Queen of France

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Queen of France was the title held by the wife of the reigning King of France, making her the kingdom’s foremost female royal and often a key political and cultural figure at court.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf consort title
royal title
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of France
associatedWith Catholic Church in France
French court culture
dynastic alliances
royal patronage of the arts
ceremonialEvent coronation at Reims Cathedral
royal weddings
country France
endCause abolition of the French monarchy
gender female
hasDuty patronage of artists and writers
patronage of religious institutions
producing heirs to the French throne
representing the monarchy ceremonially
hasPrivilege control over a separate household
high precedence at court
hasSpouse King of France
hasSymbol crown
royal robes
sceptre
heldBy wife of the reigning King of France
historicalContext hereditary monarchy
isTitleOf French monarchy
languageUsed French
mayAlsoBe co-ruler in practice
queen regent
notableHolder Anne of Austria
Blanche of Castile
Catherine de Medici
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Marie Antoinette
Marie de Medici
linked to: Marie de’ Medici
partOf French royal household
linked to: French royal court
positionInGovernment foremost female royal of the kingdom
relatedPosition Dauphine of France
Queen of Navarre
Queen regent of France
linked to: Regent of France
residence French royal court
Palace of Versailles
Palace of the Louvre
linked to: Louvre Palace
role cultural figure at court
political figure at court
queen consort
successorTitle Empress of the French
usedInPeriod Ancien Régime
Early modern period
Middle Ages

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Isabeau of Bavaria royalTitle Queen of France
Duchess of Burgundy relatedTitle Queen of France
Henry Brandon maternalTitleOfMother Queen of France
Isabella of Aragon nobleTitle Queen of France
Dauphine of Viennois hasLowerRankThan Queen of France
Dauphine of France linkedToTitle Queen of France
Joan the Lame nobleTitle Queen of France
Blanche of Navarre royalTitle Queen of France
Queen Anne title Queen of France (titular)
linked to: Queen of France
Dauphine distinctFrom Queen of France
Maria Leszczyńska title Her Most Christian Majesty the Queen of France and Navarre
linked to: Queen of France