19th-century women regents

Chinese empress (1835–1908)

queen of a princely state in India

Empress Consort of the French from 1810 to 1814 and Monarch of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla from 1814 to 1847

Empress consort of the French from 1853 to 1870 (1826–1920)

Queen consort of Portugal and Empress consort of Brazil (1797–1826)

Queen consort of Spain (1858-1929)

Queen consort of Spain (1805-1878)

Queen of Naples and Sicily (1782-1839)

Princess Imperial of the Empire of Brazil (1846-1921)

German princess (1786–1861)

Queen consort of the Netherlands (r. 1879–1890)

Kaʻahumanu ("The Feathered Mantle", March 17, 1768 – June 5, 1832) was queen consort and acted as regent of the Hawaiian Kingdom as Kuhina Nui. She was the favorite wife of King Kamehameha I and also the most politically powerful, and continued to wield considerable power as co-ruler in the kingdom during the reigns of his first two successors.

Queen Consort of Portugal (1889 - 1908)

Nodira (also spelled Nadira; 1792–1842) was a poet in the Khanate of Kokand, who wrote in Chagatai Turkic and Persian.

Queen of Greece (1818–1875)

Queen consort of Denmark and Norway

French princess (1819–1864), Duchess of Parma from 1849 to 1854

Spanish Royal

Queen consort of Montenegro

Portuguese princess (1801–1876)

Dowager empress of China (1837-1881)

Regent of Persia, Qajar queen mother and princess (1805-1873)

duchess consort of Anhalt-Bernburg (1811-1902)

Maharani Avantibai Lodhi (16 August 1831 – 20 March 1858) was a queen-ruler and freedom fighter. She was the queen of the Ramgarh (present-day Dindori) in Madhya Pradesh. An opponent of the British East India Company during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, information concerning her is sparse and mostly comes from folklore. In 21st century, she has been used as a political icon in Lodhi community.

German royalty (1771-1854)

regent of the Sikh Empire

Queen Consort of Siam (1864–1919)

Regent of Saxe-Meiningen from 1803 to 1821

Princess consort of Liechtenstein (1813–1881)

queen; korean regent (1789-1857)

Maharani of the Sikh Empire

queen; Queen Consort of Joseon (1745-1805)

Regent of Lippe (1769-1820)

queen; politician (1809-1890)

German princess of Anhalt (1744-1827)

German politician (1819-1872)

Swazi royal regent

Nepalese Queen Mother and regent

Maharani of Travancore

last ruling princess of the Western Georgian Principality of Mingrelia (1816–1882)

Princess of Mingrelia

politician

politician

Wife of the Maharaja of Mysore

Hawaiian princess (1838–1866)

Queen consort and regent of Nepal

Princess of Fürstenberg

Queen Mother and Regent of Nepal

Mmanthatisi (also spelled Manthatisi or MmaNthatisi and erroneously spelled as 'Mantatee’, 'Ma Nthisi, Mantatise; c. 1784 – 1847) was the leader of the Tlokwa people during her son's minority from 1813 until 1824. She came to power as the regent for her son, Sekonyela, (Lentsha) following the death of her husband Kgosi Mokotjo (the previous kgosi). Mmanthatisi was known as a strong, brave and capable leader, both in times of peace and war. She was referred to by her followers as Mosesanyane (the tiny one) because of her slender body.

princess consort of Guria

Regent of Touggourt