Royalty 101: Queens Regnant through History
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5 Types of Queens (Queen Regnant, Queen Consort, Dowager Queen, Queen Mother, Queen Regent)
Who was the first ever Queen Regnant?
What was the most common Regnal name for a Queen Regnant?
Have there been Queens Regnant who have been canonized?
Who were the youngest and oldest Queens Regnant?
Which Queens Regnant have had the longest and shortest reigns?
Which Queen Regnant was the richest?
Which Queens Regnant ruled over the largest and smallest lands?
Where their ever Queens of two Kingdoms at once?
Which Queen Regnant was married the most times?
Are their cases of consecutive Queens regnant, like mother and daughter?
Can a Queen Consort become a Queen Regnant?
Have there been any Queens regnant who died in childbirth?
Which Queen Regnant had the most children?
If a Queen Regnant died before the Prince consort, would he be titled Dowager Prince Consort?
If a Queen Regnant married a woman, what title would she be given?
Are there monarchies that never had a Queen Regnant?
Which point in history had the most Queens Regnant at the same time?
When was the last time the world had no Queens Regnant?
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Could you please make a part two of the royal love stories❤❤
But they are no queen regnant of Belgium ? Currently princess Elizabeth of Belgium is the heir to the Belgium throne
Yeah she is but was there one before her?
Insightful video! Could you make a video on Queen Seondeok of Silla, the first reigning queen in korean history
Pls make the royal love stories part two by adding the greek royal family couples:
George I x Queen Olga
Constantine I x Queen Sophia
Paul I x Queen Frederica
Constantine II x Queen Anne Marie
Pretty Please!
I knew that Wu Zetian was a powerful woman but I actually never heard that she's technically the richest Empress regnant in history! It seems to be putting her up there with Mansa Musa of Mali. So many interesting questions were asked, I'd probably ask something along the line of which Queen regnant killed the most people. Your series on noble serial killer was of particular inspiration for that one!
Wu Zetian wasn't monogamous. She had a reverse harem of male concubines.
Elizabeth the 1st killed as many as 'bloody Mary' did
Also, the more meritocratic credentials she instituted for public servants during her reign was truly revolutionary. Opening up the public servant jobs market to women really got to the heart of the corruption that was really awful during her reign (that Wu often exploited herself; Chinese Court politics/drama is so juicy).
She was an Emperor not even an Empress Regnant. That's how powerful she was.
Queen Anne's life was very sad. All of her children predeceased her.
You're a Queen! The Queen of narration! You're amazing! 👑👑👑👑👑👑❤️❤️❤️
I’d be interested in hearing her talk about paint drying because I bet she could make it sound good😭😭
I want to see history calling and Lindsey Holiday in A video together.
@@DarthDread-oh2ne That’d be iconic!!
Of Maria II's 11 children, 4 were stillborn, all named, including her last. A son only lived to 15. Another died at 19. 5 survived to adulthood.
I'm fascinated how you are able to find so much information and be able to cross over that info to different videos when there is a cross over of information. How do you keep everything so organized?
It must be true passion.
In fairness to Mary I, she really had no alternative but to execute Jane. She was a massive danger to her reign and would be a constant rallying cry for her opponents. She extended every olive branch she could but because Jane wouldn’t outwardly conform the way, for instance, Elizabeth had, she had no alternative.
Tbf to Jane, she really has no power in her own life. Her father was ambitious on Edwards council and probably push for her claim in the first place. Her husband was pompous and tried to coerce her into naming him king. And finally the rebellion in her name was really a power grab by men wanting to use her while she herself was hardly a criminal mastermind behind it and was locked up at the time 😢 she really had no chance
I knew Nzinga had a cool and interesting story, but I did not know about the 50+ member harem. Pretty sure that made her THE Queen.
She was indeed THE Queen!!
The RUclips creator Peet Montzingo is a descendant of Queen Nzinga. He did an ancestry search and surprisingly discovered this.
Still hoping that one day you'll cover the Asian monarchies. I just love hearing your narrative on the monarchies of the world!
