This is a list of queens of Jerusalem, from 1099 to 1291.
Throughout 200 years of its existence, the
Kingdom of Jerusalem
The Kingdom of Jerusalem ( la, Regnum Hierosolymitanum; fro, Roiaume de Jherusalem), officially known as the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem or the Frankish Kingdom of Palestine,Example (title of works): was a Crusader state that was establishe ...
had one protector, 18 kings (including 7 ''
jure uxoris
''Jure uxoris'' (a Latin phrase meaning "by right of (his) wife"), citing . describes a title of nobility used by a man because his wife holds the office or title ''suo jure'' ("in her own right"). Similarly, the husband of an heiress could becom ...
'') and five
queens regnant
A queen regnant (plural: queens regnant) is a female monarch, equivalent in rank and title to a king, who reigns ''suo jure'' (in her own right) over a realm known as a "kingdom"; as opposed to a queen consort, who is the wife of a reigning ...
. Six women were
queens consort, i.e. queens as wives of the kings. Some of them were highly influential in the country's history, having ruled as regents for their minor children and heirs, as well as having a great influence over their spouses. Many kings of Jerusalem died unmarried or as children.
Queens of Jerusalem
Reigning Queens
''This is a list of
queens regnant
A queen regnant (plural: queens regnant) is a female monarch, equivalent in rank and title to a king, who reigns ''suo jure'' (in her own right) over a realm known as a "kingdom"; as opposed to a queen consort, who is the wife of a reigning ...
of
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
who held to the throne by their own right:''
Consorts
House of Boulogne, 1099–1118
House of Rethel, 1118–1153
House of Anjou, 1143–1205
House of Aleramici, 1205–1212
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House of Brienne, 1212–1228
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None
None may refer to:
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House of Hohenstaufen, 1228–1268
House of Lusignan, 1268–1291
See also
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Kings of Jerusalem
The King of Jerusalem was the supreme ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, a Crusader state founded in Jerusalem by the Latin Catholic leaders of the First Crusade, when the city was conquered in 1099.
Godfrey of Bouillon, the first ruler of th ...
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List of Queens of Cyprus
Empress and Despoina ''in'' Cyprus
:''Byzantine titles did not have any territorial qualification, so there were no Emperors or Despots'' of ''Cyprus''
Komnenoi dynasty, 1184–1191
Consort of Cyprus
House of Lusignan, 1192–1489
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List of Queens of Armenia
This is a list of Armenian royal consorts.
Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity), Kingdom of Armenia
Ancient Armenian queens
*Rodogune of Persia, daughter of King Artaxerxes of Persia, wife of Orontes II
*Antiochis, sister of Antiochus III the Gr ...
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List of Savoyard consorts
This is a list of consorts of the Savoyard monarchs.
Countess of Savoy, 1003–1416
Duchess of Savoy, 1416–1713
;As courtesy title
Queen of Sardinia, 1720–1861
Between 1859 and 1861 the Kingdom of Sardinia incorporated the majo ...
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List of Neapolitan consorts
This is a list of consorts of Naples. Many Kings of Naples had more than one wife; they may have divorced their wife or she might have died.
Early Byzantine Duchesses of Duchy of Naples, Naples
:''See Also'': Dukes of Naples
* Drosu, wife of S ...
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Princess of Antioch
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List of Latin Empresses
The following is a list of the Latin empresses consort of Constantinople. Yolanda of Flanders and Marie of Brienne were not only empresses consort but also empress regent, empresses regent. Catherine I, Latin Empress, Catherine I and Catherine II, ...
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Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
Queens regnant of Jerusalem
Queens
Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long ...