Why aren't there any queens during the Medieval Times?

Answer 1

AnswerThere were queens because there were kings. AnswerI am assuming the question is asking why there were no queens who ruled in their own right. The answer is that there were queens who ruled in their own right, there were just not very many of them. For example:

When Charlemagne was crowned emperor of the Carolingian Empire in Rome, the Byzantine Empire was being ruled by Empress Irene.

Ethelfleda ruled Mercia around the year 900. She was literate, but she was also educated in military matters and was considered a fine tactician. She took over power from her husband (though she did not depose him) and continued to rule after he died.

Matilda, who had been empress of the Holy Roman Empire, was a ruling monarch of England, though she was opposed and wound up fighting a civil war to a draw. She recognized her opponent as king in exchange for his naming her son his heir.

Isabella I of Spain was the queen of Leon and Castile. Her marriage with Ferdinand brought Spain into existence, and they reigned as joint rulers.

Berengeria the Great of became queen of Castile in 1217. She later abdicated in favor of her son, for reasons of her own.

Margaret I of Denmark ruled from 1380 as regent for her son. She was such a good ruler that when he died, in 1388, she was asked to continue her rule, even though Danish law forbade a woman monarch. She routed an army sent to depose her, and united Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland into a block of nations under her rule until she died in 1412.

The list of queens who ruled as regent for their children is long. One in particular who comes to mind is Isabella, the wife of Edward II, who deposed him (and some might add murdered him) and ruled as regent for Edward III, her son.

An even longer list of queens assumed responsibility of court for husbands who were off on crusades, too ill to rule, or otherwise unable to attend to their duties.

There were laws saying women could not be monarchs in many areas, and laws of inheritance favored sons universally. But there were queens who reigned.

There is a link below to lists of medieval queens and empresses who ruled countries.

Answer 2

You are very mistaken, there were plenty of queens during medieval times.

• Queen Matilda (Queen to William the Conquer)
• Queen Maude (Queen consort of Henry I)
• Queen Elenor
• Queen Isabelle
• Isabella of France
• Queen Catherine of Valois
• And so on.

See the related link below.

These queens were mostly wives of kings, but still queens nonetheless.

In previous monarchy, the male was always the first in line for the throne.

So if a prince had an older sister, he would have still gotten to the throne before her. This is why there have been more kings than queens in history.

However in recent times, Prince William of England has vowed that the sexist monarchy tradition ends with him, that from now on, women princesses have an equal right to the throne as men do.

Answer 3

There were, in fact, many Queens during the thousand years of the European middle ages. Most were the wives of Kings, but a few ruled in their own right, and many ruled for their husbands when the King was away at war.