Queen Charlotte Sophia
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1761, following her marriage to King George III, until her death in 1818. As...
Category : Kings and Queens
Queen Charlotte Sophia: Black Queen or Not?
Queen Charlotte’s racial identity remains one of the most intensely debated topics in modern British royal historiography. The controversy raises profound questions about the construction...
Anacaona: The Golden Flower of Ayiti
Anacaona (c. 1474–1503) was a distinguished Taíno poet, and composer of sacred areitos, and a leading cacica of Xaragua—the westernmost and most culturally sophisticated of...
Rosalie Gicanda: The last Queen of Rwanda
Rosalie Gicanda (1928–1994) was the last Queen of Rwanda, remembered as a “People’s Queen” whose life of quiet dignity ended in martyrdom during the 1994 Genocide against...
Moremi Ajasoro: The Yoruba Lady Liberty
Moremi Ajasoro was a legendary Yoruba queen whose courage, intelligence, and tragic sacrifice have echoed across centuries. Remembered in Ile-Ife as “Africa’s Lady Liberty,” she...
Queen Ranavalona lll: The Last Queen of Madagascar
Ranavalona III was the last reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Madagascar. She ruled from July 30, 1883, to February 28, 1897. During her reign,...
Mansa Musa: Emperor of Mali
Mansa Musa, the ninth emperor of the Mali Empire, is among the most renowned rulers in world history. Remembered for immense wealth, expansive rule, and...
Empress Taytu: Warrior Queen of the 1896 Battle of Adwa
Taytu Betul was a formidable queen and empress of Ethiopia (1889–1913). She was the wife of Emperor Menelek II and was also the inspiration behind...
Emperor Haile Selassie I: “Might of the Trinity”
“Look to Africa when a Black king shall be crowned, for the day of deliverance is near.” Emperor Haile Selassie I was Ethiopia’s 225th and...
Queen Judith
Ethiopia was once ruled by a mighty Queen who destroyed Axum and its countryside, the churches and Christian monuments, killing thousands in the process. Her campaigns...