18th-century women rulers

Duchess of Teschen

Maharani Tarabai Bhonsle (Marathi: [t̪aːɾabaːi; ; 1675 – 9 December 1761) was the regent of the Maratha Empire from 1700 until 1708. She was the queen of Rajaram I, and daughter-in-law of the kingdom's founder Shivaji I. She is acclaimed for her role in keeping alive the resistance against Mughal rule in Konkan, and acting as the regent of the Maratha Kingdom during the minority of her son, Shivaji II. She defeated Mughal forces of Aurangzeb in several battles and expanded the Maratha Kingdom.

Austrian archduchess, daughter of the Emperor of the Holy Empire Charles VI (1718-1744)

queen of Indore

French princess (1676-1744)

Princess regnant of Monaco and Monegasque princess (1697-1731)

Indian queen and freedom fighter

Austrian archduchess (1680-1741)

Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg (1753–1829)

Italian noble

Princess of Saxony and Poland, abbess of Essen and Thorn (1740–1826)

German abbess (1678-1755)

Ashanti Queen (1730-1760)

Hangbe (or Hangbè, also Ahangbe or Na Hangbe) was a woman who served as the ruler of the Kingdom of Dahomey for a brief period before Agaja came to power in 1718. Oral traditions depict Hangbe variously as a regent or as a ruler in her own right. According to oral tradition, she became ruler upon the sudden death of King Akaba because his oldest son, Agbo Sassa, was not yet of age. The duration of her rule is unclear. She supported Agbo Sassa in a succession struggle against Agaja, who ultimately became king. Hangbe's legacy lives on in oral tradition, but little is known about her rule becaus

Second wife of Pennsylvania founder William Penn (1671-1726)

German politician (1749-1810), Abbess of Gandersheim

31 Mar 1745 Mainz - 10 Jul 1804 Frankfurt am Main

thumb|200px|Costume design for the character of Purea, for the pantomime Omai by Philip James de Loutherbourg, 1785 thumb|250px|Captain Samuel Wallis of HMS Dolphin being received by Purea, July 1767 Purea, Tevahine-'ai-roro-atua-i-Ahurai, also called Oborea (floruit 1769), was a queen from the Landward Teva tribe and a self-proclaimed ruler of all Tahiti. Queen Purea is known from the first famous European expeditions to Tahiti. She ruled as chieftainess of her tribe area in 1767–1768, when she was encountered by the expedition of Samuel Wallis.

Polish magnate

Countess regnant of Aldenburg (1715-1800)

founder and leader of the Mola quilombo

Kamakahelei (c. 18th century - 1794), was the 22nd alii nui, or High Chiefess regnant, of the island of Kauai. She was the ruling chiefess of Kauai from 1770 - 1794. In some historical references she has been described as a regent for her sons Keawe and Kaumualii. She was the sovereign of the island of Kauai at the time Captain James Cook landed on its shores. The Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School in the district of Puhi is named after her. This school serves the Kalaheo to Hanamaulu districts on the island of Kauai.

Nepalese politician

Kalanikauleleiaiwi was a High Chiefess (aliʻi nui) of the island of Hawaiʻi. She was considered to be the co-ruler of the island of Hawaiʻi with her half-brother, Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku, the 21st Aliʻi nui of Hawaii. Their shared mother was Keakealaniwahine, the previous Aliʻi Nui of Hawaii. Their son, Keʻeaumoku Nui, was considered the highest rank of Piʻo and the rightful successor in rank to his father and mother, in contrast to his half-brother Alapaʻi, who usurped the throne of Hawaiʻi.

Queen of Derge

Kaneʻalai (also known as Kane-a-Laʻe) was a Queen regnant of the Hawaiian island of Molokai, who lived in the 18th century. She ruled as Alii nui of Molokai.

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Chilean rebel