Mary, Queen of Scots was entangled in a plot to marry the Duke of Norfolk, (The Rudolfi Plot) however, she survived that plot, while he did not. The Duke was executed in 1571. Mary was taken down by the Babbington Plot and executed on Feb. 8, 1587
I'm glad you included Lady Jane Gray. Most people don't but what happened wasn't her fault. She deserves to be remembered!
She was never crowned, so she doesn't count.
@@murrhurr4480 Succession happens upon death of the reigning monarch, not at the coronation.
@@ShinbiBelldandy
Legally, Jane was never Queen. That is because the succession rules were laid out in Henry VIII’s will and approved by Parliament.
The (somewhat) last minute decision of a dying underage king doesn’t change those rules….. well unless the claimant has a bigger army.
@@ShinbiBelldandyat the time she lived, reigns began at coronation, not at the previous death of the monarch. If you weren’t crowned, you weren’t the monarch. Which is why Richard III was followed by Henry VII and not Richard’s heir who would likely have been Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl Warwick, his nephew.
In the section of women who were queens of more than one country, you left out Queen Elizabeth II, who at the time of her death was queen of 15 Commonwealth realms, independent and sovereign nations including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. During her reign, she was also queen of 18 other nations, which have since become republics.
As for the Queen regnant who married the most times there was Queen Joanna I of Naples (1325-1343-1382) who married four times:
Firstly to Andrew of Hungary (1327-1333-1345), then to Louis, Prince of Taranto (1320-1347-1362), then to King James IV of Majorca (1336-1363-1375) and finally to Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (1320-1376-1398).
1:57 this chart is so helpful! Thank you! 👑
Yesss!!! She is amazing. I'm Very impessed with the work she does
Jadwiga was technically King of Poland since they didn't allowed Queens to rule
Didn't know that, but like Jadwiga, Kristina was King of Sweden, because, like Poland, Sweden didn't allow queens to rule. 😊
If all of the kings had their queens on the throne
We would pop champagne and raise a toast
To all of the queens who are fighting alone
Baby, you're not dancin' on your own.
The instant i saw the video this popped into my head, dedicated to all these ruling women and you lindsay! for you're a queen just like them!👑👑👑👑👑👑👑
13:30 As a Finn I have to say that Finland, at that time, was largely a part of Sweden, though it is correct that due to the treaty of Turku (1743), places like Savonlinna and Lappeenranta were parts of Russia. It was not before the reign of Tzar Alexander that Finland was absorbed into Russia in the treaty of Fredrikshamn (1809).
Margrethe I was not strictly speaking ever officially a Queen Regnant. She's acknowledged as such by posterity, but her actual title was "Sovereign Husband" to Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Which is... an interesting title to say the least. You can see it in its full length in the documents founding the Kalmar Union, amongst other places.
even though margrethe I never called herself queen, she did rule. Margrethe II took regnal number 2, recognizing Margrethe's reign retrospectively
@andypham1636 indeed, as I said, posterity acknowledges her as a ruler - but her title was never Queen Regnant. Not "she never called herself", but she was given a whole other, different title. It's more of a fun fact than a complaint, though, because functionally she WAS a ruling Queen.
@@KittTheHistorianI think the equivalent of her title today would be queen regnant like queen jadwiga of poland whos title was actually King 😁
She did rule and so was a queen regnant. Margrethe II chose to number herself like this to refute such fallacies and acknowledge her as her predecessor
14:55 Mary II and Anne could also count for this in a way! Their situation is just complicated by Mary being a co-monarch and predeceasing her husband.
What about Cleopatra VII she had the highest regnal number
And Cleopatra Jones😂
Urraca of Castile also died in childbirth
lady Jane grey's reign is disputed because Edward VI's devise of the succession did not get Parliamentary approval
I think Queens Maria of Jerusalem and her daughter Isabella II both died in childbirth as well
Queens Isabella I, Mary and Isabella II of Jerusalem were mother, daughter and granddaughter two ruling from 1192-1228 when Isabella II died at the age of 16 shortly after giving birth like her mother had after her own birth in 1212. In addition Queen Tamar the Great of Georgia was co-monarch to her father before she became the sole monarch when her father died six years later. You also could have added the question: How many female rulers were known as "the Great"? such as Catherine the Great of Russia, Tamar the Great of Georgia and Berengaria the Great of Castille. Plus the person currently holding the most noble titles simultaneously is the 20th Duchess of Medinaceli her great-grandmother the 18th Duchess had even more, closely followed by Cayetana the Duchess of Alba.
