Queen

The Queen is the female half of the current rulers of a Kingdom. The Queen and King acting together are referred to as the Crown. She is addressed as Your Majesty, and referred to as Her (Royal) Majesty.

The Queen in the SCA

In the SCA the Queen may gain her position through right of arms (Queen Regnant or Queen Sovereign), or by being consort to the King (Queen Consort). When a Queen steps down, she becomes a Countess (or some variant appropriate to her persona) if she has reigned once and in some kingdoms becomes a Lady of the Rose. If she has reigned twice or more, she becomes a Duchess (or variant).

In some kingdoms it is customary for the queen to use as arms the arms of the kingdom, whereas in others the queen has arms specific to her. The Queen of Lochac, whether she is Queen Regnant or Queen Consort, uses the undifferenced Arms of the Kingdom of Lochac. However in the West the Queen consort's arms differ from the kingdom's arms by containing a wreath of roses rather than a laurel wreath.

Alternate Titles

The SCA recognises the following alternate titles in other languages as the equivalent to Queen:

Language	Alternate Form
Albanian	Mbret�resh�
Arabic	Malika / Sultana
Catalan	Reina
Czech	Kralovna
Danish	Hertug
Dutch	Koningin
Estonian	Kuninganna
Finnish	Kuningatar
French	Reine
German	Königin
Greek	Basilissa
Hebrew	Malchah
Hungarian	Kiralyn�
Icelandic	Drottning
Irish Gaelic	Banríon
Italian	Regina
Latin	Regina
Middle Norwegian	Drottning
Old English	Cwēn
Old Norse	Drottning
Polish	Kr�lowa
Portuguese	Raihna
Romanian	Regină
Russian	Tsaritsa
Scots Gaelic	Bainrìgh/Ban-rìghinn
Spanish	Reina
Swedish	Drottning
Turkish	Kralice
Welsh	Brenhines / Teyrn