Gráinne O’Malley
Irish noblewoman and sea captain
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Anne of Austria
Queen of France
Jeanne d’Albret
Queen of Navarre
Sayyida al Hurra
Moroccan pirate and ruler of Tetouan.
Queen Anne (Great Britain)
Anne, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, the last member of the house of Stuart who sat upon the English throne.
Mary Stuart
Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567
Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
After her husband’s death in 1758 she took the reins of government, and held them so well that Saxe-Weimar was able speedily to recover from the effects of the Seven Years’ War, and escaped the famine of 1773.
Eugènie de Montijo
Empress of France, she contributed largely to the brilliancy of the imperial régime, and when the end came, she was one of the very few who showed calmness and courage in face of the rising tide of revolution. The empress acted three times as regent during the absence of the emperor, and she was generally consulted on important questions, usually urging the bolder course of action.
Elisabeth of France
Queen of Spain. In 1640 when Catalonia revolted and Portugal separated from Spain, the queen appealed in person to the Castilians, and succeeded within a few weeks in raising an army of 50,000 men.
Te Arikinui
Te Arikinui, Dame Te Atairangikaahu was the first woman chosen to lead the Kīngitanga (the Māori king movement). She served as Māori queen for over 40 years, the longest reign of any Māori monarch.