Female monarchs in their own right
Top left: Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning female monarch, ruling as Queen of the United Kingdom for 70 years, from 1952 to 2022. Top right: Victoria ruled as Queen of the United Kingdom for 63 years, from 1837 to 1901; the longest at the time. Bottom left: Wilhelmina , Queen of the Netherlands for 58 years from 1890 to 1948, is the longest-reigning female monarch outside the United Kingdom. Bottom right: Margrethe II was Queen of Denmark for 52 years, from 1972 until her abdication in 2024; she is the most recent female monarch of a sovereign state.
This is a list of current and former female monarchs regardless of title, including queens regnant , empresses regnant, pharaohs and monarchs by other titles (grand duchess, princess, etc.). Consorts, such queens consort (i.e. spouses of male monarchs) are not included, see list of current consorts of sovereigns . Female regents are not included, see list of regents .
The following is an incomplete list of women monarchs who are well known from popular writings, although many ancient and poorly documented ruling monarchs (such as those from Africa and Oceania ) are omitted. Section 1 lists monarchs who ruled in their own right, such as queens regnant . Section 2 lists legendary monarchs. Section 3 lists monarchs who ruled in their own right, but had no official legal recognition while in power. Section 4 lists various female rulers who were referred to with the title "Chieftainess." Regents, such as queens regent, are not monarchs and are not included in this page. Pretenders to thrones are also not included in this page.
The Canary Islands are Spanish territories of North Africa.
Peraza family
Kingdom of the Canary Islands The title of "King/Queen of the Canary Islands" was included in the list of titles and honours of the Spanish Crown .
The first verified female monarch of Egypt is Sobekneferu of the Twelfth dynasty . However, queens from earlier periods such as Neithhotep , Merneith and Khentkaus I held powerful positions and may have ruled Egypt in their own right, but the archaeological evidence is ambiguous.[ 2] Many of the Ptolemaic kings co-ruled with their queens. However, Arsinoe II , Berenice II , Arsinoe III and Cleopatra I are considered monarchs by Sally-Ann Ashton, but not by Tara Sewell-Lasater.[ 3] [ 4]
Monarch
State
Reign dates
Length
Ref.
Hude
Hogbonu
1746–1752
6 years
[ 24]
Orango
Roxa
Baoule
Pokou (reigned c. 1750 – c. 1760 )[ 30] – Queen and founder of the Baoule tribe.
Akwa Boni (reigned c. 1760 – c. 1790 )[ 30] – Pokou's niece who succeeded her to the throne.
Mali Empire
Akure Kingdom
Èyé Àró (reigned 1393–1419)
Èyémọ̀ị́n (reigned 1705–1735)
Amọ́robíòjò (reigned 1850–1851)
Daura
The title "Kabara" was used by female monarchs who ruled over the Hausa people in the Middle Ages. A line of matriarchal monarchs is recorded in the Kano Chronicle that ends with the reign of Daurama in the 9th century.[ 32] These queens reigned from c. 700 to c. 1000 .[ 33]
Kufuru
Ginu
Yakumo
Yakunya
Wanzamu
Yanbamu
Gizir-gizir
Inna-Gari
Daurama
Ga-Wata
Shata
Fatatuma
Sai-Da-Mata
Ja-Mata
Ha-Mata
Zama
Sha-Wata
Daurama II
Ifẹ
Igala Kingdom
Igodomigodo
Kumbwada Kumbwada has been ruled by women for at least six successive generations.[ 35]
Ondo Kingdom
Oyo Empire
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.
Lingeer 's leadership activities were carried out at the highest tier, as a co-monarch.
Koya Temne
Fatima (reigned 1826–1840)[ 36]
Kpa Mende
Mbunda Kingdom
Kingdom of kongo There were two female monarchs during Kongo Civil War .
Luvale Nhakatolo [pt ] or Nyakatolo is the hereditary queen of Luvale.
