18th-century women regents

The fourth Emperor of Russia (1730–1740)

queen regnant of Sweden from 1718 to 1720 (1688–1741)

Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland (1638–1705)

Queen Consort of Great Britain and Electress Consort of Hanover (1683-1737)

Queen consort of Spain (1688-1714)

Queen consort of England (1685-1688)

Queen consort of Spain (1692-1766)

Regent and Grand Duchess of Russia (1718–1746)

Queen consort of Spain (1667-1740)

Portuguese queen

Swedish princess (1681–1708)

Infanta of Spain by birth, later regent of Portugal

British princess (1709-1759); eldest daughter of George II (1709–1759)

Maharani Tarabai Bhonsle (Marathi: [t̪aːɾabaːi; ; 1675 – 9 December 1761) was the regent of the Maratha Empire from 1700 until 1708. She was the queen of Rajaram I, and daughter-in-law of the kingdom's founder Shivaji I. She is acclaimed for her role in keeping alive the resistance against Mughal rule in Konkan, and acting as the regent of the Maratha Kingdom during the minority of her son, Shivaji II. She defeated Mughal forces of Aurangzeb in several battles and expanded the Maratha Kingdom.

German composer, opera singer and librettist (1724-1780)

Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia as the third and last wife of Leopold

Queen consort of Denmark and Norway

Queen Consort of Sardinia (1669-1728)

German princess, composer, editor (1739-1807)

Duchess of Parma (1670-1748)

German duchess

Dutch princess (1688-1765)

Electress of Bavaria and of the Electorate of the Palatinate (1676-1730)

Princess in the house of Orange-Nassau

German noble (1704-1774)

regent of Württemberg and member of the house of Thurn and Taxis (1706-1756)

German noble (1674-1748)

Margravine consort of Baden-Durlach (1677-1742)

German politician (1713-1761)

German princess (1675-1733)

Duchess of Parma (1702-1777)

Rani Mangammal (Mangamma; died 1705) was a queen regent of the Madurai Nayak kingdom (in present-day Madurai, India) during the minority of her grandson Vijaya Ranga Chokkanatha in 1689—1704. She was a popular administrator and is still widely remembered as a maker of roads and avenues, and a builder of temples, tanks and choultries with many of her public works still in use. She is also known for her diplomatic and political skills and successful military campaigns. The capital of Madurai Kingdom during her times was Tiruchy.

Countess of Erbach by birth; Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen by marriage

German noble

duchess consort of Saxe-Meiningen from 1763 to 1782

regent of Schaumburg-Lippe from 1787 to 1799

Empress Consort of India (-1765)

German princess of Anhalt (1744-1827)

noble

Landgravine and regent of Hesse-Homburg (1731-1792)

Countess of Nienburg; regent of the Principality of Anhalt-Köthen (1669-1740)

(1697-1777)

Regent of Nassau-Usingen (1718-1735) and Nassau-Saarbrücken (1728-1738)

Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg (1690-1771)

Mentewab (Ge'ez: ምንትዋብ; c. 1706 – 27 June 1773) was Empress of Ethiopia, consort of Emperor Bakaffa, mother (and regent) of Iyasu II and grandmother of Iyoas I. She was also known officially by her baptismal name of Walatta Giyorgis (Ge'ez: ወለተ ጊዮርጊስ). Mentewab was a major political figure during the reigns of her son the Emperor Iyasu and grandson Iyoas. Empress Mentewab was also known by the honorific of Berhan Mogassa (Ge'ez: ብርሃን ሞገሳ). This was to complement the honorific of her son Iyasu II, who was Berhan Seged. thumb|Stamp of Mentewab by Afewerk Tekle

31 Mar 1745 Mainz - 10 Jul 1804 Frankfurt am Main

German countess

18th century ruler of Punjab

Queen consort and regent of Nepal

princess of Modena and Reggio (1699-1778)

last ruler of the Madurai Nayak dynasty

Italian socialite, painter and writer (1672–1700)

sardarni of Sukerchakia Misl

Zulu princess, daughter of Jama kaNdaba

German princess (1662-1732)

Nepalese politician

(1687-1750)