History Main / TheHighQueen

* Of King Henry VII's six queens in ''Series/TheTudors'', Queens Katherine of Aragon and Catherine Parr fit this trope the best, being self-assured and conscious of their duties. (In comparison, Anne Boleyn is a Femme Fatale, Jane Seymour is an HeroicSeductress, Catherine Howard is TheDitz, and Anne of Cleves never gets the chance to technically become a High Queen.)

* Of Henry's six queens in ''Series/TheTudors'', Queens Catherine of Aragon, Jane Seymour, and Catherine Parr fit this trope the best, all three being beautiful, self-assured, and conscious of their duties. (In comparison, Anne Boleyn is a FemmeFatale, Catherine Howard is TheDitz, and Anne of Cleves never gets the chance to technically ''become'' a High Queen.)

%%** Queen Rahna of Silesia in ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemJugdral Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu]]''. Also [[spoiler: her successor, former LadyOfWar Ferry, according to the manga and the ''Thracia 776'' game.]]
%%** Lady Eleanora of Pherae from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken]]''.
%%*** And [[spoiler: Princess Guinevere]] from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi]]'', after [[spoiler:her brother King Zephiel dies and she's crowned as the first Queen of Bern.]] The same goes to [[spoiler:Princess Lilina of Ostia, either if she rebuilds her lands alone or marries Roy.]]

%%* [[OverlyLongName Princess Arika Anarkia Entheofushia of Vespertatia]] from ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi''. She occasionally acts as a LadyOfWar.
%%* The Queen in ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi''. The one that came before her, [[spoiler:Majo Tourbillion]], [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen is the main antagonist of the series]].

%%* [[spoiler: Miya Asama]] from ''Manga/{{Sekirei}}'' is to revealed to be this, having retired from her LadyOfWar role.

%%* Princess Feena Fam Earthlight from ''VideoGame/YoakeMaeYoriRuriIroNa''.

%%* Medusa, queen of ComicBook/TheInhumans, consort to Black Bolt. Due to Bolt's powers effectively rendering him mute, she acts as his mouthpiece most of the time. %%Does not indicate how Medusa fulfills qualities of TheHighQueen.

%%** Even after she is shown going bat-shit crazy and creating an elaborate GambitRoulette to humble her daughter and eliminate one of her opponents, she is eventually given an author-saving throw by going into the past and serving as the original JSA's Wonder Woman, returning and relinquishing voluntarily most of her authority to two elected Amazons. %%Does not actually indicate how Hippolyta fulfills the qualities specified for TheHighQueen.
%%* ComicBook/{{Storm}} of the ''ComicBook/XMen'', who has been (or is) both a goddess ''and'' a queen.

* ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'' has Celestine Lucross, High Elf Queen of Eostia, and [[{{Seers}} the Goddess Reborn]] herself. Known for her beauty and warmth, she has ruled with benevolence throughout her centuries-long reign as queen, especially during the period of the ForeverWar between her and her [[EvilFormerFriend former friend]] Olga. [[DeconstructedCharacterArchetype This character archetype is deconstructed]] in the following ways:
** Being a benevolent ruler doesn't equate to having a HundredPercentAdorationRating. As genuine as her humility and desire for her people's safety is, she also attracts dissidents who oppose her for one reason or the other. Aside from the obvious ones like Vault and the Black Dogs, the story has shown that [[AristocratsAreEvil certain people of the nobility or prominent position]] (e.g. Beasley, Grishom), as well as [[GullibleLemmings a sizeable portion of the common people]] (the rebels), will be ready to turn against her when the opportunity arrives (i.e. the ''Rebel Scum Arc''). This is especially so when they believe they can take advantage of her generosity.
** There's also the {{Irony}} that as a queen, Celestine is sheltered from the [[WarIsHell ugly side of war]], in spite of her experience in ruling over a country subjected to a ForeverWar beforehand, together with the experiences due to her long lifespan as an elf. The reason? Just because she ''knows'' that WarIsHell doesn't mean she has ''seen'' the devastation first-hand, and without that, it is easy for her to become out of touch with reality. It is during Chapter 24 where Celestine, out of her own volition, leaves her palace to see the chaos for herself. As a result, the atmosphere in the healer tents gets to her -- she is unable to bear witnessing the healers working their fingers to the bone, and listening to the cries and the lamentation of the injured. At one point, she even tries to lend a hand, to no avail, for the man she and the healers tried to help died anyway after six hours of surgery. She [[HeroicBSOD breaks down]]. Imagine what would happen if she goes to the rioting streets rather than the comparatively tame healer tents.
** The {{Deconstruction}} comes in full circle after Celestine's first-hand experience of the strife outside the palace. There, she understands that her city is in the midst of dissent. Not even she, the Queen herself, can spare every single person from a cruel fate during war. If she wants to protect her people from the predations of Vault, the Black Dogs, and the ongoing war, she would have to become a ruler [[IDidWhatIHadToDo harsher than before]]. Once, she planned to appeal for peace and discuss terms with the rebels. Now, she doubles down on the punitive measures imposed on [[DecadentCourt the]] [[AristocratsAreEvil nobility]], while unleashing [[TheDreaded Kyril Sutherland]] to quash the rebellion by force. Even if this is at the cost of numerous lives, it is to prioritise on [[TheNeedsOfTheMany the bigger picture]] -- the war effort, which should be clear of any distractions to prevent fighting on multiple fronts.
** It is worth mentioning that although this trope is {{Deconstructed}}, it '''does not''' equate to Celestine suddenly JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope and, say, [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen razing her city to the ground]]. Clearly, she has not forgotten the principles she held as the High Queen, but at the same time, she realises that she ought to [[TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask steel herself]] in an unprecedented situation like this.

%%* Queen Remedi in ''Fanfic/TheTaintedGrimoire''. %%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample

** ''Literature/TheBookOfAtrixWolfe'' has the high queen in the LostWoods who communicates with Atrix and Burne by TalkingInYourDreams.

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** Daenerys Targaryen's crusade to end slavery in Slaver's Bay inspires ''religions'' to worship her, as well as no end of adoration from slaves and the Red Priests of R'hllor, the former of whom dub her Mhysa ("mother" in the Ghiscari language) and the latter to regard her as the messianic Azor Ahai. That said, she also has no shortage of enemies, many from slavers who see as [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen a cruel queen]].