Kanem–Bornu Empire
Bambao
Itsandra
Bajini
Monarch
Portrait
Title
State
Start of reign
End of reign
Length
Zewditu
Empress
Ethiopian Empire
27 September 1916
2 April 1930
13 years, 187 days
Ambohidratrimo
Menabe
Bemihisatra
Bemazava
Antankarana
Angoche Sultanate
Queen of Angoche, name unknown (reigned in the 16th century) – she succeeded her brother and was succeeded by her husband Molidi[ 45]
Sultanate of Ifat
Shilluk Kingdom
Abudok [fr ] , the eighth ruler (and only queen) of the Shilluk.[ 47]
Unguja
Pemba Island
Tumbatu Island
Kua
Mikindani
Elizabeth II (reigned 1952–1961)
AmaMpondomise
Lobedu people
The Modjadji or Rain Queen is the hereditary queen of Lobedu , 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 .
Coba
Ecatepec
Palenque
Sak Kʼukʼ
Tepetlaoztoc
Azcasuch (reigned in the late 15th–early 16th century)
Toltec Empire
Toniná
Tzacoalco
Mixtec
Elizabeth II (reigned 1981–2022)
Pusilha
El Perú
La Florida
Naranjo
Tikal
Monarch
Portrait
Title
State
Start of reign
End of reign
Length
Ref.
Elizabeth II
Queen
Antigua and Barbuda
1 November 1981
8 September 2022
40 years, 311 days
Queen
Bahamas
10 July 1973
8 September 2022
49 years, 60 days
Queen
Barbados
30 November 1966
30 November 2021
55 years, 0 days
Queen
Grenada
7 February 1974
8 September 2022
48 years, 213 days
Queen
Jamaica
6 August 1962
8 September 2022
60 years, 33 days
Queen
Saint Kitts and Nevis
19 September 1983
8 September 2022
38 years, 354 days
Queen
Saint Lucia
22 February 1979
8 September 2022
43 years, 198 days
Queen
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
27 October 1979
8 September 2022
42 years, 316 days
Queen
Trinidad and Tobago
31 August 1962
1 August 1976
13 years, 130 days
Maria I (reigned as Queen of Brazil 1815–1816) – she was also Queen of Portugal in 1777–1816
Eastern Kingdom of Women [zh ] In Tibet , there was Nüguo (Chinese : 女國 , lit. "Kingdom of Women"), also known as Dong nüguo (Chinese : 東女國 , lit. "Eastern Kingdom of Women"), related to the tribe Sumpa .[ 62] Several queens regnant of there were recorded in Chinese history books.
Wuman
Monarch
Portrait
Title
State
Start of reign
End of reign
Length
Kalindi
–
Rani
Chakma Circle
1832
1873
41 years
Elizabeth II (reigned 1952–1956)
Assacani
Gilgit
Kanhaiya Misl
Soomra dynasty
Hamoon (reigned 1107) – she occupied the throne after her husband Sanghar's death, but was soon crushed by the nobles[ 87]
Hanthawaddy
Sandoway
Waithali
Laihka State
Kingdom of Tondo
Kingdom of Maynila
Queen of Maynila, name unknown (reigned c. 1521 ) – she succeeded her husband Salalila and was succeeded by her son Matanda ; according to oral traditions, her name is "Ysmeria"
Sultanate of Sulu
Hariphunchai
Pattani
Lanna
There were many chiefdoms on Timor , but according to the hierarchy among the Timorese domains, the ruler of Sonbai of West Timor, the ruler of Wehali of Central Timor, and the ruler of Likusaen (today: Liquiçá ) of East Timor were three paramount rulers of Timor.[ 108]
Liquiçá
Israel and Palestine [ edit ]
Gileadite
Nabatea
Tripoli The County of Tripoli was an autonomous state.[ 111]
Bāzu
Iapa, queen of the city Dihrani – Esarhaddon conquered eight kings and queens of the land Bāzu[ 112]
Baslu, queen of the city Ihilum – Esarhaddon conquered eight kings and queens of the land Bāzu[ 112]
Qedarite
Zabibe (reigned c. 750 –735 BC)
Samsi (reigned c. 735 –710 BC)
Yatie (reigned c. 710 –695 BC)
Te'el-hunu (reigned c. 695 –690 BC)
Tabua (reigned c. 678 –675 BC)
Tanukhids
Mavia (reigned 375–425) – "The Queen of the Arabs"
Seleucid Empire
Palmyrene Empire
Zenobia (reigned 272) – she ruled mostly as regent for her son but reigned briefly under the regnal name Septimia Zenobia Augusta in 272.
