List of female hereditary monarchs

This is a list of female hereditary monarchs who reigned over a political jurisdiction in their own right or by right of inheritance. The list does not include female regents (see List of regents), usually the mother of the monarch, for although they exercised political power during the period of regency on behalf of their child or children, they were not hereditary monarch, and thus cannot be included in the list of female hereditary monarchs.

Each entry contains the name (with years of birth–death) and span of reign in years (where available). Where necessary, the source of inheritance right is indicated, that is, whether they succeeded from their fathers, mothers, siblings or other relatives. Cases where succession was obtained by other means (usurpation or marriage, for example) are also indicated accordingly.

A Ada of Caria (fl. 377–326 BC) Queen of Caria Ada of Holland Adalais of Aquitaine, Viscountess of Auvillars and Lomagne Adelaide, Countess of Auxerre (1262–?) Adelaide I of Auxerre, Countess of Auxerre, 853–864 Adelaide II of Burgundy, Countess of Auxerre, 921–936 Adelaide, Countess Palatine of Burgundy, Countess Palatine of Burgundy, 1248–79Guida Myrl Jackson-Laufer, Women Rulers Throughout the Ages: An Illustrated Guide, (ABC-CLIO, 1999), 19. Adelaide of Burgundy, also known as Adelaide of Chalon (941–?), Countess of Troyes, Countess of Beaume, Countess of Chalon-sur-Saône Adelaide of India, Countess of Gien Adelaide of Normandy, Countess of Aumale, 1069–90 Adelaide of Provence (d. 1129), also known as Adelaide of Forcalquier, Lady of Forcalquier, 1065–1129, Countess of Provence Adelaide of Soissons (d. 1066), Countess of Adelaide of Susa (1020–1091), Countess of Turin, Lady of Auriate, Bredulo, Asti, Alba, Albenga and Ventimiglia Adelaide of Vermandois (1065–1102), Countess of Valois, Countess of Vermandois Adelais, Lady of Venisy (d. 1221), Lady of Venisy Adelasia of Torres, Judge of Logudoro, 1236–59 Adele of Anjou, Countess of Vendôme, 1016–32 Adele of Valois, Countess of Valois, Countess of Crespy Adelheid of Heinsberg, Countess of Heinsberg Adelheid of Kyburg, Countess of Kyburg Adelheid of Gelder (d. after 1150), Heiress of the stewardship (Ger. vogtei) of the Bishopric of Munster Adelicia of Sanseverino, Lady of Serino, 1283–? Adeline of Meulan (1014–81), Countess of Meulan, ?–1081 Adelvie of Guise, Lady of Guise Adrienne of Estouteville, also known as Adrienne of Bourbon, (1512–1560), Duchess of Estouteville, Lady of Hambye, Gace and Briquebec Adyle of Carlat, Viscountess of Carlat Aelis of Troyes (d. 1066), Countess of Troyes and Soissons Ælfwynn, Lady of the Mercians, 918–919 Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians, 911–918 Agalbursa, Judge of Arborea, c. 1186 Agathe of Dammartin (d. 1268), Lady of Ponthieu Agathe of Poitiers-Valentinois, Lady of Baux, 1348–? Agnes de Percy, Heiress of the Percys Agnès de Tarroja inherited the Lordships of Solsona, Arbeca and Tarroja; wife of Ramon Folc IV, Viscount of Cardona Agnes of Adelon, Lady of Adelon, c. 1200 Agnes of Austria (1322–1392), daughter of Leopold I, duchess in Silesia Agnes of Baudemont (1130–1210), Lady of Baudemont, La Fere-en-Tardenois and Longueville, Lady of Nesle, Lady of Pontarcy, Lady of Quincy, Countess of Braine Agnes of Bourbon (d. 1288), Lady of Bourbon Agnes of Burgundy, Countess of Montbeliard, 1332–? Agnes of Cleves (d. 1267), Heiress of Cleves and Heinsberg Agnes II of Donzy (1199–1225), Dame of Donzy, 1222–25 Agnes of Faucigny (d. 1268), Lady of Faucigny Agnes of Gournay-sur-Marne (d. 1143), Lady of Rochefort, Lady of Gournay-sur-Marne and Gomets, Countess of Rochefort Agnes of Montferrat (1180–1208), Latin Empress of Constantinople Agnes I of Nevers, Countess of Auxerre and Nevers, 1181–92 Agnes of Ponthieu (c. 1080–1105/1111), Countess of Ponthieu. 