* Although she was technically a princess, Matilda Of Scotland was known as a kind ruler. She built many public bathhouses and the like for the poor, as well as building multiple leper hospitals. She was almost declared a saint, but never officially canonized.
* Almost every single depiction in media of [[UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen Queen Elizabeth II]], and even herself in real life. Not only is she well-known but she is also known to be very kind and considerate of not just her subjects, but people around the world, despite what some people brew up of her. Multiple media depict her as a wise, caring, and especially motherly monarch who loves her surprisingly well-behaved [[PreciousPuppies corgis]] and shows consideration of whoever's the protagonist(s). She is often one of the most popular exceptions to the trope GodSaveUsFromTheQueen
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%% Context should explain how the character fulfills the qualities of TheHighQueen, e.g., calm demeanor, regal bearing, beauty and goodness, having the respect and devotion of her subjects. Simply being a female ruler or having the title of "Queen"/"High Queen" is not sufficient to fulfill the trope.

%%* The Queen in ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'' is at least 10 feet high, CGI-generated, and has the voice of a great Goddess. Oh yes, and she never moves, not even her mouth, she seems to use telepathy.
%%* Flora in ''[[Anime/YesPrettyCure5 Yes! Pretty Cure 5 Go Go]]''.
* ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' has multiple generations of them, both named Queen Serenity. The previous Serenity was the ruler of the Moon Kingdom during the Silver Millennium and was greatly admired for her beauty and wisdom. Her daughter, the heroine Sailor Moon, will eventually become Neo-Queen Serenity and mature into a similarly elegant and beloved Queen. From their glimpse into the future, she will eventually become the ruler of Earth and lead humanity in creating a Utopia.
%%* The Queen in ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi''. The one that came before her, [[spoiler:Majo Tourbillion]], [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen is the main antagonist of the series]].

%%* [[OverlyLongName Princess Arika Anarkia Entheofushia of Vespertatia]] from ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi''. She occasionally acts as a LadyOfWar.

%%* Princess Feena Fam Earthlight from ''VideoGame/YoakeMaeYoriRuriIroNa''.
* ''Franchise/DotHack'': Helba is a Hacker in ''The World'' whose character stats are maxed out, who has the ability to access regions of the game that no normal player would ever be able to access, and who plays her name off as the Queen of Darkness mentioned in the lost poem the game was based around. She prefers to stay behind the scenes to help players out.
* ''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero'': Queen Henrietta de Tristain's benevolence earns her a good deal of support from both her noble and common subjects. Several episodes are based around her managing the country.

* Serene, graceful and benevolent Fassa from ''Manhwa/{{Chonchu}}'' is one of these, despite being betrothed to a DarkLord that she doesn't really love.
* ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'' light novels mention (but not quite elaborate upon) that Zephilia, the country from where Lina came, is ruled by an immortal queen who is one of the remaining pieces of the Water Dragon God (similar to the anime-specific character Auntie Aqua). From what we know from the novels and [[WordOfGod Kanzaka's comments]], she is The High Queen.
* Queen Ciela Lapana from ''Anime/AuraBattlerDunbine'' fits this despite her youth, she backs the hero's resistance despite being the ruler of a different country because she foresees the BigBad's ambition to eventually rule the world and when the time comes she leads her army into battle to help save the world without any expectation of remuneration.
* ''LightNovel/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero'': Queen Mirelia of Melromarc is definitely this, and given her country is a Matriarchy, she is the true power behind the throne. During the early part of the story, she's forced to be away handling diplomatic unrest due to the actions of her moronic husband and sadistic eldest daughter. When she gets back home, she sets Naofumi's situation right and hands out severe punishment to those who conspired against him, while giving Naofumi all the adulation and respect he deserved and then some.
* Kaguya Otsutsuki of ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' was ''originally'' this. After eating the fruit of the [[WorldTree Shinju]] and gaining chakra, she used her newfound powers to end all wars and was worshiped by the early people of the Ninja World as "The Rabbit Goddess". However, over time, she eventually devolved and became the [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen exact opposite trope]].

%%* ComicBook/{{Storm}} of the ''ComicBook/XMen'', who has been (or is) both a goddess ''and'' a queen.

%%* Medusa, queen of ComicBook/TheInhumans, consort to Black Bolt. Due to Bolt's powers effectively rendering him mute, she acts as his mouthpiece most of the time. %%Does not indicate how Medusa fulfills qualities of TheHighQueen.

* ''Fanfic/ACrownOfStars'': Rayana, the Witch Queen Of Avalon. She is powerful, ageless, and very committed to protect and counsel the Empire people, especially women and children. The story begins when his husband brings the main characters -Shinji and Asuka- to their Empire and they endeavor to help them because they consider that it is the right thing to do.

* ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'': Queen Elsa is a benevolent and wise queen who cares about the well-being of others including her own sister. However, due to her [[PowerIncontinence inability to control her ice powers]], she deliberately cultivates a calm demeanor and royal aloofness, and when her powers get exposed, she is fully willing to exile herself to protect her subjects from her powers, although it doesn't last long, since her exile doesn't fix anything. [[spoiler:In the end, once she finds [[ThePowerOfLove the key]] to controlling her powers (thanks to her sister, Princess Anna), she remains a benevolent queen and is eventually beloved by everyone in Arendelle. The sequels show just how well she is adored.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheQueensCorgi'' has, of course, [[UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen Queen Elizabeth II]], monarch of the United Kingdom and proud owner of four ([[spoiler:later three, since Charlie leaves with Mitzi to America]]) corgis, named Rex, Charlie, Margaret, and Nelson. She has shown to be quite compassionate and caring towards her husband and corgis, especially after Rex’s [[spoiler:fake]] death. However, she has shown to be very firm too, when she scolded Rex for embarrassing the American president.

* ''Film/{{Thor}}'' and ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'': Thor and Loki's mother Frigga of Asgard is beautiful, gracious, and regal... not to mention [[LadyOfWar deadly]]. Her benevolence is not limited to her own subjects, either--she [[spoiler:dies fighting]] to protect Jane from Malekith. [[spoiler:She returns to the spotlight briefly in ''Film/AvengersEndgame'', and has lost absolutely none of these attributes.]]

