10th-century women regents

princess of Kiev, Orthodox saint (c. 890–925)

Holy Roman Empress, Catholic saint (931–999)

Theophanu Skleraina (; also Theophania, Theophana, Theophane or Theophano; ; 955 15 June 991) was empress of the Holy Roman Empire by marriage to Emperor Otto II, and regent of the Empire during the minority of their son, Emperor Otto III, from 983 until her death in 991. She was the niece of the Byzantine Emperor John I Tzimiskes. Theophanu was known to be a forceful and capable ruler, and her status in the history of the Empire was in many ways exceptional. Her official titles contained 'consors imperii', which her stepmother Adelaide of Italy already received and 'comperatrix augusta', whic

duchess of Bohemia

Byzantine Emperor's wife

oldest daughter of King Henry of Saxony, consort of Giselbert of Lorraine and Louis IV of France

Countess of Flanders (968–987) and Queen of the Franks (996)

mother of Hugh Capet

Byzantine Empress

Frankish noblewoman (945–1026)

Queen consort of León and later of Navarre

Queen consort to Sancho I of Pamplona (died 958)

Empress consort of Constantine VII

politician

Gunnor or Gunnora ( – ) was Duchess of Normandy by marriage to Richard I of Normandy, having previously been his long-time mistress. She functioned as regent of Normandy during the absence of her spouse, as well as the adviser to him and later to his successor, their son Richard II.

Leonese queen

Drahomíra of Stodor (; – died after 934 or 936) was Duchess consort of Bohemia from 915 to 921, wife of the Přemyslid duke Vratislaus I. She also acted as regent of the Duchy of Bohemia from 921 to 924 during the minority of her son Wenceslaus. She is chiefly known for the murder of her mother-in-law Ludmila of Bohemia by hired assassins.

Queen consort of Kingdom of Croatia

(938-1003)

queen of Goryeo, third wife of King Gyeongjong, mother of Mokjong of Goryeo (of the Hwangju Hwangbo clan)

Didda or Dyed Reayn ( – 8 August 1003), also known as The Catherine of Kashmir, was the last ruler of the Utpala Dynasty of Kashmir from 980 to 1003. She first acted as regent for her son and various grandsons from 958 to 980, and from 980 as sole ruler and monarch. Most knowledge relating to her is obtained from the Rajatarangini, a work written by Kalhana in the twelfth century.

Countess of Holland

Sugandha ( 883 – 914) was the fifth ruler of Kashmir in the northern Indian subcontinent during the 10th century.

wife of the Caliph al-Hakam

Leonese princess

10th-century Margravine of Tuscany

Duchess of Aquitaine (c. 950 – 1003)

German Abbess

Aloara of Capua (died 992), was a princess consort of Capua from the 960s to 981, and then co-regent of Capua jointly with her son from 982 until 992. She was said to have governed her states with great ability.

The mother of three Buwayhid kings and the last ruler of the Buwayhid Empire (987–1019)

Queen Consort of Leon

Vietnamese empress

Duchess consort of Brittany, Regent of Brittany

empress of Emperor Taizu of Liao (879-953)

954-1047

Later Han dynasty person CBDB = 19679

Queen and regent of Kartli

spouse of Emperor Shizong of Later Zhou