Bikhakhanim

female
death, Cuman, Womenruler, Jewish person, medieval woman, polity
Bikhakhanim was the reigning princess of a small polity located on the Taman Peninsula in southern Russia. She may have been of Circassian,...

Martha George

female
Native American, suquamish, Womenruler, leader, tribe, Small Tribes Organization of Western Washington
Martha George was a member of the Suquamish tribe, and a descendant of Chief Seattle. She founded the Small Tribes Organization of Western...

Libuše

female
czech, Libušín, Pole a palisáda, Přemysl, the Ploughman, Krok, Chronica Boëmorum…Womenruler
Libuše is a mythical ancestor of the Přemyslid dynasty and the Czech people as whole. According to legend, she founded Prague during the 8th ce...

Anacaona

female
Women in war, Jaragua, Native South American, ARAWAK, taino, hispaniola…Womenruler
Anacaona, also called the Golden Flower, was an Indian queen, wife of Caonabo, one of the five Taíno Arawak caciques who possessed the island of H...
Elena Glinskaya

Elena Glinskaya

female, deceased (1538)
Russian, russian orthodox church, currency, regency, Womenruler, chronicle
Elena Vasilyevna Glinskaya (? - April 4(13).1538, Moscow) was the second wife of Grand Prince Vasili III and regent of Russia for 5 years...

Tacumwah

female
Native American, Womenruler, trading post, lieutenant, leader, Miami tribe
Tacumwah (c. 1720-c. 1790), alternate spelling "Taucumwah," also known as Marie-Louise Pacanne Richerville (Richardville) was a "chefress" of the...