Queen consort
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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]]. |
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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.
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Examples of royal consorts
Past queens consort:
- Queen Marie Antoinette, consort to Louis XVI of France
- Queen Mary, consort of George V
- Queen Alexandra, consort of Edward VII
- Queen Elizabeth, consort of George VI
- Queen Fabiola, consort of Baudouin I of the Belgians
- Queen Marie José, consort of Umberto II of Italy
- Queen Kapiolani, consort of King Kalākaua of [[Kingdom of Hawaii|HawaiTemplate:Okinai]]
- Queen Soraya Tarzi, consort of King Amanullah Khan of Afghanistan
- Tsaritsa Ioanna, consort of Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria
- Empress Farah Pahlavi, consort of Mohammad Reza Shah of Iran
- Queen Fawzia, consort of Mohammad Reza Shah of Persia
- 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.
- Queen Catherine, first Queen consort of Henry VIII of England, she was also regent when he was in a war in France.
- Queen Hortense, consort of Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland.
- Queen Wilhelmine, consort of William I of the Netherlands.
- Queen Anna Pavlovna, consort of William II of the Netherlands.
- Queen Sophie, first consort of William III of the Netherlands.
- Queen Emma, second consort of William III of the Netherlands. When William died on 23 November 1890, Emma became regent (1890 - 1898) for her underaged daughter, Wilhelmina, the late king's only surviving child.
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:
- Queen Paola, consort of Albert II of the Belgians
- Queen Rania, consort of Abdullah II of Jordan
- Queen Silvia, consort of Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
- Queen Sirikit, consort of Rama IX of Thailand
- Queen Sofia, consort of Juan Carlos I of Spain
- Queen Sonja, consort of Harald V of Norway
- Queen 'Masenate, consort of Letsie III of Lesotho
- Empress Michiko, consort of Akihito of Japan
- Queen Sylvia, consort of Muwenda Mutebi II of Buganda. Her official title is Nnabagereka of Buganda
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.
Thus:
- Queen Mary, consort of George V, is usually called Mary of Teck
- Queen Maria José, consort of Umberto II of Italy, is usually called Marie José of Belgium
- Queen Philippa, consort of John I of Portugal, is usually called Philippa of Lancaster
- Queen Catherine, first consort of Henry VIII, is called Catherine of Aragon
- Queen Anne, second consort of Henry VIII, is called Anne Boleyn
- Queen Catherine, consort of Charles II, is called Catherine of Braganza.
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