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female monarch

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Noun1.female monarchfemale monarch - a female sovereign ruler            
queen regnant, queen
royal family, royal house, royal line, royalty - royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty"
female aristocrat - a woman who is an aristocrat
Queen of England - the sovereign ruler of England
king, male monarch, Rex - a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom


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While its ostensible purpose was to justify and soften the blow of the seemingly inevitable rule of a female monarch (even if Isa bel had not ascended to the throne, Enrique's only offspring at this point was, and would remain, female), the work nonetheless contained overt criticisms of female "nature" with corresponding advice for how a female ruler might overcome these womanly pitfalls and still manage to rule justly and effectively.
Ruling Sexuality: The Political Legitimacy of Isabel of Castile [*] by LEHFELDT, ELIZABETH A. / Renaissance Quarterly
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