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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 (in salic or semi-salic law monarchies) and hold the feminine equivalent of their husbands' monarchical titles. Traditional ranks among European royalty, peers, and Nobility are rooted in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Salic law ( Lat Lex Salica) was an important body of traditional Law codified for governing the Salian Franks in the Early Middle Ages A title is a prefix or suffix added to a person's name to signify either veneration an official position or a professional or academic qualification Most of the time, however, they have no real power.

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The wife of a reigning king is called a queen consort. By contrast, the husband of a reigning queen is usually not called "king consort", although it was more common in Europe's past for husbands of queens regnant to take the title of King (e. List of current queens regnant A queen regnant (plural "queens regnant" is qualifying reference to a female Monarch possessing and exercising all of the monarchal King consort is a title given in some Monarchies to the husband of a Queen regnant. g. Francisco de Asis of Bourbon-Cadiz in Spain, Philip II of Spain in England, Antoine of Bourbon-Vendôme in Navarre and King Consort Ferdinand of Portugal). Philip II (Felipe II de España Filipe I ( May 21, 1527 &ndash September 13 1598) was King of Spain from 1556 until 1598 Antoine de Bourbon duc de Vendôme ( 22 April 1518 &ndash 17 November 1562) was head of the House of Bourbon from 1537 to 1562 Rather, he is normally called a "prince"; the husband of Queen Victoria was given the title of Prince Consort. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland A prince consort, generally speaking is a common term for the husband of a Queen regnant, unless he himself also is a king in his own right

Where some title other than that of king is held by the sovereign, his wife is referred to by the feminine equivalent, such as empress consort or princess consort. In monarchies where polygamy has been practiced (such as Morocco, Thailand) or is still practiced (such as the Zulu nation) none or only some of the wives of the king may bear the title of queen. Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj In Morocco, no king's wife enjoys a queenly title, although the present king Mohammed VI has broken with tradition and given his wife Lalla Salma the title of princess. King Mohammed VI (محمد السادس born in 1963 is the King of Morocco. Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco (الأميرة للا سلمى born Salma Bennani on May 10 1978 is the Princess Consort of King In Thailand, traditionally a wife of the king only became queen if she was of royal birth herself (a practice also common in Europe until well into the 20th century), and there are several gradations of the queenly title to which a consort can be elevated. Among the Zulus, although all of the king's wives are accorded the title queen and the style of Royal Highness, only the "Great Wife" is considered the queen consort. The Zulu ( IsiZulu: amaZulu) are the largest South African ethnic group of an estimated 10-11 million people who live mainly in the province of KwaZulu-Natal

Role of the queen consort

In general, however, the consorts of monarchs have no power per se, even when their position is constitutionally or statutorily recognized. A constitution is a system for government often Codified as a written document that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity A statute is a formal written enactment of a Legislative authority that governs a Country, State, City, or County. However, often the queen consort of a deceased king (the queen dowager or queen mother) has served as regent while her child, the successor to the throne, was still a minor—for example:

Besides these examples, there have been many cases of queens consort being shrewd or ambitious stateswomen and, albeit unofficially, being among the King's major advisors. In some cases, the queen consort has been the chief power behind her husband's throne; e. g. Maria Luisa of Parma, wife of Carlos IV of Spain, and Alexandra Fyodorovna (Alix of Hesse), wife and Empress Consort of Nicholas II of Russia. Maria Luisa of Parma ( December 9 1751, Parma, Italy - January 2 1819, Barberini Palace, Rome Charles IV ( November 11, 1748 - January 20, 1819) was King of Spain from December 14, 1788 until his abdication Alix of Hesse and by Rhine (later Alexandra Feodorovna Romanova ( Императрица Александра Фёдоровна Романова) ( 6 June

A potential exception to the rule of referring to the wife of the monarch as queen consort may be Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, wife of Charles, Prince of Wales. When their wedding was announced it was declared that, in the event of Charles's ascent to the British throne, Camilla would assume the title of Princess Consort and not that of Queen. A princess consort is the female equivalent to a Prince consort. Subsequent British ministerial comment during Parliamentary discussion confirmed, however, that she would necessarily retain the few legal prerogatives reserved for, and the legal title of, a British queen consort. In the other Realms such as Australia, Canada and New Zealand, there is no constitutional position as queen consort. A realm (rɛlm is the dominion of a monarch king queen emperor empress or other sovereign ruler It is merely a courtesy title.