Suggestion of a subject for a future video : Cayetana, Duchess of Alba, a person I find most intriguing.
0:37: 👑 Exploring the history of ruling Queens and their unique characteristics.
4:37: 👑 Queens Regnant with notable legacies and miracles attributed to them in history.
9:13: 💰 Wealthiest Queens Regnant in History
13:27: 👑 Queens who ruled over multiple kingdoms in history, including the Calmar Union.
17:53: 👑 Queens regnant history: marriages, polygamy, and inheritance restrictions.
22:35: 👑 Queens Regnant and their Consorts: Titles and Succession in European Monarchies
27:11: 👑 Chronicle of female monarchs in history with a focus on periods without queens regnant.
Timestamps by Tammy AI
I started watching your channel in 2020 and STILL a huge fan! Your videos are spectacular w
Amazing video Lindsay! Hoping we can meet some of these queens we haven’t talked about yet ❤️
I wish I could take the Scotland trip! It sounds amazing! My favorites are Queen Victoria and Mary, Queen of Scots. (I believe she was innocent of the plots against Elizabeth.)
She wasn't....but she was baited to her crimes by Walsingham - i.e. likely to be considered entrapment today
I appreciate the research that goes into these videos!! Thank you, Lindsay!
In Japan there has been a woman who passed onto another woman. Empress Genmei passed onto he daughter Genshō. Also Empress Go-Sakuramachi reigned from 15 September 1762 - 9 January 1771. I'd like to know why she wasn't in the time line. Not trying to be rude I'm just Very interested in the Japanese Female monarchs. Amazing video ❤
Like, there's a few of Female Emperors in Japan, but why Japanese succession nowadays don't want to include women? It's such a waste especially if Royal Princesses married out and cannot carry a royal duty.
@@dianaolivia2947 You can blame WW2 and the United States imposing a new constitution on them, which included abolishing the aristocracy and downsizing the imperial family.
BRAVO! So well-researched. 😊
Left out the champion Queen of multiple kingdoms: Elizabeth II was Queen of 32 different kingdoms during her reign, remaining Queen of 15 of them at the time of her death.
Absolutely fascinating. Thank you so much
I must admit, I actually like Mary I- John Fox’s book of Martyrs provides much of the numbers we have on the people she had burnt, and his work is filled with errors and propaganda, so that it may not be counted as a good source. That she had people burnt, and that that is a terrible method of execution, is undeniable, but it had been a common practice for centuries, and would continue to be. Edward VI, for example, had over 5000 people killed for their religion. Also, most of the Protestants Mary had killed were very vocal in their criticism of Catholicism, and many acted against her. Elizabeth I’s religious policy in her early reign was that one wouldn’t be punished for being Catholic as long as one kept it secret or quiet, and those who didn’t were punished, just like in Mary’s regime.
Anyways, these are just my two cents, and, although I’m only 13 minutes in, I’m sure the video is great as always:) have a nice week!!
Hi friend. How are you doing ?
@@DarthDread-oh2ne Hello:) I’m good, hope you are as well!
A lot of people forget that she only started burning people in 1555 - two years after she became queen. It was because of a rebellion that she started persecuting Protestants. She showed great clemency before then
same. i much prefer her to elizabeth which is controversial lol
Mary I was the first undisputed ruling queen in English history, of course she would be vilified by both misogynists and people who didn’t agree in religion.
Scotland’s Mary I (different queen, same name) got the same treatment in our history books.
Remarkable research and video. Thank you so much!❤❤❤
Love these type of videos 😍
Thanks so much Lindsay ❤
I love all your videos! So educational and your voice is so soothing.
Actually, Joanna I of Naples, queen regant of Kingdom of Naples between 1343 to 1382, she was marry to 4 different men when she was queen, some of them became consorts, other king and other just queen hudsband.
