
This is a list of the women who werequeens orempresses as wives ofFrench monarchs from the 843Treaty of Verdun, which gave rise toWest Francia, until 1870, when theFrench Third Republic was declared.
Living wives of reigning monarchs technically became queen consorts, includingMargaret of Burgundy andBlanche of Burgundy who were kept in prison during their whole queenships.
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became queen | Coronation | Ceased to be queen | Death | Spouse | Arms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joan the Lame | Robert II, Duke of Burgundy | 24 June 1293 | July 1313 | 1 April 1328 | 29 May 1328 | 12 September 1348 | Philip VI | |||
| Blanche of Navarre | Philip III of Navarre | 1330–1333 | 29 January 1350 | not crowned | 22 August 1350 husband's death | 5 October 1398 | ||||
| Joanna I of Auvergne | William XII, Count of Auvergne | 8 May 1326 | 13 February 1349 | 22 August 1350 | 26 September 1350 | 29 September 1360 | John II | |||
| Joanna of Bourbon | Peter I, Duke of Bourbon | 3 February 1338 | April 1350 | 8 April 1364 | 19 May 1364 | 6 February 1378 | Charles V | |||
| Isabeau of Bavaria | Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria | c. 1370 | 17 July 1385 | 23 August 1389 | 21 October 1422 husband's death | 24 September 1435 | Charles VI | |||
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became queen | Coronation | Ceased to be queen | Death | Spouse | Arms |
Some sources refer toMargaret of Anjou as Queen of France,[5] but her right to enjoy that title is disputed. She was briefly recognized only in English-controlled territories of France. (See also:Dual monarchy of England and France)
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became queen | Coronation | Ceased to be queen | Death | Spouse | Arms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret of Anjou | René of Naples | 23 March 1430 | 23 April 1445 | not crowned as Queen of France | 19 October 1453 defeat of the English in theHundred Years' War | 25 August 1482 | Henry (II) | |||
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became queen | Coronation | Ceased to be queen | Death | Spouse | Arms |
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became queen | Coronation | Ceased to be queen | Death | Spouse | Arms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie of Anjou | Louis II of Naples | 14 October 1404 | 18 December 1422 | ? | 22 July 1461 husband's death | 29 November 1463 | Charles VII | |||
| Charlotte of Savoy | Louis, Duke of Savoy | 16 November 1441 | 14 February 1451 | 22 July 1461 | ? | 30 August 1483 husband's death | 1 December 1483 | Louis XI | ||
| Anne of Brittany | Francis II, Duke of Brittany | 25 January 1477 | 6 December 1491 | 8 February 1492 | 7 April 1498 husband's death | 9 January 1514 | Charles VIII | |||
| Joan of Valois | Louis XI of France | 23 April 1464 | 8 September 1476 | 7 April 1498 husband's ascension | Not crowned | 17 December 1498 annulment | 4 February 1505 | Louis XII | ||
| Anne of Brittany | Francis II, Duke of Brittany | 25 January 1477 | 8 January 1499 | 18 November 1504 | 9 January 1514 | |||||
| Mary of England | Henry VII of England | 18 March 1496 | 13 August 1514 (by proxy) 9 October 1514 | 5 November 1514 | 1 January 1515 husband's death | 25 June 1533 | ||||
| Claude of France | Louis XII of France | 14 October 1499 | 18 May 1514 | 1 January 1515 husband's ascension | 10 May 1517 | 20 July 1524 | Francis I | |||
| Eleanor of Austria | Philip I of Castile | 15 November 1498 | 4 July 1530 | 5 March 1532 | 31 March 1547 husband's death | 25 February 1558 | ||||
| Catherine de' Medici | Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino | 13 April 1519 | 28 October 1533 | 31 March 1547 husband's ascension | 10 June 1549 | 10 July 1559 husband's death | 5 January 1589 | Henry II | ||
| Mary, Queen of Scots | James V | 8 December 1542 | 24 April 1558 | 10 July 1559 husband's ascension | Not crowned as queen of France | 5 December 1560 husband's death | 8 February 1587 | Francis II | ||
| Elisabeth of Austria | Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor | 5 June 1554 | 26 November 1570 | 25 March 1571 | 30 May 1574 husband's death | 22 January 1592 | Charles IX | |||
| Louise of Lorraine | Nicholas, Duke of Mercœur | 30 April 1553 | 13 February 1575 | Not crowned | 2 August 1589 husband's death | 29 January 1601 | Henry III | |||
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became queen | Coronation | Ceased to be queen | Death | Spouse | Arms |
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became queen | Coronation | Ceased to be queen | Death | Spouse | Arms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret of Valois | Henry II of France | 14 May 1553 | 18 August 1572 | 2 August 1589 husband's accession | Not crowned | 17 December 1599 marriage annulled | 27 March 1615 | Henry IV | ||
| Marie de' Medici | Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany | 26 April 1575 | 17 December 1600 | 13 May 1610 | 14 May 1610 husband's death | 3 July 1642 | ||||
| Anne of Austria | Philip III of Spain | 22 September 1601 | 18 October 1615 (by proxy) 24 November 1615 | Not crowned | 14 May 1643 husband's death | 20 January 1666 | Louis XIII | |||
| Maria Theresa of Spain | Philip IV of Spain | 10 September 1638 | 3 June 1660 (by proxy) 9 June 1660 | Not crowned | 30 July 1683 | Louis XIV | ||||
| Marie Leszczyńska | Stanisław Leszczyński | 23 June 1703 | 4 September 1725 | Not crowned | 24 June 1768 | Louis XV | ||||
| Marie Antoinette | Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor | 2 November 1755 | 19 April 1770 | 10 May 1774 husband's ascension | Not crowned | 21 September 1792 husband's deposition | 16 October 1793 | Louis XVI | ||
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became queen | Coronation | Ceased to be queen | Death | Spouse | Arms |
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon, who secretly marriedLouis XIV in 1683, was never publicly acknowledged as his wife.
Louis XVIII became "titular" King in 1795 (when in exile in Great Britain) and his wifeMarie Josephine of Savoy became the (titular) Queen until her death in 1810.
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became empress | Coronation | Ceased to be empress | Death | Spouse | Arms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joséphine de Beauharnais | Joseph-Gaspard de Tascher de La Pagerie | 23 June 1763 | 9 March 1796 | 18 May 1804 husband's ascension | 2 December 1804 | 10 January 1810 divorce | 29 May 1814 | Napoleon I | ||
| Marie Louise of Austria | Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor | 12 December 1791 | 11 March 1810 (by proxy) 1 April 1810 | Not crowned | 6 April 1814 husband's abdication | 17 December 1847 | ||||
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became empress | Coronation | Ceased to be empress | Death | Spouse | Arms |
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became queen | Coronation | Ceased to be queen | Death | Spouse | Arms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie Thérèse of France | Louis XVI | 19 December 1778 | 10 June 1799 | 2 August 1830 for 20 minutes | Not crowned | 2 August 1830 husband's abdication | 19 October 1851 | Louis XIX |
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became queen | Coronation | Ceased to be queen | Death | Spouse | Arms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily | Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies | 26 April 1782 | 25 November 1809 | 9 August 1830 husband's ascension | Not crowned | 24 February 1848 husband's abdication | 24 March 1866 | Louis-Philippe |
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became empress | Coronation | Ceased to be empress | Death | Spouse | Arms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugénie de Montijo | Cipriano de Palafox y Portocarrero, Count of Montijo | 5 May 1826 | 30 January 1853 | Not crowned | 4 September 1870 husband's deposition | 11 July 1920 | Napoleon III | |||