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

Sisyphus was the grandfather of Bellerophon, whose beauty made him the object of a violent passion on the part of Antea, the wife of a king of Argos.

From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John

Remember the Marquise de Pompadour, neglected and scorned as you, until a king loved her, and she became the wife of a king, and all France bowed down to her.

From Old Fritz and the New Era by Langley, Peter