(1) Andrew of Hungary (between 1333 to 1345). He was and hungarian prince, and it seems that she orded to kill him, when she was 7 month pregant of him.
(2) Louis of Taranto (from 1347 to 1362). Who was crown co-ruler with Joanna, as king of Naples for 10 years.
(3) James V of Mallorca (from 1363 to 1375). Who was also ruler king of the Kingdom of Mallorca.
(4) Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (from 1376 to 1383, when Joanna was overthrown). He was a German warrior.
When the Western Schism started in 1378, she supported the French pope, so she got the enmity of Roman pope and Naples was invaded by Charles of Durazzo, who defeated Otto and imprisoned Joanna and strangled shortly after.
Joanna I of Naples was a really interesenting and powerfull queen of medieval Europe, and she was ruling Naples for almost 40 years. I woulf love that you, Lindsay could do a video from her.
I love your channel ❤
husband 1 was her cousin, brother of Louis I of Hungary
BRAVOOOOOO!!! The dedication and research is astounding 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 What a wonderful teacher you are, Thank you thank you. If I could like your video 20 more time I would!
I absolutely adore your videos! I was wondering if you would ever be willing to do a video on the history of the kings and queens of France? I'm writing historical fiction currently for my honors thesis and hearing your incredible retellings would mean the world to me as I try to research and grasp French history! Either way, you're amazing!
Lindsay makes me love history so much more❤
Good episode! Thank you.😊
I love your video's so much! Queens regnant are so interesting to me. An idea for a future video: Jacoba van Beieren (Jaqueline of Hainault in English). I live near the castle she lived in for the last years of her live, and it's incredibly interesting!
ruled County of Holland, was Dauphine of France, + was Duchess of Gloucester. Having no children, she named Phillip the Good as her heir
Finland was not part of Russia in the time of Catherine II, so there's an error in the map at 13.30.
Also the Caucasus, much of central Asia and most of Poland. What’s shown is Russia post-Napoleonic wars
I really appreciate and enjoy your work! 🍹
Thank you so much! I love your Videos! 🌷
Yes I’ve been waiting for this! Your narration is impeccable, all hail the true Queen!😁
Thank You Lindsay!❤
Early! Your videos! You always make My day! Your narration and research are second to none! My favorites have to be Elizabeth i and II, Catherine the Great and Queen Victoria! 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤
Could you do a video about Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Italy, the last Crown Prince of Italy since he died?
Also, regarding your last question, I believe the Kingdom of Navarre in Spain had the most Queens Regnant. Hopefully I'm right!!!
1) Queen Joan I of Navarre (Wife of King Philip IV of France, Mother of Isabella of France, Queen of England)
2) Queen Joan II of Navarre (Daughter of King Louis X of France)
3) Queen Blanche I of Navarre (Wife of King John II of Aragon, Stepmother of King Ferdinand II of Aragon)
4) Queen Blanche II of Navarre (Wife of King Henry IV of Castile, Sister-in-law of Queen Isabella I of Castile)
5) Queen Eleanor of Navarre (Half-sister of King Ferdinand II of Aragon)
6) Queen Catherine of Navarre (Grandniece of King Ferdinand II of Aragon)
7) Queen Joan III of Navarre (Mother of King Henry IV of France)
Watching history with tea as I'm drinking tea. I've learned more from this video then I did from a year of school! Informative and entertaining. Great work. 👍
This was so interesting!
21:29 Nope, Gloucester wasn't particularly inbred. Anne and George *were* related, but several generations back. Other than the Mary's, the British Stuarts tended not to marry *too* closely together. Not super familiar with the Danish genealogy at that time, but I don't think George was notably inbred either. Their son's health issues probably stemmed from whatever was wrong with Anne obstetrically.
I meant one or two Danish kings married a relative, but it didn't happen often
Took a look and George has a few loops in his family tree, but no more than was typical of most royal families at the time, so yeah, Gloucester's health issues probably weren't down to inbreeding
it was prolly smallpox, like with several of his short lived siblings @@rilianelucifen876
Very well researched! But there are 2 mistakes:
1. The shortest reigning queen regnant was not Queen Jane, but in fact Empress Yuan of Northern Wei, who was installed on the throne for only 1 day.