Joint rule

There are a few cases in which a married couple has ruled a kingdom jointly. Ferdinand II of Aragon and his wife Isabella, a Queen in her own right, Isabella I of Castile, ruled their kingdoms as one dominion. Ferdinand II of Aragon the Catholic (Fernando II de Aragón y V de Castilla "el Católico" Ferran II d'Aragó "el Catòlic" Ferrando II d'Aragón Ferdinand was also called Ferdinand V of Castile. However, the two kingdoms would not be legally united until the monarchs' grandson Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, acceded to both thrones as Charles I of Spain. Charles V (24 February 1500 &ndash 21 September 1558 was


The joint reign of William III and Mary II of England resulted from a unique and extra-legal change by the Parliament of England to the law of succession. The Parliament of England was the Legislature of the Kingdom of England. When Mary Stuart, Protestant daughter and heiress presumptive of James II, was displaced in the order of succession by the birth of a son to his Catholic queen consort, Protestant fears were legitimately provoked. Mary II (30 April 1662 &ndash 28 December 1694 reigned as Queen of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1689 until her death Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. An heir presumptive is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne peerage or other hereditary honor but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an Heir apparent James II of England and Ireland James VII of Scotland (14 October 1633 &ndash 16 September 1701 was King of England, King of Scots, Later that same year James An order of succession is a formula or algorithm that determines who inherits an office upon the death resignation or removal of its current occupant Mary's husband, William of Orange, Stadtholder of the protestant Netherlands and also a descendant of James I, was invited by the leaders of Parliament to ascend the throne of his deposed father-in-law. William III or William of Orange (14 November 1650 &ndash 8 March 1702 He is informally known in Northern Ireland and Scotland as "King Billy" After James II fled the country, Parliament offered the crown to William and Mary jointly, as neither the Whigs nor the Tories would accept Mary's ascension alone. The Whigs (with the Tories) are often described as one of two political parties in England and later the United Kingdom from the late 17th to In the political tradition of some English-speaking countries, the term Tory has referred to a variety of political parties and Creeds since it was The couple remained childless, and William ruled alone after Mary's death in 1694. The future Queen Anne's claims had been deferred by Parliament until his death. Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714 became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702 succeeding William III of England and II of

Examples of royal consorts

Past queens consort:

Panapillai Amma Srimathi Lakshmi Pilla Kochamma of the Chempakaraman Arumana Ammaveedu Family of the Thampi clan and consort of Visakham Thirunal Maharajah of Travancore
Panapillai Amma Srimathi Lakshmi Pilla Kochamma of the Chempakaraman Arumana Ammaveedu Family of the Thampi clan and consort of Visakham Thirunal Maharajah of Travancore

See Royal Consorts of the United Kingdom and its predecessor realms for a more complete list of queens consort of the United Kingdom. Panapillai Amma was the title held by the wife of the ruling Maharajah of Travancore. The Thampis are the sons of the Maharajahs (Kings born of Nair women Visakham Thirunal Rama Varma V ( 19 May 1837 - 4 August 1885) was the Maharaja of the erstwhile Indian Kingdom of Travancore The word Mahārāja (also spelled maharajah) is Sanskrit for "great king" or " High king " (a Karmadharaya from mahānt Travancore or Thiruvithaamkoor ( Malayalam: തിരുവിതാങ്കൂര്‍ "Thiru" (respectful prefix which suggests either royal or See also List of British monarchs. For the royal consorts of the predecessor realms of Scotland and England, see List of Scottish

Present queens consort:

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. The Nnabagereka is the title for the Queen of the Kingdom of Buganda, a tribal kingdom in modern day Uganda. Ordinal numbers or regnal numbers are used to distinguish among persons with the same name who held the same office

Thus:

In Portugal, however, male consorts could add an ordinal with which they were distinguished from other monarchs, as soon as their wife would bear a royal heir:

See also

Holy Roman Empress or Empress of the Holy Roman Empire is the title given to the consort of the Holy Roman Emperor. See also List of French monarchs This is a list of the women who have been Queens consort or Empresses consort of the realm of France. See also List of British monarchs. For the royal consorts of the predecessor realms of Scotland and England, see List of Scottish House of Habsburg House of Bourbon House of Bonaparte House of Bourbon (first restoration This is a list of the royal consorts of the rulers of Bohemia.

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queen consort

-noun

  1. The wife of a reigning king.
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