Antioch The Principality of Antioch was an autonomous state.[ 111]
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Isabella of Armenia
Caria
Dardania
Heraclea Pontica
Pontus
Olba Kingdom
Prusias ad Mare
Saltukid dynasty
Trebizond
Sulayhid dynasty
Asma bint Shihab (reigned 1047–1087) – she was the co-ruler of Yemen in co-regency with her cousin and spouse, Ali al-Sulayhi , and later her son, Ahmad al-Mukkaram, and daughter-in-law, Arwa al-Sulayhi. Though there were many female monarchs in the Muslim world, Asma bint Shihab and Arwa al-Sulayhi were the only female monarchs in the Arab world to have had the khutba proclaimed in their name in the mosques as sovereigns.
Arwa al-Sulayhi (reigned 1067–1138) – she ruled Yemen firstly with her first two husbands and her mother-in-law 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.
Queen of Greater Yuezhi , name unknown (reigned in the 2nd century BC) – after the king of the Greater Yuezhi was killed by the Xiongnu , his wife became the new monarch of Greater Yuezhi[ 113] [ 114]
Austria, Hungary, Croatia, and Czechia[ edit ]
Marcomanni
Poland and Lithuania [ edit ]
Monarch
Portrait
Title
State
Start of reign
End of reign
Length
Ref.
Erato
Queen
Kingdom of Armenia
8 BC
5 BC
3 years
2 BC
2 AD
4 years
6 AD
12 AD
6 years
Kingdom of Hereti
Sabir people
Kingdom of the Cimmerian Bosporus
Blue Horde
Khanate of Qasim
Denmark, Norway and Sweden[ edit ]
Agder
Luxembourg and Belgium [ edit ]
Burgundian Netherlands
Spanish Netherlands
Austrian Netherlands
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Monarch
Portrait
Title
State
Start of reign
End of reign
Length of reign
Ref.
Claudine
Lady
Monaco
July 1457
16 March 1458
c. 8 months
Louise Hippolyte
Princess
Monaco
20 February 1731
29 December 1731
312 days
United Kingdom and Ireland [ edit ]
Monarch
Portrait
Title
State
Start of reign
End of reign
Length
Ref.
Cartimandua
Queen
Brigantes
c. 43
c. 69
c. 25 years
Boudica
Queen
Iceni
c. 60
c. 61
c. 1 year
Seaxburh
–
Queen
Wessex
c. 672
c. 674
c. 2 years
Æthelflæd
Lady
Mercia
911
918
c. 7 years
Ælfwynn
–
Lady
Mercia
12 June 918
4 December 918
175 days
Matilda
Lady (disputed )
England
8 April 1141
1148
c. 7 years
[ 118]
Margaret
Queen (disputed )
Scotland
19 March 1286
September 1290
4 years, 6 months
Mary
Queen
Scotland
14 December 1542
24 July 1567
24 years, 222 days
Jane
Queen (disputed )
England
10 July 1553
19 July 1553
9 days
[ 119]
Ireland
Mary I
Queen
England
24 July 1553
17 November 1558
5 years, 116 days
Ireland
Elizabeth I
Queen
England
17 November 1558
24 March 1603
44 years, 127 days
Ireland
Mary II
Queen
England
13 February 1689
28 December 1694
5 years, 318 days
Ireland
Scotland
11 April 1689
5 years, 261 days
Anne
Queen
England
8 March 1702
1 May 1707
5 years, 54 days
Scotland
Ireland
1 August 1714
12 years, 146 days
Great Britain
1 May 1707
7 years, 92 days
Victoria
Queen
United Kingdom
20 June 1837
22 January 1901
63 years, 216 days
Elizabeth II
Queen
United Kingdom
6 February 1952
8 September 2022
70 years, 214 days
Picts
Pictish Queen, name unknown (reigned c. 617) – in 617, she summoned pirates to massacre Donnán and his companions on the island of Eigg ; she is the only woman ruler mentioned in early Scottish history [ 120]
Odrysian kingdom
Zoe
Aeacid dynasty
Byzantine Empire
Irene of Athens (reigned 797–802) – she normally referred to herself as basilissa (empress), although there are three instances of the title basileus (emperor) being used by her. From 792 she was a co-ruler.