* In the prequel trilogy of ''Franchise/StarWars'', the queens of Naboo are generally portrayed as just, kind and competent rulers. The fact that Naboo's queens are elected instead of inheriting the throne like most royals may have something to do with that.
%%* Neytiri becomes a queen at the end of ''Film/{{Avatar}}''. %%Does not explain why she fits TheHighQueen type in particular.
%%* Sybilla in ''Film/KingdomOfHeaven''.
%%* Izzy's interpretation of Queen Isabella of Spain in ''Film/TheFountain''.
* The White Queen from Tim Burton's ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010''. Her sister (who is [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen the opposite]]) laments that she can make anything fall in love with her -- even the furniture. WordOfGod says that part of this is a ruse and that she surrounds herself with bright imagery because she's too tempted by the dark side.
* Implied in ''Film/FairyTaleATrueStory'' with Mab, the Fairies' Queen. She seems to be this trope when she appears before Elsie and Frances at the end. It is also implied [[spoiler: she helped return Frances's father home from the war]].
* Discussed in ''Film/{{Elizabeth}}'' (see the above page quote) when Sir Walsingham coaches the young Queen Elizabeth I in how to win the love and devotion of her divided people. The end sequence of the film shows Elizabeth 'remaking' herself as a virgin to better embody the trope, and it seems to work; in the sequel, ''Elizabeth: The Golden Age'', the older Elizabeth is shown as being a great and powerful Queen who is beloved and almost treated as a deity by a majority of her subjects.
* Mothra is tooled as this in ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019''. She is referred to as the Queen, opposite Godzilla as the King, and is shown as intelligent, graceful, beautiful, and surprisingly [[GentleGiant kind and docile]] by kaiju standards (though still murderously effective in a fight).

* [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire Alette]] of ''Literature/KittyNorville'' certainly counts as this. She's even got the ReallySevenHundredYearsOld thing going for her: a very long lifespan to allow her to accumulate wealth and power...and all used to protect and shelter her family. Even better, she's set up to look like the RichBitch by the local lycanthropes until we learn she's just TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask.

* Queen Selenay and High Priest Solaris in Creator/MercedesLackey's ''Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar'' books, especially from a distance. To their closer associates, they also have a strong touch of TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask.

** Lady Galadriel, though technically [[JustTheFirstCitizen never a queen]]. She is what she is due to having lived in Valinor and seen the faces of the [[OurGodsAreDifferent Valar]], having one of the Three Rings, and being over seven thousand years old and thus older than ''[[TimeAbyss the sun itself]]'', and thus possessing the wisdom of a very, ''very'' long life. In the film adaptations, she is played by Creator/CateBlanchett as a beautiful, ethereal, elegant, and supremely powerful leader who definitely embodies the trope.
** The story ends soon after Lady Arwen becomes the first Queen of Gondor after centuries of absence. Like her husband is as king, she is the model of what a royal woman should be, with all the wisdom of the great elves, compassion enough to accept mortality to be with her king, and beauty not seen since the passing of [[WorldsMostBeautifulWoman Luthien]].

* Yasmina Devi in "Literature/ThePeopleOfTheBlackCircle".. Even Howard, who had an ambivalent attitude toward civilized society at best, describes her as "true aristocracy" in his narrative.

%%* Rhian in Karen Miller's ''Literature/GodspeakerTrilogy''.
%%* Another Eddings example was [[spoiler:Polgara]] from Literature/{{Belgariad}} when she had ruled her own realm in the past.
%%* The ''Literature/WickedLovely'' series gives us Sorcha, the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Queen of the high court]].
* Tinatin from the 12th-century Georgian epic "the Knight in the Panther Skin" by Shota Rustaveli fits this trope, being described (among other things) as very beautiful, very wise, and generous to a fault. Her father, king Rostevan, abdicates early in the story, appointing her as the next [[SheIsTheKing "king"]]. One of the two main heroes, Avtandil, is in love with her. The (real) Queen Tamar of Georgia,(a.k.a. King Tamar) to whom this work was dedicated, is also described as this trope in the prologue (there is a theory that the author was in love with her).
%%* In Creator/RobertEHoward's Literature/ConanTheBarbarian story "Literature/AWitchShallBeBorn", Taramis.
%%* Queen Elizabeth III in ''Literature/HonorHarrington''. She manages this even though she is in a constitutional monarchy.
%%* Empress Berenene from the Literature/CircleOfMagic world is this with a wide, [[BewareTheNiceOnes usually hidden but nevertheless well-known]] streak of GodSaveUsFromTheQueen.
%%* Woodcarver from ''Literature/AFireUponTheDeep''.
%%* Rowena, queen of Alora, in ''Literature/SummersAtCastleAuburn''.
%%* The ''Literature/RainbowMagic'' series has Queen Titania, who rules Fairyland alongside King Oberon.
* ''Literature/TheToughGuideToFantasyland'': Good Queens will be like this, competent and determined to put right whatever has gone amiss. They may have to be [[DamselInDistress rescued by the heroes]] first, however.

%%* "Her Majesty" fulfills this trope in ''Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricanger''.
* In the episode "Liege Lord" of ''Series/{{Reign}},'' Lord [=McKenzie=], her late father's loyal man, believes that Queen Mary does not care about Scotland since she has been living in the safety of France. Mary tells him about the secret clause in her wedding contract which gives Scotland to France if she dies without an heir and that she cannot risk the freedom of her country. She asks him to tell everyone when he returns to Scotland. He accepts and all of his men place their swords at their Queen's feet as he kisses her hand and says that they have waited a long time for her to rise.

%%* Delenn in ''Series/BabylonFive''.
* As of the end of series four of ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'', Queen Guinevere Pendragon. As of the season five finale [[spoiler: it's revealed that ''she'' was the monarch that finally revoked the magic ban]].
%%** Series four also introduced Queen Annis, though she was portrayed as slightly older than most versions of this trope.
%%* In ''Series/ChinesePaladin'', Linger's mother, Queen Wu of Nanzhao, was this. The prequel series also gives us her grandmother [[FemmeFatale Zixuan]], a somewhat... different example.
* In KoreanDrama series ''Faith'' aka ''The Great Doctor'', Princess Nogook embodies this trope -- beauty, intelligence, serenity, and [[SilkHidingSteel well-concealed iron will]] -- to the point of (initially) annoying and intimidating her [[ShelteredAristocrat husband.]]
* Lao Ma from ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'' ticks nearly every box: calm, composed, wise, regal, beautiful, and so on.

%%* Freyja, Queen of the Valkyries in ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'''s 6th season premiere. She also appears as more of a LadyOfWar while the rest of the Valkyries are Action Girls.
%%* Queen Anne in ''Series/TheMusketeers'', though her youth and idealism mean that there's also a touch of the PrincessClassic about her.
* Of Henry's six queens in ''Series/TheTudors'', Queens Catherine of Aragon, Jane Seymour, and Catherine Parr fit this trope the best, all three being beautiful, self-assured, and conscious of their duties. (In comparison, Anne Boleyn is a FemmeFatale, Catherine Howard is TheDitz, and Anne of Cleves never gets the chance to technically ''become'' a High Queen.)
* Queen Anne in the ''Series/TheMusketeers'' is one. She is kind, courageous, gracious, idealistic, and resolute. The heroes all have UndyingLoyalty to her because of her genuine desire to do what's right.
* ''Series/TheOutpost'': [[spoiler:Gwynn]] grows into this when she's shown to be the late king's heir. She's regal, calm, and lovely, though still struggling at times with the weight of her new responsibilities.