1100–bef. 1105 Agnes of Thiern, also known as Alix of Thiern, Lady of Montpensier Ahhotep I (c. 1560–1530 BC), Queen of Egypt, regent for her son Ahmose I Ahilyabai Holkar Maharani (1725–1795) the Holkar Queen of the Maratha ruled Malwa kingdom, India Ahmose-Nefertari, Queen of Egypt, regent for her son Amenhotep I Aikaterina Asanina Zaccariaina (d. 1462), Titular Lady of Arcadia; Heiress of the Principality of Achaia Algayette, Lady Alheidis of Heinsberg (d. after 1207), Heinress of Heinsberghttp://66.249.91.104/translate_c?hl=en&u=http://www.genealogie-mittelalter.de/heinsberg_grafen_von/alheidis_von_heinsberg_graefin_von_kleve_und_heinsberg_%2B_nach_1207.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dgrafen%2Bvon%2Bortenburg%26start%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN Alheidis of Sayn (d. c. 1303), Heiress of Hulchrath and Saffenberg (Daughter of Henry I of Sayn (d. 1259) and Agnes of Cleves (d. 1267), Heiress of Cleves and Heinsberg; married Dietrich VI of Cleves (d. 1275) Alice de la Roche-sur-l'Ognon (d. after 1277), Lady of Beirut Alice de Lacy (1281–1348), 4th Countess of Lincoln, 1311–48, 4th Countess of Salisbury, 1311–48, Countess of Lancaster, Leicester and Derby Alice Montague, 5th Countess of Salisbury Alice of Brittany (1243–1288), Lady of Pontarcy Alienor of Champagne, Countess of Bar-sur-Aube Alix de la Tour du Pin (v. 1280–1309), Dauphine of Viennois, 1307–09 Alix of Alençon (d. after 1220), Lady of Montgomery Alix of Burgundy (1258–1261), Countess of Macon and Vienne, 1224–39 Alix of Burgundy (1251–1290), Lady of Montjoy, Lady of Valencay, Countess of Auxerre, 1261–90 Alix of Chacenay (d. 1278), Lady of Chacenay Alix of Clermont (d. 1330), Viscountess of Chateaudun Alix of Dammartin, Countess of Dammartin Alix of Dreux (1255–1296), Viscountess of Chateaudun, 1259–96, which she inherited from her mother Clemence of Chateaudun Alix of Dreux (1364–?), Viscountess of Dreux Alix of Dreux-Beu (1255–1275), Viscountess of Chateaudun, Lady of Montdoubleau Alix of Eu (d. 1246), Lady of Hastings and Countess of Eu, 1191–1246 Alix of Flanders (1322–1346), Lady of Richebourg Alix of France (1160–1225), Lady of Arques, Countess of Eu and Vexins Alix of Meran, Countess Palatine of Burgundy, 1248–79 Alix of Montfort (1218–1255), also known as Alix de Bigorre, Viscountess of Marsan and Countess of Bigorre, 1251–55 Alix of Thouars, Countess of Richmond & Duchess of Brittany, 1203–21 Almodis of La Marche (d. 1116), Countess of La Marche Alveradis of Saffenberg, Lady of Maubach Amalia of Dohna-Vianen (1645–1700), Sovereign Lady and Heiress of Vianen and Ameiden, Heiress Burgravine of Utrecht Amalie of Zweibrücken, Lady of Rixingen, 1547–77 Ameline of Guise (1159–1185), Lady of Guise Amanirenas (40–10 BC) Queen regnant of Kush Amanishakheto (10 BC – 1 AD) Queen regnant of Kush Amastrine (d. 284 BC) ruler of Heraclea Amicia of Gloucester (1160–1225), Countess of Gloucester, 1217 Amicia, Countess of Leicester, Countess of Leicester Amoene of Daun-Falkenstein, Heiress of Limburg Anastasia of Isenburg (1400–30), Heiress of Wied Andregota Galindez, Countess of Aragon, 922–925 Anna of Jever, Lady of Jever, 1511–36 Anna of Kyburg, Countess of Kyburg Anna of Stolberg (d. 1436), Countess of Stolberg Anna of Tecklenburg (1527–1582), Heiress of Tecklenburg and Rheda Anna of Wevelinghoven, Heiress of Wevelinghoven and Lievendael Anna Anachoutlou Komnena, Empress of Trebizond, 1341, 1341–42 Anna Balbo Lascaris (1487–1554), Countess of Tenda, Lady of Mauro, Prela, Villanuovo, Mentone and Antibes Anna Lascaris, Countess of Tenda, Lady of Ventimiglia Anna Maria of Piombino, Princess of Piombino, 1699–1700 Anne Boleyn, Marquess of Pembroke Lady Anne Clifford (1590–1676) Anne of Alençon (d. 1562), Lady of La Guerche and Pouencé, 1525–62 Anne, Countess of Auvergne, also known as Anne de la Tour d'Auvergne, Countess of Auvergne, 1501–24 Anne of Auvergne (1358–1417), Lady of Mercœur and Countess of Forez, 1372–1417, Dauphine of Auvergne, 1399–1417 Anne of Brittany, Countess of Étampes and Montfort-l'Aumary and Duchess of Brittany, 1488–1514 Anne of Burgundy, Dauphine of Viennois, 1269–98 Anne of Burgundy (d. 1301), Dauphine of Vienne, Countess of Vienne Anne of Chabannes, Countess of Dammartin Anne of Clermont, Lady of Baux, ?