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-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.+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]] and hold the feminine equivalent of their husbands' monarchical [[title]]s. Most of the time, however, they have no real power. Famous examples include [[Anne Boleyn]] and [[Marie Antoinette]].
==Examples of royal consorts== ==Examples of royal consorts==
'''Past queens consort''': '''Past queens consort''':
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* Queen Regent [[Saovabha Bongsri]], consort of [[Chulalongkorn]] of [[Siam]] * Queen Regent [[Saovabha Bongsri]], consort of [[Chulalongkorn]] of [[Siam]]
* [[Panapillai Amma]] (queen consort) Srimathi Lakshmi Pilla Kochamma Chempakaraman Arumana Ammaveedu, wife of Visakham Thirunal [[Maharajah]] of [[Travancore]]. * [[Panapillai Amma]] (queen consort) Srimathi Lakshmi Pilla Kochamma Chempakaraman Arumana Ammaveedu, wife of Visakham Thirunal [[Maharajah]] of [[Travancore]].
-[[Image:LakshmiPillaiKochama.jpg|thumbnail|[[Panapillai Amma]] Srimathi Lakshmi Pilla Kochamma of the Chempakaraman Arumana Ammaveedu Family of the [[Thampi]] clan and consort of [[Visakham Thirunal]] [[Maharajah]] of [[Travancore]]]] 
* Queen [[Catherine of Aragon| Catherine]], first Queen consort of [[Henry VIII]] of [[England]], she was also [[regent]] when he was in a war in [[France]]. * Queen [[Catherine of Aragon| Catherine]], first Queen consort of [[Henry VIII]] of [[England]], she was also [[regent]] when he was in a war in [[France]].
* Queen [[Hortense de Beauharnais|Hortense]], consort of [[Louis Bonaparte]], King of [[Holland]]. * Queen [[Hortense de Beauharnais|Hortense]], consort of [[Louis Bonaparte]], King of [[Holland]].

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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 and hold the feminine equivalent of their husbands' monarchical titles. Most of the time, however, they have no real power. Famous examples include Anne Boleyn and Marie Antoinette.

Examples of royal consorts

Past queens consort:

See Royal Consorts of the United Kingdom and its predecessor realms for a more complete list of queens consort of the United Kingdom.

Present queens consort:

Because queens consort lack an ordinal with which to distinguish between them, many historical texts and encyclopedias refer to deceased consorts by their pre-marital or maiden name or title, not by their marital royal title.

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