Queen regnant

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A queen regnant (; pl.: queens regnant) or simply queen is a female monarch, who reigns suo jure (in her own right) over a realm known as a kingdom. She is equivalent in rank, title and position to a king. This is as opposed to a queen consort who is married to a reigning king; or a queen regent who is the guardian of a child monarch and rules pro tempore in the child's stead or instead of her husband who is absent from the realm, be it de jure in sharing power or de facto in ruling alone. A queen regnant is sometimes called a woman king. A princess, duchess, or grand duchess regnant is a female monarch who reigns suo jure over a principality or (grand) duchy; an empress regnant is a female monarch who reigns suo jure over an empire. A queen regnant possesses all the powers, such as they may be, of the monarchy, whereas a queen consort or queen regent shares her spouse's or child's rank and titles but does not share the sovereignty of her spouse or child. The husband of a queen regnant...

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