–1403 Anne of Croy (1563–1635), Lady of Chimay Anne of Gloucester (1383–1438), Countess of Buckingham Anne, Queen of Great Britain (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) Anne of Lorraine, also known as Anne of Vaudemont, Countess of Maulevier, Duchess of Aumale, 1631–38 Anne of Montmorency (1385–1466), also known as Anne of Laval, Anne of Montmorency-Laval, Lady of Laval, Vitre, Acquigny, Aubigne, Tinteniac, Becherel and Romille, 1414–29 Anne of Rohan (1604–85), Princess of Guemene Anne de Beauchamp, 15th Countess of Warwick (1443–1449), 15th Countess of Warwick, 1445–49 Anne de Mowbray (1472–81), 8th Countess of Norfolk, 1476–81 Anne Genevieve of Bourbon-Conde (1619–1679), Duchess of Longueville Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier (1627–1693), also known as Anne Marie Louise of Bourbon-Montpensier, la Grande Mademoiselle, Countess of Eu, 1627–81, Countess of Mortain, 1660–93, Princess of Dombes & La-Roche-sur-Yon, 1627–81, Princess of Joinville, 1627–89, Duchess of Saint-Fergau, 1627–81, Duchess of Montpensier, 1627–93 Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch Baroness of Whitchester and Ashdale, Countess of Dalkeith, and Duchess of Buccleuch, 1663–1732 Antoinette of Bauffremont, Countess of Charny Antoinette of Bourbon (1493–1583), Duchess of Guise Antonia Enriquez de Ribera y Portocarrero (d. 1623), Duchess of Huescar Arsinde, Viscountess of Rocaberti and Perelada Arsinoe II (316 BC – 270/260 BC) Ptolemaic Pharaoh of Egypt, co-ruler with her husband Artemisia I of Caria (around 480 BC) Queen of Halicarnassus Artemisia II of Caria (d. 350 BC) Queen of Caria Athaliah (c. 841–835 BC) Queen regnant of Judea Attala of Macon, Viscountess of Macon Aurembiaix of Urgel (d. 1231), Countess of Urgell Ava of Barcelona, Countess of Cerdanya and Besalu, 927–940 Avantibai Lodhi the -warrior-queen (d. March 20, 1858), the ruler of the Indian state of Ramgarh Aveline of Nemours (d. 1191/1196), Lady of Nemours Azaline of Fezensac, also known as Adalmure of Fezensac, Countess of Fezensac

B Barbara of Daun (d. 1547), Lady of Rixingen Barthe, Viscountess of Marsan Béatrice of Albon (1161–1228), Dauphine of Viennois, Countess of Albon, Grenoble, Oisans and Briancon, 1162–1228 Beatrice I of Bigorre, Countess of Bigorre, 1055–95 Beatrice II of Bigorre, Viscountess of Fezensac and Countess of Bigorre, 1112–14 Beatrice III of Bigorre (1104–1156), Countess of Bigorre, 1128–? Beatrice IV of Bigorre, Viscountess of Marsan 1185–? Beatrice of Bourbon (1320–83), Lady of Creil Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy, Countess Palatine of Burgundy Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy, Countess Palatine of Burgundy, 1205–31 Beatrice of Clermont (d. c. 1364), Countess of Charolais, 1316–64 Beatrice of Montfort (d. 1311), Lady of Rochefort, Countess of Montfort-l'Aumary Beatrice of Portugal (1373–c. 1420), titular Queen of Portugal, Consort Queen of Castile and León Beatrice of Provence (1234–1267), Lady of Forcalquier & Countess of Provence, 1245–67 Beatrice of Sabran (1182–1248), Countess of Gap and Embrun, Lady of Caylar Beatrice of Savoy, also known as la Grande Dauphine, Lady of Faucigny, 1268–? which she inherited from her mother, Agnes of Faucigny Beatrice of Savoy, Countess of Forcalquier and Gap, 1245–56 Beatrice of Thiers, also known as Beatrice of Thiern, (1174–1228) Countess of Chalon-sur-Saône, 1202–27 Beatrice Ferillo, Heiress of Muro Lucano Beatriu de Montcada Heiress of Moncada Beatrix of Burgundy, Countess of Vienne, 1224 Beatrix, Lady Beatrix of Burgundy (b. 1216–?), Lady of Montreal Beatrix of Burgundy (1257–1310), Lady of Bourbon, Lady of Saint-Just, Countess of Charolais Beatrix of Évreux (1392–1407), Duchess of Nemours Beatrix of Maine, Countess of Maine