%%* Katrina Steiner and later her daughter Melissa in the ''TabletopGame/{{BattleTech}}'' universe. [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Not so much Melissa's daughter Katherine in turn, though.]]
* In ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', Queen Ehlissa (after whom the artifact known as the [[ClockworkCreature Marvelous Nightengale]] is named) is always portrayed as a wise and just ruler who is beloved by her subjects.
* Princess D'larna of the Martian city-state of U'valik in ''TabletopGame/RocketAge''. Attempting to advance and protect her nation from imperialistic Earthlings, D'larna only allows those Earthlings with high morals into her court. Always described in positive terms, she is poised, kind, and elegant.
* Queen Aurala of Aundair in ''TabletopGame/{{Eberron}}'' is ([[CharacterAlignment literally]]) [[NeutralGood good]], wise, compassionate, and all kinds of positive traits. The commoners and nobles both love her because she genuinely wants the best for the nation and has the ability to make it happen. Beyond its own borders, Aundair is also diplomatically active, an ardent supporter of the Treaty of Thronehold that ended the Last War which wracked the continent for a century. However... Aurala also believes a new war is inevitable since nobody came out of the prior one truly satisfied. She is [[SilkHidingSteel building up the military in secret and already planning her first strikes]] -- her desire to protect her realm and belief in her own fitness to rule is turning into a FatalFlaw which may lead her to reignite the war because she thinks she should be High Queen of the continent.
* ''TabletopGame/PrincessTheHopeful'', being about (P)rincesses (aka, magical girls), has many grown-up Princesses who are this trope. They're mostly [=NPCs=] who have just enough time to advise and encourage young heroines in between the business of actually ruling. Having a Queen as one's mentor can be such a valuable relationship that players must 'buy' it in the Merit system.

%%* Sun Lian in ''VideoGame/JadeEmpire'' if you make the right choices.
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
** In ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' Zelda is treated this way. She has been referred to as essentially being a queen in supplementary material but is officially known as a princess. She is the sweet and poised ruler of Hyrule. She lacks the aloofness and stoicism of most examples though. Zelda is also a LadyOfWar willing to fight for her kingdom as the commander-in-chief. Link is actually a knight in training, making the LadyAndKnight aspect even more explicit than in the main series.
** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames Oracle of Ages]]'' has Queen Ambi. While she is a GodSaveUsFromTheQueen in the game, that only started after she was first [[EvilChancellor manipulated]] and then [[DemonicPossession possessed]] by [[BigBad Veran]]. Conversations with her subjects reveal that she was a benevolent and kind queen before Nayru's arrival.
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'':
*** Zelda is depicted this way. Her status is reflected in her colours, which are [[GracefulLadiesLikePurple purple, gold, and ivory]] rather than the more standard pink. Zelda chooses to surrender in order to stop Zant from hurting her people, rather than trying to rage war and is an AllLovingHeroine even towards the BigBad [[spoiler:Ganondorf]]. She is presented as more [[TheStoic stoic]] and regal than she usually is as well. She is the only Zelda thus far to be a queen. Zelda spends the game as a "princess," but it's mentioned that her kingdom was attacked just before her coronation. In ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' she is referred to as a queen.
*** The beautiful and regal Queen Rutela of the Zora was this -- until BigBad Zant had her [[MakeAnExampleOfThem executed]] in order to force the Zora to yield to him. She was a good queen in life and watches over her son as a ghost.
%%*** [[spoiler: Midna, the titular and legendary Twilight Princess herself. Especially at the end when she and Link broke her curse and helped her return to her world.]]
* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'':
** Barenziah, former Queen of Morrowind and Wayrest and later Queen Mother of Morrowind in the backstory through her final appearance in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'', is portrayed as such in her [[HistoricalHeroUpgrade official biography]], ''[[http://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Biography_of_Queen_Barenziah Biography of Queen Barenziah]]'', as well as in Imperial and Tribunal Temple propaganda. In those, she possesses beauty and goodness of the highest order and exudes loyalty to the Empire with her every word and action. However, it is subverted and ''heavily'' deconstructed in her "unofficial" biography, ''[[http://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:The_Real_Barenziah The Real Barenziah]]''. It reveals that in her youth as LostOrphanedRoyalty, she got into all sorts of adventures that would be unbecoming of a Queen, including spending time as TheArtfulDodger (as a member of the ThievesGuild no less) and engaging in TheOldestProfession for a time. She had some [[RulingFamilyMassacre extremely]] [[PuppetKing negative]] [[GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion experiences]] when dealing with Tiber Septim and his Empire, and any loyalty to it came out of [[HappilyMarried love for her husband]], Symmachus, a retired Imperial Legion General, or because the Empire was the "Gray" in a BlackAndGrayMorality scenario. Naturally, the ''The Real Barenziah'' version of events is denied by the official Imperial histories and the Dunmeri Tribunal Temple, who wanted to put the author to death for heresy, but Barenziah herself is said to have enjoyed the book, befriended the author and spared his life. Make of that what you will.
** For ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsOnline'', Queen Ayrenn, queen of the High Elves and founder of the first Aldmeri Dominion. She does not possess any of the extreme FantasticRacism that many of her predecessors (or [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim future successors]]) cling to, viewing her Wood Elf and Khajiit allies as well as her underlings as valued partners and equals, and while she is opposed to a human-dominated Tamriel, she would ultimately prefer peace and co-existence with humanity over conflict.

%%* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' we follow the journey of Princess Ashe as she tries to win her throne back. [[spoiler: She succeeds and is this trope]] by the time of the sequel.
%%* Red in ''VideoGame/HeroOfMany'' is also known as Red Queen.
%%* Ming Numara of ''VideoGame/LostOdyssey'', the "thousand-year queen" of the country of Numara.
* ''VideoGame/SuikodenV'' has Queen Arshtat, the mother of the main character. Her reign has been something of a golden age when the country had been on the verge of civil war. She is highly respected and certainly beautiful.
* Yggdra, the eponymous heroine of ''VideoGame/YggdraUnion'', gradually evolves into a combination of one of these and the MessianicArchetype as she matures.
* Queen Fay of ''VideoGame/OverlordII'', the ruler of Light Magic creatures who serves as the {{foil}} to your EvilOverlord and his AlwaysChaoticEvil Minions. Later on during an EnemyMine situation with the Overlord [[spoiler:she sacrifices her energy to power up his ArtifactOfDoom, with the side effect of being driven insane by his dark magic, thus becoming a FallenHero and one of his Mistresses.]]

