1700-01 Leading Member of the Council of Regency Dowager Queen María Ana de Baviera-Neoburgo y Hessen-Darmstadt of Spain and the Indies

Considered herself to be the "principal minister" of her husband, Carlos II (1665-1700), after their marriage in 1691, and she was politically very influential. After her husband's death, she was member of The Governing Board from 1.-16. November. The Board had no formal chairman, but she had the "preferred vote".  In 1700 Felipe V of Bourbon became king - he was great-grandson of Felipe IV, who reigned (1621-65), and became king after a war of succession between the Habsburg and Bourbon heirs to the throne. She was confined to Toledo and from 1706 she lived in exile in France until she returned to Spain one year before she died. Born as Maria Anna von der Pfalz-Neuburg, she lived (1667-1740).

1700-33 Sovereign Princess Ippolita I Ludovisi of Elba and Piombino, Marchioness of Populonia, Princess of Venosa, Countess of Conza and Lady of Scarlino, Populonia, Vignale, Abbadia del Fango, Suvereto, Buriano, Isola d’Elba, Montecristo, Pianosa, Cerboli, Palmaiola and       Castelvetere (Italy)

Ippolita succeeded sister Olimpia as Principessa sovrana, and married to Gregorio II Boncompagni, Duke of Sora and Acre, Marquess of Vignola et cetera, who was co-prince until his death in 1707. She was daughter of Niccolò I and his third wife Costanza Pamphili, and was succeeded by the oldest of her six daughters, Maria Eleonora Boncompagni Ludovisi, who reigned 1733-45. Ippolita lived (1663-1724).

1700-07 Regent H.H Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Tara Bai Sahib Maharaj of Satara (India)

Also known as Sita Bai Ali Sahib or or Tarabai. In 1714 her son, H.H Kshatrtiya-Kulawatasana Sinhasanadhishwar Shrimant Raja Shahu Sambahaji II Bhonsle Chhatrapati Maharaj (1698-1760), became ruler of Kolhapur. Tara Bai lived (1675-1761).

1700 Regent The Rajawat Maharani Sahiba of Bikander (in Punjab India)

Widow of Maharaja Sri Anup Singhji Bahadur, Maharaja of Bikaner and regent for son, who succeeded half-brother.

1700-17.. Sultan Aisa of Ma’yuta (Mayotte, today a French Possession)

At a not known date, she was succeeded by daughter, Sultan Monavo.  

Around 1700 Adatuang Adi We Rakkia Karaeng Kanjenne of Sidenreng (Indonesia)

Succeeded father, Adatuang La Mallewai as ruler of the Bugis state in South-Western Celebes/Sulawesi.

Circa 1700-07/41 Regent Princess Tara Bona of Marato (India)

Deposed by a rival Faction of the family but continued the fight until she was finally beaten in 1741.

1700-circa 1750 1^st Asantehemaa Nana Nyarko Kusi Amoa of Asante (Ghana)

1700-10 Regent Dowager Rani Tarabai of Kolhapur (India)

After the death of her husband, she assumed control of the government in the name of her son Shambhaji II. A truce was sought which was promptly rejected by the emperor. A new assault by the Marathas in Malwa and the ransacking of Hyderabad further frustrated the octogenarian emperor. Tarabai and the Marathas always aggravated Aurangzeb, which eventually drained all his strength and resolve. He had spent more than two decades pursuing an evasive and crafty enemy and his extreme old age left him frail and weak until his death in 1707.After the emperor’s death, her nephew, Shahuji Shivaji II was released by Emperor Bahadur Shah, and immediately claimed the Maratha throne and challenged her and her son Shambhaji II. A power struggle ensued and finally with the help of a skilful Brahmin, Balaji Vishwanath, Shahuji Shivaji II was able to consolidate his power. She lived (1675-1761).

Around 1700 Moäng Ratu Dona Ines Ximenes da Silva of Flores (Indonesia)

Followed her brother Moäng Ratu Don Simao (Samaoh) as ruler, and was later succeeded by the grandson of a brother of her mother Moäng Ratu Don Siku Koru as ruler of the Roman Catholic principality at the island of Flores. The Ximenes da Silva-dynasty ruled until 1952 and continued as civil rulers until 1960 over Sikka.

Circa 1700-40 Queen Alemba of Sambi (Angola)

Reigned jointly with Ului Nonudu. Sambi or Sambu was one of the large clusters of Ovimbundu States, which was founded at various times from around 1600.

1700-12 Princess-Abbess Maria Magdalena Sohler of Heggbach (Germany)

A forceful and energetic administrator and was engaged in various disputes with neighbouring nobles. The chapter was hit by heavy taxes during the War of the Spanish Succession and the continued passage thorough the territory of foreign troops. From around 1705 her epileptic attacks increased and she was unable to perform her duties.

1700-11 Princesse-Abbesse Elisabeth Charlotte Gabrielle de Lorraine of Remiremont (France)

Her father, Duke Léopold of Lorraine, tried to impose her as Coadjutrice with the right of succession. The Princess-Abbess Dorothée asked the Professors at Sorbonne for advice, but they didn’t answer before her death 2 years later, so King Louis XIV imposed Élisabeth as sovereign of the territory. She lived (1700-11).

1700-16 Throne Claimer Princess Pedi Wangmo of Sikkim (India)

Claimed the throne from her young half-brother, Muwong Chador Namgyal (b. 1686) because she was the oldest. Her mother was a Bhutanese and who invited a force from Bhutan to assassinate him, and he was carried off to Lhasa where he distinguished himself in Buddhist learning and Tibetan literature. Meanwhile, Bhutanese forces had captured the Rabdentse Palace and after eight years of occupation the Deb Raja of Bhutan eventually withdrew the Bhutanese expedition upon the mediation of the Tibetan Government. Chador Namgyal then returned and started to consolidate his kingdom, driving out the Bhutanese forces. Bhutan made another invasion and though many of the areas under Bhutanese occupation were cleared, what are today Kalimpong and Rhenock were lost. In 1716, while the king was at Ralung hot springs, she conspired with a Tibetan doctor to arrange bloodletting from a main artery and thus caused the king's death. The doctor was eventually executed at Namchi and she strangled to death with a silk scarf.

1700s Shin Rani Guwari of Gilgat (Dardistan)  (India)

Dardistan is a mountainous region in the Ladakh area in Northern India, inhabited by indigenous tribes. 

1700s Chieftainess Kaipkire of the Herero Tribe (Namibia)

Led her people in battles against British slave traders. There are records of Herero women fighting German soldiers as late as 1919.

1700s Rani Anubai of Ichalkarnji (India)

Reigned the principality which is situated in present day's Maharashtra.

17... Sultan Nyau wa Faume of Ngazidja (Comoro Islands)

The island is also known as Grande Comore. 

17... Sultan Adji di Kurin-dana Malaka of Berau (Indonesia)

Berau is a scarcely populated area in the Island of Borneo.  

17... Ratu Mas of Tanah Bumbu (Indonesia)

Succeessor of her father, Pangeran Dipati Tuha, and married to Daeng Malewa, Pangeran Dipati who succeeded her. Their daughter Ratu Intan became Ratu of the Cantung and Batulicin statelettes and married Sultan Anom of Pasir, also known as Sultan Dipati Anom Alamsyah Aji Dipati (1768-99).

Circa 17... Amanyanabo Kambasa of Okolo-Ama (Nigeria)

Ruler of a city-state known to the Europeans as Bonny. The first ruler whose reign is dated reigned from 1759 some generations after Kambasa.

17... Inas Embun Serin of Undang Luak (Malaysia)

The state was one of nine minor states that joined in the Negeri Sembilan Confederation.

17... Queen Logenge of Bimba (Cameroon)

She succeeded father Mbimbi and her husband King Kwan of Duala was co-regent to 1792.

17... Princess Nanasipau'u, Tu'i Tonga Fefine, Tonga

Daughter of Fatafehi Tu'ipulatu-i-Langi Tu'oteau [Tu'ipulatu II], Tu'i Tonga (who died 1770) and his third wife, Latutama. Her oldest daughter became the Tamaha, the younger Tu'i Tonga Fefine. As Tu'i Tonga Fefine Princess Nanasipau'u held higher rank than her father, her mother or her brothers, and she was considered to be abowe marriage, but could take the lovers she wanted.

17... Amira Ghaliyy al-Whhabiyya in Saudi Arabia

A Hanibali from Tarba, she led a military resistance movement to defend Mecca against foreign take over in the beginning of the 18th century. She was given the title of Amira, the female equivalent of the title of Amir - military leader. 

Queen Mother Regnant of the kingdom, which was founded circa 1650. It covered much of the Kigezi region of Uganda and what is now northern Rwanda.

Reigned in the name of her son, Friedrich Wilhelm (1692-98-1711), who had first been under regency of his uncle Ferdinand, who became Duke in 1711. The region is also known as Livland and Kurland or Kurzmene. Elisabeth Sophia lived (1674-1770).

Also known as Allequippa, or Allaquippa, she was a politician and a member of the Seneca tribe, one of the Iroquois Indian nations. The first records of her were her saying goodbye to William Penn in Delaware, New Jersey in 1701. She warned the Pennsylvania government officials in 1747 that the French were trying to take over the area as they came from Ohio. She found this out apparently as she was making a trip across the state. In 1753 as George Washington traveled through Logstown, he stopped to see her and gave her gifts of a watch coat. She was a key ally of the British during the French and Indian War. Together with her son Kanuksusy, and warriors from her band of Mingo Seneca, she traveled to Fort Necessity to assist George Washington but did not take an active part in the Battle of the Great Meadows on 3-4 July 1754. She lived (1680/85-1754).

1701-11 Princess-Abbess Maria Anna Susana zu Rhein of Schänis (Switzerland)

Received the Papal Nuntius, Vincenzo Bichi in the chapter in the last year of her reign. Two other members of her family were Fürstäbtissin of the territory, the first from 1664 and the second from 1735. She was daughter of Hans Wilhelm zu Rhein zu Mortzwiller and Beatrix Reich von Reichenstein.

1701-14 Politically Influential Marie-Anne de la Trémoille, Princess des Ursins in Spain

Her first husband, Adrien Blaise de Talleyrand, Prince de Chalais fled to Spain after having involved in a duel in 1663 and died shortly after. She moved to Spain and married Flavio Orsini, duke of Bracciano in 1675. After his death in 1701 she sold his estates, assumed the title of Princesse des Ursins, a corruption of Orsini, and became Mistress of the Robes of Queen Maria Luisa de Savoia, who, together with her husband Felipe V of Spain (Philippe d'Anjou), was completely under her influence. She ensured that he dismissed his French advisors and relied on native Spanish aides. In 1704 her enemies at the French court secured her recall, but she still had the support of Madame de Maintenon. The following year she returned to Spain, with a free hand, and with what was practically the power to name her own ministry. During the worst times of the war of the Spanish Succession she was the real head of the Bourbon party, and was well aided by the spirited Queen. She did not hesitate to quarrel even with such powerful personages as the Cardinal Archbishop of Toledo, Portocarrero, when they proved hostile. After Maria Luisa's death, Felipe married Elisabetta Farnese who dismissed her. She spent the rest of her life in Rome. The daughter of the Duc de Noirmontier and Renée Julie Aubri, she lived (1642-1722).

Followed her mother, Maria Jeronima Tesifon de Moctezuma as Head of the former Indian dynasty and was succeeded by her sister, Doña Melchora Juana, and lived (circa 1693-circa 1717).

1702-14 H.M. Anne Stuart, Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Supreme Head on Earth of the Church of England and Ireland
1708 Lord High Admiral of England (United Kingdom)

Ascended the throne after the death of her brother-in-law, William, who had been joint ruler with her sister, Mary II and on 1 May 1707 she presided over the union of the Parliaments of Scotland and England, creating the parliament of Great Britain. She was married to Danish Prince Jørgen (George), she experienced 18 pregnancies between 1683 and 1700, but only five children were born alive and only one survived infancy - William, Duke of Gloucester, who died in 1700 at the age of 12. She refrained from politically antagonizing Parliament, but was compelled to attend most Cabinet meetings to keep her half-brother, James the Old Pretender, under heel. She was the last sovereign to veto an act of Parliament. The most significant constitutional act in her reign was the Act of Union in 1707, which created Great Britain by finally fully uniting England and Scotland. Her relative, Electress Sophia of Hanover was appointed heir in 1701, but she died a few months before Anne, and her son therefore became king Georg I. She died after a lifelong battle with the blood disease porphyria after having lived (1665-1714).

Appointed regent during her husband, Felipe V's campaign in Italy. Mother of four sons, two of whom died in infancy and two others became the kings Luis I Felipe of Spain (1707-1724) and Fernando IV (1713-46-59). She was influential during his whole government together with The Princesse des Ursine, and the three conducted the government business together - as the "Council of Three". Her father, Duke Vittorio Amedeo II, was duke of Savoia and became King of Sicily in 1713, which he exchanged with Sardinia in 1718. She lived (1688-1714).

