Aelfgifu of Northampton
1000s CE English queen
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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.
Matilda of Tuscany
Matilda of Canossa, the Countess of Tuscany (r. 1055-1115) and Vice-Queen of Italy (r. 1111-1115), was the final head of the noble House of Canossa
Mavia
Mavia (r. c. 375-c. 425 CE) was a warrior-queen of the semi-nomadic Tanukhid Arab tribe of Syria and Jordan who led a successful insurrection against Rome in 378 CE.
Jigonhsasee
According to Iroquois lore, Jigonhsasee (Jikonhsaseh, Jikonsase) was integral to the origins of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy dated to either the 12th or 15th century.
Kubaba
Kubaba, according to the Sumerian King List (circa 2112 – circa 2004 BCE), was a tavern keeper (alewife) before becoming Queen of Kish.
Nefertari
In the 19th Dynasty, Nefertari (c. 1255 BCE) was the queen of Ramesses II (1279-1213 BCE) and was equally influential during his administration.
Kahina
7th century CE Berber (Imazighen) warrior-queen and seer who led her people against the Arab Invasion of North Africa