* Alexstrasza, [[OurDragonsAreDifferent <Queen of the Dragons>]] from ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft,'' takes the term AuthorityEqualsAssKicking to a whole new level by being one of the most powerful, albeit [[BigGood benign]] creatures in Azeroth. As a matter of fact, she could take down the resident BigBad on her own if she wanted to.

* ''Franchise/DragonAge'' has its share of High Queens, at least in theory.
** Queen Anora of Ferelden in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' is an interesting aversion. She plays the role of a High Queen, being poised and elegant and charming. The people of Ferelden love her, and even the Empress of Orlais describes her as "a rose among thorns"... but once you get to know her, she quickly proves herself to be a manipulative and power-hungry politician. She isn't evil, and she really wants what's best for Ferelden and its people; it's just that she is convinced she needs to be in power to make that happen.
** If the Warden in ''Origins'' is a female human noble, [[spoiler:she can become Queen of Ferelden by the end of the game by marrying Alistair and making him king]]. Even if she does not, a female Warden holds the position of Arlessa of Amaranthine (basically a countess) in the expansion ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeOriginsAwakening Awakening]].'' In either case, this character can fill the trope through noble behavior and character, benevolence to the people, and great heroism.
** In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'', we meet Empress Celene of Orlais, a great patron of the arts and a scholar who professes interest in maintaining peace with allies. As with Anora, some of this is an act; supplemental material reveals that behind the scenes she can be ruthless, manipulative, and sneaky. However, she truly loves her empire and its people, and she does put on an excellent display of manners, graciousness, and willingness to compromise. She is also genuinely grateful to the Inquisitor if they [[spoiler:save her life]].
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestV'': Treacle, Queen of Faerie Lea, is kind and compassionate, and believes that everyone can coexist peacefully.

* Lady Shurelia, the Tower Administrator of ''VideoGame/ArTonelicoMelodyOfElemia'', and the other Tower Administrators, to the degree that the three are worshiped as goddesses.
%%* Nimwe of the Seelie, from ''VideoGame/ATaleOfTwoKingdoms''.

%%* In ''VideoGame/DragonsDogma'', Aelinore essentially represents this trope, even though she's married to the duke and not a king.
* Empress Jessamine Kaldwin of ''VideoGame/{{Dishonored}}'' was much beloved by the populace. The player mainly learns about her from the various in-game books as [[WeHardlyKnewYe she dies in the intro of the game]]. Her daughter, Emily, can become one in [[VideoGame/Dishonored2 the sequel]] providing you, the player, make honorable choices. At the beginning of the sequel, Emily is an ''okay'' Empress, but it takes seeing her kingdom from up close to realize she's not as wise or benevolent as she'd thought. It's only after the events of the sequel if the player takes the Low Chaos regardless of who they play that Emily will eventually evolve into this, most especially if the player chooses to play as her instead of Corvo that they can see her CharacterDevelopment as she retakes her throne from her usurping EvilAunt Delilah.
* Frost Archer Ashe in ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', on top of being a skilled marksman, is also a Queen in the snowy Freljord region, with heavy emphasis on maintaining peace and unity and abhorring violence, when compared to the other warlord, Sejuani.
%%* Queen Himiko and Otohime of ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}''.
* Catie from ''VideoGame/BoxxyQuestTheGatheringStorm'' may be a particularly young and feisty example, but she ''is'' a queen, and her subjects greatly respect and admire her. At the [[PeaceConference Great Summit]], her suggested plan is the only one that's able to gain support from all the bickering factions in the room.
* ''VideoGame/MilonsSecretCastle'': Queen Eliza is the benevolent ruler of the kingdom. She is the BigGood Milon is trying to save.

* Queen Olda in ''Webcomic/CrimsonKnights'' is the current monarch of Lecia, and is by all accounts a just ruler who's much-concerned with the well-being of her people, [[spoiler:even wishing to restaurate the Lecian branch of the Order of the Black Rose after 150+ years of disbandment.]]

%%* In the Literature/WhateleyUniverse, Aunghadhail, Queen of the West, Daughter of the burning Oak, one of the nine queens of the Faerie Court, all of whom were destroyed a long time ago. She's gotten better.

%%* Queen Elyon in ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'', who starts as a princess but becomes queen after [[spoiler: the evil Phobos is deposed at the end of season one]]. Still, she is still very much a young girl at heart.

* The Duchess Satine of Mandalore in the CG animated ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''.

* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower'' Queen Angella is so majestic she even has full-length white wings. After being freed she acts as a diplomat for the rebellion.

* Lyra of ‘’WesternAnimation/NikoAndTheSwordOfLight’’ becomes Queen of Carandolet by the end of season one.

* Princess Bubblegum from ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''.

* In ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', [[spoiler:[[EvilOverlord Pink Diamond]]]] turns out to be this, [[spoiler:to the point where it turns out that she was GoodAllAlong.]]

* In the animated ''Series/PunkyBrewster'' episode "Any Wish Way You Can," the wish spell Glomer intended for Punky hits Margaux instead. Margaux uses one of the wishes to send the kids back to medieval times where she is a high queen and others her subjects.
* Queen Shanti on ''WesternAnimation/MiraRoyalDetective'' is this given how reasonable and generous she is. She even gives her subjects gifts on her birthday.

* ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'' has Celestine Lucross, High Elf Queen of Eostia, and [[{{Seer}} the Goddess Reborn]] herself. Known for her beauty and warmth, she has ruled with benevolence throughout her centuries-long reign as queen, especially during the period of the ForeverWar between her and her [[EvilFormerFriend former friend]] Olga. [[DeconstructedCharacterArchetype This character archetype is deconstructed]] in the following ways:

* Queen Remedi in ''Fanfic/TheTaintedGrimoire''.

%%* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'' implies that the title character's deceased mother was this in her time. Part of Pocahontas's CharacterDevelopment in the film is to learn how to someday become this to her people.%%Does not explain how they fulfill the qualities of TheHighQueen.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Drowtales}}'', Sharess, legendary dokkalfar queen, and patron goddess to the drowolath and drowussu people, is regarded as having been this by those who still revere her. According to the legend, besieged by {{Shapeshifting}}, BodySnatching {{Eldritch Abomination}}s, she willingly sacrificed her (earthly) life to give her people a fighting chance of survival in exile.

* ''LightNovel/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero'': Queen Mirelia of Melromarc is definitely this, and given her country is a Matriarchy, she is the true power behind the throne. During the early part of the story, she's forced to be away handling diplomatic unrest due to the actions of her husband and eldest daughter. When she gets back home, she sets Naofumi's situation right and hands out severe punishment to those who conspired against him, while giving Naofumi all the adulation and respect he deserved and then some.

Like other Über-character types, The High Queen runs a risk of becoming a MarySue, though mostly an acceptable one at that.

