Eleanor of Arborea – Sardinia’s Queen and Heroine
In the Middle Ages, the Italian island of Sardinia was divided into four regions known as “judicates” or “giudicati”. Each of these regions was ruled […]
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Queens Regnant – Isabella, Queen of Armenia
Isabella was born circa 1216/1217 as the only of King Leo I of Armenia and his second wife, Sybille of Cyprus. She had an elder […]
Asma bint Shihab – The eclipsed Queen
Asma bint Shihab has been regarded as one of Yemen’s greatest queens. While deeply respected by her contemporaries, historians often tend to overlook her story […]
Queens Regnant – Ranavalona III of Madagascar
The future Ranavalona III of Madagascar was born as Princess Razafindrahety as the daughter of Andriantsimianatra and his wife, Princess Raketaka on 22 November 1861. When […]
Queens Regent – Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont
A regent is “a person appointed to administer a state because the monarch is a minor, is absent or is incapacitated.” Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont […]
Queens Regnant – Catherine of Navarre
Catherine was born in 1468 as the daughter of Gaston of Foix, Prince of Viana, and Magdalena of Valois. Her father was the son of Queen […]