1702-06 Regent Dowager Countess Amalia Regina von Zinzendorff und Pottendorf of Ortenburg (Germany)

In  charge of the government during the ilness of husband, Georg Philipp von Ortenburg (1655-1702), and after his death, she took over the regency for their only surviving son, Johan George (1686-1725) with the approval of Emperor Leopod I. She reformed the school-system and introduced compulsory primary education for children aged 5-12, and managed to keep the county out of the upheaveals of the War of the Spanish Succession 1701-14, except from a minor incident in 1703, and she send her son to Great Britain for his education to keep him out of the Austrian army. She also promoted the Evangelican church of the state lived (1663-1709).

Sarah Jennings was a childhood friend of Princess Anne. In 1677 she married John Churchill, later 1st duke of Marlborough. On Anne’s marriage in 1683 she was appointed Lady of the bedchamber and became a close confidante. Although temporarily out of favour (1692–94) owing to the political disgrace of her husband, Sarah maintained a close relationship with the Queen. No king's mistress had ever wielded the power granted to the duchess, but she became too confident in her position. She developed an overbearing demeanour towards Anne, and berated the Queen in public. Around 1705 they began to quarrel over Whig cabinet appointments. Until then Sarah had wielded considerable influence at court, but gradually Abigail Masham, a kinswoman both of Sarah herself and of the Tory leader Robert Harley, replaced her in Anne’s affections. Finally dismissed in 1711, she and her husband went abroad in 1713. After his death in 1722 she supervised completion of the building of Blenheim Palace, quarrelling bitterly with its architect, Sir John Vanbrugh, and with most of her relatives. She lived (1660–1744). 

1702-10 Administratrice Christine de Salm-Salm of Remiremont, Saint Pierre and Metz et cetera (France)

In 1684 her sister, Princess-Abbess Dorothée de Salm, had her named as Second-in-Command against the ancient tradition that the Doyenne was the Deputy to the Abbess, and named Secréte, the third-in-command, after the death of Anne de Malain de Lux by the Pope, but never-the-less the ladies of the chapter elected Elisabeth-Gabrielle-Françoise Rouxel de Médavy to the post, but Christina von Salm continued as her sister's de-facto deputy, and she was Acting Princess-Abbess during the minority of Élisabeth-Charlotte. She lived (1653-?).

1703-? The Iyoba of Uselu in Benin (Nigeria)

Mother of king Ewuakpe of Benin (1700-12). His successor Ozuere only reigned for one year and did not appoint his mother Iyoba of Uselu since this traditionally happened after three years of reign by the king.

1703-11 Postmistress General Dorothea Kragh in Denmark

In 1694 she married the 63-year-old gehejmestatsminister (Minister of State) and chief of the Admiralty, baron Jens Juel til Juelinge (d. 1700). Her second husband was the king's natural son, Count Christian Gyldenløve of Samsø, whom she followed toItaly, where he was in command of a battalion, and gave birth to their first son, Christian Danneskiold-Samsøe there. The second son, Frederik, was born in 1703, four month's after Christian's death. Already while pregnant she negotiated with Frederik 4. about taking over the income from the Danish postal service, which her husband had had since 1689. She was appointed Generalpostmester, and much to the surprise of most people, she took over the management herself with the help of a number of representatives. 1705 she made new and detailed instructions to the local postmasters, and when her contract ended in 1711 the post service was a good business with a surplus. In 1715 she married, gehejmeråd (Privy Councillor), Count Hans Adolf Ahlefeldt, and lived (1675-1754).

1704-05 Regent Princess Palatine Therese Kunigunde Sobieska of Bavaria (Germany)

1695 she became the second wife of Kurfürst Maximilian II Emmanuel (1662-1726). In 1683 he aided the Holy Roman Emperor at Vienna in the battle against the Turks. In 1691 he became governor of the Spanish Netherlands. And apparently she was in charge of the government in a period when he was away from the Electorate. Among their children was Karl VII Albert elector of Bavaria, who became Holy Roman Emperor in 1742. Daughter of King Jan III of Poland Sobieski, and lived (1676-1730).

1704-15 Regent Dowager Duchess Gisela Agnes von Rath of Anhalt-Köthen (Germany)
1715-40 Reigning Dowager Lady of the  City, Land and Castle of Nienburg

Her husband, Emmanuel Albrecht (1671-1704), had designated her as heir for their son Leopold (1694-1704-28). She promoted the Lutheran faith and founded a Chapter for Noble ladies, das Adlige Damenstift Gisela-Agnes-Stift, and also promoted the composer Johan Sebastian Bach. Her family was of lower nobility and in 1694 Emperor Leopold I had named her Countess of the Realm, Reichsgräfin von Nienburg and 1699 her son handed over the City, Land and Castle of Nienburg (Saale) to her, and she reigned it as her dowry when she handed over the government to her son. She lived (1670-1740).

1704-08 Reigning Princess Tassi Hangbe of Abomey (Benin)

She does not appear in the official king's lists but it is generally agreed that she reigned after her brother Akaba (1685-1704) and was followed on the throne by another brother, Agaja, and became one of Abomey (or Dahomey)'s most important rulers, who reigned until 1740. 

1704 Regent Princess Fatima of the Maldive Islands

When the news of the possible drowning of her husband, Isdu King Siri Muthei Ranmani Loka/ Sultan Ibrahim Mudhiruddine who after his abdication was known as Isdu Ibrahim Bodu Kilegefan, while returning from the Hajj pilgrimage reached Malé in 1704, she attempted to usurp the throne in her own right. Her rival and brother-in-law, Admiral-in-chief Hussain was banished to Naifaru. She was however displaced from the Eterekoilu - the residence of the Sultans - by the Prime Minister Mohamed Faamuladeyri Thakurufan who was crowned as King Siri Kula Sundhura Siyaaka Sasthura - Sultan Mudzhaffar Mohamed Imaduddine II.

1704-36 Reigning Dowager Lady Luise Elisabeth von Württemberg-Bernstadt of the Castle of Jahnschen in Forst in Sachsen-Merseburg (Germany)

Her husband, Philipp Sachsen-Merseburg zu Lauchsätt (1657-90), was killed at Fleurus. During her residence, the city of Forst experienced its last feudal period of economic growth. All her 3 children died in infancy, and she lived (1673-1736).

1704-07 and 1711-14 Reigning Abbess-General Teresa Josefa de Lanuza of the Monastery of Santa Maria la Real de Las Huelgas in Burgos (Spain)

1704-42 Reigning Abbess Louise-Françoise de Rochechouart of the Royal Abbey of Fontevraud (France)

Succeeded her aunt Gabrielle de Rochechouart de Mortemart.

1704-09 and 1735-36 Politically Influential Queen Katarzyna Leszczyńska of Poland

Involved in politics during the reign of husband, king Stanisław Leszczyński of Poland and afterwards Duke of Lorraine and Bar. Her daughter, Maria Leszczyńska, was Queen of France and Duchess of Lorraine. Katarzyna lived (1680-1747).

1705-48 Sovereign Duchesse Elisabeth de Lorraine-Lillebonne of Luxembourg-Saint-Pôl (France)

Also known as Princess Elisabeth de Elboeuf she bought the Duchy in 1705 from Marie of Orleans sold it to Elizabeth of Lorraine-Lillebonne, widow of Louis de Melun, prince of Epinoy, and their daughter married the prince of Rohan-Soubise, who thus became count of St Pol. In 1724 she transferred it to her son Louis de Melun, prince of Epinoy, and when he died it was inherited by her daughter, the Princesse de Soubise.   She was daughter of François-Marie de Lorraine-Lillebon and Anne de Lorraine-Vaudemont and her sister, Beatrix de Lorraine-Lillebonne was Abbess at Retiremont. She lived (1664-1748).

1705-17 Joint Sovereign Countess Albertine Susanne zu Limpurg-Speckfeld of 1/3rd of Limpurg-Speckfeld (Germany)

Oldest daughter and heiress (erbtochter) of Georg-Eberhard Lord zu Limpurg-Speckfeld, whose brother, Volrath zu Limpurg-Sponheim, left five daughters as co-heirs after his death in 1712, with whom she and her sisters and cousins co-reigned the territories from 1713. She was married to Friedrich von Welz, and succeeded by son, Friedrich Ernst. 

1705-65 Joint Sovereign Countess Christiane Caroline Henriette zu Limpurg-Speckfeld of 1/3rd of Limpurg-Speckfeld (Germany)

When the last male member of the family died in 1713, she and 9 other female heiresses (erbtöchter) took over the reign. She was second daughter of Georg-Eberhard Lord zu Limpurg-Speckfeld, and had no children with her husband Victor-Sigismund von Grävenitz. She lived (1691-1765)

1705-54 Joint Sovereign Countess Amalia Friederike Alexandra zu Limpurg-Speckfeld of 1/rd of Limpurg-Speckfeld (Germany)

Together with her sisters and cousins she took over the reign in 1713. She was third daughter of daughter of Georg-Eberhard Lord zu Limpurg-Speckfeld, she was first married to Johann Georg von Wolframsdorf and secondly to Count Joachim von Rechteren (d. 1715) and was succeeded first by oldest son Count Friedrich-Ludwig von Rechteren-Limburg, who again was succeeded by his son Adolf Friedrich who reigned until 1819, until he was succeeded by Amalia's youngest son, Friedrich-Reinhald. Amalia, whose daughter, Josine-Elisabeth (d. 1738) and granddaughter by the same name were also co-heiresses, lived (1689-1754).

1705-06 Sovereign Lady Dowager Duchess Mauricienne Fébronie de La Tour-d'Auvergne von Bayern of Schwabeck (Germany)

Also known as Mauritia Febronia, Princess d’Évreux, she was daughter of Frédéric Maurice de la Tour d'Auvergne, Duke de Bouillon (d. 1652) and Eleonore Katharina von Berg (d. 1657), she grew up under the protection of King Louis XIV, and married Duke Maximilian Philipp of Bayern, Landgraf von Leuchtenberg (1638-1705), who acted as regent 1679-80 for his nephew, making her the first Lady of the electorate. After her husband's death she reined the lordship. It was during the War of the Spanish Succession. Her husband had received Letters of Protection from both the Habsburg Emperor and the King of France to prevent the lordship from being looted, and she vehemently secured that the foreign soldiers lived up to the letters. She had no children, and lived (1652-1706)

1705-1711 Politically Influential Empress Wilhelmine Amalie zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg of The Holy Roman Empire

During the reign of her husband Josef I von Habsburg, she sided with her mother-in-law, Eleonora Magdalena von der Pfalz-Neuburg, and they even founded their own little court party. After her husband's death, she was no longer involved with politics, except for the promotion of her two daughters. Her brother-in-law, Emperor Karl VI, proclaimed the Pragmatic Sanction, which placed his own daughters before those of his deceased brother, Emperor Josef. At first she fought against this and counted on the support of their two sons-in-law, the Electors of Bavaria and Saxony, but gave up when the Austrian court did not support her. In 1740, after the sudden death of Emperor Karl VI, both her sons-in-law decided to claim the Imperial office. At first they had the support of Wilhelmine Amalie but, when the Bavarians started to prepare for war, she sided with her niece, Maria Teresa. She founded a convent, where she spent the rest of her life, having lived (1673-1742).  

1705-33 Politically Influential Wilhelmine von Grävenitz in Württemberg (Germany)

Known as "Die Grävenitz", she was the mistress and from 1706 the official Maitresse of Duke Eberhard Ludwig and she gained control of the whole administration and employed a "secret police" in order to maintain her position. She surrounded the Duke with her protégés and confidants, became the centre of a court party and sold court offices, and had her brother, Wilhelm Friederich, appointed as Prime Minister. In 1707 she had married Eberhard Ludwig married as his second wife in a morganatic marriage; but the marriage was dissolved because of pressure from the Emperor. She went in exile in Switzerland followed by the Duke until they both returned in 1710 after she had been married to the Landhofmeister Graf von Würben. When Eberhard Ludwig's only son died in 1731 he returned to his wife, Johanna Elisabeth von Baden-Durlach with the hope of producing a new heir, but he died of a stroke two years later. After his death she fled to Berlin and was prosecuted by his nephew and successor, but a compromise was reached. Christine Wilhelmine Friederike lived. (1686-1744).

1705-14 Politically Influential Lady Abigail Masham in United Kingdom of Great Britain 

In 1704 she became Lady of the Bedchamber Queen Anne through the influence of her cousin Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough. In 1707 she married Samuel Masham (later a baron), a groom to Anne’s husband, Prince Jørgen (George) of Denmark. Abigail Masham gradually supplanted the Duchess of Marlborough in the Queen’s affection and became the instrument through which Robert Harley, her kinsman, exerted his influence on Anne. In 1714, however, they quarrelled with and she, secured his dismissal as lord treasurer, and assured Viscount Bolingbroke (Henry St. John) of supreme political power. After Anne’s death (1714), she lived in retirement until her death in 1734.     

