Lagertha
Legendary Viking shieldmaiden known from Saxo Grammaticus’ early 13th-century CE Gesta Danorum.
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Isabella of France
Isabella of France (c. 1292-1358) was the queen consort of Edward II of England (r. 1307-1327). After heading a coup to overthrow her husband, she ruled as regent for their young son, Edward III of England (r. 1327-1377) until he forced her into retirement in 1330.
Galla Placidia
Empress Galla Placidia (388-450 CE) was taken hostage by Alaric during the sack of Rome 410 CE. After returning to Rome, she became regent for her young son, Valentinian III.
Joan I of Navarre
Joan I of Navarre (1273-1305) served as queen of Navarre and countess of Champagne and Brie between 1274 and 1305. In 1285, she also became queen consort of France following her marriage to Philip IV of France (reign 1285-1314). In the last year of her life, she founded the college of Navarre at the University of Paris.
Olympias of Macedon
Olympias (c. 375-316 BCE), the mother of Alexander the Great, was the driving force behind Alexander’s rise to the throne and was accused of having a hand in the assassination of Philip by Pausanias of Oretis.
Cleopatra Selene II
Cleopatra Selene II (40 – c. 5 BCE) was a member of the Ptolemaic Dynasty who became the queen of Mauretania upon her marriage to King Juba II of Numidia (48 BCE – 23 CE).
Aelfgifu of Northampton
1000s CE English queen
Cleopatra of Macedon
300s BCE princess who ruled as regent
Berenice IV
Queen of Ptolemaic Egypt who ruled briefly after her father Ptolemy XII was overthrown by a popular rebellion. Berenike IV’s reign ended in 55 BCE when her father reconquered Egypt with a mercenary Roman army and ordered her execution.
Emma of Normandy
Emma of Normandy (died 1052), the wife of King Aethelred the Unready from 1002 to 1016 and then the wife of King Cnut from 1017 to 1035, was a dominant player in English politics for nearly 50 years.