Theodora the Armenian (reigned 842–856, disputed) - after the death of her husband she became the co-ruler of her son but in fact she ruled the empire alone; some historians regard her as an empress regnant rather than just a regent
Thekla (reigned 842–856, disputed), co-ruler of Theodora the Armenian
Zoë Porphyrogenita (reigned 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 Porphyrogenita (reigned 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.
Eudokia Makrembolitissa (reigned 1067, disputed) - after the death of her husband she became a ruler; some historians regard her as an empress regnant rather than just a regent
Epirus
Frankokratia Latin Empire was disestablished in 1261, but Latin states in Greece , also known as Frankokratia , continued to recognize Latin emperors in exile as their overlords until 1383.
Polis
Ostrogothic Kingdom
Amalasuintha (reigned 534–535) – she ruled first as regent for her son and thereafter as queen regnant in her own right
Sardinian medieval kingdoms
Kingdom of Sicily
Kingdom of Naples
Italian states from the Congress of Vienna to the unification of Italy [it ] The Italian duchies restored by the Congress of Vienna became fully sovereign because the Kingdom of Italy was not restored.
Monarch
Portrait
Title
State
Start of reign
End of reign
Length
Ref.
Jimena Díaz
Princess
Principality of Valencia
1099
1102
Urraca
Empress
Hispania
30 June 1109
8 March 1126
16 years, 251 days
Queen
León
Queen
Castile
Queen
Galicia
1111
Petronilla
Queen
Aragon
13 November 1137
18 July 1164
26 years, 248 days
Urraca the Asturian
–
Queen
Kingdom of Artajona [eu ]
1144
1153
Berengaria
Queen
Castile
6 June 1217
31 August 1217
86 days
Queen
Toledo
Sancha
–
Queen
León
24 September 1230
11 December 1230
78 days
Queen
Galicia
Dulce
–
Queen
León
24 September 1230
11 December 1230
78 days
Queen
Galicia
Joan I
Queen
Navarre
22 July 1284
2 April 1305
20 years, 254 days
Joan II
Queen
Navarre
1 April 1328
6 October 1349
21 years, 188 days
Isabella of Foix-Castelbon
–
Co-Princess
Andorra
1398
1412
Blanche I
Queen
Navarre
8 September 1425
1 April 1441
15 years, 205 days
Blanche II
–
Queen
Navarre
23 September 1461
2 December 1464
3 years, 70 days
Isabella I
Queen
Castile
11 December 1474
26 November 1504
29 years, 351 days
Queen
León
Eleanor
–
Queen
Navarre
28 January 1479
12 February 1479
15 days
Catherine
Queen
Navarre
7 January 1483
12 February 1517
34 years, 36 days
Co-Princess
Andorra
Joanna the Mad
Queen
Castile
26 November 1504
12 April 1555
50 years, 137 days
Queen
Aragon
23 January 1516
39 years, 79 days
Queen
Upper Navarre
Jeanne d'Albret
Queen
Lower Navarre
25 May 1555
9 June 1572
17 years, 15 days
Co-Princess
Andorra
Isabella II
Queen
Spain
29 September 1833
30 September 1868
35 years, 1 day
Queen
Upper Navarre
30 November 1833
62 days
Monarch
Portrait
Title
State
Start of reign
End of reign
Length
Ref.
