Queen
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A queen is a female monarch who serves as the sovereign head of state in a monarchy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Queen canonical | 15 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Head of state
ⓘ
Monarch ⓘ Title of nobility ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Crown
ⓘ
Royal Household of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Royal household
Throne ⓘ |
| canBeDeposedBy |
Abdication
ⓘ
Abolition of monarchy ⓘ Revolution ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | King ⓘ |
| definition | Female monarch who is the sovereign head of state in a monarchy ⓘ |
| etymologicallyRelatedTo | Proto-Germanic *kwēniz ⓘ |
| gender | Female ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
Appoint prime minister (formally, in some systems)
ⓘ
Give royal assent to legislation (in some systems) ⓘ Perform ceremonial functions ⓘ Represent the state in diplomatic affairs ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalExample |
Cleopatra VII
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Cleopatra VII
Elizabeth II ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Elizabeth II
Isabella I of Castile ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Isabella I of Castile
Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| hasMaritalCounterpart | King ⓘ |
| hasPowerType |
Executive authority (in absolute monarchies)
ⓘ
Largely ceremonial authority (in constitutional monarchies) ⓘ |
| hasRole |
Head of state
ⓘ
Sovereign ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
Her Majesty
ⓘ
Majesty ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal coat of arms
Royal standards ⓘ
surface form:
Royal standard
|
| inheritsTitleBy |
Designation according to succession laws
ⓘ
Hereditary succession ⓘ |
| mayBe |
Queen consort
ⓘ
Queen Dowager of Sweden ⓘ
surface form:
Queen dowager
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon ⓘ
surface form:
Queen mother
Queen regnant ⓘ |
| mayBeMotherOf | Reigning monarch ⓘ |
| mayBeSpouseOf | Reigning king ⓘ |
| mayRuleOver |
Commonwealth realm
ⓘ
Empire ⓘ Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy | Highest female royal rank ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Constitutional law
ⓘ
House laws of royal family ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
National unity
ⓘ
Royal authority ⓘ State continuity ⓘ |
| titleLanguageOrigin | Old English cwēn ⓘ |
| usedInSystem | Monarchy ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.