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Women rulers in European/Middle East history

Name Country Ruling years Title

1 Maria Theresa Austria 1740-1780 Queen

2 Reneta Indzhova Bulgaria 1994-1995 Interim Prime Minister

3 Irene Byzantium 797-802 Empress

4 Theodora Byzantium 1055-1056 Empress

5 Zoe and Theodora Byzantium 1042 Empresses- joint rulers

6 Margaret II Denmark 1972-present Queen

7 Tarjakaarina Halonen Finland 2000-present President

8 Edith Cresson France 1991-1992 President

9 Sabine Bergmann-Pohl German Dem Republic 1990 President

10 Anne Great Britain 1702-1714 Queen

11 Elizabeth I Great Britain 1558-1603 Queen

12 Elizabeth II Great Britain 1952-present Queen

13 Mary I Great Britain 1553-1558 Queen

14 Mary II Great Britain 1689-1694 Queen/ruled with William II

15 Margaret Thatcher Great Britain 1979-1990 Prime Minister

16 Victoria Great Britain 1837-1901 Queen

17 Agnes Holy Roman Empire 1056-1068 Empress- regent

18 Vigdis Finnbogadottir Iceland 1980-1996 Prime Minister

19 Mary MacAleese Ireland 1997 President

20 Mary Robinson Ireland 1990-1997 President

21 Golda Meir Israel 1969-1974 Prime Minister

22 Vaira Vike-Freiberga Latvia 1999-present President

23 Kazimiera D. Prunskiena Lithuania 1990-1991 Prime Minister

24 Agatha Barbara Malta 1982-1987 President

25 Gro Harlem Brudtland Norway 1981, 86-89, 90-96 Prime Minister

26 Hanna Suchocka Poland 1992-1993 Prime Minister

27 Maria Da Lourdes Pintasilgo Portugal 1979-1980 Prime Minister

28 Anna Russia 1730-1740 Queen

29 Catherine I Russia 1725-1727 Queen

30 Catherine II Russia 1762-1796 Queen

31 Elizabeth Russia 1741-1762 Queen

32 Olga Russia 945-964 Queen- regent

33 Margaret I Scandinavia 1353-1412 Queen

34 Isabella I Spain 1474-1504 Queen/ruled with Ferdinand

35 Isabella II Spain 1833-1868 Queen

36 Joanna Spain 1504-1506 Queen/ruled with Phillip I

37 Ruth Dreifuss Switzerland 1999-2000 President

38 Tansu Ciller Turkey 1993-1995 Prime Minister

39 Milka Planinc Yugoslavia 1982-1986 Federal Prime Minister

Content provided by: Roberto Naranjo
Source(s): womenshistory.about.com/library
Comments: General survey. Some rulers may have been left out.

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