Queen consort
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| - | '''Margaret of Burgundy''', ([[French language|French]]: ''Marguerite de Bourgogne'') ([[1290]] – [[August 14]] [[1315]]), was the first [[queen consort]] of King [[Louis X of France|Louis X]] of France and Navarre. | + | A '''queen consort''' is the title given to the wife of a reigning [[Monarch|king]]. Queens consort usually share their husbands' [[Royal and noble ranks|rank]] (in [[Salic law|salic]] or semi-salic law monarchies) and hold the feminine equivalent of their husbands' monarchical [[title]]s. Most of the time, however, they have no real power. |
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A queen consort is the title given to the wife of a reigning king. Queens consort usually share their husbands' rank (in salic or semi-salic law monarchies) and hold the feminine equivalent of their husbands' monarchical titles. Most of the time, however, they have no real power.
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