wife of a king
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While the wife of a king is traditionally crowned queen, the question of what title Camilla would hold when Charles became king had been a tricky one for many years.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
Throughout British history, the wife of a king typically is given the title Queen Consort, which has no constitutional powers.
From Reuters ● Feb. 5, 2022
“Why may she not choose her husband? She is accustomed to being the wife of a king and would not be content with less,” I said, echoing what I had heard Elnora say before.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
It is unnecessary here to trace the story of his widow's strange rise to be the wife of a king.
From The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 by Wharton, Grace
She was the wife of a king, but the queen-mother hated her, and taking away the three babes substituted three puppies.
From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook by Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham
