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As the firstborn child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, the royal follows her father in the line of succession and is poised to become Belgium's first queen regnant.
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Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
As the first woman to rule England in her own right, Mary also adapted the coronation’s language and imagery to reflect her status as a queen regnant.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2023
Meet All the Female Heirs Set to Take the Throne
Archduchess Alix will likely witness a first for her country: Belgium's first queen regnant.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2023
Unlike a queen regnant, a queen consort does not have any real authority and the title is usually given to the spouse of a monarch.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 6 May 2023
Otherwise, Leonor will be the first queen regnant of Spain since the 1800s.
—Lia Beck, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023
If the monarch has a queen consort—the wife of a reigning king rather than a queen regnant who rules in her own right—at the time of the coronation, she is typically crowned alongside him.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2023
Last come Edward’s two older half sisters, by two mothers, of two faiths: Mary and Elizabeth, Catholic and Protestant, England’s first two queens regnant.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2022
As a queen regnant, she was expected to wed, bear heirs and cede some level of authority to her husband.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2022
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Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
As the first woman to rule England in her own right, Mary also adapted the coronation’s language and imagery to reflect her status as a queen regnant.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2023
Meet All the Female Heirs Set to Take the Throne
Archduchess Alix will likely witness a first for her country: Belgium's first queen regnant.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2023
Unlike a queen regnant, a queen consort does not have any real authority and the title is usually given to the spouse of a monarch.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 6 May 2023
Otherwise, Leonor will be the first queen regnant of Spain since the 1800s.
—Lia Beck, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023
If the monarch has a queen consort—the wife of a reigning king rather than a queen regnant who rules in her own right—at the time of the coronation, she is typically crowned alongside him.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2023
Last come Edward’s two older half sisters, by two mothers, of two faiths: Mary and Elizabeth, Catholic and Protestant, England’s first two queens regnant.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2022
As a queen regnant, she was expected to wed, bear heirs and cede some level of authority to her husband.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2022
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“Queen regnant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/queen%20regnant. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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