2. Trưng Trắc of Vietnam was the only one declaring herself ruler. Her sister Trưng Nhị was never queen, but merely an assist to Trưng Trắc.
The Trung sisters of Vietnam are so cool. Can you do a video on them?
Excellent video 🎉❤
Hey Lindsay!!! After the two Queen Videos can you do either the Sultans of the Ottoman Empire or the Kings and Queen Consorts of France?? Thanks!!
Hey Lindsay, Can you do a video on Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden. She was Queen between 1718 and 1720 and abdicated in Favor of her husband Frederick I
I’m sewing a cosplay for the end of March, and this felt so appropriate to watch while I’m doing so, lol. Thanks for the video, but unthanks for reminding me March starts in a little over a week. ;v;
Your pronunciations are ALWAYS on point!!
@Lindsay Holiday Thank you for the additional information concerning Elizabeth II. Although an American, I have/had a fondness for her. She and my mother had the same birth date and year. My mother passed away 27 years old, so when Queen Elizabeth passed, it was almost like losing my mom again. Thank you again. I very much enjoy the work you do to provide us with information about European and other royalty.
While my mother and Queen Elizabeth did not share the same exact birthday, they were born within two weeks of each other. I could always remember their ages.
Super movie . It's nice that Queen Jadwiga of Anjou is also there.❤
this is a, cool video thank you...another go-to channel for me...ron
Have you thought about a video on Isabelle II of Spain?
RIP of Queen Regnant
Never forgotten...
If Queen Elizabeth I had decided to marry, who would’ve been the best choice for her reign from a political standpoint? From what we know of people’s characters back then, who might’ve been the best choice as far as compatibility in everyday life?
I love your videos!
For the question "Which queen regnant married the most times":
Actually both Joanna I of Naples(reigned 1343-1382) and Isabella I of Jerusalem(reigned 1192-1205) married four times.
Try to make videos based on royal health scares which is currently the most interesting and talkative thing
THIS IS AMAZING LINDSAY!!! By the way, before Queen Isabella ruled Castile, there was Queen Urraca, who ruled Castile in the 1100s. She had lots of illegitimate children with her lovers and died from childbirth. I wish you would do a video on all the female Spanish monarchs, from Queen Urraca of Castile, Queen Petronilla of Aragon to Queen Eleanor of Navarre!
I didn't hear you mention the Queens R of Hawai'i prior to the coup by the United States.
Honey, get up! Holiday Tea Time with Lindsay Holiday Posted!
23:30 lol Im currently writing a story that takes place in an underwater kingdom, ruled by a queen who’s married to another woman :D was unsure about what her title would be so this was actually pretty helpful!
Could've sworn the title said "pregnant" 😭Lovely video as ever!
Same!! 😅 I would honestly like to learn more about women who were pregnant through history, I know they may not have kept track of the peasant women's pregnancies but I'm honestly extremely curious about what life on a daily would've been like for them and what pregnancies would've been like, especially since they usually had so many kids.
@@heycanitellyousomething Oh! I'm sure Lindsay had a three-part series on of childbirth (including pregnancy)! You should totally check it out :}
If you’re including the crown, jewels, Buckingham Palace and the other state owned things that Elizabeth, the second was in charge of her wealth was well over $21 billion while she was alive
Thank you for explaining the different queens, people have gotten it wrong since Charles was crowned and lots of people believe that camilla being queen CONSORT is some punishment just for her as if the word consort means she is less of a queen than other wives of kings when thats simply not the case. Ive learned people are ignorant about royalty and also are ruled by their emotions and refuse to accept facts just because they dont like someone.
Hope that you will make a video about Empress Lý Chiêu Hoàng of Vietnam, her life was full of unimaginable tragedies
Queen Isabella I of Jerusalem married 4 times. She was also the first of a line of 3 consecutive queens, her successors being her daughter Maria and then her granddaughter Isabella II.