Elizabeth II
Queen
Malta
21 September 1964
13 December 1974
10 years, 83 days
Duklja
Elizabeth II (reigned 1952–2022)
Rarotonga
Makea Takau Ariki
Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands[ edit ]
Monarch
Portrait
Title
State
Start of reign
End of reign
Length
Ref.
Elizabeth II
Tui Viti
Fiji
1970
1987
Queen
Papua New Guinea
1975
2022
Queen
Solomon Islands
1978
2022
Tui Manuʻa Matelita.
Bora Bora
Huahine
Tehaapapa II and Tehaapapa III
Raiatea
Rapa Iti
Rimatara
Tahiti
Purea (reigned in the 18th century), queen of the Teva clan on the southern part of the island before unification
Pōmare IV (reigned 1827–1877)
Nuku Hiva
Vaekehu – her husband died in 1863, but Vaekehu continued to reign on her own as Queen
Ancient Hawaii
Kalanikauleleiaiwi (reigned 1695–1725) — co-ruler of Hawaiʻi Island along with her brother Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku
Ululani , Chiefess of Hilo
Kapau-a-Nuʻakea , 3rd Chiefess of Molokai
Kamauliwahine , 4th Chiefess of Molokai
Hualani , 5th Chiefess of Molokai
Kanealai , Chiefess of Molokai
Kūkaniloko , 11th Moʻi of Oʻahu
Kalaimanuia , 12th Moʻi of Oʻahu (reigned 1600–1665)
Kaikilani , 17th Moʻi of Hawaiʻi Island (reigned 1575–1605)
Keakamahana , 19th Moʻi of Hawaiʻi Island (reigned 1635–1665)
Keakealaniwahine , 20th Moʻi of Hawaiʻi Island (reigned 1665–1695)
Kamakahelei , 22nd Moʻi of Kauaʻi (reigned 1770–1794)
Kingdom of Hawaii
Liliʻuokalani
Elizabeth II (reigned 1978–2022)
Uvea
Legendary and mythological monarchs [ edit ]
Women written in italics in the list of Kuba Kingdom rulers:[ 125]
Lobamba
Gokare
Sanga Motunu
Pelama Pena
Boeke
Sanga Lenga
Bosh Akama
Kele Kama
Bolueme
Nitocris of the Sixth Dynasty – Nitocris is mentioned within Herodotus ' book Histories as being the last Pharaoh of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt.
Charoba – A queen mentioned in a history of Egypt written by 12th-century Arab writer Murtada ibn al-'Afif .[ 126]
Daluka of the Soleyman Dynasty – An Antediluvian monarch from medieval Coptic and Arabic texts who supposedly built a wall around Egypt to protect the country from invasion and also was said to have built a pyramid and a nilometer at Memphis . Sometimes claimed to be a cousin of Charoba and her immediate successor.[ 126]
Borsa of the Soleyman Dynasty – Mentioned in medieval Coptic and Arabic texts as a ruler of Egypt in the Antediluvian era.[ 127] Sometimes described as a "priestess".[ 126]
The following names all come from a regnal list written in 1922, which is partially based on native traditions and older regnal lists, but also contains additional names of Coptic and Nubian origin, the latter due to its association with the word "Aethiopia " in ancient and Biblical texts. Claimed dates follow the Ethiopian calendar .[ 128]
Borsa (reigned 4321–4254 BC) – Originated from Coptic tradition.[ 127]
Eylouka (reigned 3776–3731 BC) – Originated from Coptic tradition.[ 127]
Nehasset Nais (reigned 2434–2404 BC)
Kasiyope (reigned 1890–1871 BC) – Originated from Greek mythology .