The presence of a High Queen is sometimes an indication of a {{Matriarchy}}.

The IronLady is the non-royal version of this trope; because non-royals are not born with their position, they have to fight for them and such characters generally combine elements of The High Queen and GodSaveUsFromTheQueen. If she literally fights, she, too, is a LadyOfWar. If her fighting is more indirect and subtle, she is SilkHidingSteel.

* ''MyLittlePony'', Rosedust, the queen of the Flutter Ponies, qualifies.

%%* Queen Remedi in ''Fanfic/TheTaintedGrimoire''.

* Youko Nakajima alias Queen Seikishi of Kei from ''LightNovel/TheTwelveKingdoms''; the novels focus on how this once ShrinkingViolet OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent grows into a LadyOfWar and The High Queen. Other high queens include the queens of Kyou (Shushou) and Sai (Chuukin) who have reigned wisely and well.

A common characterization for non-evil regnant [[RoyalBlood queens]], princesses (the more mature ones) and goddesses (especially the non-evil/bastardy ones). May also be the polar opposite of the RichBitch. This is what TheOjou and PrincessClassic want to be when they grow up. If she can fight, she is a LadyOfWar. Sometimes we get to see glimpses -- or the whole story from the POV -- of TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask. She is also very likely to have a LadyAndKnight relationship with one of her subjects at some point. For the others, she typically commands such high respect and devotion that her subjects will march to and fight at the Gates of Hell without question if she needed them to.

Despite the name, this is unrelated to TheHighKing. In terms of the ranks of AuthorityTropes, the tropes that are equal are GodSaveUsFromTheQueen (her EvilCounterpart), TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask, SheIsTheKing, IronLady, TheGoodKing (her SpearCounterpart) and PresidentEvil. The next steps down are PrincelyTropes (PrinceCharming being its ground zero) and PrincessTropes (ditto PrincessClassic). The next step up is TheEmperor.

%%* The Queen in ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'' is at least 10 feet high, CGI generated and has the voice of a great Goddess. Oh yes, and she never moves, not even her mouth, she seems to use telepathy.

* ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' has multiple generations of them, both named Queen Serenity. The previous Serenity was the ruler of the Moon Kingdom during the Silver Millennium, and greatly admired for her beauty and wisdom. Her daughter, the heroine Sailor Moon, will eventually become Neo-Queen Serenity and mature into a similarly elegant and beloved Queen. From their glimpse into the future, she will eventually become the ruler of Earth and lead humanity in creating a Utopia.

** Princess Celestia and the maturing Princess Cadance, naturally fit this for their respective domains in Equestria. Wise, strong in morality and in [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking power in general]], and beloved by the populace whom they consider themselves the protectors of. While not incapable of making mistakes, they will own up to it. Princess Luna, due to being out of the loop for 1,000 years, is growing into the role and learning to control her temper and not hide her own pains, least she cause other pain by proxy.
** Mothra Lea fits the bill by virtue of being co-leaders with [[TheGoodKing Godzilla Junior]], is the matriarch of most Terran kaiju and leadership figure of the Terra Defender faction. Helping direct the less socially-capable transferred kaiju, she follows Celestia's example publically by using her new changeling powers to look like an alicorn so she fits the Equestrian ideal of this trope more.
* ''Fanfic/ACrownOfStars'': Rayana, the Witch Queen Of Avalon. She is powerful, ageless and very committed to protect and counsel the Empire people, especially women and children. The story begins when his husband brings the main characters -Shinji and Asuka- to their Empire and they endeavor to help them because they consider that it is the right thing to do.

%%* Queen Lisa in ''Fanfic/WhatAboutWitchQueen'' ends up as not only this, but also the OnlySaneWoman in the Southern Isles' court. Elsa also seems to be moving in this direction, although her court is much more mentally stable. %%Does not explain how they fulfill the qualities of TheHighQueen.

* ''Film/{{Thor}}'' and ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'': Thor and Loki's mother Frigga of Asgard is beautiful, gracious and regal... not to mention [[LadyOfWar deadly]]. Her benevolence is not limited to her own subjects, either--she [[spoiler:dies fighting]] to protect Jane from Malekith. [[spoiler:She returns to the spotlight briefly in ''Film/AvengersEndgame'', and has lost absolutely none of these attributes.]]

* ''Literature/TheDivineComedy'': The Queen of Heaven is so noble that [[{{God}} the Creator]] became [[UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} a creature]] through her, yet despite being given a title greater than any being, she remains [[HumbleHero the model of humility]] and perfectly conveys the love of God to all his children rather than relying on her own power. Its by her compassion that [[Creator/DanteAlighieri Dante]] walked through {{Hell}}, by her smile that all the saints flame with happiness, and by her prayers that Dante's vision, memory, and poetry can reflect the wonder of her son, the Trinity.
* Queen Ehlana in ''Literature/TheElenium'' and ''Literature/TheTamuli'' trilogies by Creator/DavidEddings. At the beginning she is a DamselInDistress who was poisoned and put into sleep in crystal to keep her alive until the heroes find a cure. When she is finally awakened, she [[spoiler:plots revenge against the one who poisoned her, easily {{Batman Gambit}}s a church into choosing her own candidate for a pope, lectures another country's king on how to be a true MagnificentBastard]]... She is on the good side, do not worry.

** Lady Galadriel, though technically [[JustTheFirstCitizen never a queen]]. She is what she is due to having lived in Valinor and seen the faces of the [[OurGodsAreDifferent Valar]], having one of the Three Rings, and being over seven thousand years old and thus older than ''[[TimeAbyss the sun itself]]'', and thus possessing the wisdom of a very, ''very'' long life. In the film adaptations, she is played by Creator/CateBlanchett as a beautiful, ethereal, elegant and supremely powerful leader who definitely embodies the trope.

* Queen Irene of Attolia in ''[[Literature/TheQueensThief The Queen's Thief Series]]'' and Queen Helen of Eddis are both this trope, though Eddis is not beautiful but is described as almost ugly. However, Eddis is much beloved by her subjects, who do not at all care that she is not pretty. She herself is rather insecure about this and thinks she ''should'' be beautiful to fit this trope, and wears uncomfortable, but pretty dresses to make up for her lack in beauty by increasing her elegance and regal bearing. Irene is more traditionally beautiful, and takes care to present herself as regal and calm at all times. Although she had to fight very hard to gain and keep her throne, her current subjects are fiercely loyal to her.