Queen Anne became Queen of Great Britain, not the UK. That honor was for George III. Juana el Loca never became Queen of Spain. She inherited Castille after the death of her mother but her father, Ferdinand of Aragon still lived. She was deposed and put away by her father and son Charles V. He was the first monarch of Spain in our eyes although Spain only became truly unified unde the first Bourbon King Philippe V.
Once again: Margrete the I was never considered a Queen Regnant. She was a Queen Consort. Despite being a Regent, that is the only Queen title she even gained. The nobilities of Denmark, Norway and Sweden refused to recognize her as Queen Regnant and she instead was given a different title of each Kingdom, which did not have Queen anywhere mentioned in it. Her legacy was not fully recognized, until Queen Margrethe the II came to the throne in 1972. And the honoring was that she took the name Margrethe the II. She would otherwise normally have taken the name Margrethe the I, because she is the first official Queen Regnant of both Denmark and Norway.
@@pedanticradiator1491 wrong Margrete. I never said Margrethe the II was Queen of Norway or Sweden. Was talking about Margrete the I. Which it also says in what I wrote.
You should do a video about French consorts and holy Roman empress consoets
William, Duke of Gloucester did not die of inbreeding related illnesses. Anne and George were only distantly related. A theory goes that he caught meningitis at/soon after birth and that ruined his health
Didn't he die in a plane crash?
@@ukmary1968 Different Duke of Gloucester
@@PGJ0908 thank you?
hi Lindsay plz include Maharanis in your counting the queens video as India has a lot if queens who were warriors and whos stories are unsung and their contributions are very important for women empowerment in the ancient, medival and victorian eras
Please do a video on the Portuguese and Brazilian queens!
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THANK YOU - for you, for this follow up video, explaining my point, that ALL queens are NOT created equal. 🤗
Joan of Naples married several times as well as Empress Zoe, know as Empress Zoe and her 3 husband. Elizabeth of Jerusalén also married several times. Her husbands were usually murdered by the nobelty.
You should do Theodora and Zoe of Byzantine next, I knew of Theodora but never knew she had a coruler
Maria of Monferrat and her daughter Isabella the II of Jerusalem apparently both died in childbirth while ruling over Jerusalem.
I think that prospect might have played a role in why female sovereigns were often considered risky historically, but the logic doesn’t ultimately hold up IMHO. After all, many male monarchs died in battle or on campaignwhich could leave the country equally (if not more) unsettled.
Hi Lindsay, what happened to the video of the recent events of the royal family, I was at work when I saw the video in my page and then is gone TT
Just jumping in with some random facts as they come to me.
Although technically not a “Queen” there has been a sovereign Princess of Monaco, Louise Hippolyte who reigned in 1731. As Monaco is less than 1 sq mile in size, technically she would be the female monarch regnant to rule over the smallest area. But, she was only a sovereign princess so it may be pushing it.
(I also did not include Claudine who was Lady Regnant of Monaco from 1457-1458, but as she was a child under a regent for the entirety of her short reign, and was only a ‘Lady’ I chose to overlook her.)
Dear Mrs Lindsay, did you ever make a video on Elizabeth Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, or one about her unfortunate sister in law, Charlotte, Empress of Mexico?
I'd love to see more on the Rain Queens in South Africa. They are so amazing!
i must add the following consecutive queen regnants:
in patani, there was ratu hijau who was succeeded by her sister, ratu biru, who was herself succeeded by her sister ratu ungu, who was then succeeded by her daughter ratu kuning.
in the neighbouring state of kelantan, we had cik siti wan kembang reigning after the death of her father who was than succeeded by her adopted daughter puteri saadong.
Pls make a video regarding which countries can restore their monarchy
Who was the oldest woman to BECOME a monarch as opposed to longest lived?
I love these royalty 101 videos I also learned about a female pharaoh that I'd never heard of, Sobekneferu.
What happened to Sultana Dhaain of the Maldives?
Given that most Pharaohs from the period of sobekneferu ruled for 3 years and then died and that her predecessor was her brother im going to say old age
This is a great way to bring in women’s month in march 😊