Ranavalona I
Queen of Madagascar
Queen of Madagascar
Queen Rasoherina reigned first as queen consort alongside her husband until his death in 1863, and then ruled as queen regnant of Madagascar until her own death in 1868.
Mahalia Jackson (1911–1972) was an American gospel singer, widely considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century.
Ethiopian queen who brought down the ruling house of Aksum in the tenth century, a dynasty which was not to rise again until c. 1270.
Igbo queen of Enugu-Ezike
This sixteenth century queen ruled over her domains for nearly forty years and is the only female ruler of Zazzau, modern day northern Nigeria, recorded for almost nine hundred years.
Marie-Claire and her husband became the first emperor and empress of Haiti.
Empress of Haiti in the 1800s
British author and journalist
Eleni, also known as Queen of Zeila, was Empress of Ethiopia from 1434-1468, and later queen regent.