** In the distant past of the Targaryen dynasty, Queen Alysanne Targaryen was the very definition of this trope. She is remembered for her wisdom, poise, acts of charity and royal dignity. Queen Alysanne is the reason a lot of unjust and harmful noble customs like the [[DroitDuSeigneur First Night]] were made illegal since she was the only highborn woman to actually pay attention to the commoner women. The name Alysanne (a typical Valyrian name) is highly popular in Westeros even years after the fall of the Targaryen dynasty.

* Ingrid Sterling, the Queen of Mirrelia, from "The Tale About Ingrid" and the collection of poems "The Crown of Her Brilliancy" written by Russian poet Igor-Severyanin. She is described as beautiful woman who loves her people. She is "famous as poetess, as composer and as queen" and "is glorified by all-glorying of glories".

* Desiderata of ''Literature/TheTraitorSonCycle'' is the Queen of Alba and WorldsMostBeautifulWoman. She is regal, intelligent and beloved by her people, to the point that even when the Galles shred her reputation to pieces, most of the country still adores her. She eventually assumes the throne as her infant son's regent and becomes Alba's BigGood.
* [[spoiler: Titania]] from Creator/JohnCWright's ''Literature/WarOfTheDreaming'' is this, having grace, power, serenity and beauty, as well as being a PhysicalGod. However, she is ''not'' TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask; when her lover shows up, she turns into a GenkiGirl.

* In ''Literature/TheWitchlands'', Empress Vaness of Marstok is elegant, focused solely on wellbeing of her people, and both a capable politician and an excellent fighter.

* Tinatin from the 12th-century Georgian epic "the Knight in the Panther Skin" by Shota Rustaveli fits this trope, being described (among other things) as very beautiful, very wise, and generous to a fault.Her father, king Rostevan, abdicates early in the story, appointing her as the next [[SheIsTheKing "king"]]. One of the two main heroes, Avtandil, is in love with her. The (real) Queen Tamar of Georgia,(a.k.a. King Tamar) to whom this work was dedicated, is also described as this trope in the prologue (there is a theory that the author was in love with her).

* ''Literature/TheToughGuideToFantasyland'': Good Queens will be like this, competent and determined to put right whatever has gone amiss. They may have to be [[DamselInDistress rescued by the heroes]] first however.

** Sansa Stark, the beautiful highborn daughter of House Stark who initially aspires to be a PrincessClassic before she gets her [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor wish]] and it all goes ''[[BreakTheCutie very, very wrong]]''. While doing what she can to survive in a DecadentCourt, Sansa starts to show signs of this trope as well as SilkHidingSteel in episode "Blackwater", when she calms down a room full of anxious noble ladies shortly after a drunken Cersei mentions the harm to befall them when the city is sacked before leaving the room. Later, Sansa stands up to the Hound without once losing her resolve. In Season 6, after being sold to the Boltons, raped and tortured by Ramsay Bolton, Sansa flees to the safety of her older half-brother [[BigBrotherInstinct Jon Snow]] at Castle Black, where she resolves to reclaim their home, Winterfell, from the Boltons. Sansa and Jon gather an army to save their brother Rickon [[spoiler:(but he is killed by Ramsay Bolton)]], succeed in defeating Ramsay, and take back Winterfell for House Stark. When Jon is elected the King in the North by Northern lords and Knights of the Vale, Sansa -- now the Lady of Winterfell -- becomes Jon's regent when he must leave on a diplomatic mission to seek Daenerys Targaryen's help in defending the realms against the [[ZombieApocalypse army of the dead]]. As her brother's regent, Sansa rules in his stead, doing her best to prepare the kingdom for the oncoming winter. [[spoiler:The series ends with Sansa declaring the North to no longer be one of the Seven Kingdoms, and its people proclaim her their queen.]]
** Daenerys Targaryen, the beautiful [[NobleFugitive exiled daughter]] of [[RoyalBlood House Targaryen]] who is believed to be the [[TheRemnant last scion]] of her family. Having spent most of her life on the run from assassins after her family's dynasty is overthrown, she climbs her way back up by earning the devotion of those who follow her and hatching three dragons. Daenerys later becomes the queen of Meereen after she takes it from the slave masters and works to abolish slavery. Due to her experiences in leadership and rulership, Daenerys develops a more nuanced understanding of ruling over time and earns UndyingLoyalty from individuals due to her strength of character, including Jorah Mormont, Tyrion Lannister, Missandei, the Dothraki, the Unsullied, and later earns the respect and loyalty of [[TheGoodKing Jon Snow]], with whom she falls in love. While extreme in her methods of [[KillItWithFire punishing her enemies]], Daenerys also possesses an empathy for the oppressed and seeks to liberate them. She tells Tyrion that if she returns to Westeros, she wants to change and abolish the feudal power and that she wants to revise the system in favor of the poor rather than aristocrats. She also wants to break from her family as well, seeing them as being just as bad as the other houses who overthrew her family's dynasty. [[spoiler:However, by the end of Season 8, Daenerys ends up decimating the civilians of King's Landing, even after the city surrenders, putting her firmly in GodSaveUsFromTheQueen territory. When Daenerys' lust for power wins out over her positive traits, she resolves to do this all over the world and conquer it with fire and blood -- placing herself as the sole power -- and she herself becomes the wheel she wanted to break.]]

* Lao Ma from ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'' ticks nearly every box: calm, composed, wise, regal, beautiful and so on.

%%* Queen Anne in ''Series/TheMusketeers'', though her youth and idealism means that there's also a touch of the PrincessClassic about her.

* Queen Anne in the ''Series/TheMusketeers'' is one. She is kind, courageous, gracious, idealistic and resolute. The heroes all have UndyingLoyalty to her because of her genuine desire to do what's right.
* ''Series/TheOutpost'': [[spoiler:Gwynn]] grows into this when she's shown to be the late king's heir. She's regal, calm and lovely, though still struggling at times with the weight of her new responsibilities.

* In Myth/ScythianMythology the leader of the gods was Tabiti, a goddess that the Greeks equated with ''Hestia'' of all people, being above even Papaios (the god the Greeks equated with Zeus). Kurgan depictions show her as a well dressed woman bearing [[ThePowerOfTheSun suns]] on her hands.

* Princess D'larna of the Martian city-state of U'valik in ''TabletopGame/RocketAge''. Attempting to advance and protect her nation from imperialistic Earthlings, D'larna only allows those Earthlings with high morals into her court. Always described in positive terms, she is poised, kind and elegant.

** In ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' Zelda is treated this way. She has been referred to as essentially being a queen in supplementary material, but is officially known as a princess. She is the sweet and poised ruler of Hyrule. She lacks the aloofness and stoicism of most examples though. Zelda is also a LadyOfWar willing to fight for her kingdom as the commander-in-chief. Link is actually a knight in training, making the LadyAndKnight aspect even more explicit than in the main series.