1706-54 Temporary in charge of the Government Princess Anna Louise Föse of Anhalt-Dessau (Germany)

Generally known as Annelise, she was married to Leopold I (1676-93-1747), who spend much of his reign away as officer in the army of Brandenburg, and she was left in charge of the government and reigned with insight and intelligence. She was daughter of a chemist and against the opposition of his mother, Henriëtte Catharina; they had married in 1698, when he took over the government after his mother's regency, which had lasted from 1693. In 1701 years she was given the rank of a Countess of the Realm (Reichsgräfin) legitimizing their children. When her son, Leopold II died in December 1751, his wife, Gisela Agnes von Anhalt-Köten had already died a few months earlier, and her younger son, Dietrich, took over for her 11 year old grandson, Leopold III, with her continuing to be in charge when Dietrich was away with the Preussian army where he was Field Marshal like his father and  brothers. The mother of 10 children, she lived (1677-1754).

During her reigh the principality ended it's long lasting disputes with the Republic of the Netherlands with a treaty in 1715, which defined the rights of the abbey and the Staten Generaal - the Dutch parliament. In Elten she was succeeded by Maria Eugenia von Manderscheid.

1706-24 Princess-Abbess Marie Françoise Josephine de Glymes de Berghes of Nivelles, Dame Temporaire and Spirituelle of Nivelles (Belgium)

Daughter of Philipp Franz de Glymes, Prince de Berghes, Count de Grimberghe etc, who was Governor of Hainault and later of Brussels and Marie Jacqueline de Lalaing, Baroness de Gaesbeek, and lived (1678-1724).

1706-53 Princess and Abbess Marie Gertrude von Berlepsch of the Stift zu den Engeln in Prag (Chapel of Angels in Prague) in Austria-Hungary

After husband, Wilhelm Ludwig von Berlepsch (1639-76), died of the wounds he received by the siege of Philippsburg, she became responsible for her two sons, Sittich Herbold (1673-1712) and the posthumously born, Peter Philipp Josef (1676-1721). As she chose to have her second son baptised by an Evangelican priest in 1680, the Prince-Abbot of Fulda sieged her castle Eichenzell and fined her 200 gulden, but she refused to bow. The same year the Emperor took her under his protection and in 1684 she was named Hofmeisterin (Mistress of the Court) in the Court of the first wife of the Pfalzgraf Johann Wilhelm von Pfalz Neuburg, and after her death in 1689, Marie Gertrude continued in office as Oberhofmeisterin (Chief Mistress) by the first wife of the Pfalzgraf and Elector Karl Philipp nach Neuburg an der Donau. 1690 she was appointed Oberhofmeisterin of Marie Anna who married king Carlos II of Spain, and during her time in Spain, she had a decisive influence on the politics of the country and thereby also in the rest of Europe. She worked for the interests of Austria and was very influential when it came to appointment to important offices and became very rich. In 1695, the Emperor raised her and her sons to the positions of Counts of the Realm (Reichsgrafenstand), but in the meantime the opposition against the German influence on the Queen-Regent grew, and Marie Gertrude left Spain in 1700. She bought back the part of the Estate of Eichenzell that had been taken as security by the Abbot of Fulda in 1680, and in 1699, she bought the Lordship of the Realm of Mylendok (Reichsherrschaft), and lived her to her death. 1706 she became the first Abbess of the newly founded Ladies Chapel in Prague (englischen weltlichen Fräulein-Stift in der Neustadt Prag) and she was appointed Princess of the Empire (Reichsfürstenstand). Born as Wolf von Gudenberg, she lived (1654-1723).

1707-27 Regent Dowager Margravine Sibylla Augusta von Sachsen-Lauenburg of Baden-Baden (Germany)
1728-33 Reigning Dowager Lady of the City and Castle of Ettlingen et cetera

Barely 15 as she became the wife of "Türkenlouis", Margrave Ludwig Wilhelm von Baden-Baden (1655-1707). She became regent for her only surviving son, August Georg Simpert (1706-1707-1771) in the middle of the war of the Spanish Succession, under difficult circumstances. She used lots of energy in the rebuilding of Baden, and reviving the finances, which had stressed heavily during the two wars. She used her personal incomes from Bohemia but also granted privileges and tax advantages for the rebuilding-efforts. She build various manors, castle and churches and she was a grand promoter of the arts. Already when she assumed the regency she started to limit the influence of the co-regents, Elector Johann Wilhelm von der Pfalz and Duke Leopold Josef von Lothringen, and she managed to persuade the French marshal Villars to half his war-taxes and she was successful in persuading Emperor Leopold to fulfil parts of his promises of vast financial contributions to her late husbands. After her son assumed the government, she withdrew totally to her dowries. She was daughter of Duke Julius Franz von Sachsen-Lauenburg and Maria Hedwig Augusta von Pfalz-Sulzbach, and had inherited vast lands and lordships, mainly in Bohemia; she gave birth to nine children, and lived (1675-1733).

1707-? Soledatu We Adda of Soppeng (Indonesia)

Succeeded brother, La Tenrisenge Towes, as ruler of the Buginese state in South Western Celebes/Sulawesi. Married to Arung Palakka of Bone.

1707-14 Sovereign Duchess Maria Clara Angelica van Egmond of Gavre, Princess of Steenhuis, Marchioness di Renty, Countess van Egmond and Berlaymont, Baroness of Hierège, Lalaing and Lens and Lady of Fiennes and Floyon (The Netherlands)

Her father Filip van Egomnd II was Vice-roy of Sardegna her mother Maria Fernanda de Croy, was heir to the Margravate of Renthy. She succeeded her brother, Filip. She was married to Nicolo Pignatelli, Duke di Bisaccia, Count di (1658-1719), and her son, Propocio, held the titles. She lived (1661-1714).

1708-09 Regent Queen Louise von Mecklenburg-Güstow of Denmark and Norway

The government of the realm was in her hands during the journey of her husband, Frederik 4 to Italy. She had been married the later king since 1695. Her husband was first married to the "left hand" in a morganatic marriage with Elisabeth Helene von Vieregg and after her death to Comtesse Anna Sophie Reventlow. The Queen became more and more engaged in her pietistic faith. She was mother of two surviving children and three other children who all died as infants, and lived (1667-1721).

Around 1708 Army Leader Mai Bhago Ju in Punjab (India)

A member of a high-ranking Sikh-family, she led troops in battle in favour of the Sikh faith. She was seriously wounded, and thereafter stayed on with Guru Gobind Singh as one of his personal guard. After the death of Guru Gobind Singh at Nanded in 1708, she retired further south. She settled down at Jinvara, 11 km from Bidar in Karnataka where, immersed in meditation, she lived to attain a ripe old age. 

1710-19 Raja Devi P'ra-Chao of Patani (Thailand) 

Raja Mas Jayam reigned the merciant Malayan state in the south of Thailand 1707-10 and 1724-26.

Circa 1710/30-circa 60 Queen Regnant Asea Poku of Baule (Ashante-Brong) (Cote d'Ivoire)

Also known as Awura, Aura, or Abla Pokou was born a princess of Koumassi, daughter of Nyakou Kosiamoa, sister of Dakon, the ill-fated successor of Opoku Ware I, and niece of Osei Kofi Tutu I, a formidable king and co-founder of the Ashanti Empire. She became leader of a breakaway group from the main Ashanti Confederacy, which she refused to join. Disagreements among the factions resulted in war in Ghana. She led her group westward, through a long, arduous journey, to the Komoe River and asked her priest how to cross the river safely, and he told her a sacrifice was required. Pokou sacrificed her son, throwing the infant into the water and calling out "Ba ouli", "the child is dead". It is for this reason that her descendants are today known as the Baoule. After the sacrifice, hippopotamuses appeared and formed a bridge, by which Pokou and her people crossed to the other side.

1710-18 Regent Dowager Countess Christiane Marie Hedwig zur Lippe zu Brake of Bentheim-Tecklenburg Steinfurt and Limpurg, Lady of Linge, Rheda, Wefflinghoffen, Hoya Alpen und Helffenstein, Hereditary Guardian of Cöllin (Germany)

Second wife of Friedrich Moritz zu Bentheim-Tecklenburg (1653-1710) and regent for son her only son Moritz Kasimir I (1701-68). In official documents, she used the title "wittiben Grafin zu Bentheim, Tecklenburg, Steinfurt und Limburg, Frau zu Linge, Rheda, Wefflinghoffen, Hoya Alpen und Helffenstein, Erb Voigtin Zu Cölln, gebohren Gräfin und Edle Fraue Zur Lippe, Confirmirte Vormünderin und Regentin pp." She lived (1669-1738).

1710-28 Sovereign Marchioness Marie Anne Henriette Leopoldine de La Tour d'Auvergne of Bergen op Zoom (The Netherlands)

Also known as Marie Henrëtte, she succeeded father, Francois Egon de La Tour d'Auvergne, Count d'Auvergne et d'Oliergues and from 1722 she reigned jointly with husband Prince Johann Christian Joseph von der Pfalz-Sulzbach, who was succeeded by their son, Karl Phillip Theodor, Pfalzgraf and Kurfürst von der Pfalz in 1742 and Kurfürst of Bayern in 1777. He was as under the regency of her mother, Maria Anna van Arenberg. She lived (1708-28). 

1710-22 Guardian and Administrator Dowager Marchioness Maria Anna van Arenberg en Aarschot of Bergen op Zoom and Walhain  (The Netherlands)

After the death of her husband, she acted as regent for her daughter, Maria Henriëtte de la Tour d'Auvergne. According to some sources Maria Anna's mother acted as regent for Maria Henrietta's son Karel Philip Theodoor van Sulzbach from 1728. She was daughter of Philippe Charles François d'Arenberg, 3rd Duke of Arenberg, Duke d'Aerschot and Donna Maria Enrietta del Caretto, Marchesa di Savona y Grana (Marie-Henriette d'Alcaretto, marquise de Grana e Savona), and lived (1689-1736).

1710-32 Sovereign Countess Christiane Luise von Ostfriesland-Rietberg-Cirsena of Criechingen, Lady of Rollingen et cetera (Germany)

Christiane Luise von Ostfriesland, Erbin von Criechingen was only little more than one month old when her father, Count Friedrich Ulrich von Ostfriesland, Graf von Rietberg, died. He had succeeded his brother three years earlier, who again had succeeded their mother, Countess Anna Dorothea von Criechingen in 1705. Christine Louise's mother was Marie Charlotte von Ostfriesland (1689-1761). Gräfin Christina Luise von Ostfriesland, Erbin von Criechingen, Rollingen, etc, later married Johann Ludwig von Wied zu Runkel (1705-1762) and died after giving birth to her second child, and first son, Christian Ludwig, who survived and had children with his wife, Charlotte Sophie Auguste von Sayn-Wittegenstein. She lived (1710-32).

1710-17 Guardian Regent Dowager Countess Erdmuthe Benigna zu Solms-Laubach of Reuss zu Ebersdorf (Germany)

She was guardian for son, Heinrich XXIIX after the death of her husband, Heinrich X. Some male relatives were regents. She lived (1670-1732).

1710-25 Joint Guardian Dowager Countess Dorothea Renata von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf of Castell-Remlingen (Germany)

After the death of her husband, Graf Wolfgang Dietrich zu Castell-Remlingen, she was joint guardian for son, Ludwig Friedrich Graf und Herr zu Castell-Remlingen (1707-10-72). She was the aunt of the founder and leader of the Herrnhuts Count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700-1760). His guardian was Graf Friedrich Eberhard zu Hohenlohe-Kirchberg, and lived (1669-1743).

1710-11 and 1718-20 Reigning Abbess-General Inés de Osio y Mendoza of the Monastery of Santa Maria la Real de Las Huelgas in Burgos (Spain)

1711-37 Sovereign Duchess Anna Ivanovna in Livonia of Kurland and Semigallia (Latvia)
1730-40 Imperatitsa Regnant Anna Ivanovna of Russia

Her husband, Friedrich-Wilhelm of Kurland, died after two months of marriage in 1711, leaving her as reigning Duchess. 19 years later the Privy Council offered her the Russian throne on certain conditions, which reduced the autocratic powers, but unrest ensued and she was made to repudiate the restrictions. Having become a full autocratic Empress, she dissolved the supreme privy council. She had patience and common-sense but preferred to sign official documents unread and leave the ruling to two Germans, Field Marshall Muennich and Count Ostermann. However, these were soon eclipsed by the Empress's lover, Ernst Buehren, or Biron, whom she brought to Russia. She had a taste for guns and enjoyed shooting through windows at birds in her garden. Lazy and easily bored, she surrounded herself with gossiping women, dwarfs and hunchbacks. Zarina or Zaritsa Anna lived (1693-1740).

