List of queens of Spain
After the union of the countries of the Crown of Castile and the Crown of Aragon under one ruler, Spain had only one queen who ruled over the country as queen in her own right (such as the British Queen Elizabeth II today ), namely the Queen Isabella II
All other queens on the list below bore this title as a wife, not as ruler in their own right (comparable to today's queens Silvia of Sweden or Letizia of Spain ). However, through their husbands they had, in some cases, considerable influence on Spanish politics. Some also ruled as regents for a long time, for example when their sons or daughters were minors.
Queens during the rule of the Spanish branch of the House of Habsburg (casa de Austria)
image | Surname | dynasty | marriage | queen | wife of |
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Isabella of Portugal (1503–1539) | House Avis | 1526 | 1526-1539 | Charles V (1526–1539) |
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Mary I of England (1516–1558) | House of Tudor | 1554 | 1556-1558 | Philip II (1527-1598) |
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Elisabeth of France (1545–1568) | House Valois | 1559 | 1559-1568 | Philip II (1527-1598) |
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Anna of Austria (1549–1580) | House of Habsburg | 1570 | 1570-1580 | Philip II (1527-1598) |
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Margaret of Austria (1584–1611) | House of Habsburg | 1599 | 1599-1611 | Philip III (1578-1621) |
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Elisabeth of France (1602–1644) | House of Bourbon | 1615 | 1621-1644 | Philip IV (1605-1665) |
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Maria Anna of Austria (1634-1696) | House of Habsburg | 1649 | 1649-1665 regent 1665-1675 |
Philip IV (1605-1665) |
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Marie Louise de Bourbon-Orléans (1662–1689) | House of Bourbon-Orléans | 1679 | 1679-1689 | Charles II (1661–1700) |
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Maria Anna of the Palatinate (1667–1740) | Wittelsbach House | 1690 | 1690-1700 | Charles II (1661–1700) |
Queens during the reign of the Spanish branch of the House of Bourbon (casa de Borbón)
image | Surname | dynasty | marriage | queen | wife of |
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Maria Luisa Gabriella of Savoy (1688-1714) | House of Savoy | 1701 | 1701-1714 | Philip V (1683-1746) |
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Elisabeth of Parma (1692–1766) | House Farnese | 1714 | 1714-1724 | Philip V (1683-1746) |
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Louise Elisabeth of Orléans (1709–1742) | House of Orléans | 1722 | 1724 | Ludwig I (1707-1724) |
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Elisabeth of Parma (1692–1766) | House Farnese | 1714 | 1724-1746 | Philip V (1683-1746) |
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Maria Barbara de Bragança (1711–1758) | House Braganza | 1729 | 1746-1758 | Ferdinand VI. (1713–1759) |
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Maria Amalia of Saxony (1724–1760) | House Wettin | 1738 | 1759-1760 | Charles III (1716–1788) |
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Maria Luise of Bourbon-Parma (1751–1819) | House Bourbon-Parma | 1765 | 1788-1808 | Charles IV (1748-1819) |
Queen during the reign of the Spanish branch of the House of Bonaparte
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Julie Clary (1771-1845) | –– | 1794 | 1808-1813 | Joseph I. (1768-1844) |
Queens or king during the rule of the Spanish branch of the House of Bourbon (casa de Borbón)
image | Surname | dynasty | marriage | queen | wife of |
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Maria Isabella of Portugal (1797-1818) | House Braganza | 1816 | 1816-1818 | Ferdinand VII (1784-1833) |
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Maria Josepha of Saxony (1803–1829) | House Wettin | 1819 | 1819-1829 | Ferdinand VII (1784-1833) |
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Maria Christina of Naples and Sicily (1806-1878) | House of Bourbon Sicily | 1829 | 1829-1833 regent 1833-1840 |
Ferdinand VII (1784-1833) |
During the reign of Isabella II , her husband, Francisco de Asís de Borbón , took a position that corresponds to the position of queens under male rulers, and was also allowed to use the title of "king".
Queen during the reign of the Spanish branch of the House of Savoy (casa de Saboya)
image | Surname | dynasty | marriage | queen | wife of |
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Maria del Pozzo della Cisterna (1847–1876) | –– | 1863 | 1871-1873 | Amadeus |
Queens during the reign of the Spanish branch of the House of Bourbon (casa de Borbón)
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Maria de las Mercedes of Orléans (1860–1878) | House of Bourbon-Orléans | 1878 | 1878 | Alfonso XII (1857-1885) |
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Maria Christina of Austria (1858–1929) | House of Habsburg-Lorraine | 1879 | 1879–1885 regent 1885–1902 |
Alfonso XII (1857-1885) |
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Victoria Eugénie von Battenberg (1887–1969) | House Battenberg | 1906 | 1906-1931 | Alfonso XIII (1886–1941) |
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Sophia of Greece (* 1938) | House Oldenburg | 1962 | 1975-2014 | Juan Carlos I (* 1938) |
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Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano (* 1972) | –– | 2004 | 2014– | Felipe VI. (* 1968) |