Editing Queen consort (section)

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A '''queen consort ''' is the wife of a reigning [[king]], and usually shares her spouse's social [[Imperial, royal and noble ranks|rank]] and status. She holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical [[title]]s and may be crowned and anointed, but historically she does not formally share the king's political and military powers, unless on occasion acting as [[regent]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 September 2022 |title=What is Queen Consort? What will be the role of Camilla? |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/uk/what-is-queen-consort-what-will-be-the-role-of-camilla/articleshow/94092575.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2022-09-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Hilton |first=Lisa |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/359673870 |title=Queens consort : the autobiography |date=2009 |publisher=Phoenix |isbn=978-0-7538-2611-9 |location=London |oclc=359673870}}</ref>

In contrast, a [[queen regnant]] is a female [[monarch]] who rules ''[[suo jure]]'' (Latin for, "in her own right") and usually becomes queen by inheriting the throne upon the death of the previous monarch.

A [[queen dowager]] is a widowed queen consort, and a [[queen mother]] is a queen dowager who is the mother of the current monarch.