1711-33 Governor Dowager Princess Maria Louise von Hessen-Kassel of Friesland, Groningen, Drente and Gelderland (The Netherlands)
1732-65 Baroness of IJsselstein
1759-65 Governor of Friesland

Her husband Johan Willem Friso van Oranje-Nassau, had been non-hereditary Stadtholder of the Netherlands, and she was in charge of the government as Acting Stadtholder in parts of the country first for her son son, Willem IV, Price of Oranje and Nassau and then for Grandson Willem V, after the death of his mother, Princess Anne. Her Dutch title as regent was Gouvernante der Nederlanden (Governess). Her regency took place during the Twenty Years War, and she was very popular in Friesland and known as warm and friendly and was involved in social work. The barony of IJsselstein was part of the Oranje-Nassau inheritance but the Staten-Generaal challenged the inheritance, but she managed the barony and was later given it as a present. Known as Marijke Meu (Aunty Marijke), she was the sister of Friedrich, who became king of Sweden in 1720 after the abdication of his wife, Queen Ulrika Eleonora, and lived (1688-1765).

1711 Regent Dowager Empress Eleonora-Magdalena von der Pfalz-Neuburg of Austria and Hungary et cetera

The widow Emperor Leopold I (1640-57-1705), she was regent for son Karl VI until his arrival from Spain, where he reigned as Carlos III, in order to succeed his brother, Joseph I, whose two daughters, Maria Josefa and Maria Amalia, were passed over in the succession but later contested the succession of Karl’s daughter Maria-Theresia in 1740. Eleonora lived (1655-1720).

1711-14 Stadtholder and General-Captain Elisabeta Cristina von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel of Aragón, Catalunya and Valencia (Spain)
1735 Politically Influential in Austria

1712-72 Hereditary Duchess Maria Theresia von und zu Liechtenstein of Troppau (Czech Republic)
1769-72 Head of the Herzoglich Savoyschen Damenstiftes in Wien (Austria)

Also known as Maria Teresa Anna Felicita di Liechtenstein, Marie-Thérèse de Savoie or  Marie Terezie Savojská vévodkyně z Lichtenštejna, she became heir of the Duchy of Troppau through her father, Fürst Johann Adam Ulrich von und zu Liechtenstein (1662-1712), who purchased the Counties of Vaduz and Schellenberg, the core of the present day's principality. Both her 2 brothers died young  she married Tommaso Emanuele de Savoie-Carignan (Savoia-Carignano), Count of Soissons, Governor of Antwerben (1687-1729) and after his death she took up residence at her family's castle in Bohemia, Škvorec and 1769 she founded the The Ducal Savoyan Ladies' Chapter in Vienna - Her son, Eugene Jean François de Soissons was Duke of Troppau (1714-29-34), and married Duchess Maria Teresa di Massa e Carra, but he died before they ever met. After his death, her sister-in-law, Marie Anne Victoria, became heiress of Soissons, and Troppau reverted to the Princely family of Liechtenstein. She lived (1694-1772)

1712-14 Reigning Dowager Lady Dowager Margravine Elisabeth Sophie von Brandenburg of Neustadt Erlangen in Brandenburg-Bayreuth (Germany)

Had been given the domain by her husband, Margrave Christian Ernst in 1703 and was very influential in the design of the castle, the garden and the Orangerie, until she married a second time in 1714, and lived (1674-1748).

1712-21 Titular Duchess Anna Sophie Reventlow of Slesvig, Countess of Vallø (Denmark)

1713-19 Payung e-ri Luwu Fatima Batara Tongke of Luwu (Indonesia)

Succeeded father, Muhammad Muizuddin To Palaguna, and was succeeded by the daughter of her father's sister, Batari Toja. After Batari Toris death, Fatima's own daughter, We Tenrileleang Aisyah Bahjatuddin, succeeded to the throne.

1713-22 Regent Dowager Countess Sophia Eleonora von Limpurg-Gaildorf-Schmiedelfeld of Limpurg (Germany)

1713-35 Joint Sovereign Countess Wilhelmina Sofia zu Limpurg-Sontheim of the Amt Schmiedefeld within the County of Limpurg-Sontheim (Germany)

Oldest daughter of Vollrath von Limpurg-Speckfeld zu Obersontheim and married to Graf Rudolf von Prösing (d. 1718), and succeeded by daughter, Juliane Franziska.

1713-46 Joint Sovereign Countess Christiane Magdalena zu Limburg-Sontheim of the Amt Gröningen within the County of Limpurg-Sontheim (the Lordship of Limpurg Gröningen) (Germany)

Second daughter of Vollrath von Limpurg-Sontheim she married to Ludwig-Georg von Hessen-Homburg, and was succeeded by daughter, Maria Friederike von Hessen-Homburg.

1713-38 Joint Sovereign Countess Sophia Eleonora zu Limpurg-Sontheim of the Amt Michelbach within the County of Limpurg-Sontheim (Germany)

Third daughter of Vollrath, Lord zu Limpurg-Sontheim, a number of acts exists from her administration of her fiefs. She was married to Friedrich-Karl von Erbach (d. 1731) and succeeded by two daughters Sophia Christine and Friederike. She lived (1695-1738).

1713-46 Joint Sovereign Countess Amöne Sophia I zu Limpurg-Sontheim of  the Amt Obersontheim within the County of Limpurg-Sontheim (Germany)

Fourth daughter of Vollrath, Lord zu Limpurg-Sontheim, she was married to Heinrich-Friedrich zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg, and was succeeded by a number of sons among others Johann-Ludwig-Vollrath and Friedrich-Ludwig, who married the daughters of her sister Sophia Eleonora: Friederike and Sophia-Christine. Her two daughters, Amöne Sophia II and Karoline Christiane also shared the inheritance. Amöne Sophia I lived (1684-1746). 

1713-57 Joint Sovereign Countess Friederika Augusta zu Limpurg-Sontheim of a Portion of Limpurg-Sontheim - the Lordship of Limpurg-Schmeidenfeld-Speckfeld (Germany)

Fifth daughter of daughter of Vollrath, Lord zu Limpurg-Sontheim, she was married to Christian-Heinrich von Schönburg-Waldenburg (d. 1753) and succeeded by daughter, Sophie Henriette Freiderike. The County of Limpurg-Sontheim had one vote in the Bench of the Fränkische Gräfen (Frankish Counts), which had a joint vote in the Council of Princes in the Imperial Diet (Reichstag), which became known as the "Seat of the countly Limpurgian Allodial-heirs". She lived (1682-1757)

1713-66 Princess-Abbess Elisabeth Ernestine Antonie zu Sachsen-Meiningen of Gandersheim (Germany)

During her reign the Chapter of the Realm (Reichsabtei), experienced a revival. She had set up her permanent residence in the Stift and used her funds on expanding the church and other institutions and she was a great sponsor of arts and science and baroque culture. She also collected a large library and built a number of baroque buildings. She defended the independence of the chapter against the interventions of the duke of Braunschweig and his use of "Our Chapter" or "Princely Chapter" stressing that Gandersheim was an "ancient Imperial Free Worldly Chapter." She was daughter of Duke Bernhard I of Saxe-Meiningen and his second wife Elisabeth Eleonore von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, and lived (1681-1766).

1714-1715, 1720, 1724-1738 and 1741-1749 H.H. Bata-ri Toja Daeng Talaga Arung Timurung Datu-ri CittaSultana Zainab Zakiat ud-din binti al-Marhum Sultan Idris Azim ud-din, Arumpone of Bone 
1715 and 1728-1738 Datu of Soppeng
1719-20 Datu of Luwu (Indonesia)

Succeeded her father, H.H. La Patau Paduka Sri Sultan Idris. Styled Datu Chita and Arung Timurang before her accession and during the times she had vacated the throne. First abdicated in favour of her brother. After his deposition she again became ruler, but abdicated immediately in favour of her eldest half-brother. Restored for the third time on his deposition, in 1724. Married to Sultan Muharram Harun ar-Rashid of Sumbawa, Prince Pabukajuwa of Bone and Datu Ulaweng, Arung Zallieng, Adatuwang of Sidenreng, who was Regent of Bone 1724-1725, and finally to Daeng Mamuntuli, Arung Kayu, Regent of Bone 1726-1728. All but the third marriage ended in Divorce. Her ceremonial name was Matinroé-ri Tipuluna, she had no children and was succeeded by a female relative, Siti Nafisha, and lived (1687-1749).

1714-41 Member of the Council of State Princess Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden
1714 Regent of Sweden
1718-20 By the Grace of Good, Sweden's, the Goths and Wend's Queen, Grand Duchess of Finland, Duchess of Skåne, Estonia, Livonia, Carelia, Bremen, Behrden, Stettin, Pommerania, Casüben and Wenden, Princess of Rügen, Lady over Ingermanland and Wissmar
1731 and 1738 Regent of Sweden et cetera

Generally known as Ulrika Eleonora the Younger, she was in charge of the government a number of times during the reign of her brother Karl XII. After his death, she had his confidante, the unpopular Baron Goertz arrested, and - after accepting a number of conditions - she was proclaimed Queen by the estates. These conditions limited royal power; they are regarded being a contract between sovereign and people. Actually, power shifted to the Rigsråd (Council of the Realm), which was responsible to the estates. The privileges obtained by the estates limited royal power so far, that Sweden in fact became an aristocratic republic. She abdicated in favour of her husband, Friedrich von Hessen (1676-1720-51), because she came at odds with the Parliament. She acted as regent both for brother and later for husband, who was succeeded by a son of a sister of hers. She lived (1688-1741).

1714-21 Governor Ann Andros of Alderney (United Kingdom Crown Dependency)

Followed her father George Andros on the post. He had succeeded his uncle, Sir Edmund Andros, who had been granted Alderney for 99 years at an annual rent of about 13 pounds in 1683, then year before. Sir Edmund then delegated his powers to Thomas Le Mesurier to whom he was related by marriage as he had been appointed Governor of New York. According to one source, the island passed to his two daughters and when they both died by 1721 to his sister Ann. Other sources report that John Le Mesurier became Governor in 1714 in the right of his wife, and when he died in 1722 the island passed to Peter Le Mesurier. Ann Le Mesurier died in 1729 and her eldest son Henry became Governor. She lived (1684-1721). 

1714-46 De-Facto Joint Ruler Queen Isabel Farnesio of Spain
1759 Regent Dowager Queen

Born as Elisabetta Farnese di Parma, Elizabeth Farnese was regent until her son, Carlos III, arrived in Spain from The Two Sicilies after the death of her stepson Fernando III (1713-46-59). In 1714 she had married Philip V of Spain (1683-1746) who was was afflicted by fits of manic depression and increasingly fell victim to a deep melancholia, and she quickly obtained complete influence over him. The Triple Alliance thwarted her plans to recover the ancient Italian possessions of Spain, and at length in 1720 the allies made the banishment of Cardinal Alberoni a condition of peace. Sicily also had to be evacuated. And finally, all her entreaties failed to prevent the abdication of Philip, who in 1724 gave up the throne to his son by his first wife, Louis, who however died after seven months and he was recalled to the throne. During his later years, when he was nearly imbecile, she directed the whole policy of Spain so as to secure thrones in Italy for her sons. In 1736 her son Don Carlos became king of the Two Sicilies. Her second son, Philip, inherited the Duchy of Parma via her after the death of her father, Odoardo II of Parma. The mother of 7 children, she lived (1692-1766). 

1714-35 Major Landowner Princess Sophie Hedevig af Danmark

The daughter of King Christian 5. (1646-99) she inherited a number of estates from her mother, Charlotte Amalie von Hessen-Kassel (1650-1714). She exchanged the estates of Gjorslev and Erikstrup for Dronninglund, Dronninggård and Børglumkloster in Jutand. Went into internal "exile" at the estate of Vemmetofte in the south of Denmark in 1721 when her brother, Frederik 4., married Anne-Sophie Reventlow the day after his first wife died. Together with her other brother Carl she set up a court with at least 70 members. When Carl died in 1729 she also inherited Vemmetofte, Højstrup and Charlottenborg, but also his large depths, which she managed to pay off. The following year, her nephew, Christian 6. Succeeded to the throne and gave her an appange and Sorgenfri Slot with among others Frederiksdal. Her religious and social engagement manifested itself by opening schools for the peasants at her estates. As a child she was engaged to Electoral Prince Johann Georg von Sachsen, but he broke it off and attempts to arrange a marriage to Carl XII and later again to Emperor Joseph I also failed, the latter because she would not convert to Catholism. There are rumours that she entered a secret marriage with her long-time companion Count C.A. von Plessen, but officially she never married. In her will she stipulated that Vemmetofte and Højstrup with surrounding estates should become a chapter for noble ladies in one of the three first classes (Adeligt Jomfrukloster). She lived (1677-1735).

