Was Queen Elizabeth the first queen to rule a country without a king?

Answer 1

There are two different types of queens: * queen consort - wife of a king and she doesn't rule. Woman becomes queen consort when her husband becomes king. * queen regnant - she inherits the throne and rules as a monarch. Woman becomes queen regnant if she is the ded ruler's heiress. There is usually a roman numeral next to their name. Some queens regnant gave their husbands the title of king, but they continued to rule alone. In medieval times, however, husbands of heiresses became co-heirs. Elizabeth I was not the first queen regnant. Her sister Mary I and Jane Grey (her first cousin's daughter) were English queens regnant before her. Mary I's grandmother was Isabella I, queen regnant of Castile. Many other countries were ruled by a woman centuries before Elizabeth I. For example, Norway, Sweden and Denmark were ruled by Margaret I. And Queen Matilda ruled England in 1141, 400 years before Elizabeth. Answer2 No, The Queen of Sheba was a queen without a king long before Queen Elizabeth I. Even in Britain itself Cartimandua, Queen of the Brigantes was a queen regnant something like 1500 years before Queen Elizabeth I.

Answer 2

Queen Elizabeth II is the present monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, so she was the last person to assume this title. She will most probably be succeeded by her eldest son, Prince Charles and so will not be the last person to reign as monarch of the UK.

Answer 3

No. Before her there had been the disputed Empress Matilda (the true heir of England who had been de-throned by her cousin just a few months after ascending the throne), Queen Mary (commonly known as Bloody Mary) and the disputed Lady Jane Grey (the Nine Days' Queen).