callings of the archive

Queen regnant Biographies

Every archived life recorded as queen regnant, ordered by their place in the ledger.

Contemporary era

Nefertiti

1370 BCE – 1330 BCE

Nefertiti, b. c.1973, Chicago; Islamic rapper

Ancient era

Boudicca

30 CE – 61 CE

Queen of the British Iceni tribe

Early Modern era

Mary I of England

February 18, 1516 – November 17, 1558

Queen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558 (1516-1558)

Early Modern era

Mary, Queen of Scots

December 8, 1542 – February 8, 1587

Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567 (1542–1587)

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Ancient era

Trung Trac

September 13, 1914 CE – March 5, 1943 CE

Vietnamese military leader, first queen

Medieval era

Saint Margaret of Scotland

1045 – November 16, 1093

Queen of Scotland from 1070 to 1093

Medieval era

Jadwiga of Poland

February 18, 1374 – July 17, 1399

Queen of Poland (1384–1399)

Medieval era

Margaret I of Denmark

1353 – October 28, 1412

Queen of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden

Ancient era

Sobekneferu

c. 1900 BCE – 1793 BCE

Egyptian queen regnant

Medieval era

Boran

590 CE – 632 CE

25th Sasanian Emperor (629–632)

Early Modern era

Lady Jane Grey

1537 – February 12, 1554

Queen of England and Ireland in July 1553

Modern era

Empress Dowager Cixi

November 29, 1835 – November 15, 1908

Chinese empress (1835–1908)