1715 Regent Queen Brhat Maha Kshatriyi of Cambodia 

Born as Princess Brhat Maha Kshatriyi and granted the title of Akka Maha Sri in 1700, she was elder daughter of King Jaya Jatha IV. In charge of the government during the reign of her husband Ang Em (1674-1731), who was in office 1699-1701 and 1710-22.

1715-22 Regent Johanna Katharina von Montfort of the County of Bergh (The Netherlands)

In 1712 the family of Van den Bergh ('s-Heerenberg) died out and the county was inherited by the family of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, through her mother-in-law, Marie Klara van den Bergh (1635-1715), the wife of Prince Maximillian von Hohenzollern. Johanna's younger son, Franz Wilhelm Nikolaus, was granted the title and after the death of her husband, Prince Meinrad II Karl Anton, (1673-1715), she took over the reins. In 1718, she granted the Prussian Commissar of War, Dozem zu Kleve, several manorhouses as fief. Her oldest son was Prince Josef Franz Ernst Meinhard Karl Anton von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1702-69). Johanna von Montfort lived (1678-1759).

1715-28 Princess-Abbess Lambertina Cécilia de Renesse d'Elderen of Munsterbilzen, Dame of Wellen, Haccourt, Hallembaye and Kleine-Spouwen (Belgium)

After the death of her predecessor, Anna Leonora, she quickly took the reigns and was elected abbess the following year. She also used the title of Princess, but unlike earlier, the Prince-Bishop of Liège did not protest, perhaps because her brother, Maximiliaan Hendrik van Renesse, was Grand-Bailiff of the County of Loon, Head of the nobility of Liège and Secretary and Advisor of the Prince-Bishop. The internal disputes between different factions within the chapter continued in spite of the difficult financial situation. She was daughter of Georg Frederik de Renesse and Anna Margarethe von Bocholtz, and lived 1670-1728).

1715-18 Reigning Abbess-General Teresa Baradán de Oxinalde of the Monastery of Santa Maria la Real de Las Huelgas in Burgos (Spain)

1715-? The Iyoba of Uselu in Benin (Nigeria)

Mother of Akenzua I of Benin (1713-35). As Queen Mother she was a senior town chief. She lived in her own palace outside the capital.  She did not appear in public and did not have an official role in the political system, but she was always "consulted" by important political decisions, and her vote was necessary in the political decision process. As widow of the former king and mother of the present, she was given semi-male status. She had a "wife" with the title of Amoda, she was surrounded by Amada, naked boys and had a whole court of officeholders. 

Circa 1716-40 Kpojito Adonon of Abomey (Benin)

Reign mate of the kings Akaba and Agaja. She appears to have been the first Kpojito, a title which is translated as Queen Mother, but it literally means "the one who helped the Leopard", and her role was to serve as compliment to the king and in some aspects as his double, not the least in the spiritual world. The woman elected to this office was normally not related to the king. She was widow of king Wegbaja. She also served as priest for Aligbonon - mother of Akaba and Agaja, and thereby helped legitimizing the rule of their lineage.

1717-76 Princess-Abbess Franziska Christine von der Pfalz-Sulzbach of Thorn, Lady of Thorn, Ittervoort, Grathem, Baexem, Stramproy, Ell, Haler and Molenbeersel (The Netherlands)
1726-76 Princess-Abbess of Essen, Lady of Breisig, Huckard and Rellinghausen (Germany)

After 1718 the principality of Thorn engaged with a long lasting conflict with the Westphalian Circle. The States (Parliament) was not willing to pay fees to the Circle, during the Austrian Succession war, where Thorn paid a fee to Empress Maria-Theresia. In 1726 Franziska Christine was elected as successor to Bernhardina-Sophia von Ostfriesland und Rietberg in Essen she mainly stayed in Essen, where she founded an orphanage - Fürstin-Fransika-Christine-Stiftung.  She was daughter of Count Theodor of Pfalz-Sulzbach of the House of Wittelsbach and Maria Eleonora von Hessen-Rheinfels-Rotenburg, and used the titulature
ihrer Allerfürstlichsten Hoheit, Franziska Christina von Pfalz-Sulzbach, von Gottes Gnaden Pfalzgräfin bei Rhein, des Heiligen Römischen Reiches Fürstin und Äbtissin der Kaiserlichen Freiweltlichen Stifter Essen und Thorn, in Baiern, zu Jülich-Kleve-Berg Herzogin, Fürstin zu Moers, Gräfin zu Veldenz, Sponheim, der Mark und Ravensberg, Frau zu Ravenstein, Breisig, Huckarde et cetera. She lived (1696-1776).

1717-27 Princess-Abbess Maria Eugenia von Manderscheid of Elten (Germany)

1717-48 Princess-Abbess Sophie Charlotte von Bottlenberg gen. Kessel of Käppel  (Germany)

A Protestant, she succeeded the Catholic Anna Elisabeth von der Hees. A successor was not elected until 1753 because of disputes between the Catholic and Protestant parties after the succession of a new "lord-protector" (Schirmherr) of the Chapter, the Catholic Fürst Wilhelm Hyacinth of Nassau-Siegen.                      

Succeeded her sister, Doña Fausta Domenga, married Ventura Fernandez de Cordova, and was succeeded by a distant cousin Doña Teresa Nieto, who lived in Spain. She lived (1697-1734).

1717-58 18th Hereditary Lord High Constable and Knight Marischal of Scotland, The 14th Countess of Erroll (United Kingdom)

After 1718 Titular Rani of Attingal in Travancore (India)

The family follows matrilineal inheritance, according to male primogeniture. The two senior Princesses of the Royal House, the mother of the Maharaja and her sister, received the principality of Attingal in appanage, and were styled the Senior and Junior Rani of Attingal.

After the death of her husband, Fürst Wilhelm Heinrich (1684-1702-18) she assumed the regency for son sons, Karl (1712-18-75) and Wilhelm Heinrich (1718-68). She turned the principality into a "modern" state, by reforming the administration. She created a national archive in the Castle of Idstein, which forms the core of the Archives of Hessen and she created a library that founds the basis for the National Library of Hessen today. She also introduced schools, but she limited the rights of the Jewish community. In spite of her abilities, she was not able to give the Principality a "suitable" place in the Empire, and even allowed her sons to split up the country, which weakened the state a lot. 1734 Karl was declared to be of age by Emperor Karl VI but she continued as regent for Wilhelm Heinrich, who became Fürst of Saarbrücken, Ottweiler, Jugenhein and Wöllstein in 1735/42. She lived (1680-1738).

1718-45 Sovereign Princess Marie-Françoise de Bournonville of Poix (France)

The widow of Louis Anne-Jules de Noailles, Duke Noailles and gouverneur civil de la Province de Roussillon (1650-1708), she bought the Principality from Charles-Belgique-Hollande de La Trémoïlle, duc de Thouars. The principality then stayed in the Noailles family, where it became the title of the second son. Mother of 21 children, and lived (1645-1748)

1718-55 Princess-Abbess Maria Elisabeth von Holstein-Gottorp of Quedlinburg (Germany)

Her time in office was marked by the disputes with King Friederich Wilhelm I of Prussia, the Guardian of the Chapter, who anexed parts of her lands. Her protests to the Emperor did not have any effect, and the situation did not normalize until Friederich I came on the throne. She rebuilt and expanded the residential castle of the chapter (Stiftsschloss). She was daughter of Duke Christian Albrecht zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderborg-Gottorp and Princess Frederikke Amalie of Denmark, and lived (1678-1755).

1718-47 Princess-Abbess Maria Bernardina von Donnersberg of Gutenzell (Germany)

The Princess-Abbess of the Chapter had been a member of the Swabian Circle of the Imperial Diet since 1521.

1719-34 Payung e-ri Luwu Batari Toja of Luwu (Indonesia)

Followed her relative Fatima as ruler, and since she had no children, she was succeeded by Fatima's daughter, We Tenrileleang Aisyah Bahjatuddin.

1719-65 Princess-Abbess Anna Magdalena Franziska von Dondorff of
Obermünster in Regensburg (Germany)

All candidates for the chapter had to undergo a comprehensive education in religion, writing, calculation, history and foreign languages. The 12 canonesses lived a religious life but did not take "Oath" as nuns, did not wear nun-habibits and lived a secular life. Only the Abbess had to be celebate, the other canonisses could marry, and the higly educated ladies were freuquent guests at the court of the Princes of Thurn and Taxis and of the highranking clerics and envoys to the Diet of the Realm in Regensburg. Her family was noble and originated from Thüringen.

1720-30 Princess-Abbess Maria Franzisca Hundbiss von Waltrams of Lindau  (Germany)

1728 the territory of the Chapter was destroyed in a fire and it was rebuild in baroque stile. Fürstäbtissin Maria Franzisca was member of a noble family from Württemberg, which also spells its name as Hundpiß von Waltrams.

1720-39 Leader Nanny of the Maroons in the Blue Mountains in Eastern Jamaica

Head of the Windward or Eastern Jamaican Maroons - Africans - and the struggle against the British colonial empire and its institution of slavery in Jamaica. The Maroons themselves and the British settlers too, all recognized her as an outstanding military leader. She was particularly skilled in organizing the guerrilla warfare carried out by the Eastern Maroons to keep away the British troops who attempted to penetrate the mountains to overpower them. And, she was especially important to the free Africans in their fierce fight with the British during the First Maroon War from 1720 to 1739. She was also a spiritual leader, a Priestess, for her people.  Despite relentless pursuit by the British forces, the Windward Maroons continued raiding plantations for food and supplies; survived and thrived in the mountainous jungle terrain; communicated using the famous abeng (cow horn); and kept the location of their mountain secret for at least ten years.

1721-22/26 In Charge of the Government Countess Charlotte Luise von Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg of Rantzau Breitenburg and Parts of Pinneberg (Germany)

1721-35 Joint Leader of the Mission Gertrud Rask in Greenland (Denmark)

Her 13 years younger husband, Hans Egede (1686-1759), had managed to convince the king of Denmark and Norway to make an expedition to Greenland with the purpose of introducing Lutheranism among the descendants of the Norsemen who left for Greenland around year 900 whom it was expected would still be Catholics. He found no such descendants, instead he became missionary among the indigenous population, the Inuits. He thought Danish among the Inuits, and tried to introduce his own very dogmatic and righteous version of the Christian faith, something that was not received well among the Inuits. Some Christian Inuits were sent to Copenhagen but died of smallpox, and those who returned brought the illness back, which drastically diminished the population in Greenland, and among other caused her own death. She was mother of four children and lived (1673-1735).

1722-43 Regent Dowager Countess Sophie Charlotte von Bothmer of Reuss zu Obergreiz (Germany)

After the death of her husband, Count Heinrich II, she acted as regent for two sons Heinrich X (1718-22-23) and Heinrich XI (1722-23-1800-09), who was created Fürst in 1778. In 1723 she married Count Georg Wilhelm zu Erbach-Erbach and had two daughters with him. After her death he married Leopoldine Sophie Wilhelmine, Wild- und Rheingräfin in Grumbach and had a son by her. Sophie Charlotte was daughter of  Johann Caspar Graf von Bothmer and Gisela Erdmuthe von Hoym, and lived  (1686-1757).

1722-29 (†) Governor Ann Le Mesurier of Alderny (United Kingdom Crown Dependency in the Channel Islands)

Sister of George Andros, who held the office of Governor 1713-14, and was succeeded by his daughter Anne Andros and her husband, John Le Mesurier. According to another source, John was succeeded by his son Peter. After Ann’s death, her son her eldest son Henry apparently became Governor. She lived (d. 1729). 

1722-45 Politically Influential Electress Maria Amalia von Habsburg of Bavaria (Germany)
1743-45 Influential in the Holy Roman Empire 

Married to elector Karl Albrecht of Bavaria, and was a passionate hunter, loved parties and politics. She was daughter of Emperor Josef I and Amalie Wilhelmine von Braunschweig-Lüneburg and even though she had accepted the Pragmatic Solution, she did claim parts Habsburg Inheritance after the death of her uncle in 1740, but her cousin, Maria Theresia refused this. Maria Amalia's husband was elected emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, though, in 1742, as Karl VII. Maria Amalia supported her husband in the Austrian Succession-war, but after his death, she advised her son, Maximilian III Josef to make peace and compromise with Vienna. Her sister, Maria Josepha, was very influential as Queen of Poland from 1733. Maria Amalia lived (1701-56).

1723-26 and 1729-32 Reigning Abbess-General Ana María Helguero y Albarado of the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria la Real de Las Huelgas in Burgos (Spain)

1723-47 Dato' Putri Siti Awan Setiawanm I of Johol (Malaysia)

The first ruler of the state of Luak Johol, which is one of the component states of the Negri Sembilan Federation and she was one of the four traditional electors of the Yang di-Pertuan (Ruler) of the Federation. She was married to Dato' Johan Pahlawan Lelei Perkasa Setia Wan.

