Queen Nefertari was the wife and queen of Ramses II. She lived during the New Kingdom Period and was a member of Egypt’s 19th Dynasty. Her name,…… Read more “QUEEN NEFERTARI -The Lady Of Grace”
Category: Queens Of Africa
QUEEN RANAVALONA I – THE GREAT TRADITIONALIST QUEEN OF MADAGASCAR
QUEEN RANAVALONA I (1778 – August 16, 1861) Ranavalona I (born Rabodoandrianampoinimerina; 1778 – August 16, 1861), also known as Ramavo and Ranavalo-Manjaka I, was the sovereign ruler of the Kingdom of Madagascar from 1828…… Read more “QUEEN RANAVALONA I – THE GREAT TRADITIONALIST QUEEN OF MADAGASCAR”
QUEEN NZINGA OF NDONGO (ANGOLA) – REMARKABLY AFRICA’S STRONGEST WOMAN
Queen Nzinga Mbande Of Ndongo (1583-1663) Nzinga of Matamba, the seventeenth-century African monarch known primarily for her enmity to the Portuguese in Angola, faced hostility from her…… Read more “QUEEN NZINGA OF NDONGO (ANGOLA) – REMARKABLY AFRICA’S STRONGEST WOMAN”
QUEEN NDATE YALLA of Senegal- Africa And Waalo’s Last Queen Resistant
QUEEN NDATE YALLA of Senegal (1810 – 1860) Queen Ndate Yalla Mbodj, a true ‘Linguere’ developed the women’s army as one of the most formidable forces to…… Read more “QUEEN NDATE YALLA of Senegal- Africa And Waalo’s Last Queen Resistant”
Queen Amina of Zazzau Kingdom – AFRICA’S WARRIOR PRINCESS
The reign of Amina occurred at a time when the city-state of Zazzau was situated at the crossroad of three major trade corridors of northern Africa, connecting…… Read more “Queen Amina of Zazzau Kingdom – AFRICA’S WARRIOR PRINCESS”