Elizabeth I
Queen of England, whose reign may be said to mark the transition from medieval to modern England.
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Blanche of Castile
Blanche of Castile (1187-1252), Queen of France
Isabella of Castile
Isabella (1451-1504), Queen of Castile
Christina of Sweden
Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626-1689)
Theodora
Byzantine empress, wife of Justinian I
Cleopatra VII
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt (69-30 B.C.)
Jia Nanfeng
Often portrayed as a villainous figure in Chinese history, she is seen as the person who provoked the War of the Eight Princes, which led to the Wu Hu rebellions and the Jin Dynasty’s loss of northern and central China.
Dido
Phoenician princess and founder of Carthage.
Sikelgaita
Sikelgaita was a Lombard princess who commanded troops in her own right.
Anacaona
Anacaona was a Taíno cacica, (female cacique or chief), religious expert, poet and composer of Xaraguá, in what is now Haiti.