1723-31 Bor Raj Pramateswari Devi of Ahom (India)

Married to Bor Raj/Chief king Siva Singha (1714-1744), who took on the Ahom name of Sutanpha. He became a Shakti worshipper, as he was initiated in the tenets of the Shakti cult by Krishnaram Bhattacharya, who was later on installed as head priest of Kamakhya temple, which is situated atop the Nilachal Hills. Siva Singha was a weak person who relied heavily on astrologers, and when an astrologer told him that he was in danger of being dethroned, he installed his Queen Phuleswari, who assumed the name Pramateswari, as "chief king". She was an orthodox Shakti worshiper who persecuted the Moamoria Mahantas by forcibly making them to take prasad of Durga worship and anointing their foreheads with sacrificial blood. This resulted in the Moamoria rebellion. After Phuleswari died in 1731, Siva Singha married her sister Drupadi or Deopadi and made her the next Bor Raja, with the name Ambika.

1723-29 Chief Guardian and Regent of the Realm Dowager Princess-Margravine Christiane Charlotte of Württemberg-Winnental of Brandenburg-Ansbach (Germany)
1723-29 Reigning Dowager Lady of Crailsheim

Since their marriage in 1709 she was an energetic aide of her cousin and husband, Margrave Wilhelm Friedrich, and after his death, she became "Obervormünderin und Landsesregentin" for son Fürst Karl Wilhelm Friedrich, Margrave von Ansbach (1712-23-57). She reformed the administration jointly with her Privy Councillors. In foreign affairs and defence the co-guardians; the Margrave von Bayreuth and Landgrave Ernst Ludwig von Hessen-Darmstadt assisted her. In order to reduce the depths of the state, she reduced the civil service and the court. She promoted commerce and industry. At the same time she expanded the residence city and her own castle with her own funds. The social provisions and hospitals were also reformed. But she was not successful in her endeavours to found an university in Ansbach. In official documents she used the titulature: "Der Durchleuchtigsten Fürstin und Frauen, Frauen Christianen Charlotten, verwittibten Markgräfin zu Brandenburg, Herzogin in Preußen, zu Magdeburg, Stettin, Pommern, der Casuben und Wenden, zu Mecklenburg, auch in Schlesien und zu Crossen, Burggräfin zu Nürnberg, Gräfin zu Hohenzollern und Schwerin, Frauen der Lande Rostock und Stargard p.p., geborene Herzogin zu Württemberg und Teck, Gräfin zu Mömpelgard und Frauen zu Heidenheim p.p., Obervormunderin und Landesregentin, unserer gnädigsten Fürstin und Frauen". She lived (1694-1729).

1723-24 Politically Influential Dowager Duchess Eleonore Juliana von Hohenzollern of Württemberg-Winnental in Brandenburg-Ansbach (Germany)

Following the death of her husband, Duke Friedrich Carl of Württemberg-Winnental in 1698 she moved back to Ansbach, where her daughter, Christiane Charlotte von Württemberg, had married her cousin, Margrave Willem Friedrich. She became very influential, especially during her daughter's regency until her own death. She lived (1663-1724).

La Marquise de Prie became notable for her intriguing during the reign of Louis XV. At the age of fifteen she was married to Louis, Marquis de Prie, and went with him to the court of Savoy at Turin, where he was ambassador. She was twenty-one when she returned to France, and was soon became the mistress of Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon. During his ministry (1723-1725) she was in several respects the real ruler of France, her most notable triumph being the marriage of Louis XV of France to Marie Leszczynska instead of to Mlle de Vermandois. But when, in 1725, she sought to have Bourbon's rival Fleury exiled, her ascendancy came to an end. After Fleury's recall and the banishment of Bourbon to Chantilly, she was exiled to Courbepine, where she committed suicide the next year Daughter of Étienne Berthelot, and lived (1698-1727).

The first time she was regent for Cerlu Donduk, who reigned (1725-35) until he was deposed, the second time was after the death of Donduk Ombu, Prince of the Kalmykians. (d. 1741).

After the death of her husband Ernst Friederich I (1681-1715-24) she stepped in for their Ernst Friedrich II (1707-24-45) in the small Duchy which consisted the Office of City of Hildburghausen, Office and City of Eisfeld, the Offices of Veilsdorf, Königsberg, Sonnefeld and Behrungen and parts of Sachsen-Römhild. She was able to half the taxes imposted by her husband, by reducing costs drastically, and attacked the Duchy of Sachsen-Meiningen in order to get back the Office of Schalkau, that her husband had sold in 1723. She was mother of 10 children, most of whom died as infants, but her daughter Elisabeth Albertine was regent in Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1752-53. She lived (1683-1742).

Inherited the lordship after the death of the last male of the family, Ferdinand Lorenz Franz Xaver, Reichsgraf von Tilly und Breitenegg. She promoted trade and crafts and brought prosperity to the area. Her husband, Duke Anton Sebastian von Montfort, had died in 1706 and since she had no children, she was succeeded by her cousin, Ignaz Joseph Freiherrn von Gumppenberg of the immediate Reichsgrafschaft Breitenegg, who sold it to Palatine Karl Theodor of Bavaria 1792, but the County remained "Reichsunmittelbar" (an Imperial Immediacy) in a personal union with Bavaria until 1804. Also known as Reichsgräfin Maria Anna von Tilly-Montfort.

1724-38 Soledatu Batari Toja of Soppeng (Indonesia)

Succeeded brother, La Pad and succeeded by another brother, La Mappasossong.

Also known as Woizero Walatta Rufael, she engaged in a succession-struggle in favour of her son Susnyjos, whose father was Dejazmatch Wolde Giyorgis, Governor of Semien (d. 1706). She was daughter of Emperor Iyasu the Great and sister of Emperor Adbar Sagad II Bakaffa (1721-30).

1724-43 Princess-Abbess Caroline Charlotte de Berlaimont of Nivelles, Dame Temporaire and Spirituelle of Nivelles  (Belgium)

Member of a noble family originating from Northern France.

1725-27 Imperatitsa Regnant Catharina I of Russia

Zarina Yekatarina was born as Marta Skavronskaya in Lithuania. In 1701 she married a Swedish dragoon, who soon afterwards went with his regiment to Riga, and never returned. After the capture of Marienburg by the Russians, she became the mistress first of General Bauer, with whom she lived at Moscow, then of Prince Menschikoff, and finally of Peter the Great, who first married her privately near Warsaw, and later publicly in 1712 at St. Petersburg. She then embraced the Eastern Orthodox religion, and became partner-in-power with her husband, who became Emperor in 1721 and she got the title of Imperatritsa (or Tsesareva). After his death, she was placed on the throne by the guard’s regiments. Real power, however, remained in the hands of Menshikov and the Supreme Privy Council. She died of intemperance, and lived (circa 1684-1727).

1725-41 Governor General Archduchess Maria-Elisabeth von Habsburg of the Austrian Netherlands (Belgium-Luxembourg)

Her brother, Emperor Karl V, appointed her as Gouvernante-Generaal or Landvoogdes of the Southern Netherlands, a Federation of Brabant, Flanders, Hainault, Namur, Limburg and Luxembourg, each of which had its own tradition, laws and identity. The Austrian administration pursued a Mercantilist policy intending to improve the economy. But the Habsburg dynasty interests outweighed those of the southern Netherlands and Austrian diplomacy never achieved the lifting of the blockade of Schelde, and in 1731 the charter of the Oostende East India Company, which had been founded in 1722, was lifted in return for recognition by Great Britain and the Dutch Republic of the Pragmatic Sanction, making her niece, Maria-Theresia the heir of Austria and Hungary. Maria-Elisabeth was daughter of Emperor of Leopold I, unmarried and lived (1680-1741)

1726-34 Reigning Dowager Lady Sophia von Sachsen-Weißenfels of Neustadt Erlangen in Brandenburg-Bayreuth (Germany)

Around 1726 Princess-Abbess Carolina Margaretha van Renesse van Elderen of Burtscheid (Germany)

The Baroness was mentioned in 1726 when she commissioned the restoration of the two towers of the Chapter Church. She was member of a Dutch noble family.

1726 Claimant Katharina Hedwig von Rantzau-Breitenburg of the Reichsgafschaft Rantzau Breitenburg and Parts of Pinneberg (Germany)
1726-32 Reigning Lady of Breitenburg, Løvenholm etc.

1727 Regent Countess Dowager Anna Franziska von Thurn und Taxis of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck (Germany)

After the death of her husband, Franz Ernst, Altgraf von Salm-Reifferscheidt zu Dyck (1659-1727), she reigned in the name of her son, August Eugen Bernhard (1706-27-67). She lived (1683-1776).

1727-circa 54 De facto ruler Dowager Sultana Hinata binti Bakar al-Gul of Morocco

Also known as Khnata bent Bakkar, she acted as First Minister and Secretary for her husband Sultan Mulay Ismail as-Samin, who reigned (1672-1729). After his death followed a period of internal turmoil, where she remained the de-facto ruler, during the reign of her husband's 10 sons with various wifes, but who were all deposed, but she managed to lead the country out of the disastrous situation.

1728-32 Rani Harrabichi Kadavube Ali Raja Bibi of Cannanore (India)

The Arakkal family followed a matriarchal system of descent. The elder most member of the family, male or female, was its head and ruler. While male rulers were called Ali Rajah, female rulers were known as Arakkal Beevis.

1728-60 Reigning Princess Lucrezia Pignatelli of Strongoli, 4th Duchessa di Tolve and 4th Contessa di Melissa (Italy)

Inherited the fiefs and territories in the Calabria region from her father, the 2nd Prince. In 1719 she married Ferdinando Pignatelli Knight of the Toson d’Or, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, Duke of Tolve, Grandee of Spain. She was succeeded by her son Salvatore (1730-1792).

1728-54 Princess-Abbess Christine Eberhardine Friederike von Hohenzollern-Hechingen of Munsterbilzen, Dame of Wellen, Haccourt, Hallembaye and Kleine-Spouwen (Belgium)

Like her predecessors, she was in dispute with the Prince-Bishop of Liège over her right to use the title of "Princess of the Holy Roman Empire". After a lengthily court-case Emperor Karl VI issued a statement in 1734 demanding that the bishop stopped putting obstacles in the way of the Princess-Abbess and let her conduct her duties as sovereign, and the Emperor later confirmed her title as Princess of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. The war of the Austrian Succession 1741-48 brought further hardship and devastation. From around 1747 she stayed in Wenen and tried to secure the interests of the chapter at the Imperial Court and the Dechaness Maria Carolina Leerodt von Born was left in charge of the administration of the chapter. The ladies of the chapter protested against her prolonged absence, and after the death of her sister, Sofia, in early 1754 they even tried to depose her, but she died soon after. She was daughter of Friedrich Wilhelm (1663-1735), and Louise von Sinzendorf. She was succeeded as Princess-Abbess by sister, Sofie Johanna Friederike. Christine lived (1695-1754).

1729, 1732, 1735 and 1736-1737 Guardian of the Kingdom of Great Britain, and His Majesty's Lieutenant within the same during His Majesty's absence Queen Caroline von Brandenburg-Ansbach of United Kingdom of Great Britain, Co-Heiress of Sayn-Altenkirchen

The power behind the throne during the whole reign of her husband, Georg II (1727-37). She acted as regent on during his trips to Hannover. She aided the career of the British statesman Robert Walpole. Caroline was joint heiress of Sayn-Altenburg, trough her mother, Eleonore Erdmuthe Louise von Sachsen-Eisenach (d. 1696), whose mother, Johanette had reigned as Countess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn-Altenkirchen 1636-1701. In 1741 Caroline's nephew, Carl Wilhelm Friedrich inherited the county, but in 1783 his son, Alexander, and her son, Georg III decided to share the inheritance. Caroline lived (1683-1737).  

1729... Regent Duchess Elisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans of Lorraine (France)
1737- 44 Sovereign Princess of Commercy

The Madame Royale was born as Princess of France, Mademoiselle de Chartres and married Leopold Joseph, Duke of Lorraine (1679-1729). Most of her at least 13 children died within a few weeks, but her son, François-Etienne, was among those who survived. He later married Maria-Theresia of Austria and became Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and founded the dynasty of Habsburg-Lothringen. Elisabeth Charlotte was later created Duchess de Commercy and after her death the duchy her brother-in-law, Stanislav. She lived (1676-1744).

1729-50 Princess-Abbess Johanna Charlotte von Anhalt-Dessau of Herford (Germany)

Continued the disputes of her predecessor, Charlotte Sophie, with king Friederich Wilhelm I of Preusia over the continued drafts of soldiers for the ongoing wars - the City of Herford was only an Imperial Immediacy (reichsunmittelbar) on paper, in reality it was treated like a Preusian provincial town and she tried to protect its interests. When she took office, she confirmed the tenantcies of local nobles who held the fiefs of the chapter, using the titulature, Johann Charlotta verwitwete Prinzessin in Preußen, postulierte Äbtissin des Stifts Herford. She was daughter of Johann Georg II von Anhalt-Dessau (1627-60-93) and Henriette Katherine of Nassau-Oranje, and widow of Margrave Philipp Wilhelm von Brandenburg-Schwedt (1669-1688-1711). Mother of 6 children, and in 1764 her granddaughter Friederike Charlotte Leopoldine Luise became the last reigning abbess of the territory. Johanna Charlotte lived (1682-1750).