*** Zelda is depicted this way. Her status is reflected in her colours, which are [[GracefulLadiesLikePurple purple, gold, and ivory]] rather than the more standard pink. Zelda chooses to surrender in order to stop Zant from hurting her people, rather than trying to rage war, and is an AllLovingHeroine even towards the BigBad [[spoiler:Ganondorf]]. She is presented as more [[TheStoic stoic]] and regal than she usually is as well. She is the only Zelda thus far to be a queen. Zelda spends the game as a "princess," but it's mentioned that her kingdom was attacked just before her coronation. In ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' she is referred to as a queen.

** Barenziah, former Queen of Morrowind and Wayrest and later Queen Mother of Morrowind in the backstory through her final appearance in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'', is portrayed as such in her [[HistoricalHeroUpgrade official biography]], ''[[http://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Biography_of_Queen_Barenziah Biography of Queen Barenziah]]'', as well as in Imperial and Tribunal Temple propaganda. In those, she possesses beauty and goodness of the highest order, and exudes loyalty to the Empire with her every word and action. However, it is subverted and ''heavily'' deconstructed in her "unofficial" biography, ''[[http://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:The_Real_Barenziah The Real Barenziah]]''. It reveals that in her youth as LostOrphanedRoyalty, she got into all sorts of adventures that would be unbecoming of a Queen, including spending time as TheArtfulDodger (as a member of the ThievesGuild no less) and engaging in TheOldestProfession for a time. She had some [[RulingFamilyMassacre extremely]] [[PuppetKing negative]] [[GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion experiences]] when dealing with Tiber Septim and his Empire, and any loyalty to it came out of [[HappilyMarried love for her husband]], Symmachus, a retired Imperial Legion General, or because the Empire was the "Gray" in a BlackAndGrayMorality scenario. Naturally, the ''The Real Barenziah'' version of events is denied by the official Imperial histories and the Dunmeri Tribunal Temple, who wanted to put the author to death for heresy, but Barenziah herself is said to have enjoyed the book, befriended the author, and spared his life. Make of that what you will.

* Alexstrasza, [[OurDragonsAreDifferent <Queen of the Dragons>]] from ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft,'' takes the term AuthorityEqualsAssKicking to a whole new level by being one of the most powerful, albeit [[BigGood benign]] creatures in Azeroth. As a matter of fact, she could take down the resident BigBad by her own if she wanted to.

* Empress Jessamine Kaldwin of ''VideoGame/{{Dishonored}}'' was much beloved by the populace. The player mainly learns about her from the various in-game books as [[WeHardlyKnewYe she dies in the intro of the game]]. Her daughter, Emily, can become one in [[VideoGame/Dishonored2 the sequel]] providing you, the player, make honorable choices. At the beginning of the sequel Emily is an ''okay'' Empress, but it takes seeing her kingdom from up close to realize she's not as wise or benevolent as she'd thought. It's only after the events of the sequel if the player takes the Low Chaos regardless of who they play that Emily will eventually evolve into this, most especially if the player chooses to play as her instead of Corvo that they can see her CharacterDevelopment as she retakes her throne from her usurping EvilAunt Delilah.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Drowtales}}'', Sharess, legendary dokkalfar queen, and patron goddess to the drowolath and drowussu people, is regarded as having been this by those who still revere her. According to the legend, beseiged by {{Shapeshifting}}, BodySnatching {{Eldritch Abomination}}s, she willingly sacrificed her (earthly) life to give her people a fighting chance of survival in exile.

* On ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'' , Sofia's mother Queen Miranda is this given how often she goes out of her way to support others when they need help.

* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': Margaery Tyrell, a beautiful noble-born girl, possesses a reputation of purity and benevolence that is largely the result of having a very PR-savvy grandmother like Lady Oleanna. Margaery is a shrewd, intelligent girl, and ingratiates herself with the citizens of King's Landing, buys food from the market, purchases dresses from local seamstresses, and gives great shows of charity. She also is helping to shape Tommen Baratheon into TheGoodKing, advising him to ride in sight of his subjects and observe the small council so that he can see how things are run (though Tommen's mother Cersei Lannister forbids them from doing so).

** In the distant past of the Targaryen Dynasty, Queen Alysanne Targaryen was the very definition of this trope. She is remembered for her wisdom, poise, acts of charity and royal dignity. Queen Alysanne is the reason a lot of unjust and harmfull noble customs like the DroitDuSeigneur were made illegal since she was the only highborn woman to actually pay attention to the commoner women. The name Alysanne (a typical Valyrian name) is highly popular in Westeros even years after the fall of the Targaryen Dynasty.

** Lady Galadriel, though technically [[JustTheFirstCitizen never a queen]]. She is what she is due to having lived in Valinor and seen the faces of the [[OurGodsAreDifferent Valar]], having one of the Three Rings, and being over seven thousand years old and thus older than ''[[TimeAbyss the sun itself]]'', and thus possessing the wisdom of a very, ''very'' long life. In the film adaptions, she is played by Creator/CateBlanchett as a beautiful, ethereal, elegant and supremely powerful leader who definitely embodies the trope.

* Almost every single depiction of [[UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen Queen Elizabeth II]], and even herself in real life. Not only is she well-known but she is also known to be very kind and considerate of not just her subjects, but people around the world, despite what some people brew up of her. Multiple media depict her as a wise, caring, and especially motherly monarch who loves her surprisingly well-behaved [[PreciousPuppies corgis]] and shows consideration of whoever's the protagonist(s). She is often one of the most popular exceptions to the trope GodSaveUsFromTheQueen

* Almost every single depiction of [[UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen Queen Elizabeth II]], and even herself in real life. Not only is she well-known but she is also known to be very kind and considerate of not just her subjects, but people around the world, despite what some people brew up of her. Multiple media depict her as a wise, caring, and especially motherly monarch who loves her surprisingly well-behaved [[PreciousPuppies corgis]] and shows consideration of whoever's the protagonist(s).

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%%* ''Literature/TheFaerieQueene'' Gloriana, an {{Expy}} of Queen Elizabeth... [[SecondhandStorytelling or so we're often told]]. [[AuthorExistenceFailure The author died]] before ever writing a chapter where the eponymous queen makes an appearance.

** In the distant past of the Targaryen Dynasty, Queen Alysanne Targaryen was the very definition of this trope. She is remembered for her wisdom, poise, acts of charity and royal dignity. Queen Alysanne is the reason a lot of unjust and harmfull noble customs like the DroitDuSigneur were made illegal since she was the only highborn woman to actually pay attention to the commoner women. The name Alysanne (a typical Valyrian name) is highly popular in Westeros even years after the fall of the Targaryen Dynasty.