yemen, Makeda in Ethiopia and Sudan, claimed to be Queen of Sheba

Kish

• Kubaba (ruled 25th century BC)

Titular Queens

Balete

• Mosadi Seboko (ruled 2002-), the kgosikgolo[a] of the Balete people in Botswana

Māori

• Te Atairangikaahu (ruled 1966-2006)

Mapuche

• Laura Teresa I (ruled 1903–1916)

Naso

• Rufina Santana (ruled 1982-1988)

Chieftainess

Ancient Hawaii

• Ancient Hawaii, co-ruler of Hawaiʻi Island along with her brother Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku (ruled 1695–1725)
• Ululani, 7th Chiefess of Hilo
• Kapauanuakea, 3rd Chiefess of Molokai
• Kamauliwahine, 4th Chiefess of Molokai
• Hualani, 5th Chiefess of Molokai
• Kanealai, Chiefess of Molokai

Crow tribe

• Pine Leaf, (ruled 1830s)

Giluts'aaw

• Victoria Young

Hispaniola

• Anacaona, Cacica of Quisqueya
• Iguanamá, also known as Isabel de Iguanamá

Israelite Tribes

• Deborah

Pamunkey

• Cockacoeske (ruled 1656–1686)
• Queen Betty (ruled 1686–1708)
• Queen Ann (ruled 1708–1723)

Puerto Rico

• Doña Ines, mother of Caciques Agueybaná and Agüeybaná II
• Doña María, daughter of Cacique Bagnamanay
• Yuisa, Cacica in the region near Loíza, Puerto Rico

Rarotonga

• Makea Te Vaerua Ariki, High Chiefess of Te Au O Tonga (ruled 1845–1857)
• Pa Upoko Takau Ariki, High Chiefess of Takitumu (ruled 1855–1890)
• Tinomana Mereana Ariki, High Chiefess of Puaikura (ruled 1881–1908)

Rewa, Burebasaga Confederacy

• Ro Lady Lala Tuisawau-Mara, (ruled 1957 - 2004)
• Ro Teimumu Tuisawau-Kepa, (ruled 2004 -)

Sakonnet

• Awashonks

Seneca tribe

• Queen Alliquippa (ruled 1754)

Xhosa

• Nosizwe Tyali, Chief of Imingcangathelo
• Nosiseko Gaika, Chief of Amambombo (Ngqika)
• Nomasilakhe Komani, Chief of Imingqalasi

Notes

1. ↑ "Sigismund (Holy Roman emperor)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Britannica.com Inc. Retrieved 2012-05-29. 
2. ↑ Yáñez Neira, 54.
3. ↑ Salvador Martínez, 32–33.
4. ↑ Watson, Alaric (1999). Aurelian and the Third Century. London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-07248-4. 
5. ↑ Körner, Christian (December 23, 2008). "Aurelian (A.D. 270-275)". De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Rulers and Their Families. Retrieved January 6, 2011. 

Bibliography

• L. Pierotti Cei, Madonna Costanza, Regina di Sicilia e d'Aragona, Mondadori, Milan 1995.
• S. Runciman, I Vespri siciliani, Rizzoli, Milan 1975.

External links

• Contemporary reigning queens (Zárate's Political Collections)