Mumazes reigned (1675–1671 BC) – Daughter of king Bonu I.[ 129]
Aruas (reigned 1671 BC) – Daughter of Mumazes.[ 128]
Helena (reigned 1358–1347 BC)
Makeda (reigned 1013–982 BC) – The Biblical queen of Sheba in Ethiopian tradition and mother of Menelik I . She succeeded to the throne after the death of her father king Kawnasya.[ 130]
Nicauta Kandake I (reigned 740–730 BC)
Hadina (reigned 372–362 BC) – Most regnal lists of Ethiopia claim this monarch reigned for 9 years.[ 131]
Nikawla Kandake II (reigned 342–332 BC) – An alternate name for the Queen of Sheba [ 132]
Akawsis Kandake III (reigned 325–315 BC)
Nikosis Kandake IV (reigned 242–232 BC)
Awsena (reigned 99–88 BC) – Most regnal lists of Ethiopia claim this monarch reigned for 1 year.[ 131]
Nicotnis Kandake V (reigned 35–25 BC)
Garsemot Kandake VI (reigned 40–50 AD) – Supposedly the Kandake from the Biblical story of the Ethiopian Eunuch .[ 128]
Wakana (reigned 230 AD) – Reigned for 2 days.[ 128]
Ahywa Sofya (reigned 299–332 AD) – Likely based on Sofya of Axum , mother of Ezana .
Adhana I (reigned 369–374 AD) – Some regnal lists of Ethiopia claim this monarch reigned for 14 years.[ 133]
Adhana II (reigned 412–418 AD) – Some regnal lists claim this monarch co-ruled with king Abreha III.[ 133]
Gudit (reigned c. 960 – c. 1000 )
Lady Saso , honorary queen regnant of Silla
Queen of Jeoknyeo-guk – Talhae 's mother was the princess of Jeoknyeo-guk (Korean : 적녀국 ; Hanja : 積女國 ), an island country where only women lived[ 137]
Dido (reigned 814–c. 760 BC ) – also known as Alyssa . Founder of Carthage , according to tradition
Self-proclaimed monarchs [ edit ]
Trinidad and Tobago [ edit ]
The list of Carib Queens were:
United States Virgin Islands [ edit ]
The leaders of the 1878 St. Croix labor riot were:
Abibatu Mogaji , Ìyál'ọ́jà of Lagos
Abiola Dosunmu , Erelu Kuti of Lagos
Agbani Darego , Oloye of Lagos
Ahebi Ugbabe , Eze of Enugu-Ezike
Alaba Lawson , Iyalode of Yorubaland
Aminatu Abiodun , Iyalode of Ibadan
Efunroye Tinubu , Iyalode of Egbaland
Efunsetan Aniwura , Iyalode of Ibadan
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti , Oloye of Yorubaland
Laduntan Oyekanmi , Iyalode of Ibadan
Wuraola Esan , Iyalode of Ibadan
United States of America [ edit ]
Therese Ntare VI of Heru[ 160]
Semi-independent feudal rulers [ edit ]
Between the 1204 and 1352, Bengal was a province of the Delhi Sultanate .[ 163]
Monarch
Portrait
Title
State
Start of reign
End of reign
Length
Razia Sultana
Sultana
Delhi Sultanate
19 November 1236
20 April 1240
3 years, 153 days
Swedish Estonia
Russian Estonia
Catherine I (reigned 8 February 1725 – 17 May 1727)
Anna (reigned 13 February 1730 – 28 October 1740)
Elizabeth (reigned 6 December 1741 – 5 January 1762)
Catherine II (reigned 9 July 1762 – 6 November 1796)
Swedish Finland
Norwegian Iceland
Israel and Palestine [ edit ]
Thutmose III of the New Kingdom of Egypt conquered Canaan .
Thutmose I of the New Kingdom of Egypt conquered Nubia .
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