Recent Examples on the WebTrue, in earlier days, a queen regnant, like the first Elizabeth – as opposed to a queen consort – might take a more active role. Sarah Gristwood, CNN, 12 Sep. 2022 Even before her husband’s death in 1143, Melisende had ruled as queen regnant of Jerusalem. Katherine Pangonis, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Feb. 2022 Melisende—Jerusalem’s first queen regnant—is a shadowy figure in medieval chronicles, appearing fleetingly in the pages of histories written by men and about men. Katherine Pangonis, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Feb. 2022 Queen Liliʻuokalani was elected in 1891 as the first and only queen regnant of the Hawaiian Kingdom and shepherded the country through a period of intense growth. Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Aug. 2020 England’s first queen regnant was not a vindictive, violent woman, nor a pathetic, lovestruck wife who would have been better off as a nun. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2020