Joanna of Flanders
Countess of Montfort, who defended against a seige
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Cixi
Empress Dowager, the most famous woman in Chinese history
Gerberga of Saxony
Queen of France
Ahmose-Nefertari
Queen of ancient Egypt for decades
Brunhilde of Austrasia
Queen of Austrasia
Theodelinda
Theodelinda, queen of the Lombards, is celebrated because of her instrumentality in converting the Arian Lombards to the Roman church.
Irene of Athens
Famed Byzantine empress
Amalasuintha
Queen of the Ostrogoths
Hatshepsut
Celebrated queen of Egypt
Artemisia II of Caria
She is chiefly known to history for the conquest of the Island of Rhodes, afterwards the greatest seat of learning in the world, and then celebrated and wealthy.