A queen is a woman who exercises royal power or who is married to a king.
Queen is a term that has its etymological root in the Latin word regīna . The queen is the woman who married a king or who, in her own right, is in a position to exercise royal power .
For example: "The queen of Spain will visit Latin America next year" , "Argentine Máxima Zorreguieta became queen consort of the Netherlands after the abdication of Queen Beatriz" , "Elizabeth II served as queen of England from 1952 » .
historical queens
There are many queens who have gone down in the annals of history for their fight, their character or their interesting personal lives. This would be the case of some like these:
- Cleopatra (69 BC – 30 BC). She was the last monarch of Ancient Egypt , of which she has become one of its icons. She is known for her intelligence, her beauty, and her ability to captivate Marco Antonio .
- Isabel I of Castile (1451 – 1504). She is considered the most important queen of Spain to date, thanks to the fact that, together with her husband Ferdinand of Aragon , she made her kingdom one of the most powerful and prosperous in the world and in history . They are known as the Catholic Monarchs . Thanks to their support, they allowed Christopher Columbus to reach America .
- Elizabeth I of England (1533 – 1603). She was the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty in the country. She was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn , she never married and it is considered that, during the time she was on the throne , the nation experienced one of the most significant moments on a cultural level.
- Marie Antoinette (1755 – 1793). She was queen consort of France , after marrying Louis XVI . Among the best known facts about her life was that she died guillotined, as a result of the turbulent events that occurred in the country and that had their origins in the French Revolution .
- Mary Stuart (1542 – 1587). She was the Queen of Scotland , Mary I , and there is great interest in her because of the set of tragic situations that surrounded her entire life.
Women who stand out
Beyond the monarchy , a woman who, due to certain characteristics, manages to stand out from others in a certain context, is known as a queen.
In various contests and contests, in this framework, there is a jury that chooses a queen from a group of applicants: "The young woman from Córdoba was elected queen of the National Tomato Festival," "When I was a child, I dreamed of being the queen of the carnival." of my town" , "Tomorrow the name of the new queen of the Viña del Mar Festival will be known" .
A chess piece is known as a queen.
Other uses of the term queen
In chess , the queen is a piece that can move like any of the rest of the pieces, with the exception of the knight. That is why it is considered the most relevant piece in the game behind the king .
The queen bee , on the other hand, is the female bee that, thanks to its fertility, can lay fertilized eggs (which allow the birth of infertile worker bees ) and unfertilized eggs (from which fertile drones are born).
Reina , finally, is the surname shared by personalities such as the archer (goalkeeper) José Manuel Reina and the actress and singer Juanita Reina .