1730-33 Sovereign Dame Susanne Le Pelley of Sark (English Crown Dependency)

Also known as La Dame du Serq, Susan le Pelley née Le Gros bought the fief after the death of the former owner, the Englishman James Milner, from his executor. She was daughter of the former Judge, Jean Le Gros, and widow of Nicolas Le Pelley, her cousin, who had died in 1719. Her purchase that was an indication of the wealth derived from her late husband's privateering ventures, initiated a line of Le Pelley Seigneurs that lasted for some 120 years until 1852. As the Le Pelley family had long been prominent in the public and commercial life of Guernsey, their acquisition of the fief further strengthened Sark's association with Guernsey, and the consequent weakening of the ties with Jersey. The new Dame decided to remain in the Le Gros family house at La Perronerie, which was extensively rebuilt as the new Seigneurie, and a Colombier (Pigeon-house), the exclusive privilege of the owner of a fief hubert, was erected in the grounds to mark the house's newly acquired status. In the winter of 1731 the island suffered its worst outbreak of smallpox. Constituting about ten percent of the whole population. She was succeeded by her son Nicholas who died childless in 1742, and the Seignory passed to his younger brother Daniel who died in 1752. She lived (1668-1733).

1730-95 De facto Ruler Begum Mamola Bai of Bhopal (India)
1777 Regent of Bhopal

Exercised a dominant influence during the reign of her husband, Yar Mohammad Khan (1728-42) after their marriage. After his death, she was de facto ruler during the reign of her stepson Faiz Mohammad Khan, who concentrated on religious contemplation. After his death she acted as regent and quickly proclaimed Faiz' brother, Hayat, as Nawab, but Faiz' widow, Bahu Begum, lead a revolt and set up an alternative government which lasted until 1780. Also during Hayat's reign she was the effective ruler, and it was she who took decisions on military campaigns and all other administrative affairs. She was born as a Hindu Rajput Princess, and lived (1715-95).

1730-39 Saliha Sabkati Valide Sultan of The Ottoman Empire (Covering Turkey, Greece, The Balkans, parts of the Middle East and Northern Africa)

1730-43 Princess-Abbess Anna-Margarete von Gemmingen of Lindau (Germany)

Her family were Lords of Gemmingen, Bad Rappenau et cetera in present day's Baden-Württemberg.

1731 Sovereign Princess Louise-Hippolyte Grimaldi of Monaco, Princesse de Château-Porcien, Marquise de Les Baux, Chilly and Guiscard, Comtesse de Carladès Baroness of Calvinet and Buis-les-Baronnies and Massy, Sovereign Dame of Mentone and Roccabruna, Dame de Saint-Rémy de Province

In January she succeeded her father, Antonio I and in December she died in childbed giving birth to her third child, and successor Honore. Jacques IV de Goyon de Matignon, Duke of Estouteville, Valentinois, Count of Thorigny, Lord of Matignon, Baron of Saint-Lô, Hambye and La Luthumière, Heditary Governor of Cherbourg, Granville the Island of Chausey, who assumed the surname of Grimaldi and succeeded his wife, but abdicated two years later in favour of their son Honoré III, and continued as his regent for some years. She lived (1697-1731).

1731-90 Sovereign Duchess Maria-Theresa Cybo-Malaspina of Massa e Carrara, Sovereign Princess of Carrara, 6th Duchess of Ajello, Baroness di Paduli, Sovereign Lady of Moneta and Avenza and Lady of Lago, Laghitello, Serra and Terrati (Italy)

Succeeded father, Alderamo Cybo Malaspina (1690-1731). She first married Eugene de Savoia, Count of Soissons and Duke of Troppau, by proxy but never in person because he died in 1734. Four years later she married Ercole III Rinaldo d'Este, Duke of Modena and Reggio (1727-1803). 1744 she received her imperial investiture and took over command of her state and reigned with energy and competence. She was known as a nice and sensible person, who had been well educated by her mother, with the emphasis on clemency, moderation and patience. She reformed the laws, built a hospital and promoted art, culture and architecture, in 1787 she transferred the fief of Ajello to her brother-in-law, the Prince of without any feudal prerogatives, and was succeeded by her only daughter, Maria Beatrice d'Este. The surname is also spelled Cibo-Malaspina. She lived (1725-90).

1731-44 Regent Dowager Duchess Ricciarda Gonzaga di Novellara of Massa e Carrara (Italy)

Named "custode e tutrice" of her oldest daughter, Maria Teresa, in the will of her husband, Alderano I, and received the Imperial Diploma in 1732. 1728 she had succeeded her brother, Filippo Alfonso, as Countess Regnant di Novellara-Bagnolo, but in 1731 county was given in dowry to Maria Teresa and included in the Duchy Modena. Ricciarda was mother of three daughters, and lived (1698-1768).

1731 Member of the Council of Regency Dowager Duchess Enrichetta Maria d'Este of Parma e Piacenza (January-December) (Italy)

Co-regent for grandnephew, Felipo Carlo of Spain, who succeeded her husband, Antonio Farnese, who had been duke of Parma e Piacenza since 1727.  

1731-35 Member of the Council of Regency Dowager Duchess Dorothea Sofia von der Pfalz-Neuburg of Parma e Piacensa (Italy)

In 1690 she was married to hereditary-prince Odoardo Farnese, who died 1693. Three years later she married his half-brother, Francesco, who had been duke since 1694. He was succeeded by another brother, Antonio, in 1727. After his death in 1731 Dorothea Sofia's daughter-son, Felipo Carlo de Borbone became duke of Parma. He was son of her daughter with Odoardo, Elisabetta Farnese - Queen Isabel of Spain - and Dorothea Sofia became co-regent. She lived (1670-1748).

1731-38 Bor Raj Regnant Ambika Devi of Ahom (India)

Originally named Drupadi or Deopadi, she married the widower of her sister, Bor Raj Pramathesvari Devi, the former king Siva Singha, who made her the next Bor Raja, with the name Ambika. She constructed the Shiva Dol (temple) at Sibsagar, which is the highest Shiva dol in Assam. Gauri Sagar tank and Sibsagar tank were dug at the instruction of 'Bor Raja' Phuleswari and Ambika respectively. She was succeeded by Savesvari Devi. 

1732-45 Rani Junumabe Adi Raja Bibi I of Cannanore (India)

Also known as Junumma Beevi Arakkal Ali Raja, she was head of the only muslim ruling house in what is now Kerala resided in the Arakkal Palace, located 3 km from Kannur (Cannanore). A daughter of hers was one of the wifes of Prince Shahzada 'Abdu'l-Khaliq Sultan Sahib of
Khdadad, who was surrendered to Lord Cornwallis in 1792 and returned to his father 2 years later. Exiled to Vellore in 1799, and deported to Calcutta with his brothers and the rest of his family in 1806.

1732-36 Rani Regnant Minakshi Ammal of Madrai (India)

Also known as Meenakshi, she reigned on behalf of a young boy she had adopted as the heir of her late husband,  Vijayaranga Chokkanatha, to rule the state which was also known as Trichinapali.  Vangaru Thirumala , the father of her adopted son, started a rebellion against her after a few years, and representatives of the Mughal emperor of Delhi took the opportunity to attack the kingdom. The invaders took Tanjore by storm and, leaving the stronghold of Trichinopoly untouched, swept across Madurai and Tinnevelly and into Travancore. Vangaru Thirumala was declared king, but Minakshi did not give up, and made a pact with the emperial representative, Chanda Sahib. Vangaru was given an other principality. But in 1736 Chanda Sahib returned and made himself master of the kingdom. She was soon was little but a puppet: she had fallen in love with Chanda Sahib and so let him have his own way unhindered, but after defeating Vangaru he locked her up in her palace, and proclaimed himself ruler of her kingdom. She then committed suicide.

1732-42 Co-Regent Sri Sri Rani Chandrapavati of Gorkha (Nepal)

Widow of Bhupal Shah, Raja of Gorkha and co-regent with stepson. She was daughter of the Raja of Palpa.

1732-67 Political Advisor Duchess Luise Dorothea zu Sachsen-Meiningen of Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (Germany)

Participated frequently in the meetings of the Privy Council and was very politically influential during the reign of her husband, Friedrich III (1699-1732-72). She was a friend of Friedrich the Great, was in close contact with Diderot, Rousseau and Voltaire, who visited her in 1753. She was daughter of Duke Ernst Ludwig I. of Sachsen-Meiningen and Dorothea Maria von Sachsen-Gotha und Altenburg, mother of several children, and  lived (1710-67).

1732-35 Reigning Abbess-General Clara Antonia de Helguero y Albarado of the Monastery of Santa Maria la Real de Las Huelgas in Burgos (Spain)

1732-43 Official Representative of the Herrnhut Bretheren Countess Erdmut Dorotea von Zinzendorf (Germany)

1733-38 Regent Dowager Countess Luise von Nassau-Ottweiler of Salm-Dhaun (Germany)

After the death of her husband, Karl (1697-1717-33) she ruled in the name of their third and only surviving son, Johann Philipp III (1723-33-42), who was succeeded by his unmarried uncle, Christian Otto, who died 1748, then by a cousin, Johann Friedrich, who died 1750 and his two sons, who died later that year at the age of 2 and a few months old. She was also mother of 10 daughters. She lived (1686-1773).

1733-38 (†) Regent Dowager Countess Franziska Charlotte zur Lippe-Detmold of Bentheim-Steinfurt and Alpen (Germany)

Following the death of her husband, Friedrich Belgicus Karl (1703-13-33), she was regent for son Karl von Bentheim-Steinfurt, Count of Steinfurt and Alpen. After her death the regency was taken over by some of her late husband's relatives. She lived (1703-38).

1733-45 Sovereign Princess Maria Eleonora Boncompagni Ludovisi of Elba and Piombino, Marchioness of Populonia, Princess of Venosa and Countess of Conza, Lady di Scarlino, Populonia, Vignale, Abbadia del Fango, Suvereto, Buriano, Isola d’Elba, Montecristo, Pianosa, Cerboli e Palmaiolan (Italy)

The oldest of six sisters, she succeeded her mother Ippolita Ludovisi who had died in 1724, and married her uncle Don Antonio I Boncompagni, who became Prince of Piombino by the right of his wife (1658-1721), and lived (1686-1745).

1733-40 Sovereign Princess Hélène de Courtenay-Chevillon of Courtenay, Comtesse de Cézy, Dame de Bléneau (France)

Her brother, Charles-Roger de Courtenay, died in 1730 and was succeeded by their father's unmarried uncle, Roger (1647-1733). After his death she inherited the claim to the title as the last member of the line of the Capet-family. In 1712 she had married Louis-Bénigne de Bauffremont, Marquis of Listenois, and the family has used the prince de Courtenay, as well as a number of other princely titles. Their title of prince of the Holy Roman Empire conferred in 1757 was authorized in France the same year. She lived (1689-1740).

1734-47 Regent Dowager Princess Johanette Wilhelmine von Nassau-Idstein-Wiesbaden of Lippe-Detmold (Germany)

Widow of Simon Henrich Adolf, she was in charge of the government in the name of her son, Simon August (1727-34-82). She was daughter of Duke Georg August Samuel and Dorothea von Öttingen.

1734-51 Payung e-ri Luwu We Tenrileleang Aisyah Bahjatuddin of Luwu
1747-76 Datuk of Tanette (Indonesia)

The daughter of Fatima, who ruled 1713-19, she succeeded a relative, Batari Toja, and was succeeded by another female ruler, Petta Matinroe ri Kaluku Bodoe. In Tanette she succeeded her brother, La Odanriu Daeng Mattiri Ysuf Fakhruddin. She married La Mappaselli Aru Patojo (died 1732) and then Tolaowe Sapirie, the Datu of Mario ri Awa, and the daughter from this marriage, We Panang-areng, became Datu of Mario ri Wawo.

1734 Joint Sovereign Countess Juliana Dorothea II von Löwenstein-Wertheim of 12/48th of Limpurg-Gaildorf (Wurmbrandische Antheil) (Germany)

Juliana Dorothea von Löwenstein-Wertheim succeeded her mother, Juliana Dorothea I von Limpurg-Gaildorf, and married to Heinrich I von Reuss zu Schleitz (d. 1744), and succeeded by daughter, Luise. She lived (1694-1734).

