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Coronation of Maria Theresa as Queen of Hungary
Coronation of Maria Theresa as Queen of Hungary in 1741, oil on canvas, c. 18th century.
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Portrait of Anne of Austria, Queen of France
Anne of Austria, Queen of France (1601-1666), oil on canvas portrait by Peter Paul Rubens, depicting Anne in ornate dressing and a lace collar, c. 1625.
Palace of Versailles.
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Hel - Norse Queen of the Underworld
Hel, the Norse Queen of the Underworld, as portrayed by the Australia-based artist Tara Ryzebol in 2006. Hel was a female character in Norse mythology who ruled the realm of the dead of the same name. Her kingdom was said to be a gloomy and...
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Louise, Queen of Prussia
Portrait of Queen Louise (l. 1776-1810), consort of King Frederick William III of Prussia. The mother of a Prussian king and a German emperor, Louise was known for her beauty and for being a shrewd politician; she met with Napoleon to plead...
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Statue of Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre
Statue of Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre (also known as Joan III of Navarre, l. 1528-1572) by the artist Jean-Louis Brian (l. 1805-1864), Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, France.
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The Queen of The Night Relief
This large plaque was made of baked straw-tempered clay, modeled in high relief. The figure of the curvaceous naked woman was originally painted red; note the trace of the red color on her left wrist. She wears the horned headdress characteristic...
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Stela of Neskhons Queen of Pinezem II
This painted wooden stela depicts a woman whose name was identified as Neskhons; she was the wife of the High Priest of Amun Pinedjem (II). On the right side, Neskhons looks to the left and makes an offerring to the god Osiris. There are...
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The Life and Death of Mary Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots was the queen of both Scotland (r. 1542-1567) and briefly, France (r. 1559-1560). Obliged to flee Scotland, the queen was imprisoned for 19 years by Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603) and finally executed for treason...
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Queen Hatshepsut: Daughter of Amun, Pharaoh of Egypt
Hatshepsut, whose name means "Foremost of Noble Women" or "First Among Noble Women" (royal name, Ma'at-ka-re, translated as "spirit of harmony and truth") was the fifth ruler of the 18th Dynasty (r. 1479-1458 BCE). She was the daughter of...
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The Sea Dogs - Queen Elizabeth's Privateers
The sea dogs, as they were disparagingly called by the Spanish authorities, were privateers who, with the consent and sometimes financial support of Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603 CE), attacked and plundered Spanish colonial settlements...