1734-73 Joint Sovereign Countess Luise von Reuss zu Schleitz of 12/48th of Limpurg-Gaildorf (Germany)

Daughter of Juliana Dorothea I, she was married to Christian-Wilhelm von Sachsen-Gotha (d. 1748) and Johann August von Sachsen-Gotha (d. 1767), and succeeded by a daughter from each marriage, and lived (1726-73).

1734-56 Joint Sovereign Countess Marie Anne Marguerite von Wurmbrand-Stuppach of 12/48th of Limpurg-Gaildorf  [-Wurmbrand] (Germany)

Also known as Mariana Margaretha Leopoldine, Maria Anna Magalena or Margaretha, she was the third daughter of Juliana Dorothea I (1677-1734), and also known as Mariana gebohrne Gräfin von Wurmbrand regierende Gräfin zu Limpurg-Gaildorf (Née Countess von Wurmbrand, reigning Countess of Limpurg-Gaildrof), she married her cousin Wilhelm Karl Ludwig von Solms-Assenheim, the son of her maternal aunt, Wilhelmine Christine, who inherited a fifth of his mother's half of Limpurg in 1758 (Adding up to 6/48). They were succeeded by their daughter Christiane Wilhelmina, and lived (1702-56).

A descendant of a sister of the 2nd Conde/Condesa. She was also Grandesa de Epaña and III. Marquesa de Tenebron, Vizcondesa de Ilucán, and was married to Don Gaspar Antonio de Oca Sarmiento. She lived (1669-1701).

1735-58 Co-Reigning Margravine Wilhelmine zu Preussen of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (Germany)

The sister of Friedrich the Great of Prussia she was de-facto joint regent with her husband, Friedrich von Hohenzollern of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. She emulated the musical and cultural standards Frederick had achieved at the Prussian Court. The most lasting monument from her time there is the superb Baroque opera house. It's not clear how much Wilhelmine wrote, as most of it is lost; however her compositions include the opera Argenore and several arias. She lived (1709-58).

1735-75 Joint Sovereign Countess Juliana-Franziska von Prösing of a Portion of Amt Schmiedefeld within the County of Limpurg-Sontheim (Germany)

Also known as Countess von Prösing von Limburg, she was daughter of Wilhelmina-Sofia zu Limpurg-Sontheim, she was married to Rheingraf Karl-Vollrath zu Solm-Grumbach (d. 1768), and succeeded by son, Karl-Ludwig, who married Elisabeth-Christine von Leiningen, Co-Heiress von Gaildorf and then to Friederike von Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein, co-heiress von Sontheim (1767-1849). This part of the County was sold to Württemberg in 1781.Juliana-Franziska lived (1709-75).  

1735-57 Reigning Dowager Lady Dowager Duchess Johanna Elisabetha von Baden-Durlach of Kirchheim in Württemberg (Germany)

She was also known as Johanne Elisabethe, and lived alone in the Alte Schloss in Stuttgart after her husband, Eberhard Ludwig had left her. She spent most of her energy fighting for her position as consort. After 1711 she boycotted all court-functions attended by her husband's mistress Christina Wilhelmina von Grävenitz. Her only son, Friedrich Ludwig died in 1731, and when her husband died 4 years later, she took up residence in the Castle of Kirchheim. She lived (1680-1757).

1735-38 and 1741-42 Reigning Abbess-General María Teresa Baradán de Oxinalde of the Monastery of Santa Maria la Real de Las Huelgas in Burgos (Spain)

1736-38 Regent Rani Sijana Bai of Tanjore (Thanjavur) (India)

Governed the principality after the death of her husband H.H. Meherban Shrimant Raja Ekoji II [Baba Sahib] Raje Bhonsle Chhatrapati Maharaj, Raja of Tanjore. (1694-1736) the Maratha ruler of Thanjavur of the Bhonsle dynast. She deposed by the pretender Sawai Shahji, who reigned in 1738.

1737 Regent Princess Benedetta Maria Ernestina d'Este of Modena and Reggio (Italy)

After the death of her father, Rinaldo III, she acted as regent together with sister for their brother Francesco III, who was a General in the Imperial Army and whose wife, Princess Charlotte Aglaë d’Orléans, lived in Paris. Benedetta was unmarried and lived (1697-1777).

1737 Regent Princess Anna Amalia Giuseppa d'Este of Modena and Reggio (Italy)

Married to the Marchese de Villeneuf, a French adventurer, and lived (1699-1778).

1737-44 Regent Dowager Duchess Maria Augusta von Thurn und Taxis of Württemberg (Germany)

Her claims to the regency were good. Her husband, Karl Aleksander (1684-1737), had entrusted her with the regency of the Duchy during his planned absence, and he named her as regent for their son, Carl Eugen, in her will. But the Privy Council and Estates overturned the will and appointed the senile Carl-Rudolph of Württemberg-Neuenstadt as sole regent among others because she was a catholic, and her three sons, with Carl Eugen, Ludwig Eugen and Friedrich Eugen became virtual prisoners in Berlin. She fought the Estates and all other obstacles and managed to be named Co-regent in 1737, a situation approved by the Emperor the following year. 1739 she was rumoured to be pregnant with her lover and exiled to Brussels from 1740. But she manoeuvred her back into a position of considerable influence in 1744; she broke the regent's policy of dependency of Prussia by having her son declared of age. Her influence declined as her son grew more impendent after 1749, but she continued to speak her mind until she was confined to her dower hose at Göppngen, where she died in 1756. She was Daughter of Fürst Anselm Franz von Thurn und Taxis and Maria Ludovica von Lobkowitz, Duchess of Sagan (1683-1750), and lived (1706-56).

1737-43 "Hereditary Grand Duchess" Anna Maria Luisa De’ Medici of Toscana (Italy)

After the death of her husband, Johann Wilhelm of Sachsen in 1716, she moved back to Toscana. Her father, Cosimo III had her named heiress in 1714 supported by the major powers. In  1723 her brother Gian Gastone succeeded to the throne and in 1731 he accepted Charles de Bourbone (who had claims through his mother) as heir, provided that she was reserved a right to play a role in the Cabinet. But in 1735 the Grand Duchy was occupied by Spain and a treaty was concluded making Franz Stephan von Lothringen (husband of Empress Maria-Theresia of Austria-Hungary (Österreich-Ungarn)) heir in 1737. Her brother died soon after, and she inherited the family's enormous possessions and soon after concluded a "Treaty or Convention of the Family", with her successors, the Grand Dukes of Lorraine in 1737, by which all the art treasures belonging to the Medici family became property of the city of Florence museums for the enjoyment of people from all over the world. The title had been transferred to Franz Stephan von Lothringen, who descended from a female member of the De' Medici family. She did not have any children, and lived (1667-1743).

1738-42 Regent Dowager Margravine Magdalene Wilhelmine von Württemberg of Baden-Hochberg zu Durlach (Germany)

After the death of her husband, Margrave Karl II Wilhelm (1679-38) she took over the regency for her grandson, Karl Friedrich (1728-1811), together with another regent. Karl Friedrich who later became Elector of Baden and then Grand Duke was son of her second son, Friedrich (1703-32) and Anna Charlotte Amalie von Nassau-Dietz (1710-77). Magdalene Wilhelmine lived (1677-1742).

1738-41 H.H. I-Danraja Siti Nafisah Karaeng Langelo binti al-Marhum, Arumpone of Bone (Indonesia)

Succeeded Sultana Zainab Zakiat ud-din. She was second daughter of H.H. I-Mappainga Karaeng Lempangang Paduka Sri Sultan Safi ud-din, Sultan of Tallo, by his first wife, H.H. I-Tanitaja Siti Amira Maning Ratu, Arung Palakka and Heir Apparent of Bone, whose father was sultan 1720-21. Siti Nafisah died unmarried and lived (1729-41).

1738-44 Bor Raja Regnant Sarvesvari Devi of Ahom (India)

The third consecutive Queen or "Chief king" in succession to Ambika Devi. Like her two predecessors, she was possibly also married to the ex-king Siva Singha (1714-1744), who had abdicated because an astrologer told him that he was in danger of being dethroned.

1738-1800 Hereditary Countess Charlotte Sophie of Aldenburg (Germany)
1738-54 Lady of the Free Lordship of Knyphausen and Noble Lady of Varel, Lady of Sengwarden, Fedderwarden and Accum (Germany), Lady of Doorwerth (The Netherlands)

Daughter of Anton II von Aldenburg and Baroness Anna von Inn- und Knyphausen (1690-1718) and succeeded her father as Head of the Reichsfreie Herrlichkeit Kniphausen (semi-independent territory) and to the titles Frau of the Freie Herrlichkeit of Knyphausen and the Noble Lordship of Varel. She reigned jointly with her husband the Dutch Count Wilhelm van Bentnick und Altenburg (1704-74) until their divorce in 1754. Since the age of 14 she had been love with Count Albrecht Wolfgang zu Schaumburg-Lippe, and they maintained their connection, which ended in a major scandal. She lived (1715-1800).

1738-... Joint Guardian Dowager Countess Wilhelmine Maria von Hessen-Homburg of Aldenburg and Knyphausen et cetera (Germany)

The year after Count Anton III (1681-1738) died, Count Albrecht Wolfgang von Schaumburg-Lipe-Bückeburg was confirmed as co-guardian for her daughter on her request. She was daughter of Friederich von Hessen-Homburg and Luise Elisabeth von Kurland, mother of one daughter, and lived (1678-1770).

1738-41 Joint Sovereign Countess Sophie Christine zu Erbach-Erbach of a Part of the Amt of Michelbach within the County of Limpurg-Sontheim (Germany)

Daughter of Sophia-Eleonora zu Limpurg-Sontheim, she married Friedrich Ludwig von Löwenstein, joint heir of Spontheim, trough his mother Amöne Sofie I. They had one daughter, Sophie Charlotte, who lived (1739-42), and after her death, he took posesion of the Lordship of Limpurg-Sontheim-Michelbach in her name. Friedrich-Ludwig remarried with Sophie Luise zu Solms Assenheim. Sophia Christine lived (1716-41). 

1738-86 Joint Sovereign Countess Friederike Charlotte Wilhelmine zu Erbach-Erbach of the Amt of Michelbach within the County of Limpurg-Sontheim

Inherited the whole Amt of Michelbach. Sister of Sophia Christine, she was married to Johann-Ludwig-Vollrath von Löwenstein-Wertheim, brother of Friedrich Ludwig. They were succeeded by son, Johann Karl, who had two sons. Friederike lived (1722-86).

1738-? The Iyoba Ede of Uselu in Benin (Nigeria)

Mother of King Eresonyen of Benin (1735-50), who successfully fought the rebellious chiefs and restored power and legitimacy to the Benin Monarchy. As Queen Mother she was a senior town chief. She lived in her own palace outside the capital.  She did not appear in public and did not have an official role in the political system, but she was always "consulted" by important political decisions, and her vote was necessary in the political decision process.

1738-73 Princesse-Abbesse Anne Charlotte I de Lorraine of Remiremont, Dame de Saint Pierre and Metz et cetera (France)
1754-73 Secular Abbess of Sainte-Waudru in Mons (Belgium)
1756-73 Coadjutrix of Thorn (The Netherlands)
1757-73 Coadjutrix of Essen (Germany)

Daughter of Duke Léopold I Joseph of Lorraine and Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans, and moved to the Low Countries where sister-in-law, Anna-Maria was Governor-General in 1744 and her brother, Karl, continued in office after his wife's death until 1746 and then again 1749-80. Her other brother, Franz Stephan, married Anna-Maria's sister, Empress Maria-Theresia of Austria-Hungary. Anne Charlotte became her brother's close advisor and very influential. From 1760 with the title of Dame instead of Demoiselle. In 1766 Lorraine was incorporated in France after having belonged to the Holy Roman Empire for centuries and lived (1714-73).

1738-43 Abbess Friederike von Wurttemberg-Neuenstadt of the Chapter of Vallø (Denmark)

1739-96 Politically Influential Nawab Aliya Sadrunissa Begum, Nawab Begum of Oudh (or Avadh) (India)

Oldest daughter of Burhan-ul-Mulk, Subedar of Avadh and married to her cousin and father's successor Mirza Muhammad Muqim (Safdar Jung) (1739-64) in around 1724. When her father died in 1839, Nadir Shah plundered Delhi in 1739, and the Avadh landlords and small chiefs who had been effectively subdued by her father, raised their heads and arms in the attempt to secure their individual independence. In his capacity as the Nawab of Avadh, her husband was hesitant to face them despite his superior military strength. Had it not been for Nawab Begum's forceful promptings, which eventually culminated in success, there may have been no further history of Avadh. Her court and courtiers maintained the peace and pomp of Faizabad. Her son, Shuja-ud-daula's, died in 1775, and together with her daughter-in-law, Bahu Begum she secured the continued existence of the capital of Avadh, Faizabad. Imprisoned in 1781 by grandson together with daughter-in-law. She lived (circa 1712-96).